I shall write about my training as usual and about how to and why get local businesses to support your fund raising efforts.
So here are my tips:
1. Think about an answer to why they should support you
2. How can you promote that they have supported you
3. Ensure you have a letter explaining what challenges you are doing for whom
4. Have a letter from your charity verifying that you do it for them
5. Make sure you know all the details about the charity and your challenge
6. Have a short and more detailed version ready
7. Be mindful that businesses get asked for support a lot and that they have financial pressures too
8. Always be friendly, polite and appreciative of the time the businesses give you regardless of their response
Monday:
The Lamb donated a voucher to the value of £50
The Bear Inn donated a voucher for 2 people to enjoy a 2 course meal on a Sunday
King Alfreds Head donated 2 bottles of white wine
Apart from that I did some strength walks (walking with Fabian on my back) and got ready for a night shift.
Tuesday:
I finished my night and ran 21.51 miles. I was very slow on my run as my legs, body and mind were so tired and it was very windy and wet. It was good for me as a runner to grow more and to appreciate my good runs.
After that some more fund raising
Cleggs Pharmacy donated A Spa Set
Creative Cook Shop donated 2 aprons and bandanas (1 boy, 1 girl) and a kids chocolate making kit
Wednesday:
I went for a short 5.89 mile jog at a mediocre pace but it was OK as I was still tired....
Thursday:
MOTOquip donated a car valet pack
Unami donated 2 jars of some very special sauces
I also managed to have a hard but great interval training session with my great friend and brother in law @timcnicholls who has helped me to push further as he is getting stronger, fitter and faster. I ran 7.32 miles in 1 hour and I am rather pleased with that.
Friday:
No running but 3 strength walks
Badgers donated a £20 pound voucher
Saturday:
I managed to do a swift 4 mile interval session before going on holiday and a further 3 strength walks along the coast.
Sunday:
Well that is tomorrow but I wont do any running or fund raising but am sure there will be a few strength walks.
Fundraising news:
www.virginmoneygiving.com/florianstoermer is the web address you can use to donate money towards The Amber Phillpott Trust.I have now all but finished my cooperate fund raising approach so I can concentrate on my training.
All of the gifts received so far will either be raffled off on the day or entered in a silent auction to help raise funds for The Amber Phillpott Trust, Helen&Douglas House hospice, Oxford children's hospital and Ronald House.
Raffle tickets will be available to purchase soon and I am more than happy to take your orders once I have all the details.
Available prizes at present are:
The Lamb (£50 voucher)
The Bear inn (voucher for 2 people 2 course meal on a Sunday)
King Alfreds Head(2 bottles of Wine)
Cleggs pharmacy (A spa set)
Creative cookshop (aprons &bandanas for boys and girls and a children chocolate making set)
Headlines (voucher for one hair cut)
Snob & Lock (leather wallet)
Heart to Heart (memory box and scented candles)
Motoquip (car valet pack)
Photogenic (one sitting voucher)
Unami (sauces)
Cutting bar (voucher for one hair cut)
Berghaus Rucksack
Hall&Woodhouse £30 voucher
Kingsmill £5 voucher
Teapot clock
High School Musical dance mate games (times 2)
Little cuddly polar bear teddy's
2 Oxford United Tickets (sorry Raffle only)
RC car
Black T-Shirts from Calsberg
Baby food (bowl, spoons, sachets, cuddly toy) from Hipp
Authenticated autographs (Sting, Badly drawn boy, Michael Owen)
Open ended standard return train tickets from FGW x 2 (sorry Raffle only)
Roly's revived Men's hair cut
Grease Monkeysoil service and valet
4GB USB sticks (only 2 left)
golf balls
Frisbees
If you are interested in a raffle ticket then please email me at florianstoermer@gmail.com.
Online Total today:
£615 direct donations £70 this week Thank You
£131 donated for goods received
That is brilliant but I would like to raise another £885 so please help to spread the word and donate what you can every penny helps!
Stats Zone:
Runs:4
Distance covered this week: 38.8 miles
Distance covered this month: 99.4 miles
Walks: 7 covering roughly a further 10 miles
Thank you for reading my blog please feel free to comment on it and share it with your followers and friends.
If you would like to raise money for The Amber Phillpott Trust. and other charities supported by The Yeah Baby Concert and to see me finish my 35 mile long Ultramarathon, then please come to the YeahBaby event in Abingdon Oxfordshire on the 14.07.2012 for a free day of music, stalls, face painting etc... and/or donate via www.virginmoneygiving.com/florianstoermer
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