What is it all about?
We are delighted to announce that one of our own members, Christopher MacDonald and his friend Luke Wetherill are embarking on a gruelling cycle ride from Aberdeen to Cornwall and then back to York. Their trip will total1,014 miles, a challenge for anyone! Chris says himself that ‘Lollipop activities encourage deaf children to build confidence, live a good social life and to be happy.’ What a fabulous advertisement for what we do.
Please support Chris and Luke, by giving whatever you can in sponsorship for their cycle ride. Everyone involved with Lollipop appreciates their efforts - and your support.
It's really easy and will only take a couple of minutes. You can take advantage of the new Just Text Giving system byVodafone (Vodafone are working in partnership with 'just giving' but you can text from any mobile network and at the same rate).
Text messages cost the standard rate and Lollipop receives 100% of every donation.
Text CMAC11 £2, £5 or £10 to 70070 to donate now.
If you prefer to send a donation by another method you can send a cheque to: Lollipop, Bootham House, 61 Bootham, York, YO30 7BT.
Cheques should be made payable to Lollipop (York & District) Please write Sponsored Cycle on the back of the cheque.
CONGRATULATIONS CHRIS!!! YES, HE IS HOME...
surprised us all by cycling through the night and arriving home at 2am (15.8.11) having cycled approx 150 miles in one day!Chris has achieved cycling a whopping 1,317 from Aberdeen to Cornwall and back to York in 14 days and 2 hours! (12 days cycling and 2 days rest) .We are sure you'll agree that this is an incredible achievement. Despite knee problems in the early days of his challenge and cycling alone from day 4, Chris has done brilliantly and is a true inspiration to us all.Congratulations Chris, we are very proud of you.A very big thank you to Chris, and everyone who supported him. If you have been waiting until he had completed the challenge - now is the time to sponsor him. It's easy, just text CMAC11 £2, £5 or £10 to 70070.
PLEASE SUPPORT CHRIS AND LUKE
Cycling 1,014 miles to raise funds for Lollipop.
Wondering how far they have got?
Watch this space for regular updates from Chris and Luke.
The boys arrived in Aberdeen on Saturday 30th July to prepare for their mammoth journey. As keen as ever - they couldn't wait to get cycling and decided to set off a day early on Sunday 31st July! This is no surprise to the team at Lollipop - after a year in the planning, they were more than raring to go...
Sunday 31.7.11 arrived Dundee 18:55pm
Monday 01.8.11 arrived Dunbar 19:51pm (30 miles from Edinburgh)found a free campsite :-)
Tuesday 02.8.11 arrived Morpeth 21:00pm
Wednesday 03.8.11 arrived York 8.30pm [slight detour - suffering with severe knee pain that needed checking out - due to an old injury]PHEW - KNEE RECOVERED !!!
Saturday 06.8.11 arrived Nottingham 18:05 pmSunday 07.8.11 arrived Stratford 19:00pmMonday 08.8.11 arrived just outside Bristol 19:12pm found a nice farm camp site :-)Tuesday 09.8.11 arrived nice campsite between Okehampton and Exeter 19:13pm :-)Wednesday 10.8.11 arrived St. Ives 19.44pm!!! Woohoo :-)Friday 12.8.11 arrived Sampford 19:45pm Heading home.Saturday 13.8.11 arrived Evesham campsite (evening)Sunday 14.8.11 cycled for 19 hours and approximately 150 miles right through until....Monday 15.8.11 arrived York 2am!!!CHALLENGE ACCOMPLISHED IN 14 DAYS & 2 HOURS(12 days cycling 2 days rest)For those of you wondering about Luke. Unfortunately due to coming down with a bad bout of Tonselitus, Luke was under doctors orders to end his challenge in Morpeth.We hope you are well on your way to recovering Luke.
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