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I and four of my friends are supporting the DATUM Foundation by undertaking a personal challenge to cycle across France. 

I am hoping to complete 400 miles by bicycle from Calais to Clermont-Ferrand (or thereabouts) over one week, averaging 60 miles a day, terrain and weather permitting.  My friends will then be carrying on over week two to Cannes.

We will be setting off from Calais on 24th September.

 DATUM's aim is to help poor and vulnerable children in the poorest regions of the world, targeting those in very greatest need. The trip will be funded by me and my friends, so every penny raised will go directly to DATUM’s projects which include building and improving shelters, schools, and health facilities by providing clean water and toilets. 

My target is £2,000 which will help towards building a new well, turn a basic earth floored shed into a proper school building, provide classroom furniture and build toilets in one village in a remote part of Africa or Asia.  This money goes a very long way and  will vastly reduce the child mortality rate and educate children to create a sustainable future for themselves and their dependents. We've all seen the disasters that are happening in Africa today - this is a chance to start tackling the problem at source!

We have very strict controls to ensure all the money raised goes straight to the project and none is wasted or lost in the process.

Our thanks also go to our sponsors for the trip, Grange Hotels and the JRL Group who have very kindly made donations to DATUM . 

 If you want to find out more about DATUM, please go to its website www.datumfoundation.org

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Thank you so very much!

Paul

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.