BCF Member charity bike ride -

[AndyB1989]

I know charity appeals often go down badly on bcf but i figure ill stick it up here anyway.


I am a 6"2 22 stone rugby playing chef who has recently started working in a bike shop and discovered a love of cycling.

I am going to ride my bike from stevenage to cardiff in a day journey in the region of 190 miles. I will burn somewhere around 25,000 calories and it will be a rather immense personal challenge.

so this is where i explain about the charity side of things. I have chosen to support the garden house hospice because the idea for the ride came as a way to raise money for the stevenage under 17s rugby tour which i am still doing. so online donations through just giving will go directly to garden house hospice and cash donations made to me at work / in a few local businesses in buckets and through a raffle will go to the rugby tour.

I chose garden house hospice because one of the older guys at the rugby club who inspired me all the way through my rugby career and gave me a lot of advice about life in general unfortunately passed away in the garden house hospice in january 2011.



https://www.justgiving.com/Andrew-Boyle3

thanks guys.

[pits]

You want us to give you money as incentive not to be a fat bastard

Bitch please.
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Stinkwheel: You have no right to free speech
00:32:08 Blau Zedong: yes, i am a massive CB400 fan and collector
00:33:00 Blau Zedong: the CB400 is my favourite road bike

[Alpha-9]

Do JustGiving take a cut by any chance?

Just thought it's probably worse than donating directly as they likely pocket some admin fees etc.
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[AndyB1989]

just giving take a 5% cut but its taken from the gift aid they claim from the government.

so for a £10 donation the charity will get £10 + 2.50 gift aid - 5% fee and credit card charges leaves them with £11.74

[pits]

I hear it is easier to just put a pay pal donation in your signature, and have it paid into your own account, to of course pass on.
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Stinkwheel: You have no right to free speech
00:32:08 Blau Zedong: yes, i am a massive CB400 fan and collector
00:33:00 Blau Zedong: the CB400 is my favourite road bike

[UnknownStuntm...]

190 miles in a day? For a larger gentleman? Good luck...

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[AndyB1989]