Dear all,
You may have seen some details floating about with reference to the XLVets charity bike ride. The idea was for groups of the XLVets to carry the XLVets calf from various points about Britain to the Dairy event (16th / 17th September) by bike whilst raising money for two charities :
1. Farm Africa - a small charity founded in 1985 to help small farmers / herders in Africa grow more food, keep their livestock healthy, make a basic living and manage their natural resources a sustainable way www.farmafrica.org.uk
2. Royal Agricultural Benevolent fund - providing for the welfare and wellbeing of members of the farming community who are facing need, hardship or distress www.rabi.org.uk
Basically our group of practices (or representatives from them, in our case Robert Smith!) cycled from Shepton Mallet to the Drove Practice in Wiltshire on the 3rd / 4th / 5th September. We took in two big markets which operate on those days to seize the opportunity to do a quick last minute bit of fund raising.
I have been some what bulled in to helping out and will be Roberts support / van driver and general dogs body (nothing new about that then) and so I am asking you if you would be so kind as to dig deep and possibly donate to what we feel is a good cause and if that's not a good enough reason.....think of me having to see Rob in his cycle shorts!! There now, that is a reason!
You can see the photos here.
Debbie
Thursday 3 September 2009
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