Silent Pete & The Mongoleers
Stuart Baylis is raising money for Christina Noble Childrens Foundation Limited
Participants: Andrew Tofts, Pete Gratton, Stuart Baylis
Story
Who? What? Where? When? Why?
These are just some of the questions you may wish to ask of us. Here follows a small selection of answers: WHO We are team 'Silent Pete and the Mongoleers' - formed by Andrew Tofts, Pete 'Silent' Gratton and Stuart Baylis. The basic deal is, Andrew went to school with Stu. Stu went to uni with Pete. Now we're all going to Mongolia. We seem to get along, but who knows what 6 weeks in a tiny car will do to our already tenuous relationships.WHAT
The
Mongol rally can best be summarised thus: driving around 10,000 miles
from Goodwood, UK to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, in around 6 weeks, to
raise as much money as possible for underprivileged children.
The
rules are borderline masochistic, but all in the name of hearty
adventure:
(1)
The vehicle must be less than 1.0 ltr - for instance the kind of car
that would struggle in Wales (let alone Kazakhstan).
(2)
'You're own your own' - this means, no assistance. Also known as
'bring your own bail money' and 'bring a spare radiator'
(3)
There is no rule three.
It
will be tough - we will have to make roadside repairs, bribe angry
Russian officials, sleep in tents for over 6 weeks and wash our own
clothes - in a river. And when nature calls... well.
Look
here for more info:
http://mongolrally.theadventurists.com
WHERE
We've
decided to go the long way. Via the Arctic Circle. Subject to change
at any point along the way depending on the amount of livestock in
the road, number of map-reading errors and other such
discombobulation.
The
route: England --> France --> Belgium --> Germany -->
Czech Republic --> Germany --> Denmark --> Sweden -->
Norway --> Finland --> Russia --> Kazakhstan --> Russia
--> MONGOLIA! Country-tastic!
WHEN
We
set forth from Goodwood on July 24th, 2010.
WHY
We
aim to raise at least £1000 for our chosen charity - the Christina
Noble Children's Foundation, an International Partnership of people dedicated to serving underprivileged children with the hope of helping each child maximise their life potential. Their programme in Mongolia seeks to protect children at risk of economic and sexual exploitation, while ensuring these and other children in need have access to basic care & educational opportunities. Their programmes include: emergency and long-term medical care, nutritional rehabilitation, educational and vocational training and job placement. Find out more at www.cncf.org
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Thank you.
Thanks for taking the time to visit our JustGiving page. Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate - we raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity. So please dig deep and donate now.
Thank you.
Andrew,
Pete and Stu.
info@silentpete.co.uk