28/03/2016
Here’s an idea. Let’s see if it gets any ‘traction’. Who’s up for a fundraising / awareness raising event in September? Here’s the Plan –
Saturday/Sunday September 24/25 is the weekend following the Autumn Equinox when the hours of light for day / night are of roughly equal length (hence ‘equinox’).
We could do an Asperger Autumn Equinox event (we’re thinking of a catchy event name at the moment – any ideas?), based on a tandem bike ride involving 24 people spread over those two days. Basically, using somewhere like the Wirral Way (safe cycling etc.) we could have relays of two people each riding the tandem for an hour and aiming to do 15.25 miles in that hour. We would have 12 relays (i.e. 12 hours – to fit the concept of ‘equinox’) on both days.
The aim of 15.25 miles for each hour’s ride is because 24 (total hours) x 15.25 = 366 and so the number of the days in this year.
Ideally we’re aiming for mixed pairs – 12 men, 12 women – and for as good a mix as possible of people with Aspergers, carers, and supporters. We could have 6 men pairs and 6 women pairs doing alternate relays on Day 1 and then relays of 12 mixed pairs for Day 2.
How about it – we’ve got the tandem…………………… can we have you!?
