This year we are riding the Etape de Tour 2011 to raise monies for UJIA.

The ride is 4000m of climbing over 64 miles of road.

It will be a hard, hard, hot day and we will spend about 8 to 10 hours in the saddle.

We will each use about 10,000 kcals in energy, which is the equivalent of 4 to 5 days worth of food requirement for a normal UK adult.

The ride is an enormous mental, as well as physical test.

In order to undertake the ride we will be training 6 to 8 hours per week minimum and complete at least four 100 mile conditioning rides as well as the regular 40-50 mile training rides.

The mental commitment to completing the ride cannot be underestimated.

So although its only a day it's one epic day.

Why are we doing this????

Well central to our faith is treating everyone with humanity, dignity and respect. It is our individual and communal responsibility to protect those most likely to have their dignity violated. 

 

It is with in mind that this year we aim to support the purchase of vital life support equipment for the Young Oncology Ward at The Christie Hospital in Manchester. http://www.christie.nhs.uk/about/default.aspx . The Christie not only has a proud heritage http://www.christie.nhs.uk/about/history.aspx but is ambitious for the future http://www.christie.nhs.uk/about/ambition/default.aspx 

We are delighted to aim to help the Hospital.

 

The values that we hold dearest are eternal and because we want these values to resonate through the generations that we aim to fund a classroom at The Lord Steinberg Hemed Torani-Environmental School.

 

Opened in September 2010, the Lord Steinberg Hemed Torani-Environmental School is part of a major new initiative to help close the social and educational gaps between Israel's centre and periphery. Based at the new Merom HaGalil Educational and Community Campus, the program will combine academic achievement with building self-esteem for the school's 400 pupils (grades 1-6).

Merom HaGalil is located in the breathtaking hills of northern Israel. But the natural beauty of the country's periphery - a short distance from the Lebanon border - brings unique challenges. Unemployment is high among the region's 11,300 inhabitants, most of whom come from socially deprived backgrounds. Geographical isolation and poor infrastructure reduce the chances of equal opportunities even further. The Ministry of Education has previously classified the school as "desperately in need of development."

New campus, new opportunities

Local education is vital for improving the quality of life in this community. The Lord Steinberg Hemed Torani-Environmental School joins another primary and secondary school on the Merom HaGalil Educational and Community Campus, which will become the region's educational and cultural hub.

In addition to modernising the 35 year-old school building, the children will benefit from support in core subjects like mathematics, English and Hebrew. New enrichment programmes and extra-curricular activities including arts, sports and computer science will help them to develop socially and give them the tools to realise their dreams.

Special emphasis is placed on therapies for children with cognitive and emotional difficulties, as well as improved services to enable 'at-risk' children to integrate into the same educational system as their peers.

Pupils and teachers at the Lord Steinberg Hemed Torani-Environmental School, a religious school, are bound together by a commitment to Torah, the Jewish People and the State of Israel. Together with the new community campus, the school is helping to build a brighter future for the people of the Galil.

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