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Who are we & what we're doing

We are five Motorcycle Police Officers from London and a Wife!!

We have decided to park up our motorbikes, get out of our leathers and put on some lycra shorts and are going to cycle from Lands End on the 11th October 2010 to Heathow Airport which is approximately 350 miles and we aim to do it in 5 days arriving in time to wave off the Dreaflight trip of 2010.

 Who are Dreamflight & What do they do

Every year, Dreamflight charters  a Boeing 747 to take 192 seriously ill & disabled children between the ages of 8-14 on a 10 day holiday of a lifetime to Orlando, Florida visiting various theme parks and having a fantastic time. Dreamflight believes it's important to bring some fun and joy into the lives of children whose illnesses have brought them pain, distress & disruption.

I have been on the past two Dreamflight trips (Mickey Mouse group) and seen first hand how the trip can bring so much joy into the lives of the children and they come back so much more positive. What other child can boast that they have been on holiday with 191 friends!!!! Thats what Dreamflight is about and exactly what it sets out to achieve which is why the trip is so so important and would not take place without the generosity of heart felt people. I have now been invited back for my third year as an escort and I will make it my priority to give the children a holiday they will never forget, even if it does mean dying my hair and wearing make up!!!!!!!  Simon KEEN.

Where does the money go?

  Dreamflight relies entirely on the generosity of its supporters.  The total cost of the Dreamflight trip each year is in excess of £700,000.  Here’s how your donation could help towards providing the “Holidayof a Lifetime” for a most deserving child: 

·        £6.50  pays for a Dreamflight rucksack

·        £25     pays for the personalised DVD each child receives of their trip

·        £40     provides baseball caps for 16 children

·        £60     provides lunch and refreshments each day for one child

·        £100   buys a transit seat, used for transferring some children to and from

                their wheelchairs

·        £150   pays for a group’s pre-trip get-together or reunion

·        £200   pays for a child to swim with dolphins at Discovery Cove

·        £280   sponsors a set of T shirts for all the members of one group

·        £300   pays for his/her accommodation and half board in

·        £330   equips every child with a Dreamflight bumbag

·       £3500 funds the total holiday for one child

The Dreamflight trip also offers opportunities for corporate sponsorship, eg

·        £1,250         provides sponsorship for the Dreamflight rucksacks given to

                        each child

·        £1,300      sponsors hire of the radios and cellphones used to maintain

                        contact between groups in

·        £2,800      covers the cost of a Welcome Party at Heathrow

·        £13,000    pays for the cost of the domestic flights or coach hire needed

                        to gather all the children together at Heathrow

·        £13,000    sponsors a day’s entry to or Universal

                        Studios for the entire group – children and helpers

·        £25,000    sponsors the coaches used daily in

·        £40,000    sponsors the day at Discovery Cove, where each child can

                        swim with dolphins

·        £57,000    sponsors the accommodation in for the entire stay

·        £320,000  sponsors the charter of a British Airways 747

   

Please visit http://www.dreamflight.org/ for more information about the work the charity does and watch a video.

Donating through Justgiving is quick, easy and totally secure. It’s also the most efficient way to sponsor me: Dreamflight gets your money faster and, if you’re a taxpayer, Justgiving makes sure 25% in Gift Aid, plus a 3% supplement, are added to your donation.

So please sponsor us now, your donations are greatly appreciated and the children who go on this trip really do deserve it, they are truely inspirational.

Many Thanks,

 

We would like to thank the following companies for their Support:

Welch & Tidy - Perivale

ASDA - Lower Earley

West London Renault who are providing our support vehicle.

Fraser group - Reading