Making A Pledge

17 February 2008

Making a pledge

I am blogging this morning from a beautiful cold, but sunny morning, 09.11 am, here in Newcastle upon Tyne, to talk about making a pledge to my E2E Challenge for Arthritis Care.

The one thing I disagree of in connection with the “JustGiving” site, is that they take the monies out of your account at the time you make a donation, and before the person you wish to sponsor, has completed the task that you are sponsoring them for. This I wish to put right in my case. I know that 1000 miles are a very long way in a power wheelchair. I do not speak about failure, but if I did not make it to John O’Groats and you have, through “JustGiving” have sponsored me on the assumption that I will, seems a bit unfair.

My proposal is that on the “Pledge Page” I will set up next, you go to the comments page and make your pledge there for example UK. Newcastle upon Tyne £1 per day…Completion. £30 You do not have to keep to my figures.

I know through the numbers checker, where you are from, but that is all. Your pledge will then come to me, I shall press the okay button and your pleaded will appear in the comments of the Pledge Page. Does that seem more fare?

When the E2E Challenge is completed, to honour the pledges, you then go to the “JustGiving” and honour your pledges. I hope that you all agree with that idea

Now to set up the “Pledge Page, and then it is off to church. I just hope my power chair does not slip on ice.