When seeking sponsorship for "conventional" English charities there are convenient websites that act as a single point of contact; allow different ways of donating money, send email responses and conveniently keep track of the total sponsorship being raised. However on this trip the four charities selected by the organisation running the event (Symbiosis Travel) do not have a single convenient point of contact. So in my emails I have left it up to the recipient as to which of the four charities they might wish to support - indeed I do understand that many of you will probably be reluctant to take such an approach - sending money via the Internet can be a problem. However as the time draws closer to the start of the Cycle ride I find myself running out of time. So please forgive me for taking the easy way out.
Over the next few days I will talk about my preparations for the event.
I started this blog to follow my training and subsequent charity cycle ride from Bangkok to Saigon in November 2008. In 2009 I went cycling in India in November. Although a motorist ran into me in February earlier that year and broke my collar bone, which nearly ended that ambition! I did not manage any cycling tours in 2010 or 2011 so I am hoping to do LeJog again and then cycle in Japan after that.
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ReplyDeleteA truly awesome challenge!...and there’s me thinking your cycle trips between Cambridge and Norwich were crazy!
ReplyDeleteJust to say that “Rejoice Thailand” looks like a really worthy cause. They provide their bank details on their website so it was really easy to transfer the cash over the phone through my bank.
My donation is of course subject to you finishing first!!!! …Tee Hee.
The very best of luck!!!
Carson.