The following is the current list of supporters who have made donations or pledged support: -
Shipping Companies
Anglo-Eastern (IOM)
Columbia Ship Management
Delta Marine
Logbridge
Lauritzen Fleet Mananagement
Norbulk Shipping
OSM
The Maersk Company
The staff of the Chamber of Shipping
V-Ships Monaco
Unions
Nautilus UK
The members and guest attending the Nautilus UK 150th Anniversary Dinner (May 2007)
D1-MEBA (USA)
AIMPE (Australia)
MUA (Australia)
Philippines Seafarers Union
SINDMAR (Brazil)
Individuals
Robert Woods
Edmund Brookes
Carl Husain
Pat Duncan
Pete Duncan
John McCurdy
Russ Garbutt
Chris Rogers
Su Flynn
Nick Luff
Noel Cooke
John Cooke
John Brown
The Dickinson Family
Dennis McIntyre
Bob Doyle
Gordon Thompson
John Cameron
Noriko Tomita
Andy MacFarlane
Andrew Cassells
Cleo Doumbia Henry
Jacques Bille
Yumiko Arai
Mark Dickinson
Grand total so far £12,037 with some pledgers still to reveal their generosity!
Friday, March 14, 2008
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Fundraising Update March 2008
My fundraising has had some major boost over the past few weeks following an article in my Unions monthly journal which I highlighted in an email blitz to my friends and contacts. I have now reached the £12,000 mark - only £8,000 to go!
My good friend and colleague Severino Filho from the Brazilian merchant navy officers union (SINDMAR) pledged a significant sum.
Cleo Doumbia-Henry who is Director of International Labour Standards at the International Labour Organisation has pledged personal support. Jacques Bille (formerly of ACOMARIT in Geneva) with whom I worked with on the Global Mariner campaign back in 1998 and Susanne Meyer from Columbia Ship Management have also pledged support.
Andrew Cassells from BP Shipping has also made a pledge in a personal capacity.
And my Aunty Pat has made another pledge as too have my Mum, Dad and siblings (I am the eldest of 5!).
My thanks go to you all!
My good friend and colleague Severino Filho from the Brazilian merchant navy officers union (SINDMAR) pledged a significant sum.
Cleo Doumbia-Henry who is Director of International Labour Standards at the International Labour Organisation has pledged personal support. Jacques Bille (formerly of ACOMARIT in Geneva) with whom I worked with on the Global Mariner campaign back in 1998 and Susanne Meyer from Columbia Ship Management have also pledged support.
Andrew Cassells from BP Shipping has also made a pledge in a personal capacity.
And my Aunty Pat has made another pledge as too have my Mum, Dad and siblings (I am the eldest of 5!).
My thanks go to you all!
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Getting fit - update
The training regime continues towards my aim of particpating in the London Marathon on Sunday 13th April. Last weekend (Sunday 9th March) I completed the Brentwood half marathon in 2:15:04 an average pace of 10m:30s which is not bad for a hitherto unreformed couch potato! I am hoping to maintain that pace in the full marathon (a big hope) and complete the 26.2 mile course around London in under 5 hours.
Lloyd's List Article
My fund raising received a major bit of media exposure this week thanks to Lloyd's List which included a piece on my fundraising activities in Monday's edition (10 March) of the global shipping industry's leading daily newspaper. To read the article go to
Lloyd's List
I am hopeful that it will generate some financial support from the shipping industry.
Monday, January 21, 2008
Message for my supporters
Firstly, I would like to wish you a Happy New Year. Your continued support for my Enduro Africa fundraising has been truly appreciated.
In October, between 2nd and 13th, my African motorcycle adventure finally takes place. My preparations are well in hand including participating in the London Marathon (supporting Seafarers UK http://www.seafarers-uk.org/) as a way of getting fit and losing a few of those middle-aged kilos. I am not sure which event will be the most challenging but if I survive the 26.2 mile run on April 13 I am hoping that 2,000km on a motorbike will be that much easier.
For those of you who have been keeping track of my fundraising via my blog (http://enduro-africa-2008.blogspot.com/) you will know that after nearly 16 months I have reached £10,500 with a further £9,500 left to raise if I am to hit my self-imposed target of £20,000. The official Enduro Africa 2008 beneficiaries are – Unicef, Sentebale and the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund, for which the organisers’ aim is to raise at least £300,000. The money will contribute towards charitable work in South Africa and Lesotho, including: Unicef’s campaign Unite for Children/Unite against AIDS, to prevent the transmission of HIV from mother to baby; Sentebale’s support for the most vulnerable children – the abandoned, abused, neglected, orphaned and ill; and NMCF’s commitment to help children and young people overcome many obstacles to living healthy, productive and fulfilled lives.
In addition, I am supporting two personal favourite charities – Riders For Health and NUMAST Welfare Funds. Many of you will require no introduction to the excellent work of my Union’s own charity but you may not be familiar with the ground breaking work of Riders for Health (http://www.riders.org). This unique charity supports health workers in Africa, trains them and equips them with motorcycles like the one I will ride in South Africa which allows them to deliver their crucial medical services to outlying and remote communities.
I will endeavour to keep you posted on further developments as they arise but please feel free to check my blog as I try to keep that as up-to-date as work permits. Hopefully, I will also be able to keep the blog active during the adventure itself providing of course I can get a signal on my PDA.
Again, thank you very much for your support.
In October, between 2nd and 13th, my African motorcycle adventure finally takes place. My preparations are well in hand including participating in the London Marathon (supporting Seafarers UK http://www.seafarers-uk.org/) as a way of getting fit and losing a few of those middle-aged kilos. I am not sure which event will be the most challenging but if I survive the 26.2 mile run on April 13 I am hoping that 2,000km on a motorbike will be that much easier.
For those of you who have been keeping track of my fundraising via my blog (http://enduro-africa-2008.blogspot.com/) you will know that after nearly 16 months I have reached £10,500 with a further £9,500 left to raise if I am to hit my self-imposed target of £20,000. The official Enduro Africa 2008 beneficiaries are – Unicef, Sentebale and the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund, for which the organisers’ aim is to raise at least £300,000. The money will contribute towards charitable work in South Africa and Lesotho, including: Unicef’s campaign Unite for Children/Unite against AIDS, to prevent the transmission of HIV from mother to baby; Sentebale’s support for the most vulnerable children – the abandoned, abused, neglected, orphaned and ill; and NMCF’s commitment to help children and young people overcome many obstacles to living healthy, productive and fulfilled lives.
In addition, I am supporting two personal favourite charities – Riders For Health and NUMAST Welfare Funds. Many of you will require no introduction to the excellent work of my Union’s own charity but you may not be familiar with the ground breaking work of Riders for Health (http://www.riders.org). This unique charity supports health workers in Africa, trains them and equips them with motorcycles like the one I will ride in South Africa which allows them to deliver their crucial medical services to outlying and remote communities.
I will endeavour to keep you posted on further developments as they arise but please feel free to check my blog as I try to keep that as up-to-date as work permits. Hopefully, I will also be able to keep the blog active during the adventure itself providing of course I can get a signal on my PDA.
Again, thank you very much for your support.
Friday, December 14, 2007
The Christmas Spirit is alive and well!!
It seems the spirit of Christmas is alive and well with two recent generous donations being received from Logbridge in Southampton and Lauritzen Fleet Management in Denmark taking the total raised so far to £10,275.
My sincere thanks to John Brown and Karin Halmoe respectively for their support.
My sincere thanks to John Brown and Karin Halmoe respectively for their support.
Saturday, December 01, 2007
Long Way Down supports Riders for Health and UNICEF
In my own small way I am seeking to emulate the epic ride of Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman in Long Way Down. They like me are raising funds for Riders for Health and UNICEF and if you have been watching their Sunday night documetary you will have seen their visits to the Riders for Health programme in Kenya and the UNICEF programme rehabilitating child soldiers. For a short video clip on their work for these charities go to: -
www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/times_appeal/article2924976.ece
www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/times_appeal/article2924976.ece
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