Fundraising endeavours

I realise it's been quite a while since I last posted, and I thought that I would tell you about some of my fundraising endeavours, so here I go.

The reason I haven't posted, excluding all other aspects of my life, is a Karate Marathon. It's taken a little longer to organise than I had hoped, but finally it's coming to a fruitful end. Essentially, the idea was to use the SKA (Shotokan Karate Association) and the affiliated clubs to run an association wide Karate Marathon. The students would all try to raise a target of £20 which they would hand in a week before the event. The marathon would take place in their normal karate lesson, and would consist of 1000 techniques in 1 hour (so it's really more of a karate sprint).

Around Christmas time I visited many clubs (most of which are in London) and gave a talk to the students and instructors about Project Trust and the work I was going to be doing, and of course the marathon. I gave out hundreds of sponsorship forms and set the ball rolling, so to speak.

One student from Grundy Park who raised £80!
She definitely deserved a medal...

Most of the clubs have completed their marathon now, so i'm just waiting for  money to trickle in. I've been going on a tour of karate clubs, giving out prizes to the students that have raised the most, and those that have put in a lot of effort. To be honest, the prizes are pretty cool. For first prize, we have a choice of punching bags, breaking boards and mitts or a new karate suit to choose from, along with a medal saying "SKA Karate Marathon 2012" and the other prizes are medals and chocolate (I wish I could win one!)

We've had great fun with the Karate Marathon - I hope I have as much at my next event! (Possibly bingo...)

Students from Grundy Park after the prize giving

Members of Cambridge Karate Club completing their marathon

If you'd like more information on the Shotokan Karate Association the affiliated club in Cambridge, please see:

http://karate-masters.co.uk/ (please try not to go via google search on this one -  it charges us when you click on it)

http://www.cambridgekarateclub.org/

Thanks for reading!