An Introduction

Welcome!

So, this is my blog which will attempt to raise awareness and sponsorship for a sponsored bike ride, from London to Paris for the Pebbles Project through our Just Giving page.

There's three of us that are committed to doing this: Myself, Guy Dennis and Ray Abercromby - we've all come to know each other through a Wine Forum over the last year or so.

The bike ride itself is over 4 days, from the 8th to the 12th of September 2010, covering 300 miles approx in total: that's on average 75 miles a day (Aaargh!).

Our aim is to raise £10,000 in total sponsorship for Pebbles.

To tell you a little more about the charity, Pebbles Project is a wonderful yet small charity that offers support to children with special educational needs, particularly those whose lives are affected by alcohol in some way, in the Western Cape of South Africa. They help improve the lives of these children and families by providing activities for the kids such as dance and drama, music classes - all the things we can take for granted.. Teacher training, resources such as school equipment and buildings and whole lot more of such wonderful work. Pebbles is run solely on donations and today supports over 500 children, a number which continues to grow.

And this is where you come in: We need your donations!!

Donate by clicking on the above link, or by clicking on the Just Giving icon displayed permanently on the right-hand side of this page.

This is going to be a huge commitment from all of us involved here, and so I'll be posting regular updates on how our training is going and on any news - i.e. we'll each be actively publicising this event in every possible way you can think of (newspapers, local radio, websites etc. - you name it, they'll be contacted) and will update on anything that I feel should be included.

You can get involved too! Tell friends, family, work colleagues, your neighbours whoever - to join in and support us!

But let's get one thing straight - the ultimate aim of this blog is raise sponsorship and awareness for the Pebbles Project, so please, if my blog or a particular post has touched you in anyway, the best possible thing you can do is donate to our Just Giving page.

So, again welcome to our blog - and I hope you contribute to the cause, get involved in any way possible, and support us (but more so Pebbles) in every way you can.

And remember, every little counts...

Joe