Sam Hill auctions frame for Dementia

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Sam Hill, five times world champion Downhill Mountain Bike rider, has chosen to donate a signed bike frame for online auction to raise funds for the Dementia Foundation for Spark of Life.

Sam’s Grandmother Betty had dementia in her later years and she started to become sad and withdrawn. Sam’s mother Jeni, a Spark of Life Master Practitioner, found her knowledge and skills invaluable in supporting Sam’s grandmother. Using the Spark of Life Philosophy, Jeni was able to bring her mother back to her fun and playful self and Betty said, ‘I feel as though something has been unlocked inside of me.’

Sam’s intention is to raise funds so that more people like his grandmother can benefit from this profound and life-changing philosophy to care, the Spark of Life Philosophy.

Sam Hill’s Achievements

Sam Hill is a five-time Downhill Mountain Bike World Champion born in Perth, Western Australia. Regarded by many as the fastest downhill racer of all time, his career took off at aged 16 when he placed third in the Junior class at the Vail, Colorado round of the UCI World Cup in 2001. He went on to become a 2x Junior World Champion, 2x UCI World Cup Series champion, and 3x Elite World Champion. Currently riding for Team Chain Reaction Cycles/Paypal, he has overcome injury and is looking to make a strong return to the 2015 season.

The frame that Signed bike frame including sponsor stickers Sam has donated to the Dementia Foundation for Spark of Life is his 2003 Iron Horse dirt jumper, the same year that he won the Junior World Championships in Lugano, Switzerland, racing for team Iron Horse/Madcatz (Sam Hill, Nathan Rennie, and Jared Graves). Signed by Sam, the frame features stickers from his sponsors at the time, including Iron Horse, Mad Catz, Troy Lee Designs, Maxxis, and Spy.

Please note: being a 2003 frame that has seen the abuse of a teenage Sam Hill, we cannot recommend the frame being ridden as there may be stress fractures/cracks.

Sam had a very special connection with his grandmother who lived in the United Kingdom, and he often visited her as a child, enjoying holidays with her and his family. She was an artist who had a fun and playful personality and Sam remembers her as very loving and caring. He simply says, ‘She was awesome.’

Even with dementia, Sam’s grandmother could express how proud she was of him. In 2002, when he won his first junior championship at Kaprun in Austria, she was so thrilled she did a painting for him that showed half of the world at the bottom and Sam cycling at the top in his rainbow jersey (the colours of the world champion).

How to Bid or Donate

Sam’s bike frame will be available for auction during the week of Monday 24th to Sunday 30th August 2015 on Ebay via the Dementia Foundation for Spark of Life.

Please feel free to tell your friends and invite mountain bike enthusiasts that you know from around the world so they can participate in this exciting auction.

If you wish to donate to the Dementia Foundation for Spark of Life, please click the donate now button on our homepage.

How the Foundation Helps those with Dementia

The Dementia Foundation for Spark of Life raises funds for the education in the profound Spark of Life Philosophy that teaches carers and families how to transform the lives of people with dementia, restoring hope and zest for life.