It's now two weeks (and a bit) until I start on the Coast To Coast D.A.R.E Ride. For those who have just arrived, it's gonna be 222 miles, and it's entirely to raise money for various charities that D.A.R.E support.
Whilst talking to people, a few have expressed doubt in what raising any amount of money will actually achieve. There is a perception that for many of the DARE volunteers that this is a "gap yaah" trip. This ain't true folks! They pay their own expenses- air fare, food, accomodation; the whole nine yards.
As for where the money goes, DARE will be donating absolutely everything we raise to a series of small charities (no wastage on administration and them hiring high up CEOs and stuff that way!). We (the guys riding) are paying for our food, accomodation, van hire and fuel (both petroleum-based and mars bar-based!) for the trip. There's no margin for any kind of expenses at all for us either. We're not messing about here :-)
Charities that DARE are supporting this year include:
The Casa Jackson Centre for Malnourished Children (www.casajackson.org) is a small children's unit in Guatemala. They treat malnutrition (not suprisingly, from their name!) in a country where it is estimated that over 50% of the nation's children are malnourished.
Little Big Africa (www.littlebigafrica.org) a small charity that works in Africa on smaller projects. The basic idea is that smaller projects lead to smaller logistical and administrative costs and thus more of the money donated can go towards the projects.
Don Bosco Children's Home in Borneo, a small childrens home in the town of Bundu Tuhan.
And more to come when I get more information on them. You can sponsor us for the ride by clicking the link below (which I've put in large print so you can't miss it). It's anonymous (unless you want to tell me) and dead quick:
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