&nbsp; <div class="O"><div align="left" style="text-align: center"></div><div style="text-align: center"></div><div style="text-align: center"><p><font size="4"><strong><u>RICKSHAW RUN SPRING 2010</u></strong></font>&nbsp;</p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt"></span><span style="font-size: 14pt"><font face="Calibri">In March 2010&nbsp;the two of us&nbsp;will be taking part in an adventure of a lifetime.<span>&nbsp; </span>Along with&nbsp;82 other teams from around world, we will be forcing a&nbsp;three wheeled 145cc auto rickshaw (more commonly known as a tuk-tuk) across the Indian sub continent.<span>&nbsp; </span></font></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt"><font face="Calibri"><span></span><img align="left" height="101" src="images/gallery09/25237/400x400.jpeg" width="116" />C</font></span><span style="font-size: 14pt"><font face="Calibri">ompletely unsupported and left to fend for ourselves </font></span><span style="font-size: 14pt"><font face="Calibri">we will try <span style="font-size: 14pt"><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 14pt"><font face="Calibri"><img align="right" height="89" src="images/gallery09/25249/400x400.jpeg" width="135" /></font></span></font></span></font></span><span style="font-size: 14pt"><font face="Calibri">to</font></span><span style="font-size: 14pt"><font face="Calibri">&nbsp;battle our way from Cochin on the coast of Kerala, </font></span><span style="font-size: 14pt"><font face="Calibri">3,194km north to Gangtok, Sikkim high in the Himalayas over two weeks, all in the </font></span><span style="font-size: 14pt"><font face="Calibri">name of adventure.</font></span><font size="3"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"> <span style="font-size: 14pt"><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 14pt"><font face="Calibri"></font></span></font></span></span></font></p><p><font size="3"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"></span><span style="font-size: 14pt"></span></font><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">The Rickshaw Run really is an adventure, not a holiday.<span>&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>There is no set route, if&nbsp;we breakdown, get lost or get ourselves into any bother at all it&rsquo;s up to us to sort it out and get our trusty rickshaw to the finish line.<span>&nbsp; </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><span></span>However this journey will all be made worthwhile as we will be raising a minimum of &pound;1,000 for&nbsp;the extremely deserving charitie <strong><u>Mercy Corps</u></strong>.<span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>Please take a look at the this charitie in more detail on the charitie page.<span>&nbsp;&nbsp;This</span> charitie are guaranteed to improve the quality of many lives of those less fortunate than ourselves.<span>&nbsp; </span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Not only by providing essential facilities and services but also by ensuring long-term development by integrating the projects into the local communities.<span>&nbsp; </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><span></span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">If you would like to make a donation please use the&nbsp;First Giving widgets for the relevant charity on the left.&nbsp; All donations will be greatly appreciated.<span>&nbsp;&nbsp;E</span>very pound&nbsp;counts!</span> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: justify"><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt"><font face="Calibri">Please note that we are funding the entire trip ourselves therefore <u>ALL</u> the donations we receive will go directly to this charitie.</font></span></strong></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: justify"><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt"><font face="Calibri"></font></span></strong>&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 14pt"><font face="Calibri">Thanks for taking the time to read this and I hope you&nbsp;will support us in any way you can.</font></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt">Luis y Pedro</span></p></div></div>