Thanks for visiting my fundraising page.
I'm blogging my Arthur's Seat challenge here:
http://www.gordonhodgson.co.uk/blog/
Pictures of the challenge can be viewed here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/greengordon/
My original post on this challenge is here:
http://www.gordonhodgson.co.uk/blog/?p=3
In summary, though, it's this:
Living in Edinburgh and having not taken enough advantage of the nice tiny mountains we have right in (near) the middle of the city, I thought it might be nice to spend a month hiking (walking) up Arthur’s Seat every day. Also, it’s not that difficult, but it is enough to cause a sweat and get the breath rate up (because I’m unfit) and theoretically it’s something I could do before work (I will pack deodorant in my bag). December’s almost over and there are holidays coming up, so if I’m going to have a month-long challenge, I might as well start on January 1st and pretend it’s like a New Years resolution I only have to keep to for a month. I’m going to make it 31 hikes in 31 days, as there may be times where, for whatever reason, I can’t do it in the daylight for, so I’ll just have to make up for it by climbing twice on another day (I’ll try to keep to 7 a week, so there’s no massive backlog, but maybe no more than two a day just to make sure I have to have some horrible rainy times…).
Anyway...
A donation of 32.25p per climb makes a nice round (almost) £10 donation. Just think what I'd get if you decided to donate 64.5p per climb!
I've set a target of £1000. I may not get near it, but it's nice to have a slightly unobtainable goal...
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Raised:
46%
Raised so far: £460.10
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Woohoo! Donation by Chris Cotton on 01/02/09 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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Keep going! Donation by Nigel Bagshaw on 29/01/09 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid |
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can you get me some milk while you're out? Donation by james on 26/01/09 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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Almost there now, keep going! Donation by Kristofer Keane on 25/01/09 |
£10.00 |
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You're a CHAMP! Donation by Kate C on 23/01/09 |
£10.00 |
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stroke scotland while climbing those hills Donation by Jenny on 21/01/09 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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Hope the weather is kind! Donation by Simon on 20/01/09 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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Donated offline Donation by Ros Ashe on 15/01/09 |
£10.00 |
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Get going, Mr Gordon! Jog on! Donation by Jessica Rowson on 13/01/09 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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Good luck, hope the toes make it through the month Donation by David and Jane Ashe on 10/01/09 |
£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid |
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Well done, Gordon. What a great idea for a challenge. Good luck! Donation by Andrew Begg on 09/01/09 |
£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid |
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It seems I'm disproving the stereotype that we English are more generous than the Scottish! Donation by Sue Luxton on 09/01/09 |
£8.00 + £2.26 Gift Aid |
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Brave stuff in some of this weather Donation by Peter McColl on 08/01/09 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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Enjoy your groundhog challenge Donation by Andrew Rowson on 08/01/09 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid |
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Keep it up. Donation by SusanG on 06/01/09 |
£13.10 + £3.69 Gift Aid |
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Good luck with the rain! Donation by Rob Church on 05/01/09 |
£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid |
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We'll be thinking of you - hoping there are no blisters! Donation by Jenny and Malcolm Burns on 03/01/09 |
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid |
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charity is inherently anti revolutionary you imperialist dog. Donation by Jamie Collings on 02/01/09 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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Dear Gordon, Well Done. Hallelujah! Donation by Barbara & Tom Hodgson on 30/12/08 |
£78.00 |
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I get tired just thinking about it. Well done! Donation by Marianthi on 29/12/08 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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Best of luck. You must be a lot fitter than I am! Donation by Andy Birkby on 18/12/08 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid |
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How much height will you have climbed in the end, if you add it all up? A lot anyway, so here's some money. Donation by Matt Sellwood on 18/12/08 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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xx Donation by Nancy Burns on 14/12/08 |
£31.00 |
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As someone who would rather not get out of bed any morning, I salute you! Donation by Chris Gillies on 14/12/08 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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As a 1/4 Scot and lover of Edinburgh here's my support. Try slower and less sweat! Donation by Mark Douglas on 14/12/08 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
| * Total raised online: | £460.10 |
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| Offline donations: | £0.00 |
| Mobile donations: | £0.00 |
| Total Raised: | £460.10 |
| Gift Aid plus supplement: | £87.75 |
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