Bit dissapointed

[phil w]

Got to be honest I have just paid in my collection from Longest Day and lookin at what some have collected I feel I could have tried harder. I suppose my thoughts prior to event was if everybidy collected £100 it would be the 5k what with 40+ riders.
My funds have been sat in the kitchen cupboard waitin for me to get off my butt and pay it in and I havent looked at the donations for weeks.
Some people have done really well in their efforts and I would like to applaude you.
Next time I must try harder.

[winxp-master]

I know i felt exaclty the same so plan on going round to see people i haven't for a while to try and bump it up a bit.

*Teacher Says* Must try harder

[miss P]

Come on guys. Every penny makes a difference and that 100 quid is still a lot more than those of us who didn't take part raised.

I felt the same when I did Enduroafrica. It took me 2 years to raise £2000 and then I had to put the remaining £3000 on the mortgage to take part. I paid the minimum needed for entry, but there were people I rode with who had given 10's of thousands (bear in mind that there was at least 1 rock star, 1 ex moto gp racer and 1 millionaire on the trip with me).

A group who raise for charity are so much more than the sum of their individual donations. There is the support you give to the other participants before and during the event, the awareness you raise for the charity concerned and, not to be underestimated, the inspiration that your taking part in such an event gives to other people.

I know of at least 5 other people who were directly inspired by my charity trip to take part in fundraising events of their own for different charities.

It's ok to be a small star sometimes, we cannot all be supanovas!

[winxp-master]

Come on guys. Every penny makes a difference and that 100 quid is still a lot more than those of us who didn't take part raised.

I felt the same when I did Enduroafrica. It took me 2 years to raise £2000 and then I had to put the remaining £3000 on the mortgage to take part. I paid the minimum needed for entry, but there were people I rode with who had given 10's of thousands (bear in mind that there was at least 1 rock star, 1 ex moto gp racer and 1 millionaire on the trip with me).

A group who raise for charity are so much more than the sum of their individual donations. There is the support you give to the other participants before and during the event, the awareness you raise for the charity concerned and, not to be underestimated, the inspiration that your taking part in such an event gives to other people.

I know of at least 5 other people who were directly inspired by my charity trip to take part in fundraising events of their own for different charities.

It's ok to be a small star sometimes, we cannot all be supanovas!

I feel better now, thanks

[Chad]

phil what you collected still makes a difference mate thats all that counts so very well done


missP is bang on the money with her post

[Superten]

Got to be honest I have just paid in my collection from Longest Day and lookin at what some have collected I feel I could have tried harder. I suppose my thoughts prior to event was if everybidy collected £100 it would be the 5k what with 40+ riders.
My funds have been sat in the kitchen cupboard waitin for me to get off my butt and pay it in and I havent looked at the donations for weeks.
Some people have done really well in their efforts and I would like to applaude you.
Next time I must try harder.

Everyone who took part on that ride should all hold their heads up high.It doesn’t matter whether you raised £5 or £500 we were all in it together

[stanbloke]

Everyone who took part on that ride should all hold their heads up high.It doesn’t matter whether you raised £5 or £500 we were all in it together

Wot Mel (awrite Steve ) said..

[pale rider]

Hey phil
I wouldn't be too hard on yourself mate there was things i suppose i could have done to squeeze more out of the donations but i didn't and I did feel a bit of regret when i saw how much effort other people put in... but the whole event was made up of a load of little bits and we were all one of those little bits and as such it was a joint achievement so well done mate and well done to everyone else...