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Give me all your money.

Well not me personally, it is payday today and I still have $20 in my wallet which is pretty cool and also very unusual for a payday morning. Also today is my son David’s 16th birthday which makes this fundraiser all the more poignant as I am able to watch my son grow up, unlike the Salmon’s. *sigh*

I want you to dig deep and donate to the Hadrian’s walkers who, next week are, walking across England to raise money for the Joseph Salmon trust.

In July of 2010 they will be walking the length of Hadrian’s Wall in six days. That’s 84 miles across the entire width of England.

Joseph Salmon was a little boy who died of pneumonia when he was three. A year after his death his parents set up the Joseph Salmon trust to give financial support to parents in the Huddersfield and Mirfield areas, whose child has died.

Now what has this got to do with you? What has this got to do with me a zillion miles away from England?

My friend Martin is walking across England to raise money for the trust.

Martin is probably going to die from blisters or his feet will fall off or he will whinge and moan so much that his fellow walkers will chuck him off a cliff.

Or in Martin’s own words

Iā€™m five and a half feet tall, if I walk 84 miles there is a good chance I will lose 15% of my pathetic height, my stubby legs will be worn and eroded to just above the ankles. My last miles will be mapped out with a bloody wet trail of oozing slime. Like a snail. Or a 55 year old midget prostitute.

And I will pay good money to see that happen. *muawahaha*

You can donate here.

You can read more about the walk here

If you cant donate don’t feel guilty! You can still help, you could put a quick post up on your own blog, or on your facebook page. You can buy a t-shirt or a buff bandana

Or you can comment and for every comment on this post until the end of the walk I will donate one dollar to the trust myself. But please only one comment per person and all comments must have a valid email address.

cheers Kim

Comments on this entry are closed.

  • Marylin June 30, 2010, 9:40 am

    I wish I had spare money to donate, but right now my budget is stretched to beyond it’s limits as it is.

    I hope next week’s walk goes smoothly and they have good weather for it! x

  • frogpondsrock June 30, 2010, 9:44 am

    @Marylin You have donated a dollar by commenting. So YAY!!!

  • Brenda June 30, 2010, 9:57 am

    Good stuff, Kim. Will donate soonish.xx

  • MuffinMonsterBB June 30, 2010, 10:09 am

    I don’t have any spare money, but I can comment! šŸ™‚

  • frogpondsrock June 30, 2010, 10:15 am

    @ MuffinMonsterBB and Brenda Thank you.

  • Disy June 30, 2010, 10:36 am

    Nice work, good luck Martin. this makes you treasure the simple things you often forget to appreciate in busy lives.

  • Pixie June 30, 2010, 11:40 am

    well done kim!!!

  • janet June 30, 2010, 12:01 pm

    Happy Birthday, David!!

  • Jayne June 30, 2010, 12:06 pm

    Many happy returns to David!
    Hope he has a lovely day šŸ™‚
    You’re a good egg, Kim šŸ™‚

  • Kristin (Wanderlust) June 30, 2010, 12:29 pm

    …all my hugs and kisses too?! Great cause – I already sponsored Dan. Yay you for supporting it through your blog. And happy birthday David (who almost has the same birthday as me…almost)!

  • Achelois June 30, 2010, 5:01 pm

    Ok I have broken my self imposed silence to comment. Now I feel guilty because I feel you have probably already given more than you can afford.

    A worthy cause. I wish your friend luck in his journey.

  • sharon June 30, 2010, 6:04 pm

    We’re a few days short of payday here but I’ll see if I can stretch a few dollars from the budget next month, depends on the exchange rate (income originates in the UK) which is not good right now.

  • Veronica June 30, 2010, 6:37 pm

    Comment comment comment. And I tweeted it too.

  • Dan June 30, 2010, 7:39 pm

    Does it count if I comment?

  • frogpondsrock June 30, 2010, 7:42 pm

    @ Dan yes of course it does hehe. for those of you that don’t know Dan is the organiser of Hadrains walk.

  • Tania June 30, 2010, 7:45 pm

    I won’t have my next pay for at least another week, but I can spare a minute to comment… so here is my comment! Good luck to your friend, may he keep his feet AND emerge triumphant.

  • Muddling Along Mummy June 30, 2010, 7:45 pm

    Commenting (and retweeted Dan’s tweet… does this count as extra?)

  • Mia June 30, 2010, 7:48 pm

    Hope you raise lots of dollars

  • frogpondsrock June 30, 2010, 7:49 pm

    I am sorry @muddlingmummy but when I tried to reply to you I received a message that your email address wasn’t valid,so your comment doesn’t count.

  • Socrates June 30, 2010, 7:53 pm

    Martin is only dinky. I’ll put him in my rucksack when he gets tired.

  • frogpondsrock June 30, 2010, 7:57 pm

    @Socrates. Oh good. do you have earplugs as well?

  • Oli Walker June 30, 2010, 8:03 pm

    I’ve taken photos of people jumping into the sea at St Andrews, and the University Graduation Ball, and will be donating any profits from the sale of those prints.
    http://www.oliwalkerphoto.com/realphotos should get you there.

    Thanks very much Frogpondsrock – your extra donations will hopefully make the walk a little less arduous!

    from Oli
    (Team Ocelot – Newcastle -> Carlisle)

  • sparkesy June 30, 2010, 8:05 pm

    My donation budget is pretty well tapped out for the next month or two so I’ll have to settle for commenting (and re-tweeting your message). You can thank Miss Mia for re-tweeting to get me here too.

  • frogpondsrock June 30, 2010, 8:05 pm

    @ Oli, I look forward to seeing your photos

  • KittenFlower June 30, 2010, 8:07 pm

    Best of luck, best wishes. šŸ™‚ xxx

  • Annabel Candy, Get In the Hot Spot June 30, 2010, 8:09 pm

    What a lovely way to pay tribute to 2 special boys:) Thank you.

  • Trish June 30, 2010, 8:12 pm

    go Martin (and thanks Kim) I hope it helps many parents …to lose a child is the worst nightmare on earth !

  • plumtree June 30, 2010, 8:30 pm

    I read about the trust. What a very good and practical way to help the community, by acknowledging the expenses that come when a child dies.
    Happy birthday to David and happy birthing day to you!

  • Christie June 30, 2010, 8:38 pm

    A great cause, wishing Martin an enjoyable walk!

  • Spencer Park July 1, 2010, 12:56 am

    I think the trust is great. I’ve already donated and now I manage to get an extra dollar for the charity! Hooray

  • Insomniac Mummy July 1, 2010, 3:06 am

    Ah what a fab idea!

    I’m walking too next wee, hope my comment counts (and I make it the full 84 miles!).

    šŸ™‚

  • Martin July 1, 2010, 3:41 am

    Best Kim this side of North Korea and no doubt about it.

    I hope you don’t lose the house though.

  • Arjan July 1, 2010, 7:00 am

    This is gonna be an expensive one šŸ˜‰
    I’m gonna retweet this one so people who don’t have money will make you spend money hehe *ingenious*.

  • Arjan July 1, 2010, 7:47 am

    of course *I know this one doesn’t count as a dollar-comment*. I don’t want to cheat you out of money for the cause.
    I’m just trying to side track from my own sponsorsearching šŸ™‚

  • Poppy July 1, 2010, 8:07 am

    My boyfriend and I were going to participate in the walk, but life circumstances got in the way so we’ve been donating and trying to spread the word instead. Such a great cause.

  • Muddling Along Mummy July 1, 2010, 8:48 am

    Kim – sorry, 2nd time lucky, put in old email which will now hopefully work – am not a bot!

  • Cuffy July 1, 2010, 9:54 am

    buck a comment?

  • Cuffy July 1, 2010, 9:55 am

    I think

  • Cuffy July 1, 2010, 9:55 am

    that’s really

  • Cuffy July 1, 2010, 9:55 am

    nice of you!

  • frogpondsrock July 1, 2010, 10:28 am

    @ Cuffy I will only pay for one comment per person though. but feel free to comment away if you want.

  • frogpondsrock July 1, 2010, 10:46 am

    Thanks to everyone that is commenting YAY and don’t forget to donate if you can.

    cheers Kim

  • Bev Toogood July 1, 2010, 6:57 pm

    Please dig deep to support these wonderful people with a wonderful cause! (apologies if this ends up getting posted twice, I did it a few hours ago and it hasn’t appeared… probably operator error ie me!)

  • Clair July 1, 2010, 7:25 pm

    I’m taking a video camera with me, so that you all get to see footage of just how much we will suffer on this walk!

    70.5 hours until I get on the train to head up to the walk!

  • tiff July 2, 2010, 6:18 am

    It’s a wonderful thing everyone is doing. I donated to Martin. I hope that they raise huge amounts as this is something close to my heart. You’re a good, kind and generous person Kim. xx

  • tiff July 2, 2010, 6:20 am

    Also:

    Happy birthday to your boy and happy birthing day to you, my friend.

  • Steffen July 2, 2010, 9:28 pm

    I like this, I have donated myself since a friend of mine does the Walk and told me about it. Keep going *thumbs up*

  • BendyGirl July 4, 2010, 6:56 pm

    Happy Birthday David! I’ve just been and donated in lieu of birthday presents šŸ˜‰ BG Xx

  • Thelittleredhen July 4, 2010, 9:21 pm

    Wow-that’s quite a walk. I hope the bloodied-stumps-of-legs prediction does not cone to pass, and that they all stroll comfortably to the finish line. Or at least, just get there in one piece, and raise lots of money.