Help support our colleague,
Mick Lee
Let’s help Mick reach his goals…..
Help support our colleague,
Mick is running and cycling (a very long way!) for some amazing charities.
A personal note from Mick
I have a number of passions – diving, my own health and own military relationship.
From a conversation with our very own CEO Sat, I changed my mindset overnight from a defeatist “I can’t ever be fit or strong enough to do the Marathon Des Sables (MDS) at my age, to I’m going to do it and I’m going to incorporate my passions as my why factor and give me a reason”.
At 51 years old, not even a reasonable runner, I felt like I needed a challenge and basically I needed a kick up the arse. My conversation with Sat was my morning coffee moment!
I’m doing a number of events to raise support and awareness of my charities, I know military charities are not everyone’s cup of tea but mine are based on rehabilitation and creating a safe place for those affected by afflictions caused in carrying out their duty to the government and to us.
Thank you so much for taking the time to read my message and consider my request.
Total raised so far:
Combat Stress – £700
Deptherapy – £1131
Alzheimers – £3356
Walking With The Wounded – £1278
6695
Donation total to date
My challenges
Completed events:
– The Total Warrior challenge in June – Finished
– The TCS London Marathon in October – Finished 04:14
– The Druid’s Challenge in November – Finished & broken – 85 miles in 19 hours 10 minutes
– The Pilgrims challenge in February – 66 miles in 2 days 7 hrs 13 mins & 7 hrs 40 mins
– Marathon Des Sables 2023, the toughest foot race on Earth
– Combat Stress Cycle September – 1000km in a month
– Ford Ride London – 102 miles cycling
Next:
– Swim Serpentine – September
My charities
My chosen charities
Deptherapy have unfortunately had to close their doors to fundraising, however, I’m pleased that the invaluable money that you helped raise has gone towards helping a beneficiary in their program next year. I hope that they will keep in touch and we will hear from them next year so thank you for the difference you made to their life.
Because of this, I have reviewed the charities I am supporting on my journey and have decided to split the money between four charities. I will now be fundraising for Combat Stress, the UK’s leading charity for veterans’ mental health, Alzheimer’s Society, supporting a debilitating disease that took over my father’s life at 65 years old, Walking With The Wounded, a well-known charity that supports those wounded, mentally or physically, in the military, and finally UK Youth, our own company charity partner, equipping and empowering young people to thrive and contribute in every stage of their lives.
The closure of Deptherapy shows the importance of your support to my chosen charities. I know times are hard but please support me in giving what you can. Each donation, big or small, makes a huge difference and it makes my miles, sore legs and feet, and blisters worth it.
Thank you so much.
Next event:
Swim Serpentine – September 2024
My blog
Ford RideLondon is the world’s greatest festival of cycling giving you the rare chance to enjoy riding a range of distances on traffic-free roads.
I have to admit this challenge fills me with dread, I hate cycling and I know it’s going to kill both my back and other parts. My bike is going to probably fall apart as will I.
Why am I doing this? I attempted the MdS last year and in working with WWTW, I got to speak with the team and took some real insight from them into their amazing work, the much needed support for ex-military personnel that they provide. I’m humbled by what they do and is achieved by your generous donations. Throughout the ride, being a novice rider, I’ll be digging into the reserves and taking my learnings from my time with my hard-as-nails team-mates from tent 78 – listen to my body, keep hydrating early, keep talking and use my WWTW colleagues and charity as my why, most importantly enjoy the day.
If you could spare some of your hard earned pounds or pennies, every bit is gratefully received and put to the most important of use.
Thank you so much for everything you can spare!
Thanks
Mick
