Race For Life - " The Hollies" Done Good

Here's a message from Alithea Watson:

 "On behalf of the “Hollies” I just wanted to say a huge ‘THANK YOU’ for the help and support you gave us when we took part in the ‘Race for Life’ on Sunday 6th May. 

The Hollies started out as a team of four - Marie, Alithea, Lesley & Ilona - with what we thought was a realistic fundraising target of £400. After just 24 hours we had smashed through the £400 target!! With an additional four members joining the team – Michelle, Amy, Selina & Lindsay – we realised we had to reassess our fundraising target and decided to raise it to £800. To our delight the money kept pouring in via our ‘JustGiving’ link and once again we were about to surpass our target which left us with the dilemma - what to do next?? 

After great discussion (bugger it lets just go for it) we decided to raise the bar to £1,000!!!! Desperate times calls for desperate measures, so armed with the good old paper sponsor sheet I headed for my usual mode of transport home, the Inverness to Kyle train. The whistle blew and the doors closed and there was no escape for my fellow travellers or staff!! For four days I unashamedly ‘mugged’ everyone I knew and raised the magnificent sum of £150. I would personally like to thank each and every one of them for supporting me and the Hollies (and for not banning me from travelling on the train!!) The £1,000 target came and went and to say we were astounded would be an understatement – what to do next?? 

With only 3 days to ‘the Race’ we decided - sod it lets raise the bar a bit further (high blood pressure and no nails left) we raised it to £1,400 (gulp!!) Would we do it??? Were we raising the expectations of the Charity??? WE DID IT……………… AND IN STYLE!! WE HAVE RAISED £1,735 TO DATE AND ARE INDEBTED TO YOU ALL FOR HELPING US ‘SMASH’ EVERY TARGET WE SET!..."

The total is now £1874!!!

Well Done,  the Hollies (and, apparently, Alithea didn't hitch a lift.)

For pictures and updates, Follow this link: 

Race For Life: The Highland Opportunity Team

The good ladies of Highland Opportunity are entering the Race for Life; running/walking/ambling 5km in aid of Cancer Research UK. 

Marie, Michelle, Lesley, Ilona and (gulp) Alithea, who call themselves "The Hollies" (geddit?) will be starting out on in Bught Park, Inverness on the 6th May at 1pm  - and Alithea will be finishing sometime in early June.   As this is the longest walk that Alithea has undertaken in many years, we are also having a side bet on when she stops for her first cigarette/bacon roll/pint of Tennents.

This is a great cause to support and you can donate through the Hollies "Just Giving" Page

Nancy's Yomp

 
Nancy Pearson from PSYBT Head Office is taking part in the Cateran Yomp; walking 54miles in 24 hours to raise funds for PSYBT and the Soldiers Charity.

We're all spurring her on and Nancy has put in plenty of practice.  So it should be a doddle!

For more information,  and to sponsor Nancy, follow the link