London Marathon - PPRuNe Fund Sponsorship Opportunity!
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London Marathon - PPRuNe Fund Sponsorship Opportunity!
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I am running in the London Marathon on Sunday 14th April. No easy task, particularly as I’m not built for speed at 6ft 3” and 16 stone.
To make it easier, I will run the 26.3 miles with a plane made out of wooden spoons on my head (I am also raising money for the Wooden Spoon charity). This will also help with identification.
Seeing as how PPRuNe has given something back to all wannabes in the form of seminars and the new cadet scheme, I thought that the marathon would be an ideal opportunity to raise money for the PPRuNe fund via your potentially generous sponsorship.
The idea is to raise money via sponsorship from you guys that will go directly to the PPRuNe fund – a fund that all of us may benefit from in the future.
This website is free, many people work extremely hard to keep the site running, this is a chance for all of you to contribute a little (or a little more) to keep me running. Plus you all have the satisfaction of getting a pound of flesh for your donation.. . . .I’ll post photos of my run after the event as proof, and I may keep you up to date with my lack of training progress. I’m aiming (hoping) to get round in 4 - 4 1/2 hours.
This scheme has the backing of IFR and I hope will raise a significant amount. If you are interested in sponsoring me then please add a message below.
We will work out the logistics of collecting any monies later on. A little from a lot of people will soon add up.
I’m off to Vaseline myself up, do I hear a tenner?
Very best regards
Blindside
I am running in the London Marathon on Sunday 14th April. No easy task, particularly as I’m not built for speed at 6ft 3” and 16 stone.
To make it easier, I will run the 26.3 miles with a plane made out of wooden spoons on my head (I am also raising money for the Wooden Spoon charity). This will also help with identification.
Seeing as how PPRuNe has given something back to all wannabes in the form of seminars and the new cadet scheme, I thought that the marathon would be an ideal opportunity to raise money for the PPRuNe fund via your potentially generous sponsorship.
The idea is to raise money via sponsorship from you guys that will go directly to the PPRuNe fund – a fund that all of us may benefit from in the future.
This website is free, many people work extremely hard to keep the site running, this is a chance for all of you to contribute a little (or a little more) to keep me running. Plus you all have the satisfaction of getting a pound of flesh for your donation.. . . .I’ll post photos of my run after the event as proof, and I may keep you up to date with my lack of training progress. I’m aiming (hoping) to get round in 4 - 4 1/2 hours.
This scheme has the backing of IFR and I hope will raise a significant amount. If you are interested in sponsoring me then please add a message below.
We will work out the logistics of collecting any monies later on. A little from a lot of people will soon add up.
I’m off to Vaseline myself up, do I hear a tenner?
Very best regards
Blindside
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I'll give you a quid a mile, Blindside. Sorry it's not more, but not too wealthy right now. Send me an E-mail, and I'll tell you where to send the boys if I don't pay up <img src="smile.gif" border="0">
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Thanks for getting the ball rolling Evo7, £1 a mile is more than generous.
The response is a little disappointing so far, especially considering there were 160+ applicants for the cadet scheme and the site has approximately 44000 free users.
Here's a chance to give a little rather than taking!
Thanks again
Best regards
The response is a little disappointing so far, especially considering there were 160+ applicants for the cadet scheme and the site has approximately 44000 free users.
Here's a chance to give a little rather than taking!
Thanks again
Best regards
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Think you are mad, very mad <img src="wink.gif" border="0"> but wish you a lotta lotta luck <img src="smile.gif" border="0"> )
Sadly due to financial crisis atm I can only shout a tenner.
But if it changes prior to the marathon then it will rise <img src="smile.gif" border="0">
Good luck, train hard, what time are u aiming for or is it a case of getting round?
Can't wait for piccies
Sagey
Sadly due to financial crisis atm I can only shout a tenner.
But if it changes prior to the marathon then it will rise <img src="smile.gif" border="0">
Good luck, train hard, what time are u aiming for or is it a case of getting round?
Can't wait for piccies
Sagey
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This is more like it!
I was beginning to think that all Wannabes were tight, now I know it is just most of you!
Keep it coming, it's gonna hurt me alot more than it will hurt you <img src="eek.gif" border="0">
I was beginning to think that all Wannabes were tight, now I know it is just most of you!
Keep it coming, it's gonna hurt me alot more than it will hurt you <img src="eek.gif" border="0">
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Go on then. £1 a mile or part thereof <img src="smile.gif" border="0">
Having read Scrogs post, make it a round £30 <img src="wink.gif" border="0">
[ 23 February 2002: Message edited by: PPRuNe Radar ]</p>
Having read Scrogs post, make it a round £30 <img src="wink.gif" border="0">
[ 23 February 2002: Message edited by: PPRuNe Radar ]</p>
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Well if ADG, who right now is on a freezing-cold & snowy stopover in Moscow, can prise open his wallet far enough to find £30 then I'm sure that I can too - so count me in for the same amount !
Ps. I too will soon be looking for some of the same for this years London-to-Brighton Bike Ride sponsorship - albeit that it'll have to be donated to the Heart Foundation ( a very worthy cause, especially so as heart disease is a huge killer amongst the male of our species ).. .Our team, which includes me, Danny ( though he doesn't know it yet - whoops, but now he does ! <img src="wink.gif" border="0"> ), plus various other PPRuNe Admins & Moderators, e.g. Hamrah, and most of the Astraeus directors will be sporting quite jaunty tee-shirts with PPRuNe logos on them.. .Uhm, I wonder if we should put together a PPRuNe cycle team - now there's an idea ?!
Ps. I too will soon be looking for some of the same for this years London-to-Brighton Bike Ride sponsorship - albeit that it'll have to be donated to the Heart Foundation ( a very worthy cause, especially so as heart disease is a huge killer amongst the male of our species ).. .Our team, which includes me, Danny ( though he doesn't know it yet - whoops, but now he does ! <img src="wink.gif" border="0"> ), plus various other PPRuNe Admins & Moderators, e.g. Hamrah, and most of the Astraeus directors will be sporting quite jaunty tee-shirts with PPRuNe logos on them.. .Uhm, I wonder if we should put together a PPRuNe cycle team - now there's an idea ?!
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My payment now gone up to £15 cause I feel sorry for u after 10 mile jog and it is a good excuse to go back to the top.
Pay up folks <img src="smile.gif" border="0">
Sagey
Pay up folks <img src="smile.gif" border="0">
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With Sagey increasing to £15, that makes £216 so far.
Come on, let's not rely on those who already give up their spare time to run the bloody site.
A tenner from every wannabe would make a very large total. I don't care how large your debts are everyone can spare a tenner. You will save yourself a hundred times that amount from using the free info that you get on PPRuNe.
Long pockets - short arms??
Come on, let's not rely on those who already give up their spare time to run the bloody site.
A tenner from every wannabe would make a very large total. I don't care how large your debts are everyone can spare a tenner. You will save yourself a hundred times that amount from using the free info that you get on PPRuNe.
Long pockets - short arms??