I did it. I have managed to cycle from London to Paris. It was fantastic. I would like to thank everyone who has sponsored me. Thanks to you I have raised over £4,400 far more than I ever hoped for.
The ride was hard in places with long slow climbs, especially on day 2, hot most of the time but cycling with so many friendly people made it all much easier than I had ever imagined. Roll on next year! I hope many more will join the L2P in 2009.
In case you haven't yet sponsored me you can still do so up until 20th September. Just to remind you the reason I cycled to Paris was to support Christian Aid’s great development and humanitarian work. I am head of Christian Aid’s Humanitarian Division. That means I am responsible for all Christian Aid’s emergency and disaster risk reduction work. I know that the work that we do is excellent. I know it benefits those in greatest need. I have seen it for myself. Our emergency work provides immediate emergency relief to help people cope with the disaster. But we don’t just help people through the disaster. We support people to help themselves so that they can become stronger, less vulnerable and better able to cope with future disasters and provide a brighter future for their families. But emergency assistance alone is not enough. If we are to really challenge poverty and marginalisation we must also challenge its causes. We must put pressure on international institutions, including the United Nations, The European Union, the World Bank and IMF as well as our own government to ensure that their policies assist poor people out of poverty. That’s why Christian Aid’s advocacy, campaigning and development work is so important. It effectively challenges the systems that keep people poor. So I cycled 293 miles to support Christian Aid's work. I aimed to raise £3,500 but so far have raised an amazing £4,400 including gift aid. If you haven't already done so please dig deep and sponsor me online. Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor me: Christian Aid will receive your money faster and, if you are a UK taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you. So please sponsor me now! If you would like to know more about Christian AId's work please email me on nguttmann@christian-aid.org or visit the Christian AId website on www.christian-aid.org Thank you very much indeed for your support
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