The Longest Day Ride 5 Capitals Challenge 20/21 June 2009

[alpslapper]

Hello Everyone,
I hope no one minds me posting this as I thought it might be of interest to some of you. I am part of a large group of motorcyclists that on the weekend of the 20th/21st of June 2009, will ride from Edinburgh to Belfast, on to Dublin, then back across the water to Cardiff and finish in London at the Ace Cafe, all in under 24 hours. Oddly enough, we’re calling the event The Longest Day Ride 5 Capitals challenge.

We are aiming to raise £5000 in aid of Make A Wish Foundation, a charity that works with children who have life threatening illnesses, granting them what for many, sadly, will be their final wish.

http://www.make-a-wish.org.uk Make A Wish Foundation want to be able to grant 1000 wishes to 1000 special children in 2010. With your help we can help them to achieve this.

You can support us in two main ways.

You can join us on the ride, and raise sponsorship, for which you would be more than welcome, and you can find contact details here: http://www.xrv.org.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=33983 . Sponsorship forms and flyers can be downloaded from here: http://www.thelongestday.org

Alternatively you can support us by donating to the justgiving website we have set up here: http://www.justgiving.com/thelongestday2009 .

Last year we raised in excess of £15,000 for MacMillan Cancer Support, by riding from John O’Groats to Landsend in under 24 hours.

This year the challenge we set ourselves is tougher, but with your help we will be able to make an outstanding success of it and raise that £5000 for those magical wishes to be made real for those wonderful, special children.
Please contribute anything you can. We are totally self funding, covering all costs of ferries, petrol, accommodation, and food from our own pockets; by donating directly to http://www.justgiving.com/thelongestday2009 you can be assured your donation goes directly to Make A Wish Foundation.

Thank you for reading this far. If you can help us, I extend the gratitude of Team XRV to you in advance, for helping us to make those wishes come true.

Be part of something special. Donate today at http://www.justgiving.com/thelongestday2009

Keep it rubber side down and thank you once again.

alpslapper (on behalf of Team Xrv and The Longest Day )

[Mervin]

hi alpslapper

merv

[alpslapper]

thanks for the pointer Mervin

[scorpion]

Good luck to all involved...we'll sort a donation out and we'll try and get ya some sponsorship from the large companies we work for

[Mervin]

Scorpion
i will point alpslapper this way again mention Sw bikers inn your donation
merv

[alpslapper]

Scorpion - many many thanks. Your efforts are greatly appreciated.
Mervin has reciprocated with a link to your guys charity. I'm sure he'll put up the justgiving link to your ride if/when you have one set up.
I'm certain the xrvers would be happy to put some sponsorship your way also.

Once again, on behalf of all involved in the event, many thanks.

alpslapper.

[Mervin]

Well the guys and gals have done it now so far they have raised £12300 odd all donation gratefully still received
they left Edinburgh sat am early and arrived in the ace cafe early sun morning, there will be a cheque presentation
at the ace sometime in the near future anyone wishing too donate a few coins may put em in the collection box at ACe motorcycles bude, or the, old smithy inn welcombe, or welcombe community shop just off the A39 at welcombe cross open mornings only and not sundays
merv