Possum Microsoft rAACe to Paris 2
Page creator: Possum Trust Parsons
Event: Leonard Cheshire London to Paris Cycle
Event Date: 26th Jun 2008
Team Members: Raymond Jones and Hector Minto
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Raymond Jones from Microsoft and his buddy Hector Minto from Possum completed a channel crossing with a difference when they cycled from London to Paris to raise much-needed funds for Leonard Cheshire Disability on 26 -28 June.

Ray and Hector were only able to communicate via an AAC (Alternative and Augmentative Communication) device.  This tested them both physically and mentally so please support us by donating as much as you can. Every penny donated will be match funded by Microsoft!  This means that a £20 donation will attract another £20 from Microsoft and could get another £6 GiftAid!!!  Your £20 becomes £46!


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Martin & Jo 23/07/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Donation is a bit late, you should have mentioned it earlier :o) Hope you had fun. 
hector 15/07/2008 £50.00 £14.10 well done Ray - good effort. It's been a pleasure working with you. 
DD 01/07/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Ah the fresh smell of baguette and croissants at 7am! Hope you remembered priority is to those coming into the roundabout at the Arc de Triomphe! 
Unk 28/06/2008 £12.50 £3.53 Bienvenue a Paris!!.....hope the Vaseline came in handy!! 
alison rimmer 26/06/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good Luck Hector - am sure you'll do well, never lost for words!! Great Idea x 
Duncan 26/06/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Good luck 
Ranjeet 25/06/2008 £20.00 £5.64 good boy. 
Kelly and Cody Ball 25/06/2008 £15.00 £4.23 good luck hector-looking forward to hearing how you got on for 3 days with a sam xx 
Liz Moulam 25/06/2008 £10.00 n/a Good luck  
Rob Gregory 25/06/2008 £20.00 £5.64 That's twenty quid to see you walking like you've been in a South American prison with your cell mate Pepe the donkey 
Steve Pilbeam 24/06/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Good luck to the both of you. Don't forget: take loads of fluids and those little bike speedometers are big fat liars 
Marie-Claire Lawson 24/06/2008 £10.00 £2.82 I think this is completely brilliant! Good luck, looking forward to seeing the blog! 
Mark & Charlie Searle 23/06/2008 £40.00 £11.28 Good luck Ray! Hope your ass survives.Not that we have any particular interest in yo'ass you understand.Just thinking of you... Charlie wrote this ;o) 
Sally Hayes 23/06/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck Hector - great that some do 'get on their bikes' and show the rest of us how to! 
StevieGrier 20/06/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Dr Jones - your ar$e will be in tatters! that's gotta be worth 20quid - and who says the Jocks are tight!  
Kat Smith 19/06/2008 £25.74 £7.26 Good luck boys i am with you all in spirit.... didn't fancy getting saddle sore...lol Kat x 
sarah donegan 19/06/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Ray just promise you're not gonna be playing chicken with les Camions (that's lorries to you). Good luck hun, and don't forget your ladyshave! 
Chris and Lynsey 19/06/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck and well done! 
Unk 19/06/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Final contribution!....I hope that the total can buy a communication Aid for someone who needs it...Bon Voyage to Paris.Champs Elysees beckons!! 
Unk 17/06/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Another big calculator!...Mauny a Mickle maks a Muckle!.... only 9 days to go!! so limber up in front of the TV & watch France v Italy Viva Microsoft 
Sarah Skedd 16/06/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Best of luck - don't forget a cushion for the other end!!! 
Peter Tubb 16/06/2008 £25.00 n/a Good luck Ray et al, wish I was coming with you :-) 
Heather Reid 15/06/2008 £10.00 n/a Good Luck! 
Unk 13/06/2008 £37.50 £10.58 Yet ANOTHER calculator...only 13 days to go.....hope the weather is kind to you & that you have packed the VASELINE as chafing is to be avoided!!! 
Patrick & Ali Kirwan 12/06/2008 £10.00 £2.82 You're either very brave or very mad! (or both). Not long to go now - hope it goes well! 
Richard Adby 12/06/2008 £10.00 n/a Good luck Hector! 
Unk 11/06/2008 £37.50 £10.58 Another calculator....All the Best...Only 15 days to go & counting!!! 
John and Pam 10/06/2008 £20.00 n/a Do you need blocks on your pedals? 
Jo Keeler 10/06/2008 £10.00 £2.82 See how loyal I am!! 
Unk 06/06/2008 £87.50 £24.68 Combination of Calculator sold & standard contribution......Good Luck & may your 41 mile practice from Wooton Bassett to your Mums come in handy!!!  
Tor Bahal 05/06/2008 £10.00 £2.82 I'm only doing this because you bullied me :) Good luck!! 
Mark Curtis 04/06/2008 £10.00 £2.82 You always had more dedication than me at school Hector, go for it, good luck! 
Rob & Sal 01/06/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Rather you than us! Be Bold, Be Strong! We're willing you on.... 
Douglas Reid 30/05/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Hector..27 days to go & counting! Now that you've got a quality racer the task should be a little bit easier on the legs!. Avancez!! Good Luck 
Hector's Uncle 29/05/2008 £12.50 £3.53 Quanity Surveying proceeds.....Hope that it goes towards providing a communications aid to someone that needs it......All the Best for Paris! 
Tom 29/05/2008 £30.00 £8.46 Don't forget your duty free on the way back! 
Lee, Jeanette & Gareth Warner 29/05/2008 £30.00 £8.46 Way to go Hector - I can forsee some updates to the communication range after this :) 
Hector's Uncle 28/05/2008 £37.50 £10.58 Another calculator to speed you on your way! 
Peter & Mom 27/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 barking!!! enjoy and good luck! 
Sarah and Vish 26/05/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Good Luck boys! xxxx 
George 23/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Ray, does that gadget have a 'South African Language Pack'?? 
Uncle Douglas 22/05/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Blood , sweat & tears & then the exhiliration of making it to Paris is what awaits.With a few stories to tell of the bike ride.Allons y mes amis!! 
sam knappster 22/05/2008 £10.00 n/a  
Fil 21/05/2008 £11.37 £3.21  
Me - dg 21/05/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Nous allons a Paris. Nous pouvons parler pas Francais (ou Anglais). Zut Alors!!! 
Big Bum 20/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Wish I was doing it so I could be known as little bum by the end of it!!! 
TobyC 19/05/2008 £15.00 £4.23 That's a _long_ ride! 
Martin Littler 19/05/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Good luck from all at Inclusive Technology 
The Naylor Family 16/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Just make sure you have lots of padding on your iscial tuberosities. Good luck, Julie, Jon, Issy, Tom and Ruby x 
Unky Dunky 16/05/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Well Hec, only over a Month to go! get that bike out of the brick shed & pump some iron! Eurostar would be quicker but not so much Fun! Bonne Idee! 
Caz and Tim 15/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Go for it Hec - we'll be thinking of you. xx 
Simon 15/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Extra fiver if you manage to play pub cricket using only AAC. (-; 
Paul Gretton 14/05/2008 £25.00 £7.05 No arguments, tandems are not permitted and the stabilizers come off! Have a good time and enjoy the pain threshold, it's character building. 
Dan Brinnand 14/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck fella, make sure you get some classy spokey-dokies  
Cathy L 10/05/2008 £30.00 £8.46 Very impressive feat, wonderful charity to support, hope it's less painful than it sounds! Phil 4 13 
Hector's Uncle 09/05/2008 £2.00 £0.56 To Sue O 'Brien a silent Hector is not something we are used to in the whole Family!.I just wish I was fly on the wall to see them COMMUNICATE!! 
Hector's Uncle 09/05/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Paris I remember it well!! saw Ben Hur on the Champs Elysees advertised as Le Plus Grande Filme de L'Histoire de Cinema! also had a French Girlfriend! 
Jim Perkins 09/05/2008 £5.00 £1.41 Not one of Hector's rich uncles! On your bike. 
sue o'brien 08/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Easy Peasy boys! You can do it although I have to say that a silent Hector is something I have never experienced before! 
Ed & Anna 08/05/2008 £30.00 £8.46 Good luck Hec, bring us back some bangers and flick-knives. And a pen with a naked lady on it for Ed 
Caroline Kelson 06/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck and have fun on the way 
Nadine, Matt & Hettie 06/05/2008 £15.00 £4.23 Good Luck! Hettie will be with you with every pedal, matched with a bounce in her baby bouncer! 
Patrick Bates 05/05/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Good luck Hector with this challenge!! 
Dilip 04/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Bonne chance Ray. Bon Voyage!  
Hector's Uncle 02/05/2008 £50.00 £14.10 C'mon you guys get everyone you know to sponsor you it is a good cause!! 
Rachael Humphreys 02/05/2008 £15.00 £4.23 Good luck Ray, make sure you get some cycling tips from Mr.Grier. 
Jo & Paul Ford 02/05/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Well you finally got on your bike Ray and in style too !! good luck and I will be with Dee in Paris shopping when you arrive !! :) 
Helen P 01/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 good luck...there had better be champagne waiting on the other side! 
John Watkins 01/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 it's worth £20 of anyone's money to see Ray explain his return from "Gay Paris" with a sore backside.... :) 
Deidre Jones 01/05/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Good luck! Looking forward to seeing you arrive in Paris triumphant! 
Rob Saxon 30/04/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Sounds like a great thing to do - Good luck! 
Rachel Moore 28/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 So which device will you use - hopefully one that has good backup support!! Good luck! 
Alison Rake 28/04/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Rather you than me I couldn't be quiet for five minutes let alone the bike ride. Good luck 
Stuart Cresswell 28/04/2008 £10.00 n/a I know you will do it Hector  
Douglas Reid, Hector's Uncle 28/04/2008 £100.00 £28.21 Go to it Lads, a very well worth cause & I am Proud of you for undertaking the gruelling 210 mile bike ride to "Gay Paris!" 
Nick Streeter 28/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Best of luck Hector 
James Lutley 28/04/2008 £20.00 £5.64 ok, hopefully this will stop you bothering me with emails every 5 minutes :) 
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