Village Fete

Once again a cold and wet day, but it certainly didn't dampen the spirits of those at the Tarvin Village Fete (see what I did there)! Luckily, I spent the day under a borrowed gazebo serving candyfloss to those attending the fete, many of the older customers commented on how it was their favourite childhood treat. It was worth being covered head to toe in sugar (even if getting it out of m eyelashes was slightly painful) as we made £120!

 

Thank you to the fete organisers for donating the stall.

Borneo Bingo

It may be sad, but I love a good game of bingo, it's exciting, so organising our Borneo Bingo was right up my street. We were kindly donated prizes by local businesses, friends and family. We had a tuck shop, hot dogs and a bar topped with a raffle half way through. The bingo was run by me friend (who is also going to Borneo) and I. We made £158.35 each.

 Thank you to everyone who turned up, donated, helped on the night and Eric, who called the numbers.

Braveing the English Weather

Once again, friends and family were hard at work baking cakes for the Kelsall Folk festival. We were kindly donated a stall and tables by the event organisers. It was a very cold and wet day but we still made £63.15.

BIG Sponsors

One of the main ways I have been raising money for my Borneo expedition is through sponsors from large companies and businesses. I have been charging £200 for a logo space on my t-shirt and in return I have promised photos of me in the t-shirt at fundraising events and when I'm in Borneo. Companies see this as a great way to promote themselves not only as a business, but  as people who support charities as well.

I wrote letters to as many different companies as I could explaining what I was doing. When doing this you do need to be prepared for rejection. I was very lucky in the sense that a good number of the companies I wrote to responded by agreeing or if not said their staff would like to sponsor me in my walk.

I found I got the best response from those actually within my village and close surrounding area. Four within my actual village and one in the village of my high school. A housing company that sponsored me even organised a photographer from the local newspaper to come out and take pictures for an article.

Basically, you need to try and tell as many people as possible about what you are doing. Some people who have read about what I am doing in the newspaper or on our villages online forum made smaller donations, everything counts.

20 Miles Closer

On the 12th April 2014 I completed a 20 mile sponsored hike around my local area. For some, this would have been a dreaded experience but luckily, hiking is something I really enjoy to do so through all of the pain I still managed to keep smiling and having fun!

Half way through our route we made a stop at the Cheshire Ice Cream farm who kindly provided us with some free ice cream, yummy!

 Throughout the day we saw some amazing views!

  With thanks to friends, family, work colleagues and local businesses I managed to raise a whopping £657.

After a hard day walking, my family treated me to a tasty curry!

Coffee Morning

I recently held a coffee morning at my local Methodist church. Friends and family baked lots of tasty cakes and treats for us to sell and local businesses provided us with prizes for our raffle. We made a total of £115! A bid thank you to everyone who attended and donated.

The Oppurtunity of a Lifetime

My name is Megan and I have been given the opportunity to go on a 4 week expedition to Borneo in the Summer of 2015. But, to get there I need to raise £4000! I'm a bit late in the game starting this blog as my fundraising started about 6 months ago but we still have a way to go and I will be uploading past events as I want to document every moment of this amazing experience.

Whilst in Borneo I, along with a team of school friends and possibly others I have not yet met, will be working to improve the quality of living for the locals. We will be working on community projects, teaching the children and in general helping out! Conservation is another big part of the expedition so we will be visiting the Sepilok orang-utan sanctuary and travelling along the Kinabatangan (wow that's a mouthful) river to spot more amazing wildlife.

It isn't often opportunities such as this come up in life so when they do it is important to grab them with both hands and I am very grateful for the hard work and support of all of my family, friends and generous people out there who are helping me get to Borneo.