Help required on a big scale..

Hope this post is ok - if Rob is reading hope you'll leave this on.

  Long story short..I want to do something worthwhile for charity. Having mulled it over, and bearing in mind been inspired for years by Ian Botham,  and seeing Jeff Stelling doing his bit  - Ive plumped for a walk raising money for charities such as the Makeawish foundation, Breast Cancer and Heart Research. The idea being to involve people/sponsors from all the club involved - with the emphasis being on Grimsby T FC supporters at the forefront of it all, organising, participating, fundraising, promoting.  

I myself am middle aged, and want to make a difference - this is my way. The charities are chosen because of a) personal/family experience and b) MakeaWish terminally ill children that a lady based in Grimsby does an amazing job with.  I have relayed the idea to Mariners Trust, and the charities - and we have a meeting planned early March - basically Im looking for everything - help, participants for any of the days or more, people who can help promote by organising website,fundraising, social media, medical supplies,drinks,food,route planning and safety/escort along the way.

  I have roughly devised what I have in mind...a 255 mile route over around 2 weeks. (Can be looked at with more help) - this covers all clubs Yorkshire/Humberside etc. Im prepared to undertake this challenge around/between end July and end August. BUT I really need it to be worthwhile, big sacrifice on my part as a full time single parent...but something I really want to happen.

To happen I need help in every way, and literally from now onwards. So this is an appeal to anyone..either individuals, fans, businesses, anyone...for help in every single way to make this happen. If this does strike a chord with anyone, please feel free to get in touch via here, or PM, or please spread the post, the word/idea to as many as possible.

We raised 100k for the club last year and got good publicity. This is another way of getting the Town noticed for a good reason and doing some good.

Thanks for reading and hope to make this happen/hear from some of you soon.

UTM

Great idea and i shall contribute with sponsorship money but may be able to offer more practical help when you have fleshed it out a bit.

Ten quid pledge from me.  Post the fundraising link or I can PayPal gift it to you.

Happy to support you in any way I can mate. I'm in Yorkshire so pm me with ideas/requests if you like. All the best

Cannot do the walk, my wife is ill at present.
Can help with fund raising, idea;s, logistics, planning etc lots of contacts to call on.

PM if you want any help

Happy to assist in anyway

If you need any posters and all that pm me and I'll sort summat out for you .

Ok, couple of people offered help and donations etc - appreciated, decided I'm going to try and pull this off. Have a meeting planned with Mariners Trust, and one of charities on March 3rd at BP- with a view to getting this thing off the ground. Im taking bull by the horns and attempting to put things together roughly/develop plans. Thus far thinking off

Starting at York City Sun 31 July - arrive Leeds Utd Mon 1 Aug (overnight stay halfway somewhere)
Leeds U - Bradford City - 2 Aug
Bradford C to Halifax, Halifax to Huddersfield - 3 Aug.
Huddersfield T to Barnsley, Barnsley - Rotherham U - 4 Aug.
Rotherham - Sheff W, Sheff W - Sheff U - 5 Aug.
Sheff U to Chesterfield 6 Aug.
Chesterfield to Mansfield 7 Aug
Mansfield to Notts F, Notts F to Notts C 8 Aug.
Travel to Lincoln- overnight stay
Lincoln - Doncaster R 9/10 Aug (overnight stay)
Doncaster R - Scunthorpe 11/12 Aug (overnight stay)
Travel to Hull
Hull C - Grimsby T 13/14 Aug.
*all above open to change

Thats the plan. Next step is organising fund raising page, Facebook page, media interest as well as contacting all aforementioned clubs to promote and get people to join in. Also drinks,route plans, food, accomodation, interest, promotion, supplies, clothing, t-shirts etc etc.

Decided to go with Football Fans Charity Walk in hope of more people contributing, clubs/fans coming together to raise as much as possible in joint efforts. Going to also try to see if can get ex players or anyone known in whichever area to join in and help promote.

So..thats where I am at the moment. Anyone feel like assisting/joining/planning/participating/promoting/website etc please feel free to contact me - via here, or jaseives@virginmedia.com, or 07758 307346. And Facebook/twitter etc - and Rutland Arms pre home games, Pontoon P83 at games. Cheers

Have sent you a PM

Be more than happy to sponsor you for this Jase. Let us know when you've got a JustGiving (or whatever) page up and running.

Cheers mate, much appreciated. Just in process of thoughts at moment, but will be contacting all clubs etc mentioned to see if can make it a collective effort/participants and help come together and worthwhile. Also local area News programmes etc.

  Then hopefully find a way forward to get it going- though I'm prepared to do it anyway. Couple of people expressed an interest - ideally someone from GTFC might like to step forward and help get this started. Would be a great way for the club/fans to be at forefront/instigate a collective club effort.