Pro Décor Cycle Challenge
A team of 10 from Stoke-on-Trent-based Dunlop Pro Décor are taking part in an epic coast-to-coast cycle challenge to raise money for a local nursery for children with special needs.
Eight riders and two support staff will be tackling 133 miles of twisting roads and mountain passes from Whitehaven to Sunderland over the August Bank Holiday weekend with the aim of raising more than £1000 for The Peter Pan Nursery in Newcastle under Lyme.
The Peter Pan Nursery provides care and education to children with special needs from birth to five years old with a range of disabilities, conditions and syndromes.
The nursery provides day care for two-year old Oscar Povey from Leek who has CHARGE syndrome a rare and complex genetic condition that affects his heart, eyes, hearing and growth. Oscar’s family are friends with HR Director Emma Aust and last year she and ride organiser Jon Blake, head of manufacturing, ran the Manchester Marathon in aid of Ronald McDonald House at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital who supported Oscar as a baby.
“Emma is friends with the family and I got to know them through the fund raising process and the race itself,” said Jon.
“When deciding who to raise money for by doing the ride, The Peter Pan Nursery which cares for Oscar was first in our thoughts.
Jon has set-up a Just Giving page for people to support the team in their challenge – www.justgiving.com/dunlopPro-Decor/.
The team will be using the page to share pictures and provide a daily update on the challenge.
Pro Décor Cycle Challenge
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