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.

Thursday 18 October 2012

Scores on the doors!

I've finally finished the surprisingly mammoth task of collecting all the sponsorship monies, reconciling the lot and sending it all off to the CMA along with sponsorship forms.

Fitting this in alongside my day job has been a long to process, but individual 'thank you's have been sent out to everyone so I can now list all of our sponsors here on the blog as the final post and draw a line under what has been a hugely rewarding experience. 

With all of your generous donations and help we raised a total of £4183.50 for the CMA.



At this point I must also single out Martin Potter and Paul Smith for their extraordinary efforts to help in our endeavour.







Martin single handedly raised around £900 of the final total. Unbeknownst to us he solicited sponsorship from people in the conference industry (with whom I used to work, and Lee still does). Their names are all listed below. A truly great effort from a man who I think must be in the wrong line of work!









Paul not only gave up a day of his precious spare time to come and stand in the rain making repairs to the 'Moggy' to ensure she was roadworthy for the journey, but also drove the many miles to Glencoe along with his wife Marie to make sure we got there OK in the car and to be there to provide mechanical support if needed. (He also paid for a tank of fuel somewhere near the Scottish border before I'd had chance to screw the fuel cap on.) The extra moral support at the start of the adventure was invaluable and greatly appreciated.




So finally, here's the roll of honour:

Chris Perkins and the Cue Media Team
Stuart & Nina Glazzard
Paul Barney
John Bryant & Debs
Pam Casey and 'friends & family'
Jeannette Jarvis
Helen & John Ryan
Graham & Jenni Lyall
Jill & Mike Martin
Q & Allison
David & Lindsay Weller
Sarah & Dave Watts
Martin & Sarah Potter
Mervyn Evans
Set & Stage Hire (Paul Hobday)
Chris Perkins
Kris Gundersen
Richard Bridge
Pete & Jenny Kidd
Cypher Media
The Pennington Family
Granville, Marie & Nero The Pug
Steve Monk
Paul Chamberlain
Mike Featherstone
Angela Campling & Clive Hannon
Helen Martin
Nigel & Emma French
The Brewery Tap, Abingdon
Pat & Chris Wiblin
Tom Fletcher and 'friends from the club'
Jean & Dave Boucher
Pete Sarson
Rob Bishop
Sonja Macmillan
Lee Moore
Ade Stuart
Richard & Anne Matthews
James Bennett
Sheila Smith
Darren Wildman
Mary Watkins (Boucher)
Steve Bean & Fiona
Simon Turner
Sarah Clarke
The Waltho Family
Guy Hankins
Gail & Karl Fletcher
Gary Clements
Tony Grogan
John Slater
Anne Pennington
Carolyn Anderson
Martin Hunt
The Simpsons
Louise Jennings
Gareth & Pippa Hill
John Blunn
Sheryl Denman Taylor
Tony Algar
Jeff Gordon
Ian Hunter
The Winton Family
The Padley Family
Kevin & Gerry Brooks
The Santos Family
Garry & Jane Tredwell
The Prince of Wales, Shippon
Lee Haywood
Steve Bowen
Bill & Maureen Morris
Chris & Teresa Lyndsey
Les & Linda Molby
Kay, Lauren & Jennifer Miller
Margaret Gascoyne
Malcolm Quartermain
Keith Jones
Andy Done
Chunk (Paul)
Geoff Whittington
Jim Heath
Mark Fletcher
Imelda Hawkins & Andrew Williams
Julie Quigley
Matt Riding
Craig Facer
Jenny Parker
Caroline Nicholls
Trudy Wilde
Iain Littlejohn
Rich Taylor
Norma & Frank Pearson
Colin & Chrissie
Ray Smith





THANK YOU ALL!

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