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« **on:** April 21, 2010, 08:38:35 pm »

Hi guys, wondered if your feeling charitable today, my sons doing a sponsored run for a charity called the joshua tree, its quite a personal charity as it was set up in aid of my sons best friends brother who has leukemia, you can read all about it on there website.(just google "the joshua tree charity")
i was wondering if you could spare some change to help him reach his target, maybe a £1 for everytime ive made you laugh, but please don't deduct a pound for everytime i've pee'd you off as i would be well in debt

anyway heres hoping.

cheers

http://www.justgiving.com/Connor-West

« **Reply #1 on:** April 21, 2010, 08:45:55 pm »

Good for Connor Derek. I will post it over the other side.

Pete

« **Reply #2 on:** April 21, 2010, 08:48:01 pm »

thanks pete.

« **Reply #3 on:** April 21, 2010, 08:59:43 pm »

forgot to mention, he's running this saturday.

« **Reply #4 on:** April 21, 2010, 09:32:56 pm »

Just to add

I remember a story I used to hear at Sunday School.

An old lady who cleaned for a living and earned a penny a day. That penny bought her fresh water and stale bread for a day. ie enough to survive and nothing more. But on a Sunday when the donations bag was handed around in church and all the rich people put their notes in she simply gave up her penny and went without for a day. That story has never left me.

Pete

« **Reply #5 on:** April 21, 2010, 10:11:17 pm »

How old is your son Derek ?

Not had chance to have a proper look at your new leaflet yet but will do tomorrow.

Paul

« **Reply #6 on:** April 21, 2010, 10:18:26 pm »

he's 14 paul. and a couch potato so i'm really proud of him for actually getting off his backside and doing something worthwhile.

yeah let me know what ya think of the leaflet when you get time. got 10,000 coming on friday. hoping to get 2500 a week out.

« **Reply #7 on:** April 22, 2010, 08:33:03 am »

Good Luck Connor......

Mark

« **Reply #8 on:** April 22, 2010, 04:38:02 pm »

half way there. massive thanks to pete sweeney paul west and mark powel for there generosity, looks like only guys with the letter "P" in there name have hearts of gold.

on a different note ive got some questions for some of the guys on here...

people like....

pike halliday
porn ashmore

plinton
podger peach

all the peves, theres a few.
pie-mon gerrard

plyn waterworth
pandrew briscoe
pabby
pobert meldrum
pug holloway
but i'll save the questions for another thread

;
worth a try

« **Reply #9 on:** April 22, 2010, 10:01:52 pm »

nice one rabby, top man, 69 to go. my fave number

« **Reply #10 on:** April 23, 2010, 12:05:53 am »

Nice one Derek and good on your son for doing it obviously a great kid, best of luck to him.

All the best,
Jason.

« **Reply #11 on:** April 23, 2010, 12:27:36 am »

Nearly there

« **Reply #12 on:** April 23, 2010, 08:25:16 am »

WOW!!!

lost for words.

« **Reply #13 on:** April 23, 2010, 05:53:26 pm »

reached our target and a bit more.

massive massive thanks to you guys, you've made my son a really happy lad, never seen him smile so much when i told him he'd gone over £200, not only have you helped him get all that money for a very worthwhile cause but also he thrashed his mates total.

youve also made me the best dad in the world

cheers guys, your all on my special kind of person list.

its usually quiet on here friday nights so can't see us raising anymore. he got £7 pound off his teachers :

so a grand total of £213 in 2 days.

he runs tomorrow so i'll let you all know how he got on.

thanks again guys. over the moon

« **Reply #14 on:** April 23, 2010, 06:17:33 pm »

Come on guys, this sum should be double, lets see what can be done before midnight.
Hundreds post on here, and only a dozen or so donated.
Lets show them what us carpet cleaners can do, lots of us have kids, me too maybe by
end of weekend hopefully. You never know when your own may need help.

Even a couple of quid, better than psing up against a wall tonight.

Andrew

« **Reply #15 on:** April 23, 2010, 06:42:29 pm »

Thats great news derek for connor.

He might need a haircut mind you

« **Reply #16 on:** April 23, 2010, 06:57:55 pm »

Sorry Derek just given a cheque to a charity worth 'enough' please unsubscribe me from the list.

Thanks Shaun

« **Reply #17 on:** April 23, 2010, 07:20:50 pm »

cheers guys, can't believe its still going up on a friday.

« **Reply #18 on:** April 23, 2010, 07:30:03 pm »

Tell him if he gets his hair cut I'll put another £20 in

Derek,

You can tell those that have kids, they are in on a Frriday night.

« **Reply #19 on:** April 23, 2010, 07:34:32 pm »

Quote from: Peter Sweeney on April 23, 2010, 07:30:03 pm

Tell him if he gets his hair cut I'll put another £20 in

no chance pete,
think he'd rather run the london marathon than have his hair cut, i was the exact same when i was 14, ac/dc, motorhead and all that. now look at me, not a strand in sight.

« **Reply #20 on:** April 23, 2010, 07:35:01 pm »

Nice of the Chancellor of the Exchequer to donate the tax in the form of Gift Aid ........ he is a Darling!

« **Reply #21 on:** April 23, 2010, 07:37:12 pm »

It's the weight of those long strands Derek, pulls the folicles right out.

« **Reply #22 on:** April 23, 2010, 08:23:42 pm »

Cmon guys, its a great cause and you`ll get good karma.
Its at £246, Surely we can push it up over the £300 tonight.
http://www.justgiving.com/Connor-West

« **Reply #23 on:** April 23, 2010, 08:36:47 pm »

Second that Rab

Just a fiver, I know it's more the hassle than the money for a lot of you. For those that it ain't cough up. Mat, you just done a £17k week

« **Reply #24 on:** April 23, 2010, 10:05:45 pm »

Good to see, I only wish I could grow my hair that long

Wish him all the best Derek

« **Reply #25 on:** April 23, 2010, 10:09:18 pm »

Good luck connor,c'mon guys get them hands in ur pockets for a worthy cause.

« **Reply #26 on:** April 24, 2010, 01:43:27 pm »

There you go, as most of you know my daughter did a charity swim earlier in the year and she received great support from here and CCDO, I'd love to think Connor will receive the same.

It's great to see youngsters actually getting up and doing something to help a cause like this......but for the grace of god any one of us could be in need of the help of Joshua Tree or other charities at some stage in our life.

That's why I also make every effort to give blood whenever I can.......I may need some of it back at some stage in my life and I hate being in debt to anyone, especially not him upstairs (or downstairs!!!!)

« **Reply #27 on:** April 24, 2010, 06:36:42 pm »

i'd just like to thank everyone who donated, connor completed his 5k in just under 30 mins which i think is a fantastic time considering he can't see where he's going half the time with all that hair

i'm overwelmed with the support off here and you've not only helped a really good cause, youve made a young boy extremely proud. once again i'd like to thank you all, and all though i aint got much to offer, if i can return the favour just give me a shout.

cheers guys.

derek

ps...the man in shining armour, you have mail.

« **Reply #28 on:** April 24, 2010, 07:26:06 pm »

and all though i aint got much to offer,

Quote

We know, your wife told us

Regards

Daryl

« **Reply #29 on:** April 24, 2010, 08:42:51 pm »

i hate it when she does that.

« **Reply #30 on:** April 25, 2010, 02:05:44 pm »

quick update, neil williams has offered to send a cheque for £30 for connor (top man neil) so his grand total is now £347. thats a massive amount for such a short time and it also makes connor the biggest fund raiser for the event. i take my hat off to all that helped out.

makes me proud to be a carpet cleaner.

« **Reply #31 on:** April 25, 2010, 05:52:09 pm »

still coming in, unbelievable, thanks roger.

« **Reply #32 on:** April 25, 2010, 05:59:31 pm »

Just to get it back to the top of the page, come on everyone, dig deep, a tenner won't put you into liquidation and it may just help someone who's life is ebbing away due to leukemia.

« **Reply #33 on:** April 25, 2010, 06:09:15 pm »

i'm not sure if theres anyone left ian? i keep texting connor everytime a new amount goes on his page and he's running out of describing words for how amazed he is.

i think "woop woop" was the last one,

« **Reply #34 on:** April 25, 2010, 06:59:50 pm »

Is the second picture his trainers after he finished

Glad he did well Derek

« **Reply #35 on:** April 25, 2010, 07:02:41 pm »

yes andy and theres a good 5 years left in them yet.

« **Reply #36 on:** April 25, 2010, 07:36:10 pm »

Quote from: Ian Rochester on April 24, 2010, 01:43:27 pm

That's why I also make every effort to give blood whenever I can.......

I can't do the 'blood' thing but I do like to give to such causes because the day may come when I'm in need or someone close to me is in need, and I believe as a carpet cleaning community we should be there for each other.

« **Reply #37 on:** April 25, 2010, 07:39:45 pm »

Quote from: Derek West on April 25, 2010, 07:02:41 pm

yes andy and theres a good 5 years left in them yet.

I thought they might be useful for a live demo in the middle of a trauma cleaning training course

« **Reply #38 on:** April 25, 2010, 09:58:56 pm »

still coming in, this is phenominal, Thank you mr elliot.

this is gonna be one expensive round if i ever meet all of ya in a pub, but worth it.