750 miles from Glencoe to Boscombe

750 MILES FROM GLENCOE TO BOSCOMBE

At the age of 50 our dad was diagnosed with Dilated Cardiomyopathy, an incurable degenerative heart disease that can affect people of all ages and one that took the lives of his brothers at the ages of 29 and 34. Sadly, it also claimed the life of our dad in December last year at the age of 64.

The condition can be managed in various ways to improve quality of life for sufferers - the CMA (www.cardiomyopathy.org) is a small charity that receives no government funding but works hard with its limited resources to provide support and information for sufferers and their families.

My brother and I are undertaking a 750-mile cycle ride in memory of our dad and to raise funds for the CMA by way of thanks for the support they provided for him after his diagnosis. We also plan to take Dad's beloved 1956 split screen Morris Minor along as official support vehicle, and we plan to scatter some of his ashes in each of his favourite haunts along the way.

To make a donation go to our fundraising page.

We also have a facebook page where we'll be posting throughout the course of the event, so help us spread the word and get 'liking' us.

Friday 23 December 2011

Mechanic on board.

Out with some friends at the German market in Birmingham a couple of evenings ago, got talking about our plan, completely forgot that Granville is into his minis, didn't quite realise the extent of his mechanical skills if I'm honest but he assures me that he can get dad's Morris Minor into shape for the drive.

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Thursday 15 December 2011

Bikes required!

Thought I'd test the water and start with attempting to acquire a couple of bikes. Googled 'British cycle manufacturers' and up popped falcon cycles, I remember having a falcon road bike as a kid so thought I'd try them first. No idea who to direct the request to so filled in co online form asking who to direct my email to. A day later (9th December) got a reply back saying that they receive countless requests like this and therefore can't help. Did wish me luck but didn't help soften the blow, confidence taken a bit of a hit and less optimistic now of getting any help funding the ride. We'll just have to dig deeper ourselves to fund the event now so may have to look at things a little differently. Will still contact others in the new year but will wait until I've spoken to Celia at the cma and see if she has any tips on approaching would be sponsors. I suspect a full letter or email detailing exactly what we're up to, directed at the right person, on the right day may yield more favourable results.

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Kick off!

Called the cma on the 8th of December, spoke to Celia in fundraising, liked our plan to raise funds and has arranged to call in January to talk it through and see how they can help publicising the event. Encouraging start!

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