<p><font size="4"><strong><u>RICKSHAW RUN SPRING 2010</u></strong></font> </p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt"></span><span style="font-size: 14pt"><font face="Calibri">In March 2010 the three of us will be taking part in an adventure of a lifetime.<span> </span>Along with 82 other teams from around world, we will be forcing a three wheeled 145cc auto rickshaw (more commonly known as a tuk-tuk) across the Indian sub continent.<span> </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"> 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> </span>There is no set route, if we breakdown, get lost or get ourselves into any bother at all it’s up to us to sort it out and get our trusty rickshaw to the finish line.<span> </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 £1,000 for two extremely deserving charities <strong><u>Mercy Corps</u></strong> and <strong><u>FRANK Water</u></strong> <strong><u>Projects</u></strong>.<span> </span>Please take a look at the two charities in more detail on the charities page.<span> </span>Both charities are guaranteed to improve the quality of many lives of those less fortunate than ourselves.<span> </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> </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 Just Giving widgets for the relevant charity on the left. All donations will be greatly appreciated.<span> It only costs £1 to provide </span>clean, healthy drinking water for one person, for life, so every pound 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 these two charities.</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> <span style="font-size: 14pt"><font face="Calibri">Thanks for taking the time to read this and I hope you will support us in any way you can.</font></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt"><font face="Calibri">Clare, Simon and Paula</font></span></p>
