Two of the amazing Teens that we support, Eilish and Harry are currently in Sri Lanka taking on the incredible cycling challenge. Over the next week they will cycle a staggering 350km, an average distance of 60km per day through a land of misty highlands and tea plantations, dense jungles and national parks. We are very proud of them both and hope they are enjoying the whole experience.
On the departure morning Eilish has this to say…
“Quite scary how quickly this has come around but here goes, months of training and incredible amounts of motivation from my wonderful family and friends, I'm off to cycle 350km around Sri Lanka massive thank you to everyone who's sponsored me, I have raised a huge £2790! You have no idea how grateful I am and how much Teens Unite means to me. Thinking of my amazing friends I've met through Teens unite, those still fighting, the survivors and those sadly taken from us. Without teens unite I would never have been able to form these friendships that mean the world to me ”
Eilish has raised an incredible amount for Teens Unite, however there is still time to show her your support and donate to her JustGiving page here - https://www.justgiving.com/Eilish-Dowd1
On the departure morning Eilish has this to say…
“Quite scary how quickly this has come around but here goes, months of training and incredible amounts of motivation from my wonderful family and friends, I'm off to cycle 350km around Sri Lanka massive thank you to everyone who's sponsored me, I have raised a huge £2790! You have no idea how grateful I am and how much Teens Unite means to me. Thinking of my amazing friends I've met through Teens unite, those still fighting, the survivors and those sadly taken from us. Without teens unite I would never have been able to form these friendships that mean the world to me ”
Eilish has raised an incredible amount for Teens Unite, however there is still time to show her your support and donate to her JustGiving page here - https://www.justgiving.com/Eilish-Dowd1
After day 1 of the cycle challenge Harry sent us this update…
“The cycle was amazing. On our way to pick up our bikes this morning you see all these different, weird types of vehicles, including bikes, and you wonder how they haven't been run over yet. Luckily you kinda forget that when you're in the same position as them
The cycle wasn't as bad as what I thought it was going to be. So glad I put the training in for this though or I r...eally would have struggled. It was 38 degrees at one point but didn't feel like it at all. The whole cycle went quite quick to be honest which was obviously ideal!
As soon as we finished cycling we had to climb a very steep mountain which had around 1,200 steps. Not really what you wanna be doing after a 60km cycle but the views were unreal.
So it was back to this amazing hotel where I had a lovely evening swim, followed by a buffet (seems to be a 'thing' in Sri Lanka) and a couple of games of chess which gave me a massive headache haha.
Anyway, straight to bed now as have to be up at 6 to leave at 7:30! It's hard but, wow, what an amazing experience.”
Harry is SO close to hitting his fundraising target, please donate if you can to show your support. https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/HarryLehane2
We are so amazed by all of the incredible supporters who are taking on this challenge. Keep going guys, you are doing us all so proud.
To be filled in with the day to day cycle challenge action then click the link below to follow our Sri Lanka blog.
http://teensunite-srilanka.blogspot.co.uk/
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