Tuesday 8 March 2016

Sport Relief 2016

Today Tuesday the 8th March a team from Greenwich Leisure rolled into Kendal to cycle one leg of a 500 mile cycle around the UK.
KVRC's Bruce Barnes and team braved the chilly morning conditions to support the Sport Relief challenge, and show that sport no matter how big or small can really help build bridges and shape futures.
A few facts about where Sport Relief money has gone in the last 2 years :-

Its Helped 189,000 attend school and get an education
Aided in 16,500 people getting mental health support
734,000 young children given life-saving vaccines
help fund 23 projects that support people living with Dementia 
50% help in UK 50% Help Overseas