WATCH: Punjabi Wolves charity cycle ride raises £10,000
A group of charitable cyclists from Wolverhampton has raised almost £10,000 for disabled children in the city by completing an 100k bike ride.
Punjabi Wolves, which has been a registered charity since 2007, has raised more than £250,000 for good causes since it began.
On Saturday, a group of 12 cyclists took to the road for the charity's annual 100k cycle, raising almost £10,000 to give directly to families with children who have special needs.
The 100k cycle ride saw the group really give it some pedal power, starting from the Billy Wright statue at Molineux progressing through to Penkridge, Stafford and Tamworth before heading back to finish at the Stan Cullis statue back at the Wolves ground.
Raj Bains, who organised the bike ride said: "It really has been such a mammoth day for everyone involved.
"Despite the weather, everyone really put in the effort to complete it all and we even did a few extra miles when we took a wrong turn along the way.
"We started out as friends and we ended up feeling like a family when we'd finished.
"We don't have an exact number in terms of the full amount raised as yet, but it is definitely nearing to £10,000 which was our aim, so that is fantastic.
All the money raised goes towards families in Wolverhampton who have a child with additional needs.
One such family is the Prescotts of Bradmore. Heidi Prescott, aged eight, has spinal muscular atrophy which causes a deterioration in her body's muscles.
Now, thanks to the support of Punjabi Wolves and other Wolverhampton charity, Promise Dreams, Heidi was given a special tricycle she can ride around in.
Mum Katie Prescott, aged 31, said: "Heidi can't ride around on a traditional bike because of her condition. We wouldn't have been able to afford the new tricycle ourselves, as it cost over £2,000. So Punjabi Wolves and Promise Dreams joined together to buy it for her. She has had a great time on it over the summer."
Katie and her husband Andrew, aged 29, also took part in the 100k cycle for Punjabi Wolves. Katie said: "I think the work that the charity does is amazing, and it's not just like they gave us the tricycle and disappeared, it's resulted in an ongoing friendship for us."
We decided we wanted to be involved in the 100k cycle after they had helped us - we wanted to make sure other families like ours can get what they need too."
"I'm just so proud of everyone who was involved," Mr Bains added, "I just want to say thank you to every single one of them for their support."
