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| Claire Hooper, triumphant on her arrival at the Eiffel Tower. |
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| Clare, Mella and Bella celebrate as they reach the end of their ride, and head to the beach for a well-earned rest! |
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| Daniel Chari and his grandmother, who looks after him, in Bulangililo, near Kitwe. |
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Fundraising News
International School of Lausanne (ISL)
ISL's jazz night extravaganza, organised by Cédric Wurm of Year 10, was a superb evening of entertainment .Two groups took to the stage, The Funky Brass Band, which included Cédric himself, and the impressive 16-piece Third Floor Big Band. Students from Year 10 helped out by serving behind the bar and selling tickets. In total, the concert raised 1000 Swiss Francs. Well done for all your efforts, Cedric! Fun Run In June, 100 ISL staff, students and parents ran in the course à travers Pully in aid of Cecily's Fund. Congratulations to all who ran and especially to Alexi Surtees and Derek Scott who came third in their category. The team's efforts have raised over 4,600 Swiss Francs to date, with further donations still expected, what a fantastic acheivement!
If you would like to organise a fundraising event at your school click here for some great ideas.
British London 10k
Cecily's Fund had an impressive representation at this year's London 10k, the 20 strong team included Mr Incredible (formerly known as Dan Quy) and one of our Trustees. The team have raised over £7,000! To see some more photos of the team in action click here.
Pedalling to Paris!
After four days of hard work this summer, Sarah, Siân, Chisenga, Mark and Claire celebrated their arrival in Paris! It was a little different from your usual weekend city break, as it had taken them 300 miles of pedalling to get to the Eiffel Tower.
The London to Paris bike rides have proved very popular with our supporters this year. Claire Hooper says, "It was really, really enjoyable although also pretty tough at times. There are far more hills than you might imagine! However, we got a huge sense of achievement from knowing that we'd got all that way just by pedalling." Click here to read a full account of the challenge by Claire's.
Sarah and Siân completed the ride on a tandem, despite having never ridden one at all before they signed up for the trip! Siân took the back seat and had her hands free to take photos, etc, while Sarah steered them along (at speeds of up to 40mph!) - apparently Siân's legs were working very hard too though... They both very much enjoyed the experience, although Siân recommends that "you definitely need to be really good friends with your tandem partner!"
The cycling was mainly on quiet country roads, including the beautiful Pilgrim's Way for a long stretch through Kent. Northern France is even more cyclist-friendly, with less traffic, beautiful countryside and villages with inviting cafés and bars, should you need refreshment.
London to Paris bike rides are held every year, usually in June to September, so please contact us if you would like to find out more about a future trip.
London Sponsored Walk - Saturday 10th March
Many thanks to Alison and David Cowie for organising this sociable walk through some of London's parks and along the River Thames. They even managed to arrange some beautiful spring weather. The walk has raised over £2,500.
Cuba Diary
In February, three of our supporters set out on an exotic cycling challenge. They exchanged the bleakness of the British winter for the vivid scenery and Caribbean beaches of Cuba.
Mella, Clare and Bella worked hard in the run-up to their trip to collect sponsorship. Together, they have raised a very impressive total of over £6,000.
If you'd like to find out more about their trip and get a real flavour of their Cuban adventure, click here to read Bella's diary and see more pictures. She describes each day of their enjoyable challenge and gives a great insight into what these trips are really like. We hope that you'll be tempted to consider taking part in one of our future cycling, hiking or horse trekking challenges too! |
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