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Team Whizz - Bike Marathon 2012

Cassandra Yashpal is raising money for Starfish Greathearts Foundation

Participants: Gareth Syms, Cassandra Yashpal, David Buckoke, Karolina Gburczyk, Ed McCurrach, Chris Sanhaji, Ashley Price, Riccardo Conti, Burak Ipekci and Karina M Dolhun

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Spinathon 2012 · 24 February 2012

Starfish Greathearts Foundations supports children who have been orphaned or made vulnerable by the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Southern Africa. Starfish believes in bringing life, hope and opportunity to these children…helping each child, one child at a time.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: #000080;"><span style="font-size: small;">Ladies and Gentleman</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: #000080;"><span style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: #000080;"><span style="font-size: small;">You needn't rub your eyes in disbelief...what you read is 100% correct. Spinathon 2012 is taking place 6pm til 6pm 24th Feb - 25th Feb.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: #000080;"><span style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: #000080;"><span style="font-size: small;">Your fellow contenders&hellip;?</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: #000080;"><span style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: #000080;"><span style="font-size: small;">The ever beautiful, spinarific, Karolina 'Spinderella' Gburczyk;</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: #000080;"><span style="font-size: small;">Gareth 'Pedal-me' Syms;</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: #000080;"><span style="font-size: small;">Riccardo 'Thighs of steel' Conti;</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: #000080;"><span style="font-size: small;">David 'I heart Cavendish' Buckoke;</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: #000080;"><span style="font-size: small;">Ashley 'Height = power' Smprice;</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: #000080;"><span style="font-size: small;">Ed 'Mean Machine' McCurrach;</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: #000080;"><span style="font-size: small;">Chris 'Fresh-like-what-like-a-cyclefiend-BOMB!' Sanhaji;</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: #000080;"><span style="font-size: small;">Cassandra 'Float like a butterfly, cycle like a dream' Yashpal;&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: #000080;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: #000080;"><span style="font-size: small;">Karina M 'Wonderous Woman' Dolhun; and</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: #000080;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: &#39;lucida grande&#39;, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; text-align: left; background-color: #ffffff;">Burak Ipekci</span> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: #000080;"><span style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: #000080;"><span style="font-size: small;">How does this work? Firstly..and more importantly (and apart from Karolina who literally is a spinning machine!) we are doing this for fun, but for a great cause The Starfish Foundation. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;</span>Starfish Greathearts Foundation is an international development charity, aiming to bring life, hope and opportunity to children in South Africa, who have been orphaned or made vulnerable by HIV/AIDS.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: #000080;"><span style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: #000080;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">So where do you guys come in? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;</span>If you want to play waterboy/girl, come along. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;</span>More the merrier! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;</span>But we ask that you guys dig deep and help us accomplish something really great, not only for us; but for people more important.</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: #000080;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&nbsp;</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: #000080;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving &ndash; they&rsquo;ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they&rsquo;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&rsquo;s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: #000080;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: #000080; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">So please dig deep and donate now.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: #000080;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: #000080; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Much thanks to all,</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: #000080; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Team Spin 2012!</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

Donation summary

Total
£830.00
+ £157.50 Gift Aid
Online
£830.00
Offline
£0.00

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