Help For Heroes

[HandyAndy]

I hope nobody minds me posting this ( apologies if you do ).

Not wishing to take away from Fabby,s donations from his T shirt sales,

But

My 13 yr old step son is doing a sponsored walk on saturday , 18th December 2010 in aid of "Help for Heroes",
the walk has been organised by the sunday league football club he plays for & ALL proceeds will be going to the Help the Heroes charity,
He,s walking 25 miles from Stockton on Tees to the Stadium of light football stadium ( Sunderlands ground).

He,s passionate about the walk as his dad is a serving soldier currently in the Helman District of Afganistan, my wife is doing the walk with him & taking one of our dogs who,ll be wearing a camoflage doggy jacket with Help for Heroes printed on it.

Asked politely & knowing that money is tight at this time of year, if anyone wishes to sponsor our lad & his mum then your donation would be greatly appreciated & I,m sure you,ll all agree it,ll be going to a very worthy cause indeed.

cheers & thanks

andy

[dogwood]

Yup I'm in...

a tenner if he makes it..

[tkpm]

Tenner from me as well


Terry

[Davey]

Tenner here too;) . Paypal OK?

D.

[flyerncle]

Me 3 (I think):)

Will be in Saturn tomorrow.

[HandyAndy]

Thats FANTASTIC !! thanks guys :) :) :) :)

Davey......Paypal would be great, I,ll post up our paypal address when the walk has been completed & will post a photo of Callum(step son) , mum & dog pictured outside The Stadium of Light Football Ground.

again, many many thanks guys

cheers
andy

[fabbyglass]

Me too matey and don't be daft H4H needs all it can get..

[HandyAndy]

Me too matey and don't be daft H4H needs all it can get..

Thanks Mark :cool:

The heroe,s deserve the very best when its "Their Hour of Need" ,

Thanks again.

cheers
andy

[spud69]

You've already got my support and Noel's Andy. Lets hope the weather clears up....:)

[HandyAndy]

You've already got my support and Noel's Andy. Lets hope the weather clears up....:)

Cheers Andy,
very kind of you & Noel to support Callums walk, thanks :)

If the weather gets any worse it,ll feel like a 50 mile walk :eek:
They,ll both be shattered the day after but its a very worthy cause, I think the dog will enjoy the long walk :D

cheers
andy

[dogwood]

Bump. to bring it to the top again..



Common guys, only 6 so far.
Even if it's only a couple of quid....every little helps.

[fabbyglass]

How did it go Andy?

[tkpm]

Fabby,

It's not until the 18th


Terry

[HandyAndy]

It's not until the 18th




& the mrs is already going on about what her legs will feel like the day after :rolleyes: :D :D

yes, its on the 18th,

cheers
andy

[fabbyglass]

Fabby,

It's not until the 18th


Terry

Doh!......:D

[Enoch]

Andy, put me down for a tenner.

[HandyAndy]

Andy, put me down for a tenner.

Thanks mate , very much appreciated :)

Thanks everyone, :)

cheers
andy

[CaptainCrash1971]

Stick me down for a tenner. Very good cause, and a big thing for a little lad to do, especially in this weather.

[HandyAndy]

Stick me down for a tenner. Very good cause, and a big thing for a little lad to do, especially in this weather.

Thanks CC , indeed its a great cause :cool:

Mind you, the "lad" is only 13 yrs old but he,s as tall as me :eek:

The football club is trying to tie in the "Teamwork" element as part of the walk, just like the guys & gals in the military do, work together etc as a team etc

Thanks again:)

cheers
andy

[Davey]

Saturday the 18th is the date of my annual works Christmas pissup. In previous years we have done pub crawls round our local small town and Ironbridge, best one covered over six miles and twenty pubs:eek: . This year we're going to Bridgnorth to visit a few pubs before settling in the White Lion to enjoy a local group called the Barrel o' Baddies "traditional Celtic Punk". I'll be thinking of your lad doing his walk while we're stumbling around Bridgnorth:D .

D.

[HandyAndy]

Cheers Davy ,
Tho i reckon Callum will be enjoying a well deserved hot bath by the time you are stumbling around , well , at least I hope so , I don,t want him walking into the middle of the night :eek: :D
His mum is doing the walk too, she,s taking a dog with her to "pull" her along I think :D

cheers
andy

[Davey]

If the snow hasn't cleared by then she could wear skis to make the dogs job easier:p .

D.

[HandyAndy]

If the snow hasn't cleared by then she could wear skis to make the dogs job easier

D.

Now, I ain,t gonna show the mrs THAT post :D mind you, she,s only tiny so will be no prob for the dog.......or the german shepherd :D :D ducks for cover...

cheers
andy

[Deanno]

I'll sponsor him, its for a good cause and it is one I regurally support especially being ex-services.

Good luck

[HandyAndy]

I'll sponsor him, its for a good cause and it is one I regurally support especially being ex-services.

Good luck

Thanks Dean, thats very kind of you :cool:

Without sounding cheeky :o let me know how much shall I put you down for on Callums sponsor form? ( PM me if you wish).

again, many many thanks

cheers
andy

[Deanno]

£5 if that is ok, I'm not as loaded as the rest:D
Wish him luck.

[HandyAndy]

£5 if that is ok, I'm not as loaded as the rest:D
Wish him luck.

Hey Dean, thats great :cool:
Thanks mate, I,ll put that on his sponsor form , & again thanks for your support, very much appreciated .

cheers
andy

[Deanno]

when do you require the payment and if paypal ok could i please have the paypal e-mail please.

Dean

[HandyAndy]

when do you require the payment and if paypal ok could i please have the paypal e-mail please.

Dean

Hi Dean,
What I thought I,d do was to contact everyone that has sponsored Callum with my paypal address AFTER he has done the sponsored walk & that I receive written confirmation(on the day) by the football coach who has orginised the event to confirm he completed the task, this way , I feel it is fair to the sponsors (you guys) knowing that its all done correctly & that he actually completes the task.
I hope that is ok with everyone, as I wouldn,t be happy to receive sponsorship prior to the event incase he doesn,t complete the walk or if its cancelled etc ( due to weather/safety etc).

Once he completes the walk I,ll contact everyone with the info you require, & yes paypal would be great.

cheers
andy

[spud69]

Very Good Andy......;)

You can also select gift donation then Paypal charges won't apply.

Good luck to him. Hope you've got plenty of plasters for them both, try poundland....:D

AndyH

[ozzy1]

Put me down for $5 also(swop $ for pound as not got one on keyboard :D )

[HandyAndy]

Put me down for $5 also(swop $ for pound as not got one on keyboard :D )

Cheers Ozzy1 :cool:
Callum said "wow, all the way from Australia,"

thanks again :)

cheers
andy

[dogwood]

Cheers Ozzy1 :cool:
Callum said "wow, all the way from Australia,"

andy

Yea, well done that man, now we are starting to get somewhere.
Come on guys lets keep it up.

Andy check you're spam box....lol

[HandyAndy]

A little update............

The local Daily Evening newspaper has heard about the sponsored walk, they have contacted the Football Coach who has organised the event, and........

Thanks to the kind support of all the people who have sponsored Callum it has been noticed by the The Football Coach that Callum has raised the most sponsorship in his team, the coach has told the newspaper reporter this info & a reporter will be taking a "Team" photo of all doing the walk & will be interviewing Callum & putting the photo & a little bit about Callum in the saturday edition, they like the fact that Callum is...

The Team Captain
His dad is currently serving in Afganistan
He has raised the most sponsorship
He is a paperboy delivering the local paper.

So on behalf of the team doing the walk I,d like to say a BIG thanks to everyone that has sponsored Callum / Help For Heroes.

Thanks guys :cool:

Will try & post up a photo of the article from the local paper on saturday.

cheers
andy

[Twin]

Nice work Callum :)

One to be proud of Handy

[Bonzo]

A huge well done Callum .... I am sure that you will show us old uns how to walk for miles with ease :)

I got a job to walk a 100 yards before I start to flag :o

Hope the weather on the day is kind to you.

Andy, that's one young lad to be very proud of :cool: :cool:

[HandyAndy]

Cheers Twin & Ronnie :)

Yes , we,re very proud of Callum, he,s a good lad, can be a typical 13 yr old at times tho :eek: :D .

He,s also very proud of his dad, along with all the guys /gals in the military & Callum has wanted to do his best to support them all. They do a very difficult job & deserve the very best support.

Thanks for everyones support, everyone that has posted on this thread & the guys that have PM,d me offering sponsorship of the event. :cool:

cheers
andy

[dogwood]

Good luck for tomorrow Callum.
We'll be thinking of ya down here.



David

[adrianreeve]

Andy

Sorry meant to tell you ages ago, stick me down for a tenner, and give that boy a big slap on the back from me!

Cheers

Adrian

[HandyAndy]

Good luck for tomorrow Callum.
We'll be thinking of ya down here.



David

Thanks David :)

But sadly we,ve been informed today that for safety reasons due to the sudden weather change in the last 24hrs the Football Coach who has orginised the walk has decided to postpone the event till possibly sometime in January.
His concerns for safety of the young lads doing the walk is paramount, & I personally think this is the right decision due to the weather.

May I thank you all for sponsoring Callum & if all are happy to do so would it be possible to continue with the already offers of sponsorship to when it will be rescheduled?

Adrian.....many many thanks, Callum reads this thread every day so I,ll make sure he receives your well done message.

thanks
andy

[Davey]

Safety first mate. My offer is good for whenever the walk takes place.

D.

[dogwood]

Not surprised by the cancellation, looking at the weather over there..:(
But yes he's still got my support for the walk.:cool:

Time to break out the dogs and sled then Andy.....:D
Could do with them over here as well at the moment..

David

[ozzy1]

Offer still stands for whenever he does the walk.
Could come here and do the walk,although bit too hot !!!!!!

[flyerncle]

Ditto all the above Andy.;)

[tkpm]

Ditto all the above Andy.;)

The same here.

Terry

[HandyAndy]

Thanks everyone :cool:

Callum & his mum are quite disappointed that the walk hasn,t taken place today, even tho its bitterly cold we haven,t had much snow here in the last 24hrs, they were looking forward to the walk.


Davey.......... I hope you are enjoying your night on the town, be careful of the ice tho, taking a stumble on the ice when you,ve "had a couple" might be painful :eek: :p ....have a good night.

cheers
andy

[HandyAndy]

Just had confirmation that the sponsored walk WILL be going ahead this coming saturday (29th Jan ) :cool:

I,ll keep you posted on how Callum & his mum get on with the walk :cool:

cheers
andy

[Davey]

Good show, getting colder again though and snow forecast for South East moving North:mad: .

D.

[HandyAndy]

I,ve just had a Text off the Mrs, they are about 4 miles into the walk, stopped for a rest .....

Having a Hot chocolate drink at Macdonalds :rolleyes: :D

The weather here is bright, with a little ground frost & quite cold, but its better than rain or snow.

Will let you know the progress during the day.

Many thanks to all for the support of the walk :cool:

cheers
andy

[Bonzo]

Blimey, 4 miles into the walk allready & here's me, just tipped out of the bed :o :o

You must be very proud of what Callum & Sue are doing mate :cool:

Hope they have a great day :)

[HandyAndy]

Blimey, 4 miles into the walk allready & here's me, just tipped out of the bed

You must be very proud of what Callum & Sue are doing mate :cool:

Hope they have a great day :)

Cheers Ronnie,
we were all up early, :eek:

They set off at 7.30am, its a great turn out as 14 of the 15 man (boys) footbal squad has turned out for the walk, plus the coach,s & Sue with Max our German Shepherd dog.

I can just imagine the moans n groans later tonight tho :D

Yes , very proud of them, & its for a very worthy cause.

cheers
andy

[fabbyglass]

Blimey i forgot all about this...:o

[CaptainCrash1971]

Funny thing that, I was thinking about the sponsored walk today when I was out with the dog, and was gonna come on here and ask when it was going to go ahead. How bizzarre!!!
Quite a nice morning for a bracing walk if you can stand the cold nose and ears.
Anyway, my tenner still stands, just let me know how to pay etc...

[dogwood]

Yeaaaaaa..Must be nearly home by now....
We are all waiting...:D :cool:

[K4KEV]

I was going to Saltburn this morning to check out a Rescue dog......funnily enough I saw them on the A19 on the way there and gave them a wave ....I can afford to chuck a fiver your way if thats ok.....any word yet as to how they are....apart from knackered?.
K4

[Davey]

HAndy, PM the necessary paypal details and I'll pay up. Well done to Callum and the team, good effort and well worth it:D . I'm away from tomorrow lunchtime till Tuesday so it may be mid week before you get the dosh.

D.

[HandyAndy]

OMG :eek:

I,ve never known Sue to be soooooooooooo quiet .......

&

Callum is asking if he CAN GO to bed instead of asking "can I stay up a bit longer"

&

Max ( our German Shepherd ).....well to be honest, he,s flopped on his bed & is "out for the count" ( he,s normally a dog that hardly ever stays still ).

Well, they did it.............not without the odd Hiccup.....They had to take a detour due to road building machinery & the area cordoned off for safety etc,

Which ended up making the 25 mile walk into a 29 mile walk :eek:

I,m really proud of them all for achieving their target, it was a team effort.
I think for a bunch of 14 yr old lads they,ve done a fantastic job today , tho I,m sure a few of em will miss footy training tomorrow morning :rolleyes: :D


Thanks to all on the forum for supporting the walk, all proceeds going to the

HELP FOR HEROES.


Kev....thanks, thats very kind of you mate, Sue has said they got waved at & lots of horns beeped at them, so its nice for someone on here to have seen them too, nice one. ( and how was the rescue dog ? hope all is well )

cheers
andy

[spud69]

when sue and callum wake up tomorrow afternoon sometime then tell them very well done. They have done exceptionally well.

And make the most of the peace......Andrew :D

[flyerncle]

Well done to both and the dog of course,see you next saturday remind me for the 10 spot.;)

[Bonzo]

A huge well done to everyone involved :cool:

I guess Callum & Sue will be having a very well deserved lie in tomorrow :)

Post up or pm some payment details mate, i'll be honoured to donate to such a worthy cause.

Once again, well done to Callum, Sue, & the rest of the crew ..... Here, I am a poet & didn't know it .... I don't speak in rhyme, all the time :D :o

[HandyAndy]

Thanks guys, I,ll pass on all your congrats/well dones to Sue & Callum in the morning, as they are both fast asleep in bed.

I think it,ll end up with "The Full Monty" in bed in the morning......no not "that" full monty......but a full english breakfast , its the least I can do after their challenge today :D

cheers
andy
ps.. gonna walk around with ear plugs in tomorrow, avoid the moans n groans :eek: :D

[dogwood]

Well done Callum and Sue...
Oh and Max.. I bet when he found out he was going "walkies" he didn't know it was going to be 29 miles.....:D

Again, congrats. Glad it all went well.

[K4KEV]

Kev....thanks, thats very kind of you mate, Sue has said they got waved at & lots of horns beeped at them, so its nice for someone on here to have seen them too, nice one. ( and how was the rescue dog ? hope all is well )

K4
Well done to all concerned.....quite a feat is (feet..he he:D ) 29 miles
guess what Andy... the rescue dog we are going to take on.....a German shepherd cross called MAX:eek:

[HandyAndy]

Thanks David & Kev :)

They are both walking around .....just :D


Kev....this gets even more spooky, as our German Shepherd called Max was also a rescue dog, we were his 3rd home when we got him :rolleyes: & he was only 12 months old then ( he,s now 3 & a half),

Hope all goes well with YOUR Max, they,re a great breed.

cheers
andy

[ozzy1]

Are you going to Pm people with details to pay the money into paypal for your young 'un:D
I'm feeling flush and the exchange rate is good!!!!!

[HandyAndy]

Are you going to Pm people with details to pay the money into paypal for your young 'un:D
I'm feeling flush and the exchange rate is good!!!!!

:D
Yes, sorry for the delay, I,ll send a PM tonight to all that sponsored Callum.

Many thanks for all the support, early indications of sponsorship is double what the team were hoping to raise :cool:

Thanks
Andy

[Davey]

Excellent, I'll make my payment tomorerow evening as I'm presently in a field in dorset.

D.

[Deanno]

Hi Andy

Not had a PM yet if possible could you send me the details.

Cheers
Dean

[spud69]

Don't forget my pm to Andy, don't know what your paypal address is.

Cheers...Andrew

[HandyAndy]

Hi all, sorry for the delay :o

I,ve sent a PM to all members who very kindly offered to sponsor Callum on his epic walk, giving the paypal address if you wish to use that system for payment of sponsorship.

I,d like to personally thankyou on behalf of Callum, your donations are greatly appreciated & I,m sure we all know will go to a very worthy cause :)

Thanks guys:cool:

cheers
andy

[spud69]

Donation is sent, can i have a VAT receipt so i can write it off..........Only Joking....:D

Say a BIG well done to Sue and Callum for us all.

Regards....Andrew

[Bonzo]

All sorted Andy :)

A huge well done to Callum, Sue & everyone that took part :) :)

[HandyAndy]

Thanks Andy / Ronnie :)

It looks like Callums now gonna do about another 5 miles walking around getting his sponsorship money in from friends of his etc :eek: :D

Thanks for your support :cool:

cheers
andy
Ronnie, did you get my PM from last night?

[tkpm]

Payment sent Andy

Terry

[HandyAndy]

Payment sent Andy

Terry

Thanks Terry :)

appreciate your support :cool:

cheers
andy

[Davey]

Payment sent, well done to all who took part.

D.

[dogwood]

Done..

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk82/the_EMILIE/sore_feet.gif

[HandyAndy]

Thanks Davey , I,ll pass on your well done message to Callum for him to pass onto the team :) .


Cheers David, :D I think Callum,s size 10 feet are doing just that :D , Thanks for your support mate.

cheers
andy

[CaptainCrash1971]

Paid eventually, sorry for the delay, tried a couple of times and it wouldn't send. Just realised I've had a new cash card for about a month and haven't changed the details on paypal, so it kept bouncing payment .....d'oh :rolleyes:
Anyway, well done to Callum and Sue, hopefully your feet will have recovered now.