You know when you have one of those great ideas? Possibly in a pub with a beer festival, when your spirits are high and you are feeling more fearless than usual. Then the next day comes and you do nothing about it?
Yeah, we had an evening like that in April. Then we chatted about it. Made a few plans. Talked each other up. Convinced each other that it was not only a great idea but a fantastic challenge. And then, before we knew it, here we are!
12 events, over 12 months in 2012. Just rolls off the tongue. This is all in aid of the CF Trust, raising money and awareness in the fight against Cystic Fibrosis. A fantastic cause that is even more crucial as research funding is cut more and more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-13643267
We won't lie, we're a little scared. There's a long way to go, loads of extra planning to do and more training than we care to think about. There's also the racing certainty of embarrassment. Often and colossal. We're not sure what will be hardest - canoeing the length of Lake Windermere, doing the Three Peaks Challenge or wearing all-over spandex. And the person that invented the tandem was clearly a practical joker.
We can't do it alone - we need your support: sponsor us, follow us, message us, promote us - any and all help will be greatly appreciated. It will be fantastic if you want to join us in our challenges, so if you see anything from our programme you want to get involved with, let us know and help us to raise money and awareness to Fight CF: https://www.justgiving.com/teams/FCF
So look out for our regular updates, we'll be keeping people in the picture on this blog and Facebook with photos and tales of what we get up to and who we get up to it with!
Thanks. Here's to uncharted territory - we've got lots of it ahead.
Roz and Bri
A Fight Cystic Fibrosis blog for 12 events over the 12 months of 2012! [www.justgiving.com/teams/FCF] The events are across 4 countries, over 2 continents, on water, on foot, on bike, up hills, down lakes and in various forms of fancy dress! We're doing all this with the aim of raising at least £2012 to support the Cystic Fibrosis Trust and we need your help: sponsor us, support us or join us on an event... it will be really appreciated. Whatever else you do, spread the word!
Kia kaha koutou! Which roughly translates as 'have strength, you can all do it'. Good effort for getting even this far and the idea not ending up heading the same way as the beer does eventually. Looking forward to seeing where this all takes you - I'll be cheering you on from Aotearoa NZ =)
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Good work on getting this up and running. I'll be sure to join you for some of the journey.
ReplyDeleteI'm pledging to save every 50p coin I get in 2012, and donating them all to you guys after each event. (Bri - why does the Justgiving page only show Roz in your team? lol...) - Best of luck! Can't wait to read and hear all about the challenges your year has in store. :D
ReplyDeleteWell done on the planning bit guys - now just the execution ahead! Will hope that winter ends on 31 December, and hope to join you both somewhere, sometime (but probably not canoeing Windermere or in Chicago!). Best of luck - now off to JustGiving! xxx
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