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Quintessentially Foundation is a charitable foundation set up to tackle child poverty and the limitations it places on the futures of children and young people. They do this by finding, funding and supporting small frontline charities well-positioned to make a big difference. Small frontline charities have some of the best solutions to society's biggest problems. However, they are often overlooked and underfunded. So, through Quintessentially Foundation’s flagship programme, ‘The Firefly Project', they scale their charity partners’ successful interventions for young people, tackling child poverty in all forms, by providing the charities with:
- Unrestricted funding - so that our partner charities can invest in increasing their internal capacity and prepare for growth.
- Tailored organisational support – ensuring they develop the proper infrastructure for their model to increase the number of young people they support and optimise the quality of their impact.
- Untapped networks and connections – so that they can have more supporters amplifying their cause and, most notably so that they can continue to grow sustainably once our funding ends
To find out more information about The Firefly Project, please visit the Quintessentially Foundation website here.
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My Updates
Reaching the Castle
Monday 12th May
We’ll be riding 4 consecutive days, averaging 100K per day — so I figured I’d simulate that with a😬 Friday–Saturday–Sunday test ride.
Did I do it?
Yes!🥳
Did my legs survive?
Barely.😩
Every day, for the first 15 minutes, my legs were whispering: “Why, Ian? Why?”😥😢😓
And let’s not even talk about sitting down... trust me, that hurts too.🤭
Some recurring moments on the road:
Me: “I’m here!” (a.k.a. trying to catch up… again… after every hill)😲
Group: “Make the effort!” — which loosely translates to “Pedal faster, mate!”😤
But here’s the best part — we’re now over £1,100 raised for the Firefly Project, helping children access education, books, and opportunities to shine.🤗🤗🤗
So if you’ve been following along,
Make the effort (not the same tone as my group, trust me) 😂… click the link Share
Understanding a BIKE
Tuesday 22nd Apr
I started training for the event (after finding a bike on April 6th)… and today I hit 250 km! Still a long way to go, but it’s a start! 🚴♂️🔥
Sharing a picture of what I’ve been seeing in Richmond Park—yes, I still have to stop and record these moments after conquering my personal Everest (aka That One Hill) ⛰️
And now, I need your help!
I’ve got 300+ amazing friends here - if even a few of you chip in, I’ll hit my goal in no time.
Support a great cause and my poor legs, and you know what ... :) Share
Thank you to my Sponsors
£150
Sergio Molanphy
£100
Cortes-escobar
£75
Vicki Clementoni
Have an amazing and safe ride, Ian, for a wonderful cause.
£50
Lee Halket
Good luck Ian and team, great cause.
£50
Nilsa Rincon
You can do this!
£50
Dech
You’re unstoppable, Go Ian!
£50
Juan Guerrero
Well done Ian, great cause to support and more impressive you are up for it without much cycling experience!!!
£50
Ana Domenech
£50
Vianni P
£50
Essa Alobaisi
Good Luck Ian!
£50
Joane Barnett
Gracias por compartir y te deseo un gran éxito en esta campaña.
£50
Maurizio Contini
Go go go, Ian. It’s a physical medical and mental challenge. You can do it.
£50
Fernando Dominguez
Really proud of your challenge. I hope a small donation can help your goal.
£50
Raj Siva-kumar
£30
Anonymous
Great effort, even greater cause. Go Ian!
£30
Salman Syed
Ian and Sabre Team! What a great milestone.
£30
Shazia Poona-haq
Best of Luck! May the hills be with you ...
£20
Gavin Miles
Keep pedalling mate
£20
David James
£20
Anonymous
£20
Kate Howarth
Best of luck, Ian and team!!
£20
Felipe Villar Stein
£20
Maria Gaona
£20
Rob Hunt
Best of luck amigo! Go smash it 💪
£20
Martin Kleinman
Awesome 🤩 Enjoy! 🚴
£20
Tess Longfield
IANcredible! Hats off to you for taking on this challenge - I’m sure you’ll smash it and it will be the start of a wonderful journey on wheels.
£20
Anonymous
Go Ian go! :-)
£20
Laura Gatell Perez
£20
Santiago Gallegos
Keep moving those legs
£20
Ana Candido
Força, amigo! I'm so happy to see you embarking on another challenging and beautiful adventure. I have no doubt you'll rock it—just like you always do. Go for it, and enjoy every step of the journey!
£20
Pilar Urrego
You’ve got this! Excellent cause and a great activity!
£20
Marisa G
Well done!! Que grandísimo esfuerzo, toda mi admiración!! Vente para Peckham a comer cake cuando termines la vuelta, tengo curiosidad por cronometrar cuánto te tardas!!
£20
Mariarita Zizzo
Go Ian! 🚵♀️ 💪
£20
Neil Morgan
Good luck, great cause, you continue to inspire my friend!
£20
Nacho & Ana
Come On Ian!!!!
£20
Freya & Jack Schofield
Good luck Ian and team! From Freya, Jack and Riley!!!
£10
Joao Fernandes
Love you Ian :)
£10
Didier Bellone
My contribution
Donation from Rafael & Sergio