Born Free Foundation - Keep Wildlife in the Wild

Why: A simple conversation with his mum! One day she said "Don't ever have regrets, look after those you love, but live your life." Bruce arrived at St Christopher's Hospice to show his mum his leather 'power ranger' suit, with his new Suzuki GSX-R 600 outside. His mum looked him straight in the eye and with her voice weak, frail and fragile, she whispered, "you'll do it" and Bruce promised her he would. His mum died 6 days later and is dearly missed by Bruce.

The Project: In October 2012, Bruce Smart will be embarking on the charity event of a lifetime. He will be riding his motorbike around the world to raise funds & awareness for selected charities including Born Free. En-route he hopes to visit  some of Born Free's projects, discovering the work they carry out, and help out where he can. Bruce currently is a serving police officer and has worked 10 years for the Metropolitan Police Service. He was inspired by his late mother to do the trip when she said to him "Don't ever have any regrets, look after those you love, but live your life." Bruce aims to raise £1m for 4 charities, riding 100,000 miles! What an amazing person.

Bruce is paying for his trip from corporate sponsorship. None of the funds raised by public donations will be used by him on his journey.  So if you sponsor him here - (http://www.justgiving.com/teapotone-born) your sponsor money will come directly to Born Free.

Any businesses interested in sponsoring Bruce can download a sponsorship pack here

Visit the TeapotOne website for more information

Iain Jowett is running the London Marathon 2012 dressed as a TEAPOT for the Born Free Foundation, but also to help promote Teapot One - sponsor him here

TeapotOne are honoured to be supported by Virginia McKenna OBE and Will Travers.

Virginia said of TeapotOne, "You are truly wonderful, amazing and with a heart as big as the world. Thank you for wanting to include Born Free as one of your bike ride charities. We are with you all the way".

Will Travers, serves as the Executive Director of Born Free and is responsible for seven major campaigns to help wildlife in need including the Zoo Check Project, Elefriends Project, Wolf Project, Orca Project, Primate Project, Big Cat Project and UK Wildlife Project.

Will said of TeapotOne, "On behalf of Born Free I would like to thank you for choosing us along with your other charities to be part of your journey of a lifetime."