Why the Alzheimer’s Society?

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There are many charities that are set up for Alzheimer’s but there’s a bit of a story on why we chose Alzheimer’s Society. 


Alzheimer's Society

I contacted Alzheimer’s Society about 2 years ago, maybe 6 months after our father died. I knew that many of the UK charities did sponsored bike rides to raise money and awareness. Their website had a specific London to Land’s End ride, which was perfect with our father’s cycling record. We liked the idea that we’d be riding with a SAG Wagon, scheduled stops, meals and fellow riders supporting us. Well, unfortunately they discontinued that ride. But we didn’t want to give up on that route, and we still wanted to make sure that the money we raised went to a group that could help.


I reached out to a couple of sports tour companies but they required a large group of riders. We weren’t about to call up 50 of our closest friends to invite them on a scenic tour of southern England that could result in their knees exploding.

So we decided we’d do the ride without support. Well, that’s not entirely true. Our wives and friends will be there in a massive van (christened Snail 1) organizing stops, supplying food and bev and giving encouragement. But we still wanted to make sure that the money we raised went to a group that could help.

Dad was a researcher - we wanted to make sure the funds we raised went to fellow researchers. The Alzheimer’s Society is the only UK charity investing into dementia care, cause, cure and prevention.  They also campaign for dementia awareness, and support local services across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Also, Daniel had Alzheimer’s Society printed on our jerseys so we’d be real bastards to give the money to another organization.

Learn more about where your donations are going at
https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/

Thank you!!

Comments

  1. Daniel WestAugust 11, 2018 at 5:55 PM

    I did. My bad. I totally jumped the gun and printed that on the jerseys.

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