A good pal of mine, Dan Lister, has a son, Sam,  who was diagnosed as being deaf deaf from birth. 

Dan learnt about East Cheshire Deaf Children's Society and quickly became involved with the Charity. ECDCS is run voluntarily by Teacher's and Parents of deaf children in the East Cheshire Community and their aim is simple, to make a difference to the lives of deaf children and their families. Me, Dan and a few others are participating in a coast to coast bike ride covering 140 miles to raise valuable funds for ECDCS in order for them to continue to make a difference to deaf children and their families in the East Cheshire area. Please dig deep to support this worth while cause.

Si