One month to go!

Gibrlatar to Yorkshire has always seemed like something "Im going to in the future"
Today is the 4th August, which marks the fact that Gibraltar to Yorkshire is now something I'm going to do VERY SOON!

I just know this last month is going to whizz by, and its a real stress! Have I prepared enough? Have I got everything I need? Am I fit enough yet? Am I ready to take on this challenge? Do I have time to do everything I need to do? Juggling training, promotion and a full time job is definatley a difficult thing to do.

Finding corporate sponsorship for this event is proving to be a real struggle. I must say, I'm really dissapointed at a number of large companies in Gibraltar who really don't seem to care that I'm doing this for a local Gibraltar charity and their own policies such as "We dont support individual challeneges" and "We dont sponsor our own employees and their children", and generally "Sorry we're not interested" are they are the ones that replied! You probably noticed, one of those is my own employer! Its a little dis-heartening to say the least.

So this means that I am personally footing the bill for the whole trip including equipment, hotels, food, ferry crossingsm unpaid leave from work etc. I dont mind this, as long as the total raised to the charities is more than the cost of the trip.

I am doing my best not to let all this side of it distract me from what is really important! That is, to cycle a fully loaded push bike all the way from Gibraltar up to Yorkshire, England!!! This has always been about a personal achievement. But a large part of the achievement and what will help drive me is knowing I have the support of people in Gibraltar and Yorkshire and raising a lot of money for something I, and I know many of you are passionate about. That is to benefit those people with Cancer.

Sponsorship forms are now online to download and print off. If you are around the Gibraltar area. Print one off, go see your friends and family, get them to sponsor, and then drop the form off with the money in one of the 3 places in Gibraltar designated for it.
Come down to B Beautiful in Ocean Village on August 27th (Coincides with my 29th Birthday!) and meet me, and the Gibrlatar charity and pledge a donation there.

You can also support the Yorkshire based Jane Tomlinson charity, it does not matter where you are, you can support either or both. Click the logo to the left and pledge a donation securely online via Just Giving.

If you have a business in Gibraltar or even on the Coast, no matter how small it is. Put a donation into the charity, and you can be seen to be supporting a great local cause.
If you have a business in the Yorkshire area, your logo could be crossing the finishing line with me and will be part of the success that is Gibraltar to Yorkshire. Click the "Your Ad here" links and contact me now!

So one month to go! Really is final preparation time!