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<p><span style="color: #0000ff;">On 11 June 2011 I'll be at the start line in John O'Groats to see whether nine months of training through wind, rain, ice, snow, hail, thunder, lightning and a bit of sunshine has put me in the shape to take on what I suspect will be a once in a lifetime opportunity.</span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #0000ff;">I will join hundreds of other cyclists as we depart from John O'Groats on a nine day journey cycling 950 miles to Lands End. Our route, which will take us through the hills of Scotland and England, will in total climb further than twice the height of Everest. We'll be cycling 100+ miles a day and camping overnight. The <a href="http://rideacrossbritain.com/Default.aspx" target="_blank">Deloitte Ride Across Britain</a> is organised by the same folk that have put together some of the recent Sport Relief challenges.</span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #0000ff;">The event itself is in support of the <a title="Just Giving Page" href="http://www.justgiving.com/RAB2011-GB" target="_blank">GB Paralympics team</a>, but I also want to use the event to try to raise money for Epilepsy Society - the leading national epilepsy charity working for everyone affected by epilepsy, through our cutting edge research, awareness campaigns and expert care.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #0000ff;">Having seen the impact epilepsy can have on young children I'm keen to raise funds to help with school awareness programmes and carer support:-</span> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">£3 covers the cost of 5 free information leaflets.</span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">£10 means that someone can talk to a trained helpline operator. This could be useful for someone who is a carer to find out information about places for support and answers to any questions they might have.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">£30 covers the cost of a volunteer’s training day.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">£100 covers the cost of running a schools awareness programme. This includes training ,staff time and provision of all leaflets and materials needed.</span></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #0000ff;">Thank you so much for your support, having talked with the charity I'm sure every penny will help make a difference to the society's work.</span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #0000ff;">Ian</span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #0000ff;">I am also using the event to raise money for Greatwood - a charity caring for retired racehorses and children with special needs, for which I have a JustGiving page <a href="http://www.justgiving.com/rab2011" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></p>
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