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Old 25-06-2008, 10:16   #1
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Talking Charity Fund Raising Idea!

This... is GENIUS!

I have been umming and arring for well over a year. My last idea was a BD calender but as so rightly pointed out to me it would be hard to raise enough monies for it.

So I have been pondering upon pondering and then pondering some more and then this... just cropped up into my head.

*drum rolls*

I thought I could roller skate across the whole coast of France visiting all the D-Day beaches enroute!!

Charity wise - obviously for a veteran charity of sorts. Not figured out a good one as only had the spandangle idea the last couple of days.

Good things about it:

1. Well.. it's not cycling/running or anything that's been done before (as far as I am aware), meaning *hopefully* I could get more coverage and thus more monies. YAY!

2. I could *hopefully* wangle some media coverage - South Today or something and get lots more monies! Yaaaaaaaay!

3. It's in France and I love France

Bad things about it:

1. Roller Skating. I haven't rollerbladed for... 10 years now. I *used* to be quite good (could do kerb skids and things) buuut... that was when I was young and bones wouldn't brake - they'd just bounce! On the up side - it would be mainly flat roads! Hurrah! (I'd have to train like nuts)

2. Would take about a year to set up I reckon buuut I have the time and patience to do it!


What do you think?!? Hmm hmm hmmm? Bit too mental? Would it work? Anyone know of any good charities I could support for it?! Contacts? Ideas?!

*loves doing challenging charity stuff*
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Old 25-06-2008, 10:18   #2
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I think you're lovely!
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Old 25-06-2008, 10:23   #3
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Seriously though?! Good plan or no?!

Oh yes... and by random calculations... it looks like it would be around 360miles (ish). Not toooo bad then
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Old 25-06-2008, 10:25   #4
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I thought I could roller skate across the whole coast of France visiting all the D-Day beaches enroute!!
I was not expecting that.

Do you ever consider the middle ground for anything Pheebs?! I can just imagine you getting up in the morning... 'Hmm, porridge for breakfast? No... Full English at Harrods' food hall?! Yeah, come on everyone, we can hop there by Sunday!'.

I imagine the cost of the trip could potentially outweigh the charity money unless you really got a snowball rolling on the publicity. Did you have any other ideas along a similar line?
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Old 25-06-2008, 10:34   #5
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Costs of trip I'm not bothered about. I can blag that pipsqueek (if we managed to get Richard Branson to lend us a couple of planes out to Kosovo a few years back I'm sure I can sort out a ferry trip or two) I can blag accommodation too though I would probably camp it where I could

And no! No middle ground! If I'm gonna do an event I want to do something BIG BIG BIG!

Big = more money = happy charity people

Plus big = a challenge = fun for me

Oh and I had an orange for breakfast
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Old 25-06-2008, 10:40   #6
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\o I'll do it. Sounds mental
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Old 25-06-2008, 10:53   #7
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GENIUS !!!

Fantastic idea, I Love France & plan on doing a WW2 based tour to honour my Grandad & Lost myself.
Doing it on skates & for Charity is Superb, kudos to you
You'll end up with Superb legs as well, Bonus
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Old 25-06-2008, 10:58   #8
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This is just making me lust after the white disco rollerboots I've wanted for 10 years so much more.
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Old 25-06-2008, 11:00   #9
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Do you ever consider the middle ground for anything Pheebs?! I can just imagine you getting up in the morning... 'Hmm, porridge for breakfast? No... Full English at Harrods' food hall?! Yeah, come on everyone, we can hop there by Sunday!'.



Sounds cool to me
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The whole of the French coastline?

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