THEY WILL BE ON ROUTE WITH MENTAL AND PHYSICAL BACKUP
tom and charlene pearson
Tom and Charlene’s Bio
Tom “The Steamtrain” and Charlene “Mrs Steamtrain” Pearson
Proud 41ers of Port Shepstone Round Table 83.
Inducted into table in Pietermaritzburg in 2000 they joined Port Shepstone in 2002 and were axed in 2011 after a full and rewarding career, serving Round Table Southern Africa at all its levels, locally, on an Area level and Nationally.
Now over the age of 40, getting closer to the 50 mark, Tom and Charlene are joining the tour as part of the support crew, albeit in the comfortable cabin of a motorized vehicle with four wheels..! Having noticed that even though you don’t realise it, fundamental changes take place in your brain and body, whether you like it or not and after the age of 40, your body stops obeying the natural rules and the laws that prevailed up and until that point. The hardest part of this transformation is that the mind still writes out cheques that the body can’t cash anymore. The mind makes plans and the body just laughs, and then cries out in pain for days..!
Due to the latter, Tom and Charlene will taking a less physical approach to this event and will be looking after the Logistical aspects and keeping the riders well hydrated and on track. Together with the other support crew, they will be on route with the riders every step of the way as mental and physical backup.
Tom and Charlene get Social
Hero Burn is dedicated in promoting the prevention of burns through burn awareness education and initiatives.
Improving the quality of burn care through research and education.
Supporting Burn Survivors and their families in all aspects of need.
Prevention
Hero Burn is dedicated in promoting the prevention of burns through burn awareness education and initiatives.
RESEARCH AND EDUCATION
Hero Burn improves the quality of burn care through research and education in conjunction with national and international affiliated and accredited organisations.
SUPPORT
Supporting Burn Survivors and their families in all aspects of need.
CARE
We provide heroes with the opportunity to reclaim their lives with various interactive initiatives such us BURN BUDDIES.
WHY HEROBURN?
Garbade chose a “Burn Charity” being close to his heart, due to the fact that a really great tabler, friend and brother was badly burnt in a motorcar accident on the 7th December 2014. Past Round Table Southern Africa Tabler of the year and Sandown RT150 41er, Mr Ross Crichton, survived the ordeal and has lived the recovery process.
ABOUT BURNS:
Burns are one of the most common household injuries, especially among children. The term “burn” means more than the burning sensation associated with this injury. Burns are characterized by severe skin damage that causes the affected skin cells to die.
Most people can recover from burns however, serious burns require immediate emergency medical care to prevent complications and death, unfortunately this kind of emergency medical care as well as the post trauma medical treatment is long and comes at huge financial expense!