Anyone fancy a little stroll ??

[swampster]

Right, had a brainwave. I'm thinking of doing a trek down the Great Wall of China next year for charity, probably for one of the cancer charities. Now, if I could get a few fellow poker players to come with me, how about a POKER trek across the great Wall, a day's walking stopping off along the way for a quick STT. We could bring a fold up table, small set of chips, fold-up fishing stools etc, get one of the poker companies to sponsor, I could get a magazine interested, all in all would be a top laugh and a chance to raise a ton of cash for a good cause. Cancer Research has places running out for 2007 but Marie Curie Trust has places for September 2007 if we were to do an organized trek (although reg. fees and min.sponsorship are high) or organize it ourselves. Thoughts ? http://www.mariecurie.org.uk/events/overseas_challenges/greatwallofchinatrekchina/ http://www.cancerbackup.org.uk/Getinvolved/Events/Overseaschallenge/ChinaTrek http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/challenges/destinations/asia/greatwallchallenge/?version=1

[Belly77]

Re: Anyone fancy a little stroll ?? Good luck with this swampster. Which ever charity you choose will be worthy of the money. However can I also throw the MacMillan cancer trust into the ring. I’m running the marathon next year for the MacMillan Cancer Trust. My mum works for the St Calres hospice http://www.stclare-hospice.co.uk/. They offer fantastic care and support to the patients and families of cancer victims and the terminally ill. It’s essentially caring for the dying as they tend to treat the more severe cases of the disease. The hospice is funded on a charity basis so every penny really counts.

I trecked across Gautemala for the same charity a few years ago. I can honestly say it was a life changing experience.

Hope you can drum up some interest.

http://www.justgiving.com/macmillan/raisemoney/