Caught up with a chap that cycled end to end last year as he has made me realise that not only have I bitten off a largish chunk in terms of physical effort and rear end erosion but the administration burden will also be high. He wrote/spoke to a lot of companies (especially bike companies) asking for gear and sponsorship with a good response. We will sit down over a pint next week and chew the fat on this – I will be taking a list of questions about the route, especially about the hilly areas.
Tomorrow will be an exciting day, I am meeting with the charity and do not really know what to expect. I would like to have a focused and coordinated fundraising campaign but, to be entirely honest, I'm not sure how to put this together. I have some ideas so am not completely clueless and will be looking to the charity for suggestions. Some of my thoughts are:
- Scrounge consumables
- Get corporate sponsorship
- Press Releases
- Mentions on local radio
- Use Facebook
- Set up a Just Giving page through the Charities website
- GPS Tracker to keep peoples interest during the ride
- Fundraising day at my work gym (day on the bike in reception if they are agreeable)
- 5p for 5p bottles at work and the cricket club.
Easy….what's to moan about?
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