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[Closed] would anyone care to sponsor me 😉 please

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as some of you may know my dad has just been recently diagnosed with mesothelioma cancer which is obviously devastating but im trying to do something positive to get my head round things .so im taking part in a sponsored cycle in aid of cancer research. i know it wont help my dads health but its making him happy and proud . it may help others tho in time so if you would like to donate anything i would appreciate it greatly. many thanks mick

http://www.justgiving.com/Michael-OConnell/


 
Posted : 20/07/2009 10:36 am
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many thanks to those who have sponsored me 😉
cheers all


 
Posted : 20/07/2009 3:22 pm
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Its a cause close to my heart, done.


 
Posted : 20/07/2009 3:29 pm
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Hi Mick, will sort it in a bit. nearly deleted the email you sent out as i didnt recognise the name.

Good work mate.


 
Posted : 20/07/2009 4:25 pm
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Can you bump next week Mick, after payday and I will do 🙂


 
Posted : 20/07/2009 4:33 pm
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done old cock......well done 8)


 
Posted : 20/07/2009 4:34 pm
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Now I know you spammed my email today 😀


 
Posted : 20/07/2009 6:01 pm
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Done a bit, hope it helps. Good luck!


 
Posted : 20/07/2009 6:34 pm
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many many thanks all 😉 neither me nor my dad can believe the kindness of some people. shows the worlds not all to pot lol

again many thanks , youve made more of a difference than you know

regards all
mick


 
Posted : 20/07/2009 7:45 pm
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Done

Good luck with everything

Peter


 
Posted : 20/07/2009 8:44 pm
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Payday on Monday. Be glad to then.


 
Posted : 20/07/2009 8:54 pm
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Well done, contribution made.


 
Posted : 20/07/2009 9:25 pm
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another big thankyou to everyone one. i will bump again later in the week as requested by mrs flash but wont take the pi55 bumping lol 😉

again many thanks to all

mick


 
Posted : 21/07/2009 10:01 am
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Done. New CC monthly cycle started today! Good Luck Gary


 
Posted : 21/07/2009 7:00 pm
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done.


 
Posted : 21/07/2009 7:16 pm
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cheers chaps 😉 i might have to up my target im doing much better than i thought i would.

great stuff cheers all


 
Posted : 21/07/2009 8:21 pm
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done mate. Good luck to you, and stay positive.
over Bumping can get gratuitous, but if you were to update your thread with news of how your totals were going, and thanking contributors, I don't think anyone would take umbridge over that, would they chaps?


 
Posted : 21/07/2009 8:41 pm
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done fella - good luck with everything.


 
Posted : 21/07/2009 8:56 pm
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done, good luck with everything


 
Posted : 21/07/2009 9:00 pm
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thankyou very much everyone im almost at my target already.

again thanks all

http://www.justgiving.com/Michael-OConnell/


 
Posted : 22/07/2009 7:22 pm
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sorry to hear that your dad's got cancer.i would like to give £10,but do not have a credit card!!!is there an address that i can send it to?i wouldn't be able to pay it until after next wednesday,when my giro turns up,is that ok?p.s my grandmother died of ovarian cancer in 1986,so would gladly help!!!please give your father my best wishes!!!adam


 
Posted : 23/07/2009 11:11 am
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ps sorry should have given my e mail address so you can contact me:- adamibanezcunningham@hotmail.co.uk .sorry about that!!!


 
Posted : 23/07/2009 11:14 am
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ygm mate and thankyou to all


 
Posted : 23/07/2009 11:51 am
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ill give you some money....how??


 
Posted : 23/07/2009 12:46 pm
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just a little bump for mrs flash as requested.

and a great many thanks to all 😉 i should got over my target once im back at work

cheers all

mick
> http://www.justgiving.com/Michael-OConnell/


 
Posted : 27/07/2009 11:25 am
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Done 🙂


 
Posted : 27/07/2009 11:49 am
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why thankyou kindly mrs f 😉

just about there 😉 i put on the application i hoped to raise 200 so im well chuffed

wouldnt have done it if i hadnt been for you guys and gals

thanks again all
mick


 
Posted : 27/07/2009 11:51 am
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Nice one mick.
in order to raise more funds, 'cos you'll be amazed how generous people can be, have you:

1- sent a text with a link to your page to virtually everyone in your mobile phone's address book.

2 - sent an email to everyone in your email address book, especially business contacts with a link to your page( i amazingly recieved £100 from a a travel company based 200 miles away we had used twice!!!!! amazing!!!!!!)

3 - don't worry if your emails and texts duplicate, all's fair in love and charity fundraising.... plus many people [i]mean[/i] to donate but then forget and appreciate the reminder,

4 - update your JG page.

5 - bang in a simple press release, pretty much what you wrote in your initial post would do, and email it to the editors of all your local rags, you know what they are, look em up online and get the email addy's, including the free ones, and send one of the photo's of yourself on your bike: they love free copy that's ready to cut and paste straight in to their pages when they're a bit slow, and during the holiday season they are ususaly slow and understaffed so you're a shoe in to get published and help raise support.

6 - Do you patronise a local corner shop/pub/postoffice? ask them if they would put up a poster for you, and if they give a positive reception, ask if they would even consider having a sponsor form on the counter, and or tin. Many places love to do this, and my local spar shop have made me over a ton on their own so far i reckon.

keep smiling and keep it up matey
Drillski


 
Posted : 27/07/2009 10:23 pm
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some good ideas mate cheers. i see it worked for you 😉
thanks mick


 
Posted : 28/07/2009 6:44 pm
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Bingo, there you go, sorted!!!!


 
Posted : 01/08/2009 12:36 pm
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Tickety tick (and bump)


 
Posted : 01/08/2009 2:18 pm
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thankyou all. A little update my dad had surgery last week to have an explore and give some kind of time scale for things. I cant go see him yet as full of cold and cant risk infection. Told yesterday results are in but no one is avail to talk to him about it til wed. God only knows why 🙁 again many thanks to one and all ive now passed the target and hopefully will get more still 🙂 thanks


 
Posted : 01/08/2009 3:07 pm
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and cheers bru 😉 lol


 
Posted : 01/08/2009 7:23 pm
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and cheers bru lol

Steady on.. - You'll piss them off..

And I don't want to jepodise any future sponsership [s]bru[/s] Mate. 😉 😀


 
Posted : 01/08/2009 7:26 pm
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Keep us updated on how he's doing Mick.


 
Posted : 01/08/2009 7:26 pm
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lol nick i know 😉

will do clare


 
Posted : 01/08/2009 7:31 pm
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my old mate from iraq has just dontated 50 quid i havent seen him since 91/92 madness 😉


 
Posted : 01/08/2009 8:14 pm
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🙂


 
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