Update Mon 10th Sept: Congratulations - all of us there completed the Warwick Triathlon in what was a really nice weekend.  That means that all of us has completed the triathlon.  Now raised almost £ 5000 incl. Gift Aid - thankyou - just need a few more donations - let's reach our target !

Update Fri 7th Sept: Just two days before the Warwick Triathlon.  Good luck to all those taking part.  Weather looks good - let's hope it's not too hot.  Sponsorship is now well over £ 4000 - thanks so much for all your support.  Every donation helps.

Update Mon 27th August: Congratulations to everyone in our group who took part in the Malmesbury Triathlon - a great effort and a fun day.  Now nearly £ 2800 raised. Thankyou ! Keep going !  Good luck to all those preparing for Warwick Triathlon.

Update Weds 22nd Aug:  Just a few days before the first event at Malmesbury, and some of us taking part are getting nervous ! Around £ 2000 all-in raised already - thankyou so much.  Let's build the biggest total possible to help those children.

Main Text:Thank you for visiting our fundraising page. Please dig deep and sponsor us online.

Many children in the U.K. are placed in care and are waiting for adoption. Whilst the recognised best option is for these children to stay with their family of origin, this is not always possible, and so new, adoptive parents are sought.  Until these children are placed for adoption, their lives are in limbo.  These children will not have had the things in life that most of us take for granted.  Through no fault of their own, their early years may have been very difficult and uncertain. They surely deserve the chances that we have in life, in a stable family background.

The aim of CCS Adoption (www.ccsadoption.org) is to offer the opportunity of family life through adoption and to support parents, adopters and children throughout the process, recognising the lifelong impact of adoption.  They help prospective adopters through the training and assessment that is necessary to become a “new mummy or daddy”.  They support the new families in every way possible.  They also help raise awareness about adoption and encourage people to think about  adoptive parenthood.  These people are the best – CCS help children live happier, more stable lives than they might have hoped.  Our support can really help them help others as much as possible.

A group of us have got together to do either the Malmesbury or Warwick Triathlon events, and get sponsored for CCS.  Some will do the full event, some will do it as a relay, but everyone is tackling something they haven’t done before, and amongst the demands of everyday life – work, kids, bills, this has captured our imagination and inspired us to help this cause.

Many of us are around a certain age, and for some reason this also seems to be a factor in taking up this challenge ! 

Please help us raise money for CCS.  Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor me: CCS 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.  If you’d like to give “offline”,  please get in touch with us direct – see details below.

So please sponsor us now! Many thanks for your support.

The CCS Triathletes

P.S. If you’d like to know more about CCS, adoption, or triathlons,  we'd be really pleased to hear from you. Our e-mail is info@ccstriathletes.org.uk 

For more info, please visit our website: http://www.ccstriathletes.org.uk