A GRIMSBY man is embarking on a punishing 100-mile charity bike ride to say thank you to the local fundraiser who supported his epileptic daughter.
Ian Chapman, 44, is doing the ride to raise money for Surinder Fowler's Big Five Marathon Mission.
Tireless fundraiser Surinder donated £429 towards the appeal to create a safe play area for Ian's daughter Emily Rendall in the family's back garden.
A total of £5,000 was raised for a padded surface and a special sunshade for Emily, now five, who suffers from as many as 20 debilitating seizures every day, causing her to lose consciousness and fall.
Now Ian is repaying the favour by raising money for Surinder's chosen charities Diabetes UK and Sense for deafblind people.
Along with his friends Karl Myall and Ashley Corringham, both from Grimsby, Ian will cycle from Cleethorpes to Mablethorpe, then to the Humber Bridge and back to Cleethorpes on Tuesday, June 11.
Ian said: "It's going to be a challenge. I did the same route two years ago for Emily and it nearly killed me! Hopefully it will be worth it.
"Surinder did some fundraising for my little girl so I thought it would be nice to help her out."
Surinder, 54, is aiming to raise £5,000 for her chosen charities before running the Big Five Marathon in Cape Town on June 22.
She said: "Emily is a special little girl and I am very grateful to Ian for supporting my marathon mission."
To sponsor Ian, contact Surinder on 07906 795576.
