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A relay-style cycle challenge to Athens. Each participant fundraises a minimum of £500 and takes on just one or two weeks of the overall trip. Each leg is completed in small, tight-knit groups. Don’t expect hotels or showers, just adventure... when you don’t know where you’ll sleep that night, the mountain never ends and you embrace the unknown.
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HANDS UP!! Party for charity
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After last years successful night we've decided to do it all over again... HANDS UP presents a BIG music night out, in aid of raising money for Help Refugees and saying fair well to all the thighs of steel cyclists! The night will include an amazing line up that won't let you stop dancing, including: PETE FOWLER (HOT CHIP TOUR DJ) and Franklinn. From the night you can expect music, merriment, booze, various exhibitions, and all for a good cause! Let's party for charity! Every penny from the event will go directly to Help Refugees. For more information please look here: helprefugees.org This night is also part of Beyond Borders, a week long festival curated by Theatre Deli celebrating the courage and contribution of refugees, in line with Refugee Week 2019. |
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Over the last decade, many millions of people have been forced to flee to the European Union by land or sea. For the vast majority of these people, their struggle isn't over, the challenges they face continue in new ways. Children are growing up without access to education or real homes. Support from NGOs and government bodies is proving insufficient. A lack of support and funding, teamed with unhurried bureaucracy, means lives are put on hold. |
These are big challenges that can feel hard to measure against our own individual capacity. However, as a collection of people with a common goal, we can have power and can make significant change. You’re invited to join us doing this in the weird way we’ve decided to - with just a bicycle, a wiggly red line on a map, and the decision to stand up for what you believe in. So far we’ve collectively cycled a third of the circumference of the world and we’ve raised £239,000 |
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The money fundraised goes to grassroots refugee projects, specifically paying for their ‘boring’ stuff. Too many funders want to pay just for tangible items, such as food, clothes and books that make for pretty pictures of smiling kids. This can make awesome projects unable to pay for rent, bills and maintenance. We want to give grassroots projects the stability to make them flourish, so we focus on the areas money is needed most.
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So far the money raised has solely gone on Khora’s Community Centre in Athens, on their rent, bills and maintenance. This has enabled them to serve over 240,000 meals, provide 5326 legal assessments, hold 6620 classes and work on over 2553 teeth in the dentistry!
Khora now has a new building which focuses on having a restaurant, cafe and community space. |
This comes as many food projects close in Athens and food is scarce for vulnerable people. We’re proud to say we’ve already raised enough for their rent and bills for the next year, so our fundraising this year will extend to Help Refugees and the grassroots projects they fund.
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Fancy a cycle ride?Join our monthly London not-so-serious cycle club
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The o-so-official ToS merch!
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Past Rides & TestimonialsFirst-hand experiences, anecdotes and accolades from past riders
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