Howard Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 I was disappointed to hear from Tim that so far less than half the RBRR entrants have signed up for the just giving web site. 1 in 100 of us suffer from Epilepsy which varies from repeated daily seizures (grand mal) at one extreme to momentary absences (petit mal) that even your closest family don't spot. Usually it is well controlled by drugs but it still effects sufferers in unexpected ways. Most people know about driving licenses, but even when I got my license returned it was only through the BEA, as it was then called, that I could get car insurance. Scuba diving was another no-no as was obtaining a Private Pilots License. Even now 45 years since my last fit, car hire remains an issue as do locations with powerful flashing lights. The person talking to you or your colleague at work with may be effected without you ever knowing. Because this is an invisible illness Epilepsy Research needs all the support it can get. Please get out there and raise funds in memory of Martin (Raider) Randle Cheers Howard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubce Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 There is no rush. The event isn't for 3 months. I won't be going round the factory where I work asking for sponsorship until a few weeks beforehand. Regards Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobPearce Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 My co-driver and I are planning to "launch" our fund-raising at work with the car present in the car-park. So I'd better get it built, I suppose. 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Posted July 1, 2018 Author Share Posted July 1, 2018 Get building Rob :) Just approached Sheik A., my employer for sponsorship so am hoping for some good news. Cheers Howard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthesnail96 Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 Quoted from RobPearce- My co-driver and I are planning to "launch" our fund-raising at work with the car present in the car-park. So I'd better get it built, I suppose. 🙂 Same plan here actually (as last time around). Although I do need to pull my finger out and put a fundraising page together sooner rather than later I won't be making any attempt to publicise it until about a month before- in my experience people aren't interested until the event is nearly on top of you. Plus most of my colleagues have seen the car and are understandably dubious about it's chances of making the start, not to mention the finish... But the page will be sorted, and funds will be raised before we (attempt to) line up at the start, of that there is no doubt :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGF Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 some people prefer the face to face put it on a bot of paper method Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rutty Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 Who is the admin for the justgiving page. I have requested to join the group 3 or 4 times now for our team. It says a request has been sent to the admin but our team does not seem to get added. Or am I doing something wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Posted July 15, 2018 Author Share Posted July 15, 2018 Mark Tim Bancroft is the best person to contact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rutty Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 Hi Howard I thought it probably was Tim. I would like to share some of my experience with epilepsy. My daughter suffers from epilepsy, Grand Mal , Petit Mal and complex partials. Most peoples experience of epilepsy is the grand Mal. Lying on the floor shaking and dribbling. But some seizures are so subtitle that someone could be having a seizure right in front of you and you wouldn't know. My daughter has a laughing seizure, you would think that someone is tickling her or just said the best joke ever not that she is in a full blown seizure. The RBRR has an extra prevalence to myself as my first run in 2014 was almost missed due to my daughter being admitted to hospital 2 days before after her seizures went out of control. I was still sat beside her bedside in hospital when all the cars left the start and my team mates diverted past Cambridge to pick me up on route after the doctor told me she would be fine. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyb Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 I have just made up some posters with the justgiving link to my page. I thought what if I add one of those funny square scanning things to the poster. After a bit of a Google I now know they are called QR codes. So I started looking for and free QR code generator. There are plenty out there but some want a donation. I used this site https://www.shopify.co.uk/pos/qr-code-generator#ToolContent Just have to put your email in and the URL link to your site and they generate the picture and email it to you. I have since tested it by scanning it with my mobile and it does take you straight to my site. Danny team 97 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubce Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 Hi All I am confused as our Just giving page says we have had 6 donations but my profile summary page says our RBRR page has had 8 donations. The Club Triumph over arching summary page also says 8 donations. The cash totals (Not including gift aid) also disagree. I made a cash donation on behalf on a friend and the total increased on the Club page but not our page. Any ideas why? Cheers Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy5 Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 Morning all, Having a little trouble setting up our just giving page. Is there a link we need to join a group, if not, which epilepsy charity do I select? Sorry if these have been answered elsewhere, I did a search but came up with nothing. Cheers, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Posted September 6, 2018 Author Share Posted September 6, 2018 This is the site you need to link to:- https://www.justgiving.com/companyteams/RBRR2018 Cheers Howard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy5 Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 Thank you Howard, all sorted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrapman Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 Does anyone know if there are any manual sponsorship forms available, preferably for download. Just need to maximise my chances of donations. One good bit of news is that a local tyre bay has offered us a free set of tyres, just as well as Chris and Jamie both had Russett Brown trouser moments on way back from Gaydon. The current ones are Sunny that seem s to indicate the only weather that the tyres are suitable for. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 Colin, try Tim, he can email one out. Or https://www.epilepsyresearch.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/ERUK-Sponsor-Form.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Posted October 26, 2018 Author Share Posted October 26, 2018 According to Just Giving site we are just £75 short of raising 75K. It would be great if we managed to raise that much (or more..) for a very deserving charity Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGF Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 we've still got a a few hundred to collect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greta Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 I've still got a cheque for £50 to be deposited - so I'm sure we'll find £25 from somewhere! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Posted October 27, 2018 Author Share Posted October 27, 2018 75K passed - next target 80K 😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve28 Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 Our team has more on paper sponsor forms than on the just giving page as i'm sure others have too, so i'm looking forward to the the complete total when it all comes in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Posted October 30, 2018 Author Share Posted October 30, 2018 Today's statistics from the Just Giving site:- 110 teams have Just Giving pages 90% of the entries record donations of more than £100 Average collected per team so far is £684. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Posted November 20, 2018 Author Share Posted November 20, 2018 Update of the statistics from the RBRR Just Giving site (change from October figures in brackets):- 112 (+2) teams have Just Giving pages 91% (+1%) of the entries record donations of more than £100 Average collected per team so far is £710 (+£24). Total to date £79,561.60 (+£4,321) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubce Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 I see the on-line total has passed £80k🙂 Great news Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cook1e Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 If you have paper sponsorship you can add it as an offline donation on the just giving website so it still appears as part of the grand total. I did this with £350 sponsorship from my company which gets paid directly to the charity rather than via myself or just giving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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