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THREE LONDON CABBIES WILL ATTEMPT TO ROW THE ATLANTIC TO RAISE MONEY FOR CHARITY
Three amazing London cab drivers: Darren Parr, Bob Barber and Stuart Lockhart will attempt to row the Atlantic from Lanzarote to Antigua in 2023 to raise money for charity. Cabbies Atlantic Row 2023 - The Atlantic Dash is an ocean rowing regatta where everyone has the
same goal: to cross the Atlantic Ocean. As ‘Cabbies Do Kilimanjaro’, they raised £18,000 for The Taxi Charity when they climbed Kilimanjaro in 2019, and in February 2022 they climbed Kilimanjaro and Meru and raised £8,000 for the London Taxi Drivers’ Charity for Children and a Tanzanian orphanage. The Atlantic Row was the idea of a fellow London cabbie who had suffered a stroke in 2021 and the team wish to raise the profile of this condition especially among London Cab drivers.
They are hoping to raise £7,000. The money raised will be split between the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans, The Stroke Association, and a Tanzanian Orphanage near Arusha. To donate please click link below:
https://bit.ly/3kAKIoi
2023 WILL MARK THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE TAXI CHARITY FOR MILITARY VETERANS
2023 will mark the 75th anniversary of the Taxi Charity For Military Veterans - a remarkable milestone for a small charity which supports veterans throughout the UK. Founded in 1948 by three London cab drivers who wanted to arrange for friends who had been injured in WWII to have a day out, the charity was initially called The London Taxi Benevolent Association For War Disabled but changed its name to The Taxi Charity for Military Veterans in 2016, to reflect its aim to support veterans from all conflicts. The Taxi Charity, which is run by volunteer London black taxi drivers has supported thousands of veterans over the years and is the only veterans charity with the sole purpose of giving those they support social events and fun to enhance their lives. The ultimate accolade for all those
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involved in the Taxi Charity was receiving the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service in 2021, an award approved by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the equivalent of the MBE for charities. London cab driver and Chairman of the Taxi Charity, Brian Heffernan said: “If funding allows, we hope to celebrate this amazing milestone not only with our traditional trips, to the Netherlands, Normandy and Worthing but also with an event on International Women’s Day, a party in the summer, a joint outing
with the Household Cavalry, a shooting and a fishing day. "To help fund these events we have launched a ‘75 for 75’ campaign and hope that with donations from our supporters, friends and the cab trade we can reach our £75,000 fundraising goal.” The Taxi Charity Patron, Vice- Admiral Sir Adrian Johns, said: “As this remarkable charity celebrates its 75th birthday, I pay tribute to the wonderful service it has provided for so many of this country’s veterans over so many years. “At the heart of the charity are the cabbies who give so freely and cheerfully of their time - long may they and the Taxi Charity continue their great work!” To find out more about the Taxi Charity or to donate to the ‘75 for 75’ campaign visit:
www.taxicharity.org
FEBRUARY 2023 PHTM
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