Dear Reader,
I thought it would be jolly good fun to cycle the 54 miles from London to Brighton on the 15th June this year, and then a rather jazzy idea occurred to me. "Hullo," I thought, "I wonder if I could ask some of the people I know to find some loose change down the sofa and instead of spending it on fizzy pop, send it to some kind of organisation that does good stuff, as a roundabout way of saying, Bravo Robin! I couldn't have done better myself!"
So, if you happen to have some mortgage money/holiday money/kid's college fund with which you've nothing better to do, why not pop it along to the British Heart Foundation? Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor me: British Heart Foundation 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.
Give as little as a pence piece, or as much as a million pounds (though if you have that kind of money spare, invest in my film instead) - or if things are tight at present, a nice email wishing me luck will go down well too.
So don't delay, buy some hearts today!
Many, many thanks!
Robin "Ralph" King.
PS. The original target was £125 as getting that much would get me guaranteed entry into next year's ride, but everyone's been so generous I've raised the bar! Maybe we can buy a heart as big as a monster truck!