Four heart charities launch joint overseas cycle event
Howard Lake | 7 November 2008 | News
Four UK charities have again joined forces to launch a new cycling challenge in Sinai to raise funds to support their work fighting heart disease and improving the lives of people with serious heart problems.
The third 429km Big Heart Bike Ride will take place in the Sinai Desert in Egypt from the 7-15 November 2009. Men and women of all ages who are prepared to train and get fit are invited to take part. Funds raised will be divided equally between The British Heart Foundation, CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young), Echo UK (The Tiny Tickers Charity), and Heart UK.
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Participants will be required to pay a registration fee of £250 and raise a minimum of £2,500 in sponsorship funds and donations for The Big Heart Bike Ride charities.
www.actionforcharity.co.uk/eventdetailsnew2.asp/urlsearch/The-Big-Heart-Bike-Ride-in-Sinai
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