Charity gets on bike for climate change
Cyclists have been encouraged by Christian Aid to join its latest campaign
A leading charity is calling on conscientious bike enthusiasts to join a new fundraising campaign to boost awareness of the United Nations' climate change summit in Copenhagen.
Christian Aid is planning to put together a team of 50 cyclists who will hit the road from 9th December and travel over to Denmark to join a mass rally urging world leaders to agree a deal to tackle environmental issues.
The trip will begin in London and see participants travel through to Harwich, where they will catch a ferry to Denmark and ride on to Copenhagen.
In order to gain a place, interested parties have been asked to pay an initial registration fee of £99 and an additional £875 in accommodation, ferry and meal costs.
The latter is part of a commitment for each cyclist to raise almost £2,000 for Christian Aid and can either be donated by the rider or gained through sponsorship.
Alison Gregory of Christian Aid said: "This an amazing opportunity to make a real difference by making your voice heard at the crucial climate change talks in Copenhagen and at the same time raising money to help some the world's poorest people."
The charity has already welcomed the UK government's manifesto for the UN summit and urged prime minister Gordon Brown to show "true leadership" to persuade other leaders to tackle global warming.
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Wow ! That is some registration fee.
Could you break that down for me please and expain where the money goes. Thanks.