garethEds Posted July 1, 2009 Posted July 1, 2009 (edited) Hi, I'm doing the Gower Bike Ride on Sunday (as maybe some others here as well). If anyone fancies sponsoring me £1 then please do so. The money raised is going to the British Heart Foundation. They helped my Father in law when he had heart disease. Their support was excellent and really helped the family. Who knows maybe one of us may need their support. Maybe one of you are already receiving their support. If anyone fancies sponsoring me - ** This bit has changed ** You can now donate to me through Just Giving: http://www.justgiving.com/gareth-edmondson/ Not sure how many members are on Edugeek - but £1 each would be cool. Hopefulyl someone will. Regards Gareth Edmondson Edited July 3, 2009 by garethedmondson Changed to Just Giving. 2
garethEds Posted July 1, 2009 Author Posted July 1, 2009 PM on way How far is the ride? James. Just replied - thanks. The ride is 29 miles around the Gower Peninsula. Map uploaded. Cheers again GJE
EduTech Posted July 1, 2009 Posted July 1, 2009 Just replied - thanks. The ride is 29 miles around the Gower Peninsula. Map uploaded. Cheers again GJE Quite a fair trek then, wouldn't of minded doing that myself lol! Funds Sent mate, cheers James. 1
kmount Posted July 2, 2009 Posted July 2, 2009 Would it be an idea to use something like justgiving.com so they can benefit from gift aid too? Either way, drop me a pm Gareth. 1
garethEds Posted July 2, 2009 Author Posted July 2, 2009 Would it be an idea to use something like justgiving.com so they can benefit from gift aid too? Either way, drop me a pm Gareth. Just Giving wanted payment of £15.00 to get going. So I thought it would be easier to use this method of collection. Address is paypal at indigo-cube dot co dot uk Gareth
Edu-IT Posted July 2, 2009 Posted July 2, 2009 Drop me a PM with your paypal dude! Butuz PayPal address is in the previous post. 1
teddybear Posted July 3, 2009 Posted July 3, 2009 Good luck for the bike ride, just sent you something through paypal. 1
MYK-IT Posted July 3, 2009 Posted July 3, 2009 Yeah, Good Luck Gareth! As, Kmount suggested, JustGiving - Raise money for charity online - JustGiving may have been easier in the long run, with the advantage of gift aid and not worrying about handling the money. I used them 7 years ago when i did a sponsored cycle ride in Sri Lanka. Sorry, don't have PayPal. 1
garethEds Posted July 3, 2009 Author Posted July 3, 2009 Yeah, Good Luck Gareth! As, Kmount suggested, JustGiving - Raise money for charity online - JustGiving may have been easier in the long run, with the advantage of gift aid and not worrying about handling the money. I used them 7 years ago when i did a sponsored cycle ride in Sri Lanka. Sorry, don't have PayPal. Yes - I saw Just Giving - but they wanted £15 per month that the page was open. Surely that isn't a charity :-) If you really want to give through Just Giving then please feel free to give to my friend who is riding with me: David Wheeler is fundraising for British Heart Foundation - JustGiving He setup his own page. Regards Gareth
garethEds Posted July 3, 2009 Author Posted July 3, 2009 Can I just take the opportunity to thank the EduGeekers who have given. There really are some generous people out there. So come on everyone else. £1 is all I ask. Who knows maybe you will need the BHF one day. Cheers again everyone, GJE 1
RabbieBurns Posted July 3, 2009 Posted July 3, 2009 do paypal have a charity option, or are they still making money on every donation? is there a better way to get u the money? 1
elsiegee40 Posted July 3, 2009 Posted July 3, 2009 I believe that if you make a personal Gift payment rather than pay for goods or services this is charge free. Log into Paypal, go to 'Send Money' tab Click on the Personal tab about half way down the screen Select Gift 1
garethEds Posted July 3, 2009 Author Posted July 3, 2009 (edited) Just to say - I have now created my own JustGiving page. I'll cover any fees it raises. http://www.justgiving.com/gareth-edmondson/ The money already paid to me by Edugeekers will be transferred over straight away. GJE Edited July 3, 2009 by garethedmondson
garethEds Posted July 4, 2009 Author Posted July 4, 2009 Come on everyone...... give £1 to a good cause. Gareth Edmondson is fundraising for British Heart Foundation - JustGiving Every penny + gift aid goes to the charity - The British Heart Foundation. Maybe I shouldn't be begging for your charity here - but you never know how good an organisation are until you need them and then you change your opinion. Someone here may need their services one day. Getting ready this evening the ride - bike ready. Everything is in place. Let's go............ Thanks everyone, GJE:D
garethEds Posted July 5, 2009 Author Posted July 5, 2009 All done. We did the 29 miles in 2:20 - not the best pace. 5 minute miles was the aim of the game so we averaged 4.83. Official pictures were taken if anyone is interested. I shall post one here so those that did donate can see their money went to a good place. Thanks everyone for your support. Gareth Edmondson (and I'm sure anyone who benefits from the work of the BHF).
russdev Posted July 5, 2009 Posted July 5, 2009 Sorry only had time to donate this evening but well done.. Russ 1
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