Charity
CLIC Sargent helps children and young people with cancer and their families with the trauma of diagnosis, the often long journey through treatment and continues to support them afterwards. Every day 10 families are told that their child has cancer. Diagnosis often comes as a shock. Treatment usually starts straightaway and can last up to three years. CLIC Sargent is there with clinical, practical and emotional support, every step of the way.
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CLIC Sargent Mountain Biking Challenge
“If children have the ability to ignore all odds and percentages, then maybe we can all learn from them. When you think about it, what other choice is there but to hope? We have two options, medically and emotionally: give up, or Fight Like Hell."
- Lance Armstrong
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I’m planning a small fund-raising personal challenge for the end of May 2010 in order to raise money for CLIC Sargent - an amazing charity which cares for children and young people with cancer and leukemia.
The Charity:
Please, take 5 minutes to watch the attached CLIC Sargent film on Youtube – it will quite clearly explain the role of the charity and why I have chosen them.
Everybody knows of somebody who has struggled the battle against cancer.
CLIC Sargent is less well known than the bigger cancer charities and deserves greater recognition. Perhaps because I have worked with kids for just under 2 years now I am inclined to fund-raise for a childrens charity.
The Challenge:
I plan to cycle from my university town of St. Andrews to Elie – a part of my own childhood - and back again.
And I won’t be taking the main roads – I’m using the cliff-hugging coastal path which winds in-and-out the East Neuk of Fife’s coastline. So what makes this a challenge?
- The path is not made for cyclists. “Mountain bikes are essential... Be prepared to swim with the bike” (cycle-route.com);
- The path is, at times, little wider than the width of the bike’s tyres;
- It is 50 miles of solid off-road biking, consisting of mud, beaches, flooded expanses, boulders and ruts;
- "The route turned into a nightmare - deep sandy beaches, huge rocks and narrow stairs cut into the cliffs up and down... My batteries ran low, my patience ran very low! I was so happy when I finally made it to St Andrews..." (An encouraging testimony by a local cyclist...!)
- I’m doing it alone - no medical, navigational or back-up support;
- I once tried to cycle the trail from Elie, only a matter of miles, and ended up face down in the mud. Twice. Can I beat my record?
Please see the below pictures, borrowed from Flickr, for a look at the terrain of the route:
Virgin Money Giving is a not for profit organisation and will claim gift aid on a charity's behalf where the donor is eligible for this. I really appreciate all your support and thank you for any donations. Please give generously :)
Recent donors
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Kathryn and David Gill £25.00 (+ £7.05 giftaid) 24.05.10 Good luck! From Kathryn and David |
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Da Do Ron Ron Ron £20.00 (+ £5.64 giftaid) 24.05.10 EH EH EH?!?!?! Hope to hear a V, an A and an L all the way from Crail to the Wild West Wing 4th floor. |
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Val £10.00 24.05.10 Good luck neighbour! Take care and have lots of fun. |
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Anonymous £5.00 (+ £1.41 giftaid) 24.05.10 You're so hardcore Chris! There's a nice pub in Crail owned by the Guthries. Enjoy a pint. |
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Anonymous £10.00 23.05.10 |
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Me £10.00 (+ £2.82 giftaid) 16.05.10 kumbeleivable... |
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Bobo £10.00 15.05.10 Hey Chrissie! Good luck with this and don't cycle too slow man! I'm sure you'll have a ball as long as the rain 'olds off. Don't get too raj and I hope you're back by the time the moon's out! Lots of love |
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Fiona Young £50.00 (+ £14.10 giftaid) 13.05.10 Good luck and please take care!!xx |
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Ken Young £50.00 (+ £14.10 giftaid) 13.05.10 Good luck big man...take it easy! |
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Clare Cornbleet £5.00 09.05.10 Lots of luck!! will be thinking of youuu xxxx |
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The Jones Family £20.00 (+ £5.64 giftaid) 28.04.10 wishing you all the best! Love,Graeme,Lesley and Edward Jones |
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Emma and Fam £30.00 (+ £8.46 giftaid) 27.04.10 |
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Laura Cave £20.00 (+ £5.64 giftaid) 27.04.10 Good cause Chris. Good luck see you soon xxx |
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Morrisons £50.00 (+ £14.10 giftaid) 26.04.10 Well done Chris, good to see your cycling skills bringing help to others. |
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Whites £20.00 (+ £5.64 giftaid) 26.04.10 Good for you--- best of luck |
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Chris Gill £10.00 (+ £2.82 giftaid) 26.04.10 Good luck with this man! xx |
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Gillian Brodie £10.00 (+ £2.82 giftaid) 26.04.10 What a challenge! Good Luck! |
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Steve Brewer £10.00 25.04.10 Great to hear from you Chris. Sounds like a proper challenge; good on you. No matter how exhausted or fed up you get, keep snapping photos and take a video diary. Good luck in your exams and happy riding. |
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Hawick Hamiltons £10.00 (+ £2.82 giftaid) 25.04.10 Hey Chris, great job here! Wishing you the best for the challenge ahead - Colin, Barbara, Caitlin and Alistair |
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Ali £5.00 (+ £1.41 giftaid) 25.04.10 Good luck |
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Ben H £5.00 (+ £1.41 giftaid) 23.04.10 Nice one Chris! great charity too. all the best |
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Anonymous £10.00 (+ £2.82 giftaid) 22.04.10 Good luck, sounds amazing. |
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Clare Hutchison £10.00 22.04.10 Goood Luck Chris! Can't wait to hear how it goes :D xxx |
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Julie Goggins £25.00 22.04.10 Good luck - I'm sure you will manage to complete the trip!!! |
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Andy £10.00 (+ £2.82 giftaid) 22.04.10 Good luck |
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Lynn T £5.00 (+ £1.41 giftaid) 22.04.10 |
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Walmsleys £20.00 (+ £5.64 giftaid) 20.04.10 Good luck - always happy to support a fellow MTBer and D3 member |
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Snowy £20.00 (+ £5.64 giftaid) 19.04.10 Well done Chris, hope all goes perfect |
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Jan Avery £10.00 18.04.10 Best of luck Chris. |
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Finlay £100.00 (+ £28.21 giftaid) 18.04.10 Good luck |
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Jason MacLeod £30.00 (+ £8.46 giftaid) 18.04.10 Very close to my heart, wishing you well from the MacLeod household |
