
Heart to Home charity ride raises £10k for Maggie's
01 Oct 2019We are so proud of our cycling heroes who last month completed their ‘Heart to Home’ charity cycle ride for Maggie’s.
Today it’s World Duchenne Awareness Day so we catch up with Planning Manager Richard Binns who is fundraising for Duchenne UK.
Last year, Richard’s son Jack was diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), a condition which affects an estimated 300,000 people worldwide. The disease mainly affects boys, with sufferers typically left wheelchair bound by their teens and with a reduced life expectancy of between 20 to 30 years.
Richard was due to take part in this year’s 24 hour Duchenne Dash charity cycle from London to Paris with his brother-in-law Jonathon on June 12th & 13th. Sadly, the event, which raises funds for Duchenne UK, had to be cancelled because of the pandemic.
Undeterred, Richard carried on with his fundraising, taking to the country roads around his home in Cheshire to cover 300km during May. He also managed to complete a further 160km on the 13th June, the day he and Jonathon would have arrived in Paris!
With amazing support along the way and generosity from friends, family, colleagues and his local community, Richard has managed to raise over £12,000, that’s 76% of his fundraising target for this year!
So what’s next for Richard’s #BackingJack campaign?
With Covid-19 restrictions and event cancellations, Richard has called upon the support of his sister who makes silver jewellery. She’s completed a pendant design for bracelets that incorporates the Duchenne UK logo with all profits going to the #BackingJack campaign.
Richard has everything crossed he can actually take part in the Duchenne Dash next year in Paris and also has plans in place to organise a charity ball once the covid-19 restrictions are lifted. All profits will be used for further research into helping find a cure for the devastating muscle wasting disease affecting his five-year-old son Jack.
We hope you can show your support for Richard, Jack and the rest of the family here:
https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/richardbinns
#BackingJack
#WDAD2020
We are so proud of our cycling heroes who last month completed their ‘Heart to Home’ charity cycle ride for Maggie’s.
We're #backingjack and his dad Richard Binns, our Regional Planning Manager who is preparing for his epic fundraising cycling challenge from London to Paris in just 24 hours in June this year. All proceeds will go towards Duchenne UK to help children including his son Jack with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.
With the pandemic scuppering plans for his London to Paris cycling fundraiser, Richard Binns has hit the road closer to home, determined to do his bit to help research into the muscle wasting disease affecting his four-year-old son Jack.