Blog on our efforts so far at http://cuban-wheels.blogspot.com/ and my just giving page is http://www.justgiving.com/Alexandria-Charters
My name is Alexandria Charters and I live in Ushaw Moor, County Durham I am a busy working mum with four young children. My godmother who lives in Carlisle and I have signed up with action for charity to raise money for three worthwhile charities in memory of my mum who I sadly lost just under 2 years ago to breast cancer. The three charities are breast cancer care, Jo’s Cervical Cancer and Ovarian Action registered charity number 268369. We both have a lot of training to do to ride 400km around Cuba in 5 days in October 2013, We both need to raise £2900 in sponsorship money to keep our places on the challenge and we are working on ideas and events to reach the target.
This is an ‘adventure’… a ‘once in a lifetime’ trip.. it will be a challenge and an amazing experience.. It will provide incredible memories and bring together two people from different generations with different life experiences on a journey together… because of one person they both loved – ‘Trudy’ … this trip will be our tribute to her, whilst at the same time raise funds to help others who sadly find themselves in a similar situation..
Alex and I will be partaking in a ‘Women v Cancer’ cycle ride – a mere 400km across Cuba. The funds raised will be divided equally between: Breast Cancer Care, Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust and Ovarian Cancer Action.. some money will also be donated to help women fight cancer in Cuba….
blog on our efforts so far at http://cuban-wheels.blogspot.com/ and my just giving page is http://www.justgiving.com/Alexandria-Charters
Read their STORY in the Cumberland NEWS http://www.cumberlandnews.co.uk/me/my-life/facing-the-challenge-of-their-lives-and-all-for-love-1.939319?referrerPath=me/my-life
Reblogged this on Cloughy's Cycling BLOG and commented:
Facing the challenge of their lives…and all for love…Jean Nichol and Alex Charters aren’t what any might call ordinary women. And the life they’ll be celebrating, with aching limbs and saddle-soreness, was anything but run-of-the-mill.
Jean and Alex are on a mission – and it is, in every respect, a fully female one.
In memory of Alex’s mum and Jean’s best friend Trudy Routledge, who died two years ago of breast cancer, they are to cycle 400 kilometres across Cuba to raise money for breast, ovarian and cervical cancer charities.