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
Iām 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 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
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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
@Marylin You have donated a dollar by commenting. So YAY!!!
Good stuff, Kim. Will donate soonish.xx
I don’t have any spare money, but I can comment! š
@ MuffinMonsterBB and Brenda Thank you.
Nice work, good luck Martin. this makes you treasure the simple things you often forget to appreciate in busy lives.
well done kim!!!
Happy Birthday, David!!
Many happy returns to David!
Hope he has a lovely day š
You’re a good egg, Kim š
…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)!
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.
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.
Comment comment comment. And I tweeted it too.
Does it count if I comment?
@ Dan yes of course it does hehe. for those of you that don’t know Dan is the organiser of Hadrains walk.
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.
Commenting (and retweeted Dan’s tweet… does this count as extra?)
Hope you raise lots of dollars
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.
Martin is only dinky. I’ll put him in my rucksack when he gets tired.
@Socrates. Oh good. do you have earplugs as well?
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)
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.
@ Oli, I look forward to seeing your photos
Best of luck, best wishes. š xxx
What a lovely way to pay tribute to 2 special boys:) Thank you.
go Martin (and thanks Kim) I hope it helps many parents …to lose a child is the worst nightmare on earth !
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!
A great cause, wishing Martin an enjoyable walk!
I think the trust is great. I’ve already donated and now I manage to get an extra dollar for the charity! Hooray
Ah what a fab idea!
I’m walking too next wee, hope my comment counts (and I make it the full 84 miles!).
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Best Kim this side of North Korea and no doubt about it.
I hope you don’t lose the house though.
This is gonna be an expensive one š
I’m gonna retweet this one so people who don’t have money will make you spend money hehe *ingenious*.
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 š
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.
Kim – sorry, 2nd time lucky, put in old email which will now hopefully work – am not a bot!
buck a comment?
I think
that’s really
nice of you!
@ Cuffy I will only pay for one comment per person though. but feel free to comment away if you want.
Thanks to everyone that is commenting YAY and don’t forget to donate if you can.
cheers Kim
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!)
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!
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
Also:
Happy birthday to your boy and happy birthing day to you, my friend.
I like this, I have donated myself since a friend of mine does the Walk and told me about it. Keep going *thumbs up*
Happy Birthday David! I’ve just been and donated in lieu of birthday presents š BG Xx
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.