Wheelchair User Mum & RAF Cadet Son To Cycle 80 Miles in 80 Days
MJ & Joe Golinski
My Story
Me and my son, who live in Stoke-on-Trent, are cycling 80 miles for charity this summer in honour of the RAF Air Cadets’ 80th anniversary. I will be tackling the miles using a hand bike attachment for my wheelchair alongside 16-year-old Joe who has been an air cadet since he was 12.
I am a Mum-of-three & have cerebral palsy and have permanently used a wheelchair since 2017 following spinal surgery complications. We will be taking on the 80 Miles in 80 Days challenge, as Joe's confidence and resilience has skyrocketed thanks to the cadets. We’ve been through a stressful time as a family but going to cadets has really helped him cope with the challenges we’ve faced.
Joe recently did his practice for his Silver Duke of Edinburgh awards, and he was one of the first cadets in his squadron to gain his L81A2 rifle qualification. He's gained so much through the RAF Air Cadets, so we were really keen to give something back and this challenge seemed like the perfect opportunity for us to do so.
You can sponsor us using the 'Donate' button below. Thank you!
Set up in 1941, the Combined Cadet Force and Air Training Corps are collectively known as the RAF Air Cadets. The groups provide youngsters aged 13 and above with opportunities for adventure, training and skills including learning to fly a glider.
The air cadets and the RAF Benevolent Fund have a long history of working together. As a charity which supports the RAF Family, the Fund has always been able to rely on support from the cadets in this mission with everything from fundraising efforts to supporting veterans and serving personnel at Fund events.
To mark the organisation’s 80th anniversary, the RAF Benevolent Fund is proud to offer an enhanced package of welfare support for the RAF Air Cadets, including members of the Combined Cadet Force. Support includes emotional wellbeing, counselling and bereavement support, as well as financial support if a member is killed, on or off duty. This also extends to staff cadets and uniformed volunteers.
To share your memories of being an air cadet or to take part in the Fund’s 80 Miles in 80 Days challenge, head to rafbf.org/aircadets. To thank our supporters, the fundraiser who raises the most before 22 August will win a special flight with The Blades Aerobatic Team.
RAF Benevolent Fund: The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund is the RAF’s leading welfare charity. We exist to support current and former members of the RAF, their partners and dependants, whenever they need us. In 2019, we spent £28M supporting more than 71,000 members of the RAF Family. For more information visit: www.rafbf.org Twitter: https://twitter.com/RAFBF
Please support my challenge by sponsoring us today. Thank you!
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Target
£80
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Raised so far
£180
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Number of donors
4
My Story
Me and my son, who live in Stoke-on-Trent, are cycling 80 miles for charity this summer in honour of the RAF Air Cadets’ 80th anniversary. I will be tackling the miles using a hand bike attachment for my wheelchair alongside 16-year-old Joe who has been an air cadet since he was 12.
I am a Mum-of-three & have cerebral palsy and have permanently used a wheelchair since 2017 following spinal surgery complications. We will be taking on the 80 Miles in 80 Days challenge, as Joe's confidence and resilience has skyrocketed thanks to the cadets. We’ve been through a stressful time as a family but going to cadets has really helped him cope with the challenges we’ve faced.
Joe recently did his practice for his Silver Duke of Edinburgh awards, and he was one of the first cadets in his squadron to gain his L81A2 rifle qualification. He's gained so much through the RAF Air Cadets, so we were really keen to give something back and this challenge seemed like the perfect opportunity for us to do so.
You can sponsor us using the 'Donate' button below. Thank you!
Set up in 1941, the Combined Cadet Force and Air Training Corps are collectively known as the RAF Air Cadets. The groups provide youngsters aged 13 and above with opportunities for adventure, training and skills including learning to fly a glider.
The air cadets and the RAF Benevolent Fund have a long history of working together. As a charity which supports the RAF Family, the Fund has always been able to rely on support from the cadets in this mission with everything from fundraising efforts to supporting veterans and serving personnel at Fund events.
To mark the organisation’s 80th anniversary, the RAF Benevolent Fund is proud to offer an enhanced package of welfare support for the RAF Air Cadets, including members of the Combined Cadet Force. Support includes emotional wellbeing, counselling and bereavement support, as well as financial support if a member is killed, on or off duty. This also extends to staff cadets and uniformed volunteers.
To share your memories of being an air cadet or to take part in the Fund’s 80 Miles in 80 Days challenge, head to rafbf.org/aircadets. To thank our supporters, the fundraiser who raises the most before 22 August will win a special flight with The Blades Aerobatic Team.
RAF Benevolent Fund: The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund is the RAF’s leading welfare charity. We exist to support current and former members of the RAF, their partners and dependants, whenever they need us. In 2019, we spent £28M supporting more than 71,000 members of the RAF Family. For more information visit: www.rafbf.org Twitter: https://twitter.com/RAFBF
Please support my challenge by sponsoring us today. Thank you!
