10/04/2024
Charity Cycle Challenge - 508km in 4 days!
A few years ago myself and a group of peers came together to act as advocates for the charity, Hope and Homes for Children, to raise awareness and raise funds. Hope and Homes’ objective is to stop institutional care in Eastern Europe and Africa, cease the neglect and abuse imposed on children and educate those involved and in power, that family units are where children should be raised.
Recently, Hope and Homes for Children became a humanitarian charity, by getting hundreds of orphaned and estranged children out of war-torn Ukraine, to safety. We were so incredibly impressed to hear how, with the charity’s support, so many children travelled the 508km from Kyiv to the Romanian border by car, yes, but also by bike or foot, that myself and fellow advocates, are travelling to Romania, in May, to visit the children still in the refugee camps on the border to hear their stories.
We wanted to understand the endeavour they undertook by enduring that extraordinary journey for ourselves, and try and raise funds at the same time, so we have committed to cycling the very same distance of 508km in just 4 days in April. To give you an idea of the extremity of this challenge you may have seen, Mollie King, BBC Radio 1 presenter, recently really struggling to cycle across the country for Comic Relief, coincidentally just 8 km less than us, but over 5 days not 4, she had one more day!!! So, this is going to be extraordinarily tough! And … I had never ridden a road bike until about a month ago!
We are looking to raise enough money to help to reunite 10 children with their families and to raise awareness of Hope and Homes for Children in the process.
I have participated in at least one charity event every year for the last 8 years, but I always contribute personally rather than ask for sponsorship. However, on this occasion, given how tough it will be, and how much we need to raise, as well as wanting to bring the wonderful work of the charity to your attention, I thought I would see if you would like to, at the very least, follow our progress and learn more about the charity, and as a bonus, support this great cause with even the smallest donation, if you feel comfortable doing so.
So, if this is something that you would like to support, please simply click on the JustGiving fundraising page below.
https://www.justgiving.com/page/2024-cyclechallenge-for-hhc-1703159672036?utm_medium=fundraising&utm_content=page%2F2024-cyclechallenge-for-hhc-1703159672036&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=pfp-share
https://www.hopeandhomes.org/ [hopeandhomes.org]
Thank you in advance for reading all about Hope and Homes for Children and for those of you who choose to contribute and for those of you that already have … it only leaves me to say a HUGE … THANK YOU!
Kirsty Coldicott
Managing Director
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Hope and Homes for Children is an international charity that works to stop the institutionalisation of children. Find out more about our work.
