PSP Algarve Ride 2001 |
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The CharitiesThere were two Charities which benefitted frrom the ride - The PSP Association and Riding For The Disabled in Portugal. |
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PSP stands for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, a harrowing
degenerative disease whose symptoms include sudden collapsing spells, inability
to swallow, progressive loss of vision, speech and movement, invariably leading
to death within 6 or 7 years from the onset. Hollywood actor Dudley Moore is
now in the advanced stages of PSP. Up to 10,000 people may be suffering from
PSP in the UK alone: the numbers in Portugal are unknown. We need your help to
fund further research, and to provide support for sufferers and their
carers. |
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RDA stands for Riding for the Disabled, an organisation
which people of all ages with a variety of physical and mental disabilities to
improve their co-ordination, confidence and general life skills by encouraging
them to ride. The interaction with the pony, and the challenge of learning how
to ride have worked minor miracles with thousands of people, particularly
children, since the RDA was formed in the 1960s. We need your support for the
active Algarve group and local disabled children. |
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At the time of construction of this site a final figure for funds raised has not yet been established but early indications are that each will receive in the region of £5,000! |