Back in January we had something of a tragedy at the place where I work. A guy on our team, Shri, suffered a massive heart attack, keeled over in the office and died. He was just forty years old and left behind a wife pregnant with twins (who are now born and healthy).
Now, Shri knew he wasn't living the healthiest of lifestyles, had already suffered some health problems and as a result he'd already resolved to get fit and sort himself out. He gave up the the booze and the fags and the fatty food. Somewhat ironically, to set himself a goal he'd signed up for for the British Heart Foundation's annual bike ride from London to Brighton.
So as a way of honouring our fallen comrade and doing some Good Work in his name a whole bunch of us from the office have signed up to do the ride in his stead. Since February I've bought (and practically ruined) a bike and have been spending large chunks of my weekends training for this. Not because I'm unfit though. Oh no. Well, maybe a bit. But mainly because in order to make it a bit more competitive we've been betting heavily against each other with all proceeds going to the BHF and this could get really expensive. :-)
We're also having a fundraiser night in the work bar on June 5th with proceeds from the booze going to the charity, live music (perhaps including the first Looptron outing in a while) and other exciting stuff ahead of the ride itself (which is on Sunday June 21st). The only goal we have is to raise as much cash as possible.
You can get more information on the British Heart Foundation's work here. If you'd like to donate / sponsor us you can do so here: http://www.justgiving.com/in_memory_of_shri
Thank you. Nx
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