Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: FCS on August 23, 2013, 11:38:47 pm
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Hi All,
It's been nearly a year since I posted asking questions about how to set up charities and get support for a friend of mine who had a fall and is now paralysed from the neck down.
Thanks for all your advice, I just wanted to post here to update you all with his situation.
He's been living in hospital for nearly a YEAR now. A LOAD of us are doing various things to raise money to enable him to come home. The current goal is £15.000 for a head operated wheelchair. Through the efforts of friends and family organising garden parties and running marathons etc we're up to 8.5k so far, but we've got a long way to go. Sunshine Cleaning had a blog post about him, you can read it here>>>> http://www.sunshine-cleaning.net/3/post/2013/08/the-most-positive-man-i-know.html (http://www.sunshine-cleaning.net/3/post/2013/08/the-most-positive-man-i-know.html)
So PLEASE, if you can spare a couple of quids for a lovely bloke who was just unfortunate, please click the link here, https://www.facebook.com/darronsfund (https://www.facebook.com/darronsfund), and look for the 'donate' tab (mid right of the page, next to 'photos').
I'm WFP but still use ladders for flat roofs, and EVERY SINGLE TIME I have to use them, I think of him.
So please, if you're grateful that you've still got the use of your limbs,
1. Click the link and look for the donate tab.
2. Make a small donation.
3. 'Like' Darronsfund if you're on Facebook, and share the page far and wide, if we all pull together we can make a real difference to Darron.
Thanks for listening, and thanks in advance to those who help out.
Regards,
Jason
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Hi we have made a donation, and liked the page and shared the post - hope he reaches his target very soon
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Thank you Smudger, that's very kind. Every little bit helps, and EVERY penny goes directly to Darron, unlike some big charities where you're paying for people's wages.
Now you've liked the page you'll get updates, so you'll be able to see exactly when he manages to get what YOU helped him buy.
Thanks again,
Jason
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Oh, and in case anyone's interested, and wants to see some blood, sweat, and tears for their cash, you can sponsor me to do a half marathon in Bridlington on the 20th October. I assure you there'll be all three, I'm NOT a runner!
Just leave a note for me on this picture https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=150190495189067&set=a.150190491855734.1073741829.147969832077800&type=1&theater (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=150190495189067&set=a.150190491855734.1073741829.147969832077800&type=1&theater), or contact me through this forum..
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Thank you for your donation Matt @ Oakley cleaning, you're a scholar and a gentleman!
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You are most welcome. He looks a nice guy. I can't help but think I wouldn't be able to face his predicament in quite the same way as he does.
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Thanks Paul at Impact cleaning, your donation is much appreciated. Good work sir!
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Again, Thanks goes to whoever just donated, (peasinapod), you're very kind and it's much appreciated.
I know Darron is already overwhelmed by the support his family, friends, and friends of friends have supplied, but to know that random window cleaners on a forum are willing to dig in to help him out will be even more so for him.
Thank you.
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Hi Jason, keep up the good work mate.
My email s@sunshine-cleaning.net
Don't forget chaps you can always post Darron a message on the Facebook page.
http://www.sunshine-cleaning.net/3/post/2013/08/the-most-positive-man-i-know.html
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Thank you Michael Hickey for your donation, well done sir!
Keep 'em coming please folks, this is a remarkable showing of solidarity for a fellow windy..
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first things first, I will donate as soon as I can.
secondly Is there a twitter page or anything? because I am best friends with one of Duncan Bannatynes daughters and he personally uses twitter a lot, so If I asked her nicely she could mayby ask her dad to '' retweet the page'' or ''ask people to donate''?
obviously he has millions of fans so its quite possible that there would be a few donations!!
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Just ask her to tweet my blog. Job done.
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Check out @TheHub360's Tweet: https://twitter.com/TheHub360/status/372477078723391488
Or re tweet this tweet.
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Thanks mister H20, that's a great idea!
I don't do twitter, (well, I've got an account but didn't get the hang of it..), whaddya think would be best, retweeting Stuarts tweet or setting up a separate twitter account for Darron's Fund?
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Set one up if you can, for now you can retweet mine.
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I've GOT a twitter account, shall I just start using that, or would it be better to set up a new one under the right name of Darronsfund?
Can you tell I really don't do twitter?!
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Thanks again to the latest kind donators, Lorna, Pam, Alan, and Michael.
If you all follow the facebook page, you'll get updates on the fund's progress..
So far it's up to £8725, (aiming for £15k), and there's a lot of sponsorship money yet to come in too..
And on that note - I'm running a sponsored half marathon for this cause on October 20th in Bridlington.
If anybody wants to sponsor me that would be marvelous.
Even a couple of quid, if we all pitch in it'll make a REAL difference to an unfortunate windy..
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Thanks for your donation Tosh, much appreciated matey!
I know Darron's overwhelmed by the response from all his friends and family, now he has an extended family of window cleaners countrywide helping too, cheers all!
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Thanks again to the latest kind donators, Lorna, Pam, Alan, and Michael.
If you all follow the facebook page, you'll get updates on the fund's progress..
So far it's up to £8725, (aiming for £15k), and there's a lot of sponsorship money yet to come in too..
And on that note - I'm running a sponsored half marathon for this cause on October 20th in Bridlington.
If anybody wants to sponsor me that would be marvelous.
Even a couple of quid, if we all pitch in it'll make a REAL difference to an unfortunate windy..
Interviewd Darron yesterday for WCM and he said he thinks the fund is nearer £10k !!
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MANY thanks to Tom at stayclean for your donation. A gent and a scholar and no mistake.
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Just an update, thanks to the efforts of individuals hosting garden parties and doing sponsored events Darron's fund is up to £13,000 now, (towards our aim of £15,000).
And a BIG thank you must go out to all you kind window cleaners on this forum who donated, it's remarkable to see complete strangers trying to help out a fellow windy, so thanks for restoring our faith in human nature!
Donations are still required however, and without a doubt there'll be more to spend on when he's got the wheelchair (house improvements, door widening etc) so please keep 'em coming, lets BLITZ past the 15k mark!
Please feel free to follow the progress of the fund here - https://www.facebook.com/darronsfund?ref=hl (https://www.facebook.com/darronsfund?ref=hl)
Thank you so much..