Tony Knights' Route 66 Endurance Challenge
Anthony Knights is raising money for The Anthony Knights Foundation
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In March 2016, Tony Knights will be running 100 miles in each state along the Route 66 in America. Tony will carry out this physical challenge in aid of the Homes 4 Hero's Charity, a charity close to Tony's heart - with him being a Veteran himself.
Tony stated
"I will be covering over a 1000 miles of Route 66 by foot and bike to try and raise as much money as possible to a worthwhile cause. I will be doing this over a 2 week period where I intend on covering 100 miles+ in each state by myself with the support of my a team to look after any administration and logistics."
Tony will start in Chicago running through
St Louis
,
Springfield
,
Tulsa
,
Oklahoma
,
Amarillo
,
Tucumcari
,
Albuquerque
,
Holbrook
,
Williams
,
Las Vegas
and finally
Santa Monica
.
Tony aims to raise £5,000 with the kind donations from sponsors. It is guaranteed that 100% of all donations reaches the Homes 4 Hero's.
Homes 4 Hero's
This Charity was founded on the 23rd April 2010 in response to the plight of homeless ex service personnel.
It is estimated that over 4500 previously serving members of the British Armed Forces are sleeping rough in the UK today.
With MOD due to be making cuts this figure is going to rise.
UK Homes 4 Heroes objectives are:
1. To dedicate hostel style accommodation to our ex service personnel and only them. Providing a safe, clean living environment where they can feel secure and at home.
2. To help gain a permanent home through social housing, assisting through the application and bidding phases.
3. To provide counselling services for people with psychological disorders, i.e. Depression and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
Over the short period in which this charity has formed the response we have had from the British Public has been overwhelming. We have had interviews on BBC Radio 5 Live, coverage in the Sun Newspaper and countless updates in our local Paper, The Southwark News.
reaction to this Charity has been incredible, we still need more help, more donations, more awareness and above all more support.
We have a 16 strong team of dedicated professionals steam heading this operation and we will not give up until we succeed.
We have countless collectors ready to pick up their buckets and harass the general public for their small change.
We have the backing of the London Pearly Kings & Queens, one of the oldest charitable institutes in Britain today.
That is not to mention the small business men & women, who stick our posters in their business windows and donate to us what they can.
Now all we need is you. Together we can make a difference