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DRS team get on their bikes in support of the British Heart Foundation
In an effort to raise crucial funding to help save lives, 17 members of Milton Keynes based DRS, are to take part in the 2006 British Heart Foundation London to Brighton Bike Ride on Sunday 18th June.
The Ride is the British Heart Foundation's biggest fundraising event of the year, and is the biggest bike ride in Europe. DRS team members, Alex Alcock, Sarah Alcock, Gary Brighton, Malcolm Brighton (Chairman), Nicola Dobiecka, Sam Jones, Phil Kenyon, Shane Kidd, Tony Lee (Managing Director), Ann Limb (non-Executive Director), Kevin Pooley, Martyn Roan, Mike Smethurst, Sid Spalding, Jay Stuart, Andy Tye and Dave Wright will be cycling nearly 60 miles in return for sponsorship.
“We are pleased to be actively supporting the British Heart Foundation by taking part in the London to Brighton Bike Ride this year” explains DRS Managing Director, Tony Lee. “The DRS team has been training hard in preparation for Sunday and friends and colleagues have been very generous with their donations.”
Committed to supporting its employees and the wider community, DRS will also be making a substantial contribution, to significantly boost sponsorship raised by the team.
DRS Press Office contact:
Katie McBreen
Tel: +44(0)1908 423760
email: pressoffice@drs.co.uk
NOTES FOR EDITORS
The London to Brighton Bike Ride is the British Heart Foundation's biggest fundraising event of the year, and is the biggest bike ride in Europe. It's so popular that applications from thousands of cyclists to take part have to be turned down - restrictions ensuring that roads aren't too overcrowded. Since it started in 1980, the event has raised more than £35 million for the charity and has attracted more than 650,000 riders. For more information visit http://www.bhf.org.uk/.
One of the DRS team, Sam Jones, is also raising money for a separate charity called the Vasculitis Foundation. Wegener's Granulomatosis (WG) is a rare form of vasculitis; that is, a disease characterized by inflammation of the walls of the blood vessels. This inflammation can result in damage to vital organs of the body by restricting blood flow to those organs. In the UK, medical trials receive just £2000 per year for research into finding a cure or at least a treatment for the disease. As this is barely enough for one test, many more funds must be raised to finance research and help save lives. For more information visit http://www.wgassociation.org