Reading Rowing Club - Dave Martin

John Ridge is raising money for Aspire

Participants: Reading Rowing club members

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Head of River race · 17 January 2009

Every two hours someone in the UK is paralysed by a spinal cord injury. It can happen to anyone at any time and no one is prepared for how it will change their life. Aspire is a national charity that provides practical help, supporting spinal cord injured people from injury to independence.

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Reading Rowing Club, in conjunction with the Aspire Human Needs Fund, will be raising money, at a number of events,  to purchase an electronic exercise bike (www.berkelbike.com) for our colleague Dave Martin, who's tragically been paralysed in a car accident in 2007.

Prior to the accident Dave enjoyed a very active lifestyle, rowing the atlantic, and taking part in extreme marathons. This bike will make a huge difference to Dave's quality of life, and be a start point for a new phase of Dave's active lifestyle.

Events where Reading Rowing Club members will be competing to raise money for Dave include:

·          Reading University Head Race - Saturday February 28

·          Womens Head of the River Race - Saturday March 7

·          London Head of the River Race - Saturday March 21

·          Veterans Head of the River Race - Sunday March 22

·          Reading half marathon - Sunday March 29

·          Junior 10,000 metre Ergo challenge - Date TBD 

 

Your contributions are greatly appreciated.

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Any monies raised in excess of that required to purchase the bike will go to the Aspire Human Needs Fund

Donation summary

Total
£4,636.06
+ £154.02 Gift Aid
Online
£636.06
Offline
£4,000.00

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