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DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Gerald Patterson Topic: Why 5150km on a bike? Gerald 
 Patterson completed a marathon bicycle journey across the United States to
  raise money for Motor Neurone Disease NZ (MNDNZ). He undertook the journe
 y with a group of cyclists from New Zealand\, the United Kingdom and US.Th
 ey set out on May 18 to ride from San Francisco in California to New York\
 , a distance of 5150km over 36 days. "Why did I do this long ride? Well th
 e answer from 95% of people I tell is ‘because I’m mad’ or something
  along that line. I have always been an active person who enjoyed a challe
 nge and took up cycling seriously in the early 90’s. Since then\, and ma
 ny times with the same group of friends\, I have ridden many kilometres in
  NZ and overseas. Some rides have been small charity rides with the bigges
 t was a Wellington to Auckland ride in 2017. This ride was billed as ‘Th
 e Ride of the Legends’ in conjunction with the British and Irish Lions t
 our of NZ raising over $70\,000.00 for Conductive Education. As mentioned\
 , the beneficiary for this USA ride in June this year was the NZ Motor Neu
 ron Disease Foundation\, the only charity focused on improving quality of 
 life\, funding research and campaigning for people affected by MND in NZ. 
 My fundraising target of $50000 was exceeded!" So come one and all to hear
  the tales of this amazing adventure! 
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SUMMARY:Meeting - 21 Oct 2024
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Speaker:&nbsp\;<strong>Gerald Patterson</st
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 oss the United States to raise money for Motor Neurone Disease NZ (MNDNZ).
  He undertook the journey with a group of cyclists from New Zealand\, the 
 United Kingdom and US.They set out on May 18 to ride from San Francisco in
  California to New York\, a distance of 5150km over 36 days.</p>\n\n<p><em
 ><strong>&quot\;Why did I do this long ride?</strong><br />\nWell the answ
 er from 95% of people I tell is &lsquo\;because I&rsquo\;m mad&rsquo\; or 
 something along that line. I have always been an active person who enjoyed
  a challenge and took up cycling seriously in the early 90&rsquo\;s. Since
  then\, and many times with the same group of friends\, I have ridden many
  kilometres in NZ and overseas.<br />\nSome rides have been small charity 
 rides with the biggest was a Wellington to Auckland ride in 2017. This rid
 e was billed as &lsquo\;The Ride of the Legends&rsquo\; in conjunction wit
 h the British and Irish Lions tour of NZ raising over $70\,000.00 for Cond
 uctive Education.</em></p>\n\n<p><em>As mentioned\, the beneficiary for th
 is USA ride in June this year was the NZ Motor Neuron Disease Foundation\,
  the only charity focused on improving quality of life\, funding research 
 and campaigning for people affected by MND in NZ. My fundraising target of
  $50000 was exceeded!&quot\;</em></p>\n\n<p style="box-sizing: border-box\
 ; margin-top: 0px\; margin-bottom: 26px\; overflow-wrap: break-word\; colo
 r: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; font-family: Rubik\; font-size: 15px\;">So come one
  and all to hear the tales of this amazing adventure!</p>\n
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