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Do you get fed up with sponsoring people?
I know we sometimes at so many we do...
Tomorrow my hubby, son and daughter are doing a sponsored walk for CF, they did get some sponsors for it and pay a registration fee.
3 weeks time they are doing The Lyke Wake Walk, its for Macmillan Cancer care, to take part they have to have £100 each in sponsor money aswell as paying a registering fee.
So looks like we have to dig deep this time! Because we dont like to ask for sponsors again.

Whats your thoughts?
Jo

Can you lend me a fiver?

LOL! Wish I could!
Jo

if you can raise 50 quid in sponcers and say you cannot pay registration fee would the turn down the 50 quid if you
said you couldnt afforrd to register ?

What?
Been out on the "Toon " Pete?

Rob wrote:What?
Been out on the "Toon " Pete?

yep what im saying rob a charity should appreciate any money raised for them not to insist that you pay a registation fee and raise a minimum of 100 pounds any money coming in is better than none

Right ok! Good point Pete.
Clubbing it was you?
Up early arent you?

peterd wrote:

Rob wrote:What?
Been out on the "Toon " Pete?

yep what im saying rob a charity should appreciate any money raised for them not to insist that you pay a registation fee and raise a minimum of 100 pounds any money coming in is better than none

I agree with you Peterd a charity should appreciate any amount in sponser money when people have been good enough to walk and raise it.

Annie

Our daughter is about to do a Douglas Macmillan Hospice - 10 mile Midnight to Sunrise Walk

My hubby asked her "Will you be carrying a torch or perhaps a candle"? She replied "no...just a bottle of gin"

Agree Peter!
They have reduced it to £50.00 each Still have registration to pay for though. Going to a good charity though.

Mallosa! Hope she managed ok, I could have helped.. with the Gin!

Lyke Wake walk is 42 miles I think ? Hubby has done ie before and my other daughter done it when she was 16. It took her 21 1/2 hrs in rain, hail and snow.
But she did it
Fingers crossed they get through it ok.
Jo

She's not doing it until the 25th Jo - I think the Gin was a joke cos I've never known her to drink it

Did you daughter do ok Mallosa? I hope so.

Two weeks ago My husband and daughter did a 10 mile walk for CF at Whitby, they loved it.

Today has been sorting things for "The Big One" making sure they have everything. They will be setting off 3.00 am from Osmotherley off to Ravenscar.
So will be an early night for us tomorrow!
Fingers crossed they manage with no problems!
Jo

She did Jo, thanks for asking! Good luck to your husband and daughter

If you have a spare moment think of them and wish them luck! Tonight/morning is the start.
Looks like a hot day too
They should be up 1.00 am ready to leave here 2.00 am.. Walk starts at 3.00 am. They hope to take 15 hours Took my older daughter 21 1/2 hours so we will see!
Jo

Well done to your daughter Mallosa too!!!
Jo

Just to let you know they did it!
Took them 16 hrs, thats really quite good to do 42 miles over the terrain.
Today they look a cross between zombies and wooden tops!
No digging in our pockets either not all sponsor money accounted for but over £560.00 so far from them!
I'm well proud of them! Hubby says Never again!
Jo