I hope the admins won't mind me using your excellent forum to promote a very worthy cause, but its all for cherridee so hopefully they wont mind :nervous:
While most Premier League footballers are either at the World Cup or hitting the beach, Stoke City's Rory Delap will be setting off on a 174 mile coast to coast bike ride to raise money for a children's hospice in Stoke - on - Trent.
Stoke's most recognisable player will be getting into the saddle on Saturday 26 June in Whitehaven Docks, dipping his back wheel into the Irish sea, then setting of through the Lake District and heading towards Tynemouth.
The journey usually takes 3 or 4 days but Delap is aiming to complete it in two days and should be dipping his front wheel into the North Sea on Sunday evening.
The journey has been christened "Longthrow does the Longride 3" as it has become an annual event for the Potters midfielder. The Longthrow expert did the same journey in 2008, with 2009 seeing him complete a ride from Newcastle on Tyne to Edinburgh.
He and a team of 5 others are doing this ride to raise awareness and funds for the Donna Louise Children's Hospice Trust which celebrated it's 10th. birthday last year.
However, the trust is still having to close it's doors on two nights a week as funding from charitable donations dry up due to the economic climate.
If you can help recognise Rory's efforts through a charitable donation then it would be greatly appreciated. You can do this by visiting justgiving.com where a minimum donation of £2 to this great cause can be made. You can also leave a message of around 150 characters, stating which club you support.
*Don't forget to give gift aid as well which costs you nothing more but gives a further 28% tax refund to the charity.
Thank you for your time and any donations that you may be able to give
(edit) Just found that I can't post links being a newbie, but if you could take the time to visit the justgiving website and search for rorysbikeride that will help you if you wish to make a donation
Regards
Nick
While most Premier League footballers are either at the World Cup or hitting the beach, Stoke City's Rory Delap will be setting off on a 174 mile coast to coast bike ride to raise money for a children's hospice in Stoke - on - Trent.
Stoke's most recognisable player will be getting into the saddle on Saturday 26 June in Whitehaven Docks, dipping his back wheel into the Irish sea, then setting of through the Lake District and heading towards Tynemouth.
The journey usually takes 3 or 4 days but Delap is aiming to complete it in two days and should be dipping his front wheel into the North Sea on Sunday evening.
The journey has been christened "Longthrow does the Longride 3" as it has become an annual event for the Potters midfielder. The Longthrow expert did the same journey in 2008, with 2009 seeing him complete a ride from Newcastle on Tyne to Edinburgh.
He and a team of 5 others are doing this ride to raise awareness and funds for the Donna Louise Children's Hospice Trust which celebrated it's 10th. birthday last year.
However, the trust is still having to close it's doors on two nights a week as funding from charitable donations dry up due to the economic climate.
If you can help recognise Rory's efforts through a charitable donation then it would be greatly appreciated. You can do this by visiting justgiving.com where a minimum donation of £2 to this great cause can be made. You can also leave a message of around 150 characters, stating which club you support.
*Don't forget to give gift aid as well which costs you nothing more but gives a further 28% tax refund to the charity.
Thank you for your time and any donations that you may be able to give
(edit) Just found that I can't post links being a newbie, but if you could take the time to visit the justgiving website and search for rorysbikeride that will help you if you wish to make a donation
Regards
Nick
