10,000 mile charity rally to Ulan Bator to raise funds for five charities in a 1978 former St John Ambulance
International expatriate insurance specialist William Russell has sponsored Team Gobi Ambulance in the Mongol Rally 2008 to raise money for five vital UK and international charities.
The Gobi Ambulance Team has entered the rally in a 1978 former St John Ambulance and will depart Hyde Park with 300 other teams on July 19th 2008 to drive around 10,000 miles to Ulan Bator, Mongolia.
The route is open to interpretation, London to Mongolia via anywhere. The Gobi Ambulance Team has chosen a tough route through much of central Asia. From Turkey they head south into Iran and onto Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kryghystan before entering Kazakhstan. Then into Russia before crossing into Mongolia via its Western borders.
The Gobi Ambulance Team of Mathew Booth, Russell Nunn and Stuart Garnham are aiming to arrive in Mongolia around four weeks after leaving London. William Russell has donated £2,500 directly to the charities supported by Team Gobi Ambulance and is providing them with comprehensive medical insurance.
James Cooper, Sales Director, William Russell says:
“This is a significant challenge for Team Gobi Ambulance which will raise money for five vital charities. They’re well qualified to succeed; Mat is a qualified yacht skipper who holds a full MCA medical care certificate, Russell is a qualified mechanic with significant off road driving experience and Stewart runs a car and commercial vehicle business that specialises in custom fabrications.
“At William Russell we’re delighted to back their challenge with the practical assistance of our GlobalHealth Elite plan providing comprehensive international private medical insurance and financial sponsorship. We wish them every success on the rally.”
The five charities supported by Team Gobi Ambulance are:
- Farleigh Hospice which cares for individuals and their families who have been touched by cancer and other life limiting illnesses.
- The Lauren Page Trust, a charity supporting the work of physicians helping women with serious health problems during pregnancy.
- St John Ambulance, the UK’s leading first aid charity.
- Hope and Homes for Children gives the poorest children the opportunity to grow up with the love of a family and the security of a home.
- MercyCorps Mongolia supports rural communities to meet their economic and social needs.
For further information and to sponsor Team Gobi Ambulance please visit www.gobi-ambulance.org.uk