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The (Concluded) Search for Mystery Train Girl
Event: Keir Moffatt's fundraising
$1,671.87 raised of $752.76 target
317 donations
My Target:
$752.76
$1,671.87 raised so far
How to make a donation
Donate online at - www.justgiving.com/mysterytraingirl
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My story
UPDATE - WE HIT £1000! Thank you all SO much, for the support and donations. THE SEARCH IS OFF and it's time for this bumbling romantic/stalker (you decide!) to sign off. Best wishes, Keir x
The story so far: On the train back to Bristol from Cardiff last week, a gorgeous girl in my carriage really caught my eye. We barely spoke but, when she left, I regretted not speaking to her more - and asking her out. When I was driving home with my mate, I mentioned my regret and he said "well, you know what they say, you're never more than 3 people away from who you want to know"… half an hour later, and perhaps against my better judgement, I set up this Facebook group to see if my mate's theory was true - to see if I could find the Mystery Train Girl and get a second chance to ask her out…
…by the following evening, to my complete amazement, over 1,000 people had joined the group and many were leaving kind messages of support for my 'romantic' cause!
By Saturday morning, as the group approached 2,000 members, I started to feel like I wanted something good to come of all the attention, in case we didn't find the mystery girl (I was pretty sure we wouldn't). I decided to set up a JustGiving charity page and figured that if every member was willing to donate £1, we'd have a very real chance a raising close to £2,000 - a potentially wonderful outcome to an otherwise rather embarrassingly, self-indulgent quest. I chose Marie Curie Cancer Care - my sister works for them, and both our family and close friends have been affected by cancer, so it seemed like a natural choice.
Again, to my continued bewilderment, Sunday night saw the group fast approaching 10,000 members (including people from America, Australia, Malaysia, Greece and Dubai!!) and we were more than halfway towards the £500 target I had set for the JustGiving page. Whilst this was simply brilliant, it was also at this point that I started to worry about how big the group had become and that I was potentially forcing a lot of attention on this mystery girl - which wasn't fair. I figured it was possible that she did not want to be found (pretty understandable!) and that it was best to respect that. So, much to everyone's disappointment, I called off the search and let the mystery girl remain a mystery.
Since Sunday, the group has continued to grow (albeit more slowly now), and the donations have reached in excess of £800. A couple of local newspapers have also been in touch about this 'online fairy tale' (not my words!) and two nice chaps had written blog posts about it. What started as a bit of fun, with the smallest of hopes of really finding this mystery girl, grew into something far bigger and far more positive than I ever planned or imagined.
So, here we are, 13,324 members and £805.50 raised for charity at the time of writing. At this stage, I want to say the BIGGEST (THE BIIIIIGGEEEST) thank you I can muster to every single person who has shown support, left wonderful messages, and especially donated to Marie Curie. I am overwhelmed, bewildered, flattered and deeply humbled by the entire experience - it's been quite an adventure.
As for the mystery girl, I did receive several messages from people claiming to be 'her' but simply cannot tell if any are real. If she did find this group, I wanted to extend my apologies to her if I caused her any trouble as that was never my intention - I simply hoped for the chance to take her out. However, the search is over and it's time to respect her desire to remain a mystery.
Please, please do keep donating if you can - it would be amazing to see if we can reach £1000... but it's been a wild ride either way.
Wishing you all peace & progress, Keir x
Facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=108534272523669
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My charity
Marie Curie Cancer Care
Charity Registration No. 207994 (England & Wales) and SC038731 (Scotland)
Marie Curie Cancer Care provides high quality nursing, totally free, to give people with terminal cancer and other illnesses the choice of dying at home, supported by their families. It runs nine Marie Curie Hospices across the UK offering free specialist care for patients and support for families. The charity conducts palliative care research to find better ways of caring for terminally ill people and also funds scientists who investigate the causes and treatments of cancer. Charity Registration No 207994 (England & Wales) and SC0 38731 (Scotland)
Donations 317
hopefully this will be the £1000 mark! well done
Donation by Justin Townsend on 18/05/10
£10.50
+ £2.96 Gift Aid
Good luck Keir =)
Donation by Cath Truluck on 18/05/10
£2.00
+ £0.56 Gift Aid
Well done for making my day! Good Luck.
Donation by Caroline Cheshire on 18/05/10
£10.00
Have we not all thought, at some point, "why did I not..............?". Go for her!
Donation by Alan Reynolds on 18/05/10
£2.00
I think what you've done here is fantastic. It's a shame you didn't find your mystery girl but I think you've done the right thing. Brilliant.
Donation by Kath N on 18/05/10
£5.00
Just enjoyed your story and like the fact you've accepted you'll probably never know who this person was and that it's best left that way!
Donation by SlimJim on 18/05/10
£10.00
+ £2.82 Gift Aid
Good luck with the search (even if it has been called off!)
Donation by Ian Hislop on 18/05/10
£5.00
+ £1.41 Gift Aid
Great cause. I suspect finding the young lady might be a lost cause though. Don't hesitate next time!
Donation by Andrew Lucas on 18/05/10
£10.00
+ £2.82 Gift Aid
my father died in the Marie Cure centre in Belfast. the people who work there are so wonderful and it is such a worth while cause!
Donation by Ruth Estes on 17/05/10
£5.00
+ £1.41 Gift Aid
I know its not a lot but every little helps :)
Donation by Joshua Hibbs on 17/05/10
£2.00
Donation by hettie harris on 17/05/10
£2.00
+ £0.56 Gift Aid
Donation by jackie Sharp on 17/05/10
£2.00
+ £0.56 Gift Aid
Donation by Craig Stubbs on 17/05/10
£5.00
+ £1.41 Gift Aid
In memory of my Father who died of prostate cancer.
Donation by Deborah Thomson on 17/05/10
£2.00
+ £0.56 Gift Aid
:-) Hope you find her! :-)
Donation by Max von Seibold on 17/05/10
£5.00
+ £1.41 Gift Aid
Good karma :)
Donation by Michelle Harrison on 17/05/10
£2.00
+ £0.56 Gift Aid
You sound like a jolly nice man! Well done for your initiative in making this story do something worthwhile by raising monies for others.
Donation by Nikki Morton on 17/05/10
£5.00
Lots of negative vibes flying around! Whatever the motive, it's a good cause and innovative fund raising. Keir, I hope you find your girl!!! xx
Donation by jacki hare on 17/05/10
£5.00
+ £1.41 Gift Aid
awesome
Donation by D L on 17/05/10
£2.00
+ £0.56 Gift Aid
Good cause - nice initiative
Donation by Graeme Allan on 17/05/10
£10.00
+ £2.82 Gift Aid
We hope you reach your £1,000 target. Good Luck!
Donation by James Bealing on 17/05/10
£2.00
+ £0.56 Gift Aid
Good luck with finding her, lets hope she says yes if you do!
Donation by Kerry McMinn on 17/05/10
£2.00
+ £0.56 Gift Aid
This is so sweet. Good Luck!
Donation by Karen Reginatto on 17/05/10
£2.00
wow - Great story!! Hope you find her - or someone who deserves you!! Good Luck! xx
Donation by Rufless on 17/05/10
£2.00
+ £0.56 Gift Aid
Donation by Clea Whitley on 17/05/10
£2.00
+ £0.56 Gift Aid
Donation summary
- * Online donations$1,671.87
- Offline donations$0.00
- Text donations$0.00
- Total raised$1,671.87
- Gift Aid$291.51
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