THE Tour de France nIt only begins in a little less than 2 months, but we could already award an honorary yellow jersey to a little boy with a big heart who, across the Channel, put his passion for two-wheelers at the service of a noble cause, that of guide dogs for the blind.
Ollie is only 8 years old, but this resident of West Bridgfordin Nottinghamshire (England), stood out this weekend by traveling tens of kilometers to raise funds for an association training canines to accompany people suffering from blindness, reported the West Bridgford Wire on Sunday May 10.
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A distance 7 times longer than the one he usually covers
His father Chris Rhodes created a online solidarity prize pool on the platform JustGiving alongside the sporting challenge that he and the child launched on Saturday May 9. The latter consisted of pedaling for 53 kilometers, between Granthamin the neighboring county of Lincolnshire, and West Bridgford. A journey that they took together.
Usually, walksOllie by bike hardly exceed 8 kilometers, but the schoolboy was not afraid to considerably increase the distance to make his contribution to a cause that is close to his heart since his meeting with Charlie.
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The latter is the guide dog of Terryand this duo had visited the primary school ofOllie on several occasions to help students discover the impact that these animals with very specific skills and training can have on the humans they support on a daily basis.
“Help ensure that more people can benefit from the exceptional support of a guide dog”
Recently, Charlie fell ill and can no longer play this role alongside Terrywho had to return to the traditional white cane. Ollie wants to help Guide Dogsthe association having ensured the learning of Charlieto train more guide dogs.
“ I want to help ensure that more people can benefit from the exceptional support of a guide dog. I train hard every weekend to achieve my goal », We can read on the prize pool page.
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To date, the donation counter shows just over 960 pounds sterling, or approximately 1,110 euros.