Ben Jones

The Shire Folk Elite

Fundraising for PROSTATE CANCER UK
£730
raised of £2,000 target
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The Ramshackle Rally, 22 August 2013
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We fund research to stop prostate cancer killing men

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Welcome you awesome person you!

You have come to the right rally group. Please carry on reading and get to grips why you should donate your hard earned cash to this well-deserved cause.

 

We have decided to raise money for a charity that are close to our hearts, Prostate Cancer UK

Many members of our family's and friends and have suffered from a number of types of cancer and many have fought through it but unfortunately not all of the where are as lucky.

We support Prostate Cancer UK because most if not all of us have been effected by someone we know having this illness. 1 man will die every hour, 1 in 8 men will get prostate cancer and this year alone 40,000 men will need help from Prostate Cancer UK

However we are slowing winning against this horrid illness and the good news is that prostate cancer can be successfully treated if caught early and what better way to raise awareness than with a rally across Europe spreading the word and raising money for Prostate Cancer UK.

 

To raise money we will be taking part in the Ramshackle Rally to drive 1500 miles over 4 days in £200 bangers and i mean right bangers. We must haul our few quid’s worth of scrap metal from Buckinghamshire all the way down to the South West of Italy and then over to Valencia in East Spain with the other 200 teams. Our team of nine (none of who have any mechanical experience) must reach the finish line on the Monday the 26th of august or suffer the wrath of the rally gods and of course lose all self respect and any shred of manliness we may of had.

This rally is a competition and if we are victorious in all the tasks set by Ramshackle Rally we will win the grand prize! Money! - the best of prizes. All of which we will donate to Prostate Cancer UK on top of all your lovely donations.

If you havent already check out your web page for live updates and photos of our teams as we get ready and take part in this epic journey - http://theshirefolkelite.weebly.com/

 

The 9 crazy rally enthusiasts include:

Ben – General Jammin

Lee – Section Eight

Will – Captain Yolo

Courtney– Private Dancer

Michael – Sergeant Sugar Daddy

Teff- Major Ginge

Jonas – Colonel Care bear

Tim - Corporal Cougar Hunter

Kieran - Recruit AWOL

 

Now if that challenge isn't enough we are setting fundraising goals that if we reach certain mile point in the amount we have raised we will do tasks and challenges to either increase or decrease our manliness and show our appreciation for your donation.

These include:

£250 – A random task will be given each day to an unsuspecting member

£500 - Ben will wear a Mankini on the rally

£750 - Ben and Kieran will host a boxing against each other!

£1000 - Teff and Courtney will shoot will with paint ball guns

£1500 - All the men in the group will get a back, sack and crack waxing

We will add more tasks when we reach our current goals 

 

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About the charity

PROSTATE CANCER UK

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RCN 1005541 and in Scotland (SC039332)
Prostate Cancer UK has a simple ambition - to stop men dying from prostate cancer. Through shifting the science over the next 10 years to focus on radical improvements in diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and support, we will stop prostate cancer being a killer.

Donation summary

Total raised
£730.00
+ £127.50 Gift Aid
Online donations
£625.00
Offline donations
£105.00

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