Co-founder Challenge - Land’s End to John O’Groats
This September, From Me to You Co-founder, Alison Hitchcock, is taking on an epic challenge - cycling over 1,000 miles from Land’s End to John O’Groats to raise vital funds for our work. Alison will be joined on the challenge by her friend and cycling companion, Siobhan, as they push pedals and physical boundaries in equal measure.
For many, cycling the length of the UK is a once-in-a-lifetime test of endurance, grit, and determination. For Alison, it’s also a personal mission to raise awareness of our work whilst raising much-needed funds to help us reach and support more people facing cancer who could benefit from our service.
As our Co-founder, Alison has always led by example – particularly when it comes to taking on fundraising challenges, having already completed the London Marathon for us, as well as other crazy challenges throughout the years.
Alison says; “This challenge is going to be just that; a true challenge. At this moment in time, I can’t imagine spending 21 days straight on a bike and I just hope my body holds out (particularly my bottom!). The training regime is already pretty brutal – and I ache in places I didn’t realise I could ache.
“But, the whole point of a challenge is to push yourself – and knowing that the money raised will help us to support more people facing cancer is all the motivation I need. I will be thinking of all our amazing letter writers and our wonderful letter recipients with every mile”.
How you can support
If you’d like to show your support and give Alison and Siobhan a virtual cheer on (they really need it now to keep them focused during their long training rides), they have a Just Giving page set up, which you can access by clicking here. As well as offer motivation to keep them pedalling, your money will make a huge difference to our work. Here’s how;
Every donation helps:
Buy stamps to send our letters to recipients at home
Pay for packaging and postal costs to get our letters into 40+ hospitals and cancer centres across the UK each month
Train and support people to write to loved ones with cancer
Send letter writing kits to people who want to write, but don’t know where to start
Run workshops and outreach programmes to reach more people who want to get involved in our work
Print and send posters, flyers and bookmarks into communities to reach cancer patients who have no idea we exist
Every donation matters – from £1 for a stamp, to £25 to print some posters, it all helps us with our vital work to ensure less people feel isolated as they face cancer. Because of us, no-one has to face cancer alone.
Follow Alison and Siobhan’s journey
Our super cyclists will be sharing updates throughout their training and journey - expect tales from the road, cycling selfies, and reflections on what drives them forward when the hills get steep and the legs get tired. Plus a few humorous pics in the giant postbox outfit (well, why not!).
You’ll find lots of updates on our Instagram, Facebook and Twitter pages (as well as lots of other wonderful news and updates from us).
