Trip to Malawi - request for donations

[Hat]

cheers kev

edit; just been to check my emails. Feck me Kev Thank you very much. I don't know what your fuel consumption must be like but that's an enormous donation.

[SoggyCornFlakes]

You hit target yet or blown it away an not telling anyone

[KillerByte]

Quote: Originally Posted by Hat (original)

just been to check my emails. Feck me Kev Thank you very much. I don't know what your fuel consumption must be like but that's an enormous donation.

I would have used most of a tank over the weekend with all of the driving, plus it's for a very worthy cause. So, you're very welcome Pat.

[NeuroBeaker]

Quote: Originally Posted by SoggyCornFlakes (original)

You hit target yet or blown it away an not telling anyone

Still fund-raising, I would presume. Why, just the other day I saw him in his fund-raising gear:

He's a dedicated man, our Pat.

All the best,
Andrew.

[Hat]

following this weekend's very succesfull run, i can reveal total donations from Mini2 members now stands at £755

A huge thanks to everyone for an amazingly generous response. But let's not stop there. it would be great to get to a £2000 total before the trip, & don't forget this will be matched by my employers - so keep it coming!

[DaFlake]

Sent a little more.

[simeds]

when are you off ?

[Hat]

i leave on 16 May & get back on 25th

[Hat]

not long to go now - 3 days & i'll be on my way. i've spoken with some people here at work who went last week & they had a great time although physical labour in temperatures in excess of 100 degrees is not easy

[Shamster]

Quote: Originally Posted by Hat (original)

not long to go now - 3 days & i'll be on my way. i've spoken with some people here at work who went last week & they had a great time although physical labour in temperatures in excess of 100 degrees is not easy

Can you also speak with your wife and tell her to get her butt over to the Ball too - don't worry, I'll take on the duty of chaperone - the temperature in certain parts of the Marriott on Saturday night is also tipped to get to 100 degrees.

[Hat]

i'm back & what a trip - truly the trip of a lifetime. So many sights & memories packed into a week its hard to know where to start. The orphanage is a wonderfull place, full of beautiful & amazingly well behaved toddlers & kids, but the downside is the stories of how most of them come to be there - one or two stories which i still don't want to think about too hard. We were all moved to tears at regular intervals throughout the week.

Our main task for the week was to help with construction of a second orphanage 125 miles further north & doing manual labour in 35 degree heat under a burning sun is no joke. We managed 4-5 hours in the mornings at most - the locals do a full 8 hour day & forget health & safety equipment - most of them don't even wear shoes (they take them off so they don't get damaged). Afternoons were spent recovering & relaxing although it got dark at 5:30pm so the afternoons weren't too long. As a reward to ourselves, on the day we were to drive back south we decided to set off really early & visit a national park for a boat safari.

I've put together a photo album on facebook with a selection of the best photos - Pat Smith's Photos - Malawi Trip May 2008 | Facebook

a huge, huge thanks to everyone who donated to this worthy cause & it was great to see that every penny goes to helping the children & supporting the local community

[DaFlake]

AWESOME!!! Thanks for the wonderful photos.

[SoggyCornFlakes]

great pics Pat Looks like something you can be very proud to have been a part of


so mainly ladies in your group then ......................