Blues Secretary Ed Pearson Cycling to Casablanca
Tuesday 13 July 2010
Blues Secretary Ed Pearson will shortly be embarking on a 2000-mile cycle ride from Cambridge to Casablanca in Morocco, with the aim of raising £5000 for the Sick Children's Trust.
Ed, who won a cricket Blue in 2009 and was also the university Real Tennis captain this year, has just graduated from Robinson College with a 2:1 in Geography. He will join five school friends on the challenging six-week expedition which takes in the West coast of France, some arduous climbs in the Pyrenees and then the blazing midsummer heat across Spain and Morocco.
The money raised will help support The Sick Children's Trust to run Acorn House at Addenbrooke's hospital. The Sick Children's Trust believe that no child should be separated from their family whilst undergoing treatment, and Acorn House provides accommodation for over 700 families whose children are receiving treatment for serious illnesses completely free of charge each year.
Further details about the expedition can be found on the team's website, cambridgetocasablanca.co.uk, and regular updates on the team's progress will be available on their blog.
If you would like to make a contribution to the fundraising effort, please visit the Cambridge to Casablanca Just Giving page - the team only need a little more help to reach their £5000 target.
