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Cancer Research - 50% of the way there!!

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PinkDiana

PinkDiana Report 19 Oct 2004 08:53

Yeay.... Chaps, I am so excited.... we are 50% of the way there thanks to you guys and final confirmation from the Vodafone Charity Foundation, that they will sponsor me £500. Oh my god.... See mad woman my estimate of over the amount you wanted may be right after all!! :O)

Helen in Kent

Helen in Kent Report 19 Oct 2004 08:57

Hi Diana, that's great news! Well done.

Tykerose

Tykerose Report 19 Oct 2004 09:12

Diana That is Fantastic . Jan

PinkDiana

PinkDiana Report 19 Oct 2004 09:25

It's beyond fantastic.... 1 month down and 6 more to go!! :O)

Unknown

Unknown Report 19 Oct 2004 10:47

Bloody hell !! Well done, I looked last night and saw you were at just under £2k... thats great news... maybe we should move the bar up a notch - £10k ? lol

PinkDiana

PinkDiana Report 19 Oct 2004 10:52

Paul, I told Gaynor on Saturday that i would definitely get her £7k, so £10k is what I am aiming for!! :O) but let's walk before we can run.... once we are at £5,000 then i will raise the bar.... hope that makes sense!! :O)

LindaMcD

LindaMcD Report 19 Oct 2004 10:54

Thats tremendous news so excited for you! Good luck with this weeks training. Linda x

PinkDiana

PinkDiana Report 19 Oct 2004 12:01

3 training sessions this week.... tonight a short one, tomorrow a long one and Thurday another short one.... Really lloking forward to that.... NOT!! :O)

Sue

Sue Report 19 Oct 2004 12:07

Diana That's fantastic! :o))) Don't forget - the glass of red wine and the fag are essential for the training! LOL Love Sue xx

Unknown

Unknown Report 19 Oct 2004 12:07

how long is a long one then (ooerr)

PinkDiana

PinkDiana Report 19 Oct 2004 12:20

8 miles Paul.... and the short ones are 4 miles!! Not fun i can tell you!! :O)

Unknown

Unknown Report 19 Oct 2004 12:21

eek ! I haven't walked that far in years. Furthest I've walked recently is about 5 mile round trip and I was knackered ! lol

PinkDiana

PinkDiana Report 19 Oct 2004 12:27

Yes, no now you can see why i am so excited about it all..... NOT!! :O) It takes approx. 2.5 hours for me to do the 8 miles.... and when i am in China I will be walking for 8 hours a day, for 5 days solid.... how much pain am I going to be in?

PinkDiana

PinkDiana Report 19 Oct 2004 13:28

bumpety bump so gaynor can see it on page 1....

PinkDiana

PinkDiana Report 19 Oct 2004 13:37

Well lets hope that the hostel facilities have showers etc.... as apparently it may be quite primitive where we stay.... so they may well be very very, 5 days of solid walking, PONGY!! :O)

Ramblin Rose

Ramblin Rose Report 19 Oct 2004 13:42

Can you get permission from your local Council or whoever to get out there with buckets for small change. Why not kidnap a local dignitary ,with his consentof course and ransom him. Or is that too tacky? Di you are doing well, its amazing. Remember what I said about my sister -in-law,when she did it. She said it was the steps which got her. Really heaps of Luck Rose

PinkDiana

PinkDiana Report 19 Oct 2004 13:44

I am so tied up with the training and writing for auction pledges at the moment that standing around street corners with a bucket is the last thing I really want to do... what i am going to do is a pub crawl with friends and have the bucket with me... people give far more when they have had a beer or 3!! :O)

Jack (Sahara)

Jack (Sahara) Report 19 Oct 2004 14:39

Well done Diana, that's brilliant news. Jack xx

PinkDiana

PinkDiana Report 19 Oct 2004 14:40

jackie, it's fab isn't it? I have emailed you anyway!! keep smiling sweetie!! Diana xx