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Amy Gillett Safe Cycling Foundation - Husband asks cycling legend to lend a hand
Amy Gillett Safe Cycling Foundation - Husband asks cycling legend to lend a hand http://tinyurl.com/a7yqq SIMON Gillett says he is optimistic that seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong will agree to fly to Australia later this year to launch the Amy Gillett Safe Cycling Foundation. As donations to the foundation approach $150,000, Mr Gillett has made a bold move to secure the services of cycling legend Mr Armstrong. Mr Gillett, from Buninyong, established the foundation in memory of his late wife Amy, who was killed in a training accident in Germany on July 18. Amy, 29, was training with five other members of the Australian cycling team when a teenage driver lost control of her car and ploughed into the group. Amy's five team-mates, Alexis Rhodes, 20, Louise Yaxley, 23, Katie Brown, 21, Lorian Graham, 27, and Kate Nichols, 20, are all going through a lengthy process of recovery. The foundation has raised $144,000 in the two months since the accident, including a $50,000 donation from the South Australian Government. Mr Gillett said he was not surprised by the early fundraising success and was optimistic that Mr Armstrong would agree to officially launch the foundation. "I'm aiming to raise $1 million in the first year and I'd like to see the first scholarships start early next year," Mr Gillett said. "I also want to sit down with the TAC and work on a hard-hitting safety awareness campaign which will really make a difference. "I've asked Lance Armstrong about coming over to launch the foundation but he said he won't make a firm decision until the press pack dies down in France. "Let's just say he hasn't said no yet and I'm optimistic that we have a chance of flying him over." The aims of the Amy Gillett Safe Cycling Foundation are three-fold: to provide support for the rehabilitation of Amy's five injured team-mates, to fund a scholarship program for young women cyclists, and to promote projects imed at raising road-safety awareness amongst cyclists and motorists. -- cfsmtb |
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