Please note this event is raising money for 3 charities. Any donations cannot be split so need to be made to each charity individually via the pages below.
The Flo Riders Charity Cycle first took place on 13th October 2018 in support of World Squash Day. 20 riders set out and, in spite of a late time of year and some adverse weather conditions, all 20 riders finished. With massive support from the clubs involved, in total £5165 was raised.
This year we are going to start a little earlier in the year and reverse the route so we do the hardest leg early. Let's go!
The Flo Riders Charity Cycle is in aid of Florence's Heroes, a charitable fund set up by Chris and Sarah Wheat. Their story is below:
Florence was born just over 6 weeks early in 2015, weighing in at a little over 3 lbs. She was immediately admitted to the Neonatal Unit at Colchester General Hospital. At only a few days she was diagnosed with Hydrocephalus (a build up
of fluid on the brain) and then not long after that her Congenital Heart Defects. In total she spent the first 104 days of her life in 3 different hospitals.
There are 3 services in her journey so far that we are so indebted to and thus “Florence’s Heroes Fund” was born. It is our pledge as a family to fundraise in
various ways, not for Florence herself but for these services to enable them to go on helping other children.
1. Neonatal Unit at Colchester General Hospital – the care Florence received during her long stay on this unit was exceptional. As a family we remain thankful to this team every day for everything they did for Florence.
2. Acute Neonatal Transfer Service (ANTS) – this is a regional service (based at Addenbrooke's Hospital) that specialises in the transportation of sick babies. They have 2 ambulances for the whole of
East Anglia. Every shift each ambulance is manned by a driver, specialist neonatal nurse and doctor. They are equipped with a transportable incubator and with every possible piece of equipment that a sick baby may need. This is a 24 hour, 7 day a week service. In total Florence travelled with them 6 times in 3
months.
3. Royal Brompton Hospital – there are few hospitals in the world that have the skills and expertise to perform open heart surgery to repair defects on a tiny
2month old baby weighing only 5lbs. This hospital is world class and without whom Florence would not be with us today.
Thank you so much for your donation. Your support really means a lot to the team.
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