BACKSTORY...
On the 5th February 2015, I headed off to Tanzania to take on a life-changing challenge up Mount Kilimanjaro. What was supposed to be a one-time only challenge became a bit of an addiction and since then I've been taking part in extreme challenges around the world while raising money for CLIC Sargent. Please see below my list of challenges which is ever changing and any contribution towards my £20,000 goal would be much appreciated.
At the moment, the Challenges on my list are as follows;
Trek - Mount Kilimanjaro - COMPLETE - 15/02/2015 - £5000 raised
Cycle - London to Paris - COMPLETE - 18/04/2016 - £1500 raised
Run - London Marathon 2017 - COMPLETE - 23/04/2017 - £1,500 raised
Trek - Machu Picchu, Peru - COMPLETE - 19/10/2017 - £4000 raised
Cycle - London to Surrey 100 2018 - COMPLETE - 29/07/2018 - £500 raised
Run - Manchester Marathon 2019 - BOOKED - 07/04/2019 - JOINT FUNDRAISING
Run - Liverpool Marathon 2019 - BOOKED - 26/05/2019 - JOINT FUNDRAISING
Trek - Sahara Desert - BOOKED - 09/11/2019 - £2500 raised
Trek - Amazon or Sumatra Jungle - 2020 - £5000 target
Initially I had an end date of 2022 given it's the year of my 30th birthday but they have been going so fast and folk have been getting behind me so much that £20k by 2020 is a real possibility.
Should I reach £20k by 2020... I may consider one last high altitude trek beyond the Kilimanjaro height (right now, I am not keen in any sense to go above that) however.. Everyone talks about Everest - that at the moment is a nope, Stok Kangri at 6,114m in the Indian Himalayas does interest me but again right now - I'm not man enough for it. 5,895m of Kilimanjaro was my limit for now ha.
Now obviously – I couldn't ask my friends and family to pull through for a figure that high and as a result, I had to think outside the box on how to raise those funds.
#JoinTheFlag started in 2015 after Kilimanjaro and is my long term plan towards raising the £20,000 I’ve set. This is more aimed at companies but a donation of £125 gets you or your Company’s Logo on ‘The Flag’ and I shall be carrying this Flag across all my future challenges, ensuring photographs are taken at the end goals of my challenges. These photos will then be sent to everyone who is on the The Flag which can be used as a public keepsake to show your support behind the fundraising efforts. Anyone who does #JoinTheFlag will also have links to their website off this Blog, the Facebook page, Twitter page and JustGiving Page so it’s a great way of getting your name out there as I tackle the various events across the globe.
Of your £125 donation, £100 will go straight onto the JustGiving Page, direct to the charity for everyone to see with the other £25 going to towards the cost of getting the logo onto the flag and general upkeep of it over the next 7 years. I want to give a massive shoutout to those who joined the Flag prior to Challenge Number 2 and more information about all of the below can be found on the related tab above;
A & G Collie Butchers
Centrigues Unlimited
Heather Thom
Shenzhen Red Subsea Technolgies Ltd
R&R Plumbing & Heating
Edwards Inverurie
Inverurie Round Table
Specsavers
RJ Furniture
CoCo's Hair Salon
Morna Petrano Property Leasing Ltd
Party Box Aberdeen
Premier Coaches
Aberdeen City Electrical
Wayne McGregor
Roo'd Signs
Rotary Club of Kintore, Kemnay & District
Rhea At Soul
Well Balanced - Mindfulness & Relaxation Studio for Children & Families
Miele's Gelateria
Masons Accountants
Holly Blue Jewellery
Pro-Act Landscapes
Rose Recruitment Ltd
The Brow Houz
KLY Electrical Ltd
Signature Menswear
Noreen Donald
Benachie Lodge
Drouthy Laird
If you wish to #JoinTheFlag then please use the 'Contact' tab as above and I can get this arranged for you! Please also give my Facebook & Twitter page a Like/Follow, after all - your support will be blasted all over these pages!! :).
www.justgiving.com/liamthom
www.facebook.com/liamthomcharity
At the moment, the Challenges on my list are as follows;
Trek - Mount Kilimanjaro - COMPLETE - 15/02/2015 - £5000 raised
Cycle - London to Paris - COMPLETE - 18/04/2016 - £1500 raised
Run - London Marathon 2017 - COMPLETE - 23/04/2017 - £1,500 raised
Trek - Machu Picchu, Peru - COMPLETE - 19/10/2017 - £4000 raised
Cycle - London to Surrey 100 2018 - COMPLETE - 29/07/2018 - £500 raised
Run - Manchester Marathon 2019 - BOOKED - 07/04/2019 - JOINT FUNDRAISING
Run - Liverpool Marathon 2019 - BOOKED - 26/05/2019 - JOINT FUNDRAISING
Trek - Sahara Desert - BOOKED - 09/11/2019 - £2500 raised
Trek - Amazon or Sumatra Jungle - 2020 - £5000 target
Initially I had an end date of 2022 given it's the year of my 30th birthday but they have been going so fast and folk have been getting behind me so much that £20k by 2020 is a real possibility.
Should I reach £20k by 2020... I may consider one last high altitude trek beyond the Kilimanjaro height (right now, I am not keen in any sense to go above that) however.. Everyone talks about Everest - that at the moment is a nope, Stok Kangri at 6,114m in the Indian Himalayas does interest me but again right now - I'm not man enough for it. 5,895m of Kilimanjaro was my limit for now ha.
Now obviously – I couldn't ask my friends and family to pull through for a figure that high and as a result, I had to think outside the box on how to raise those funds.
#JoinTheFlag started in 2015 after Kilimanjaro and is my long term plan towards raising the £20,000 I’ve set. This is more aimed at companies but a donation of £125 gets you or your Company’s Logo on ‘The Flag’ and I shall be carrying this Flag across all my future challenges, ensuring photographs are taken at the end goals of my challenges. These photos will then be sent to everyone who is on the The Flag which can be used as a public keepsake to show your support behind the fundraising efforts. Anyone who does #JoinTheFlag will also have links to their website off this Blog, the Facebook page, Twitter page and JustGiving Page so it’s a great way of getting your name out there as I tackle the various events across the globe.
Of your £125 donation, £100 will go straight onto the JustGiving Page, direct to the charity for everyone to see with the other £25 going to towards the cost of getting the logo onto the flag and general upkeep of it over the next 7 years. I want to give a massive shoutout to those who joined the Flag prior to Challenge Number 2 and more information about all of the below can be found on the related tab above;
A & G Collie Butchers
Centrigues Unlimited
Heather Thom
Shenzhen Red Subsea Technolgies Ltd
R&R Plumbing & Heating
Edwards Inverurie
Inverurie Round Table
Specsavers
RJ Furniture
CoCo's Hair Salon
Morna Petrano Property Leasing Ltd
Party Box Aberdeen
Premier Coaches
Aberdeen City Electrical
Wayne McGregor
Roo'd Signs
Rotary Club of Kintore, Kemnay & District
Rhea At Soul
Well Balanced - Mindfulness & Relaxation Studio for Children & Families
Miele's Gelateria
Masons Accountants
Holly Blue Jewellery
Pro-Act Landscapes
Rose Recruitment Ltd
The Brow Houz
KLY Electrical Ltd
Signature Menswear
Noreen Donald
Benachie Lodge
Drouthy Laird
If you wish to #JoinTheFlag then please use the 'Contact' tab as above and I can get this arranged for you! Please also give my Facebook & Twitter page a Like/Follow, after all - your support will be blasted all over these pages!! :).
www.justgiving.com/liamthom
www.facebook.com/liamthomcharity