Thank you for visiting my fundraising page. Please sponsor me online for the famous Olney Pancake Race on 5th February. I shall be donning a pinny and scarf, tossing my pancake and running as fast as I can (ie not very) from the marketplace to the church without dropping it.  I'll be passing some of the sights photographed here and you can take a full tour of the course by following the link below.

My current level of fitness means I'm unlikely to win the first prize of £300 and a kiss from the verger at the finish line.  Instead, my target is to raise £1,500 for Advantage Africa.  The feasting of pancake day has made me think about the people Advantage Africa works with who struggle to meet their basic nutritional needs.  This includes the twenty orphans in Muzinda, Uganda who want to start keeping chickens so that they can enjoy nutritious eggs and the seventy orphans in Obambo, Kenya who rely on our feeding programme for their only meal of the day.

Please help Advantage Africa make a difference to the nutrition and education of disadvantaged children by sponsoring me in the famous race on 5th February. Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor me: Advantage Africa will receive your money faster and, if you are a UK taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you. 

So please sponsor me now. As co-founder and trustee of the charity, I promise that we will make good use of every penny that you donate.

With many thanks for your support - Jane

For more information about Advantage Africa please see our website.

To view my photographic tour of the pancake race course please click here.

Visit the unofficial Olney page to find out more about the history and tradition of the race.