Well it's been awhile since my last news but I haven't been idle; I haven't been cycling either but thats another story.
Our team or seven have been meeting regularly and we are on for the 26th April 2009 and we have gone bigger!!!!. We are holding cycling events across Warwickshire and to date we have six events planned for that date around the county.
I said at our last meeting lets float some boats and see how we get on (perhaps there is an equivalent cycling phrase but I don't know it). And get on I did, everyone I have spoken to has been enthusiastic and encouraging.
Wait till you see the flyer that Pentagon Press (Warwick CV34 6TJ) have done for us. It's fabulous. Once we finish the changes I will put it up on the site.
If you're intersted in supporting an event in Leamington Spa, Warwick, Nuneaton, Rugby or you want to be another hub location get in touch and we'll talk!!
Children cycling for Children is on!!!!
Tuesday, 25 November 2008
Wednesday, 24 September 2008
September event delayed till March 2009
Since my last update I have been at work getting together a new team and together we are building a foundation to support the level of potential that I had hoped for. We are now holding regular monthly meetings and building a bigger team so we can go forward powerfully.
I can see that having the structure of a committed team pulls me into action, enables others to fulfil on their values and together we are going forward in a constructed and informed way.It is very exciting!!
The delay enables us to have the time to create the resources that will enable others to join in and participate in other locations in the UK and globally without having to reinvent the wheel.
It has been so exciting to have a team inasmuch as it is not just about me saying hey let's do this cycle ride and raise money for children I now have other people who are saying we think this is a good idea too and instead of two or three or five on the day we now have around 13 people who want to come onboard and so now we can have a constitution, a chair, a secretary and a treasurer as we take the right actions to have charitable status. It wasn't something I actually wanted to do but it appears it could have advantages in getting funding to reach further into the community.
I intend to get onto this blog more regularly as it is a great way to keep all of you who are interested better informed.
'Rocking, rolling, riding all along bay all bound for morning town many miles away' Okay I know its a train but it just popped into my head and I loved the Seekers when I was a kid and I get so happy when I move this project along - so you hum, I'll sing!
I can see that having the structure of a committed team pulls me into action, enables others to fulfil on their values and together we are going forward in a constructed and informed way.It is very exciting!!
The delay enables us to have the time to create the resources that will enable others to join in and participate in other locations in the UK and globally without having to reinvent the wheel.
It has been so exciting to have a team inasmuch as it is not just about me saying hey let's do this cycle ride and raise money for children I now have other people who are saying we think this is a good idea too and instead of two or three or five on the day we now have around 13 people who want to come onboard and so now we can have a constitution, a chair, a secretary and a treasurer as we take the right actions to have charitable status. It wasn't something I actually wanted to do but it appears it could have advantages in getting funding to reach further into the community.
I intend to get onto this blog more regularly as it is a great way to keep all of you who are interested better informed.
'Rocking, rolling, riding all along bay all bound for morning town many miles away' Okay I know its a train but it just popped into my head and I loved the Seekers when I was a kid and I get so happy when I move this project along - so you hum, I'll sing!
Tuesday, 29 July 2008
Happy, smiling faces
Our 2008 event in September is in the diary and we invite you and your family, community,towns, schools, churches or youth groups to join us to ride and make a difference as we fund raise for children's charities around the world. In New Zealand, my daughter Emma in Dunedin is talking to teacher friends about creating an event there, Tania in Wellington, is talking to friends there and in Australia to create an event. Another friend in the UK, Kemi is talking to her family to create an event in London and so it goes on. We intend to have rides in Ireland, Israel, America and Canada.
Today three more people joined our organising team and now we can get the organisation side handled. We intend to have a website that links all the participants, schools, charities together as an educational resource.
We'd love you to join us and as soon as I can figure out how to do it I will put up last years brochure a resource - watch this space.
Tuesday, 24 June 2008
Together we raised over £12,500
I have just realised that we didn't put up the final figure as we had our final event, The Bohemian's playing at the Royal Spa Centre in Leamington Spa where over 400 people had a rocking night out, in February a month after our Just Giving site went off line. It really was quite fantastic to reach that amount as we didn't know it was possible when we started.
So thank you everyone who contributed and supported us. It was a stunning, magnificent effort and a thoroughly enjoyable and memorable year. It did make turning 52 a year to remember after all.
So thank you everyone who contributed and supported us. It was a stunning, magnificent effort and a thoroughly enjoyable and memorable year. It did make turning 52 a year to remember after all.
Back to the blog
It is nearly a year since the first adventure got started. Time has romped forward and no I am not cycling in India with the International Childcare this year but I am back in the fund raising business.
I am taking on a new adventure but with hopefully less physical activity. One of our most fun events that came out of the fund raising was our Cycling for Children event where over 60 children and their parents cycled up to 10 kms in Victoria Park one cold November morning and raised over £1200 for children in need. Everyone said how much they enjoyed it and looked forward to doing it again.
So on the strength of that and the goodwill of local sponsors we have scheduled the 27th September to cycle again. Inside of a context of having fun and creating a big game I am on a quest to find children, schools and communities around the globe who want to join us on that date and do the same thing in their towns and raise funds for a children's charity of their choice.
If your children, school community would like to participate contact me and lets cause children choosing charity and helping others.
The wheels are turning again!
I am taking on a new adventure but with hopefully less physical activity. One of our most fun events that came out of the fund raising was our Cycling for Children event where over 60 children and their parents cycled up to 10 kms in Victoria Park one cold November morning and raised over £1200 for children in need. Everyone said how much they enjoyed it and looked forward to doing it again.
So on the strength of that and the goodwill of local sponsors we have scheduled the 27th September to cycle again. Inside of a context of having fun and creating a big game I am on a quest to find children, schools and communities around the globe who want to join us on that date and do the same thing in their towns and raise funds for a children's charity of their choice.
If your children, school community would like to participate contact me and lets cause children choosing charity and helping others.
The wheels are turning again!
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