We like it when people take the time to write in to say thanks – it makes our work all the more worthwhile. This is no more true than for the guys manning our helpdesk – supporting our users and charity members on a daily basis.
So a big shout out this month goes to Jules – king of the helpdesk for getting a nice mention here. (Thanks to Si for the spot)
This is Jules in his usual helpdesk attire (thanks for the photo Jono).
Don’t be messing with Jules now – he will shoot you down.
If you’ve ever listened to BBC 2’s popular ‘Wake up to Wogan‘ breakfast show over the past few years you’ve probably enjoyed some banter between Terry Wogan and his sidekick, Paul Walters, otherwise known as ‘Dr Wally’.
Sadly, Paul Walters died last week after a long illness. If you want to make a donation in Paul’s memory, why not join the others from www.togs.org who have set up a fundraising page at www.justgiving.com/drwally.
BTW ‘TOGS’ is short for for ‘Terry’s Old Geezers’ — the longtime supporters of the show.
Ditch Monkey cooks up a culinary treat. Photo by Mark Bassett.
Tuesday’s post about the footie match between Super Heroes and Super Villains got us thinking about the weirdest and wackiest fundraising challenges you’ve undertaken.
Your imagination and creativity (and, ahem, borderline insanity) never ceases to amaze us. So we thought we’d compile the Top 10 craziest fundraising challenges in JG history.
Drum roll please…
We salute you one and all.
Do you agree with our selection? Who have we left out? Post a comment to let us know.
And if you can think up even crazier fundraising challenges, post them in our forum here.
"She fell over, she fell over"
Football has a habit of producing ferocious battles between sworn enemies. Wide-eyed stares, crunching tackles and crashing elbows have been a feature of footballing wars of attrition for decades.
But how about this for the grudge match of all time…Good vs Evil.
Yes indeed: Superman lining up against Darth Vader, The Incredible Hulk man-marking Hannibal Lecter and Super Ted contesting 50/50s with Count Dracula. Game on!
Paul Tinworth and his mates were supping a few lagers in the pub, as you do, when they decided it would be amusing to stage a game of football between a team of smurfs and a team of garden gnomes (I want some of what you were drinking, Paul). The match was a huge success and raised a tidy sum for charity, so the event is being repeated. Only this time it’s Super Heroes vs Super Villains.
Batman, Robin and Buzz Lightyear will go toe to toe with Dr Evil, Darth Maul and Mumm-Raa at Wooodford Park, Woodley, on Sunday 29 October. Pity the poor referee.
The two teams have put aside rivalry, animosity and taking over the world to raise funds for Cancer Research. Check out their page and sponsor them here.
Expect some flying tackles. Boom, tish.
Just to keep the ball rolling on the amazing Richard Hammond fundraising page, the kind folks at Pistonheads.com have now thrown in an added incentive to donate to the Yorkshire Air Ambulance – if you make a donation of at least £10 by the start of November you’ll receive this lovely teddy, complete with flight gear and a YAA t-shirt. Ahhhhhh…
Find out how to get a Heli-ted here…
By the way, wasn’t it great to see Richard Hammond in the Mirror yesterday? He seriously seems to be on the road to recovery – with a little help from Lego!
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