The ride is non-profit making, run by volunteers and exists to raise money for local charities. Over the years the ride has been running, we have raised well over £150,000 for charities.

The beneficiaries of the 2009 ride will be as follows:

Royal Air Force Charities

Action4Youth
Offers support and guidance to youth clubs in Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes by providing services and activities designed to make youth work in affiliated clubs as effective as possible, as well as offering advice and training for club leaders and management committees.
www.action4youth.org

The Thames Valley and Chiltern Air Ambulance Trust
Based at RAF Benson in Oxfordshire, the Air Ambulance operates seven days a week in daylight hours. It carries life saving equipment and is crewed by a pilot and two paramedics. The paramedics are provided by the NHS; all other costs are funded by the Trust. One in every eight incidents attended by the Thames Valley and Chiltern Air Ambulance is a riding accident, so helping fund the continued operation of the ambulance is important to all riders.
www.airambulancetvac.org

Bucks Association for the Blind
Buckinghamshire Association for Blind and Partially Sighted People is a registered charity which provides support and services to anyone with serious sight loss throughout Buckinghamshire. Their services are available free of charge to anyone who needs them in the Buckinghamshire County Council area and some in the Milton Keynes area.
www.bucksblind.co.uk

Chilterns MS Centre
The Chilterns MS Centre in Halton provides a range of drug-free symptom management therapies (including physiotherapy, high density oxygen treatment, lymphoedema massage, reflexology, wheelchair training and dietary recommendations) as well as advice and support for all those with multiple sclerosis and their families. The Centre operates primarily on donations, so the money you raise is especially important.
www.chilternsmscentre.org

The Riding for the Disabled Assocation
The Riding for the Disabled Association helps over 24,000 children and adults in the UK to ride, offering them the chance to regain mobility and a sense of achievement.
www.riding-for-disabled.org.uk

Stocklake Park School
Stocklake Park School in Aylesbury caters for students aged 11–19 with profound and multiple learning dificulties and who have a variety of complex needs.
www.park.bucks.sch.uk

The Vale of Aylesbury with Garth and South Berks Hunt
Many of the staff who make the ride run smoothly on the day – mounted stewards, office staff, check point officials – are volunteers from the Vale of Aylesbury with Garth and South Berks Hunt. Without their help we couldn’t run the ride.
www.valeofaylesburywithgarthandsouthberks.com

Each rider must raise a minimum of £30 sponsorship (or sponsor themselves for a minimum of £30), and all sponsorship monies must be paid on the day, in cash or by cheque with valid bank card.