Cycling has obvious health and environmental benefits. A team of trust staff and private sector partners at University College Hospital London showed that it can also raise money for a good cause. P2G donated £2,000 in sponsoring their “Mallorca 300” cycling fundraiser, which raised a total of £50,000 for Great Ormond Street Hospital.
Each year, P2G donate 10% of profits to charity. This is our second year of operations. In our first year we chose the children's medical research charity, Sparks. This year, despite Bruce having his own bike stolen and Russell managing to walk past ranks of Boris bikes every day without even being tempted, our charitable donations were cycling themed. Cycling has obvious health and environmental benefits. A team of trust staff and private sector partners at University College Hospital London showed that it can also raise money for a good cause. P2G donated £2,000 in sponsoring their “Mallorca 300” cycling fundraiser, which raised a total of £50,000 for Great Ormond Street Hospital. Unfortunately, cycling also has its dangers. Every year in the UK 19,000 cyclists are involved in accidents, 3,000 of which result in death or serious injury. Despite these numbers, the data available is poor and policy decisions are often made on the basis of speculation rather than clear evidence. The Royal London Hospital has seen a 400% rise in the number of cyclists killed or injured in recent years. In response, Barts Charity ran a unique, multi-disciplinary seminar chaired by Jon Snow, with the subsequent launch of its Safe Cycling Appeal. Their flagship project being to compile a database on cycling injuries to address the poor state of information currently available. This new data will be used to monitor and reduce such incidents in the future. Our £14,792 donation has helped the campaign to reach a significant project milestone but much more can be done. Please take a look at the campaign website and donate if you can. We're looking for good causes for next year's donation. If you have any suggestions, please let us know by email.
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![]() P2G is a Social Enterprise Partnership that has committed to pay 10% of its profits to good causes. Our first accounting year ended 31st March 2013. This represented just four months of real operations. For our first donation, of £2,963, we have chosen Sparks. Sparks is a leading children’s medical research charity dedicated to funding pioneering research into a wide range of conditions affecting babies, children and mums-to-be. Its aim is to help all babies be born healthy by supporting research that will have a practical and positive impact on children’s lives. Its medical breakthroughs make a difference to the lives of thousands of children across the UK. Please take a look at their website for more details of the work that they do, and how you can help. Thanks to pioneering research funded by Sparks, Oscar's body temperature was quickly reduced to 33 degrees Celsius following trauma at birth. Today he is a happy toddler.
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