Today, M and I, together with 14 volunteers (and 2 regular Shopmobility users down from London) gave up our Sunday to scoot from Torquay to Paignton, or alternatively, if they started in Paignton, to tour the shopping area, before meeting at Paignton Green.
Each rider had a collection bucket, and thanks to the generosity of the public, collected 3 euro cents, 5 Australian cents, and £298.48 of your english pounds.
This will be added to by sponsorship of the riders (potentially amounting to several hundred beer vouchers) and whatever they could collect on the way back home to Torquay. Not bad for a small charity run by volunteers. How it survives with me as chairman and trustee, I really dont know. I suppose it should make me feel good about myself. But it doesn't. A general feeling of impending doom seems to insinuate itself into everything I do.
Each rider had a collection bucket, and thanks to the generosity of the public, collected 3 euro cents, 5 Australian cents, and £298.48 of your english pounds.
This will be added to by sponsorship of the riders (potentially amounting to several hundred beer vouchers) and whatever they could collect on the way back home to Torquay. Not bad for a small charity run by volunteers. How it survives with me as chairman and trustee, I really dont know. I suppose it should make me feel good about myself. But it doesn't. A general feeling of impending doom seems to insinuate itself into everything I do.
M and I didnt scoot, we just drove around taking pictures and being emergency back-up, and snook off to the Inn on the Green awaiting their arrival, before we had a picnic by the pier. M gave up 6 hours of her Sunday for this. What a star!
4 comments:
Jolly well done!!
How strange that you should use a pub as your base! Oh, and you should be pleased with yourself, y'know.
Splendid stuff, Andy! Kniggyhoodworthy, most definitely. :)
ooh! well done. What a great idea! Glad it paid off :)
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