I am completing the 250 mile (400km) Vietnam to Cambodia cycle challenge as it is a fantastic opportunity to raise money for a brilliant charity in Alder Hey Children's Charity whilst pushing myself to see what I can achieve. I have never done a long distance cycle and I see this as a brilliant opportunity to push myself to see what I can acheive in aid of a brilliant charity. The cycle will take place from the 12th to the 22nd of October.

As part of my fundraising for Alder Hey and the Cycle from Vietnam to Cambodia I am organising and taking part in a 24 hour crossfit 'wodathon' with a lot of help from my friends at crossfit ASG. This event will involve doing one crossfit workout every hour on the hour for the full 24 hours. Assisted by Nicola Llewelyn we are doing this event on August 18th/19th from 5.30pm at Crossfit ASG with everyone welcome to come down and support, or even join in if you want to. There will be lots going on including a BBQ, teas/coffees and cakes and a raffle with many brilliant prizes to be won!

Here's a little bit about Alder Hey and why I want to help:

Alder Hey Children’s Hospital is the busiest children’s hospital in the UK caring for over 275,000 young patients each year. Alder Hey is a Centre of Excellence for children with cancer, heart, spinal and brain disease and a National Centre for head and facial surgery, we are one of only four centres nationally to provide epilepsy surgery and one of two accredited major trauma units for children in the North West – our A & E department treats nearly 60,000 children every year.  We are here for every child every day, providing remarkable care with excellence and dedication.

In October 2015 we moved into our brand new world class hospital, Alder Hey in the Park, the only hospital in Europe built entirely in a park. Consisting of six standard wards, each with 32 beds, and 48 critical care beds for patients in ICU, HDU and Burns, Alder Hey in the Park has 16 operating theatres and is the most sustainable 24hour hospital ever built.

75% of the hospital’s 270 beds are in single-bed occupancy rooms with en-suite facilities and a dedicated chef on every floor prepares fresh evening meals for patients as and when they want them. There are play areas within every ward and easy access to external play areas and gardens. There are also additional areas for parents and families including parent rooms, a 150 seat restaurant facility, gardens and a spiritual area.

Alder Hey Children’s Charity raises funds to support the hospital’s pioneering work and aims to improve the quality of life for not only
the young people we treat each year, but through innovations and research into childhood diseases, the quality of life for children in hospitals across the world.

Every donation we receive enables us to make a difference to our patients and their families; your vital donations help us to fund research and innovation, provide specialist equipment, enhance patient experience through digital innovations and play equipment and create a better environment and facilities for families.

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