During the 3 days leading up to Drupalcon Paris 2009, a couple of intrepid Drupal
developers (web geeks who very rarely see the light of day let alone
take regular exercise) from the UK (John and myself) plan to pedal from
London to Paris for our respective charities.
I like a challenge so I'll be riding my beloved Brompton,
a bike that folds to the size of a large carrier bag, has 16" wheels
and only 3 gears so it should make for an interesting journey!
As you can see, I'm riding for the Meningitis Trust,
I'm sure there's no need for me to convince you how awful this disease
is... so please give what you can to this marvellous charity who
support those who have been affected by the disease. Find out what intelligentgiving.com have to say about the Meningitis Trust.
Please make as much noise as you can about our venture, tell your friends, tell the world!
Follow updates on my Le Tour de Drupal page
Follow us on Twitter - #tourdedrupal
Chris (matason)
Offline Donations
Thanks to Charnleys Tractors for their donation of £25.00
Thanks to North View Boarding Kennels for their donation of £10.00
Update (13th Aug 2009) - Thanks to everyone who has donated so far and the kind (sometimes rude) comments of support :) Training and route planning is going well, the weather has been pretty poor but it hasn't stopped me getting out there and doing some miles! Keep those donations coming in and I'll update again soon!
Update (2nd Sep 2009) - Hey I made it to the Eiffel Tower! What an epic journey, 70 miles completed on day 1 through busy London streets and a storm of climatic proportions! Then a ride through pitch back sleepy French roads in the early hours of Saturday morning emerging into daylight to reach Gournay-en-Bray and the final painful pedal by pedal 60 miles into Paris on Sunday including a 'needle in the haystack' hunt for the tower once I got into Paris.
Thanks for all who have donated so far, it's not too late to chip in and give to this great cause, every donation really helps those affected by Meningitis so please give what you can.
Now to waddle off and find a soft chair... :)
Raised:
73%
Raised so far: £730.83
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Donation by Anonymous on 05/08/09 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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Hi Chris, hope the Brompton Ride goes well ! Donation by Craig Greenhouse on 05/08/09 |
£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid |
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Good luck dude!!!! Donation by Steve Richardson on 01/08/09 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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It will be so fun! I wish I could go with you... Good luck and safe journey! Donation by Mori Sugimoto on 01/08/09 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid |
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Good luck Chris. I wish I could be there to do it with you guys. Donation by MattFielding on 31/07/09 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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This is *the* best way to get to Paris. Good man, Chris :-) Donation by James Panton on 29/07/09 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid |
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See you at DrupalCon in Paris! :) Donation by Marek 'sign' Sotak on 29/07/09 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid |
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Faster... FASTER! Donation by Luke Geaney on 28/07/09 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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Such a cool idea. Wish I could ride along... Donation by Jan Krummrey on 28/07/09 |
£5.00 |
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Good luck with your Mission, may the Pedal [force] be with ya!! Donation by Michael Adebisi on 27/07/09 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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GO CHRIS GO!!!!!!!!!! LOVE YOU.XXX Donation by zoe jones on 23/07/09 |
£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid |
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I can't believe you're doing it on a Brompton, you loon! Donation by psynaptic on 23/07/09 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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Donation by Tim Good on 23/07/09 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid |
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I'd love to skate this with you, if only I was going to DrupalCon. Best of luck! Donation by Andrew Disley on 22/07/09 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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Way to go Chris! Don't forget the Drupal sticker :-) Donation by galooph on 22/07/09 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
| * Total raised online: | £695.83 |
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| Offline donations: | £35.00 |
| Mobile donations: | £0.00 |
| Total Raised: | £730.83 |
| Gift Aid plus supplement: | £163.59 |
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