From October 16-18, 2009 I will be riding in the Kilometres for Kids ride from Sydney to the Hunter
Valley and back and will be helping to change the lives of young Australian wheelchair users.
The Kilometres for Kids ride covers 450 Kilometres in three days and raises funds for the
JohnMaclean Foundation (www.jmf.com.au) which provides financial assistance to young wheelchair
users through the purchase of new wheelchairs, medical equipment, vehicle and house modifications,
computers and educational assistance or any item that helps to improve the quality of life for these
great kids and their families.
JMF is a registered charity founded by legendary wheelchair athlete John Maclean OAM. John is the
first wheelchair athlete to have completed the famous Hawaii Ironman triathlon and is the first
wheelchair athlete to swim the English Channel.
JMF provides support on a national basis and assists children who experience paraplegia,
quadriplegia, cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy and similar conditions. JMF supports families whose
children desperately require support. In many cases the families are surviving on extremely low
incomes and Government assistance and incurring extraordinary costs associated with the welfare of
their child. JMF recognises the abilities of these great kids and encourages each to
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Charity
![]() | John Maclean Foundation The foundation's mission is to inspire, motivate and enable physically challenged kids to chase their dreams and live life to the fullest. If you ask John, it's his greatest achievement. |





