David Scott-Ralphs Olympic Challenge
David Scott-Ralphs, CEO of SeeAbility is aiming to raise £10,000 for the charity by taking part in ten Olympic or Paralympic disciplines in ten months between January and October 2012.
To mark the 2012 London Olympics and Paralympics and raise funds for sight loss causes, three charity Chief Executives, including David Scott-Ralphs are taking part in their own Olympic Challenge and aim to raise £10k for their respective organisations.
Joining Scott-Ralphs are Mike Brace Chief Executive of VISION 2020 UK, the umbrella body for the sight loss sector and Peter Corbett Chief Executive of Thomas Pocklington Trust, a charity specialising in providing housing and support services for adults with sight loss.
Calling themselves the ‘Three Tenners’, each will participate in five individual challenges events and five as a team activity.
For each chosen discipline, the aim is to take part in a competition or race, or, if new to the discipline, to follow an intensive training programme to achieve a basic level of skill.
David Scott-Ralphs chosen individual events are; badminton, boxing, fencing, windsurfing and the London Marathon. The team events are; rowing, sailing, and Paralympic sports Boccia, Goal Ball and tandem cycling. He is also acting as Mike Braces’ sighted guide in a 5k run in June.
To kick start his campaign, Scott-Ralphs is taking part in the grueling ‘Knacker Cracker’ challenge event in Surrey on New Years Day stepping in for the injured Peter Corbet. Scott-Ralphs commented, “We wanted to mark the Olympic Year in an unique way and demonstrate our commitment to people with sight loss. We agreed that - its all for one and one for all - Peter is injured so I had to step in and take on his challenge – it will be a great way of starting my campaign for 2012.”
Individual or team sponsorship is sought for each event completed or for the achievement of the overall Challenge. The aim is to raise £30,000 in total, to go towards projects run by the three charities. All funds raised will go to the charities and any expenses incurred in achieving the Challenge will be met by the participants.
Supporting the Tenners
• visit
http://www.bmycharity.com/3tenners. If you are a taxpayer, please complete the gift aid form, so that we can claim gift aid on your support.
• send cheques made payable to VISION 2020 UK and clearly marked on the back “Three Tenners” to VISION 2020 UK, 80 Elms Farm Road, Hornchurch, Essex RM12 5RD.
• make a BACS payment to VISION 2020 UK, sort code 40-52-40, account number 00087578, putting “3T” as the identification code.
During the year you will be able to follow their progress on the websites of the three charities and also via regular phone casts on
www.ipadio.com
The ‘Tenners’ would appreciate your early and ongoing pledges of support to encourage them!
http://www.bmycharity.com/3tenners
Mike Brace CBE.
Mike is the Chief Executive of VISION 2020 UK, the umbrella body for the sight loss sector. Mike has been CEO since VISION 2020 UK’s inception in 2001 and is retiring from this role in 2012. Mike is blind and is an experienced athlete and a past Chairman of the British Paralympic Association. He played a role in the Olympics and Paralympics coming to London.
Peter Corbett.
Peter is Chief Executive of Thomas Pocklington Trust, a charity specialising in providing housing and support services for adults with sight loss. Peter is a marathon runner and triathlete, having come to both in recent years and is now looking to add to his repertoire of events. He is looking forward particularly to the synchronised swimming!
SeeAbility.
SeeAbility exists to create better lives for people who have sight loss and multiple disabilities. The charity works with individuals to enable them to develop and maintain their life skills and provides specialist accommodation and support in 25 locations across southern England. SeeAbility also works nationally to transform eye care and vision for people with learning disabilities, who are ten times more likely than the general population to have a serious sight condition.