Aaron spins his magic to raise thousands for charity (From Daily Echo)
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Aaron spins his magic to raise thousands for charity
10:32am Monday 19th November 2012 in News
By Tara Russell, News Reporter
Aaron spins his magic to raise thousands for charity
FEARLESS wheelchair rugby supremo Aaron Phipps worked hundreds of fitness enthusiasts into a spin to raise thousands of pounds for charities in Hampshire.
The Paralympian from Totton proved exactly why his Team GB mates call him “the monster” as he led 209 fundraisers in a cycling marathon called The Big Spin.
The 29-year-old lost his fingers, a thumb and both legs below the knee after contracting meningitis as a schoolboy. He now plays the adrenalin-fuelled sport known as “murderball” and he made sure the fundraisers in the New Forest did not stop pedalling for four hours on static bikes at Totton Health and Leisure Centre.
A raffle was also held and more than £3,500 was raised for the Naomi House children’s hospice, Honeypot Children’s Charity and Southampton NHS Foundation Trust.
