I'm joining the BigHand annual charity bike ride.  This year we're fundraising for the Red Cross and their Ukraine Crisis Appeal.  

I'm really not sure it's a wise move - I'll be attempting to ride approximately 70 miles for each of three days (9th, 10th &, 11th June), and they won't even let me take a bike with an engine!  I expect to suffer, but I know it'll be nothing in comparison to what people in Ukraine have been going through.
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As you know, the humanitarian situation there is increasingly dire and desperate.  Millions of people have no safe place to call home. More than 3 million have already left Ukraine, while countless more are still trapped underground, taking cover from the shelling, and desperate for a safe escape.

Hundreds of thousands of people still have no food, no water, no medical care, and no heat or electricity.

Red Cross teams have been working around the clock to get critical care to those who need it most, both in Ukraine and its bordering countries. With ongoing violence, an enormous number of people urgently need help right now.
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So please throw some of your small change my way.  I'll be riding a bike that isn't particularly suited to the challenge and I've never attempted such a distance for one day, let alone three consecutive days, so every penny you contribute will not only help the Red Cross, it'll help motivate me too.

Thanks
Ange