Our Frederic Bikes for Ear Foundation
Frederic says: "Adam is my younger brother, who I am doing this bike ride with. We are both raising money for two separate charities: The Ear Foundation who helped me before and after I was implanted with the cochlear implant, and also for the Emerald Hill School for the Deaf which I visited in Zimbabwe. It is a school that goes from pre-school all the way through to secondary school."
Adam says: "18 years ago, my brother Frederic was diagnosed with meningitis. This meant he would be deaf in both ears for the rest of his life. There was a silver lining however. The Ear Foundation provided him with a working third ear as it were. He is now able to live a perfectly normal life and can hear close to what he would normally. He is one of thousands, millions worldwide with this disease and he is lucky enough to be in a position to live around it. The Ear Foundation provides teaching, speech therapists, medical staff and aims to make life easier for both the family and the patient. Our sponsored ride from Land's End to John O'Groats (averaging 120-150miles a day) will also raise funds for Zimbabwe's only secondary school for the deaf, Emerald Hill School for the Deaf, which Frederic visited during his gap year."
Please send cheques to Frederic Bolton, Clapton Manor, Clapton-on-the-Hill, Cheltenham, Glos, GL54 2LG, allowing those less privileged at the deaf school to benefit. Please support us, if we can get close to the £3,000 target it would be fantastic.
For donations to the Ear Foundation please access the link below: