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Bikes To Botswana - Wigan Pool Promotes Pedal Power
You can always relay on big-hearted staff at Wigan Pool to dive in to
help a worthy cause. And it was no exception when the taxman came
calling.
The Inland Revenue has chosen to support the Books for Botswana
charity, which aims to provide as much financial aid as possible for the
stricken central African state.
And what better way to help than to get on your bike and do it yourself?
Which is exactly what the Inland Revenue team did with a breath-taking
sponsored cycle.
Workout wonders: Wigan
International Pool fitness expert Martin Smith takes the Inland Revenue
team through their paces.
Event organiser Christina King from the Inland Revenue
is a big fan of the pool's fitness facilities, so she hit upon the
brainwave of using the latest keep fit craze - Aerobiking - to help give
their charity appeal a boost.
And if there's one place in Wigan to go to find out all about the best
in fitness training it's Wigan Pool.
Christina said: "We’ve been to the aerobiking sessions at the pool
before and they're really good. We are trying to raise enough money to
pay for a day care worker to help out with young children in Botswana.
In total we are hoping to raise £2,000 through a series of events."
Christina approached Wigan Pool fitness instructor and resident
aerobiking trainer Martin Smith who was only too happy to lead her and
the group through a gruelling sponsored workout, which helped them to
reach their goal. Wigan Pool manager Stephen Colclough said: "This was a
great event and we were only too happy to help out. The team from the
Inland Revenue certainly gave it their all and Martin pushed them all
the way."
He added: "We wish them the best of luck with the rest of their fund
raising exploits."
Botswana Briefing:
- Books for Botswana aims to relieve poverty, sickness and distress
in Botswana by providing clothing for children. It also aims to
advance education in Botswana by providing teaching materials and
funds to pay for day care leaders.
- Although Botswana is one of the more well off countries in Africa
it has one of the highest rates of AIDS. This has resulted in huge
numbers of orphaned children with no family to care for them. There
are already more than 40,000 AIDS orphans registered in Botswana and
the numbers are rising daily.
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