Blubberman to Ironman in aid of DREAMFLIGHT

 

As many of you are aware I completed (slowly) The London Triathlon in aid of DREAMFLIGHT in August 09. Thanks to the huge generosity of many here at FT I raised over £3500 to help send a child on a holiday of a lifetime.

 

I am now back again asking for more support for my 2011 fundraising effort, I will be doing another triathlon but this time in St George, Utah. USA. I am going to be upping the game from an Olympic distance of Swim 1500m Cycle 40km run 10km to a full Ironman distance event of Swim 2.4 miles, Cycle 112 miles run 26.2miles (3.86km, 180.25km,42.195km). The event starts at 7am and the cutoff tome is midnight. I hope to get it done in 14 hours.

 

 

 

For those that don’t know about DREAMFLIGHT or the great work they do please take a moment to visit

 

www.dreamflight.org

 

Where does the money go?

 

 

 

Dreamflight relies entirely on the generosity of its supporters.  The total cost of the Dreamflight trip each year is in excess of £600,000.  Here’s how your donation could help towards providing the “Holidayof a Lifetime” for a most deserving child:

 

 

 

·        £5       pays for a Dreamflight rucksack

 

·        £25     pays for the personalised DVD each child receives of their trip

 

·        £40     provides baseball caps for 16 children

 

·        £60     provides lunch and refreshments each day for one child

 

·        £100   buys a transit seat, used for transferring some children to and from their wheelchairs

 

·        £150   pays for a group’s pre-trip get-together or reunion

 

·        £200   pays for a child to swim with dolphins at Discovery Cove

 

·        £280   sponsors a set of T shirts for all the members of one group

 

·        £300   pays for his/her accommodation and half board inOrlando

 

·        £330   equips every child with a Dreamflight bumbag 

 

·       £3000 funds the total holiday for one child

 

 

 

The Dreamflight trip also offers opportunities for corporate sponsorship, eg.

 

 

 

·        £900         provides sponsorship for the Dreamflight rucksacks given to each child

 

·        £1,300      sponsors hire of the radios and cellphones used to maintain contact between groups inOrlando

 

·        £2,800      covers the cost of a Welcome Party at Heathrow

 

·        £13,000    pays for the cost of the domestic flights or coach hire needed to gather all the children together at Heathrow

 

·        £13,000    sponsors a day’s entry toMagicKingdom or Universal Studios for the entire group – children and helpers

 

·        £25,000    sponsors the coaches used daily in Orlando

 

·        £40,000    sponsors the day at Discovery Cove, where each child can swim with dolphins

 

·        £57,000    sponsors the accommodation in Orlando for the entire stay

 

·        £320,000  sponsors the charter of a British Airways 747

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks

 

 

 

 

 

Christian