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Edmund Eggins
85% say yes 7 votes
£6101 of £1000
Edmund Eggins
http://www.WillWeMakeIt.com/edmundeggins
Minimum donation £1.20 / €1.20 / $1.20
About the Adventure
I am planning to drive a rickshaw from Kathmandu, Nepal to Pondicherry, India with my friend, Harry Hirsch, this summer for charity. We leave Kathmandu on 1st June. I honestly don’t know when we will arrive in Pondicherry but we will!
Harry and I will pay all our own expenses. Any money we raise will go to the following charities: Mercy Corps, Frank Water and The James Wentworth-Stanley Memorial Fund. It is complusory for us to raise £1000 for the first two, so our aim is to do that quickly, and then rasie MUCH MUCH more for James, which is a cause that means a lot more to me.
Mercy Corps is a non-profit organization engaged in humanitarian aid and development activities. Since 1979, Mercy Corps has provided more than £600 million in assistance to people in 94 nations. It employs 3,200 staff world-wide in 38 countries and reaches more than 13.5 million people.
I spent 3 months in Sri Lanka doing volunteer work post-tsunami. It was clear to me that without the help of organisations such as Mercy Corps, people in far-flung parts of the globe would be left to die following natural disasters. I worked alongside many Mercy Corps workers, and their passion and enthusiasm really inspired me.
Frank Water funds world wide clean water projects. So far they have funded the installation of 4 projects in Andhra Pradesh, India. 4 more projects in this area are currently under development, benefiting 48,000 people to date. Each project costs £6,700 and provides clean, safe drinking water for 6,000 people in the surrounding communities.
James Wentworth-Stanley was a close friend of mine who tragically took his own life in December 2006. His parents have set up a fund in his memory to raise awareness of depression and suicides among young people. The overriding aim of the charity is to tackle the shocking statistic that suicide is one of the two greatest causes of death amongst young men in the UK.
I would be very appreciative of your contribution.
More information: http://rickshawrun08s.theadventurists.com/justtouring
Minimum donation £1.20 / €1.20 / $1.20
 | Faith Cook 2008-08-23 £12.82 (£10 + £2.82 giftaid) well done boys. x |
| Christopher C. Hart 2008-07-22 £100 |
| Rupert Langdon 2008-07-10 £64.1 (£50 + £14.1 giftaid) no wheelies |
| Andrew Davie 2008-07-09 £20 Best of Luck, Andrew |
| Offline Donations 2008-07-07 £3380 Offline Cheque donations from a total of 47 donors. |
| Offline Donations 2008-07-07 £3 Offline cheque donations from a total of 47 donors.
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| Will Forbes 2008-06-15 £32.05 (£25 + £7.05 giftaid) Very much enjoyed reading the chronicles of your adventure and hope to see you sometime soon - I'm moving to London next week and start a job in the City in August, so hope to see you soon... |
| aurora eastwood 2008-06-06 £12.82 (£10 + £2.82 giftaid) |
| Lisa Welton 2008-06-04 £25.64 (£20 + £5.64 giftaid) |
| Roger Gifford 2008-06-02 £128.21 (£100 + £28.21 giftaid) |
| Christopher C. Hart 2008-05-30 £64.1 (£50 + £14.1 giftaid) |
| James Guthrie 2008-05-28 £64.1 (£50 + £14.1 giftaid) |
| james hughes-hallett 2008-05-28 £342.31 (£300 + £42.31 giftaid) |
| Michal Kemp 2008-05-28 £12.82 (£10 + £2.82 giftaid) |
| Liz Billingham 2008-05-18 £57.05 (£50 + £7.05 giftaid) |
| Sherri Barfoot 2008-05-18 £285.26 (£250 + £35.26 giftaid) |
| Bex Hewetson 2008-05-18 £51.28 (£40 + £11.28 giftaid) |
| Harry Wright 2008-05-14 £12.82 (£10 + £2.82 giftaid) |
| HARRY DICKINSON 2008-05-13 £10 |
| James A H Mullan 2008-05-13 £3.85 (£3 + £0.85 giftaid) |
| Di Jack 2008-05-13 £6.41 (£5 + £1.41 giftaid) |
| Julian Charrington 2008-05-08 £64.1 (£50 + £14.1 giftaid) |
| Jeremy Dowler 2008-05-04 £64.1 (£50 + £14.1 giftaid) |
| Hugh MacDougald 2008-05-01 £128.21 (£100 + £28.21 giftaid) |
| Zahra Severn 2008-05-01 £76.92 (£60 + £16.92 giftaid) |
| michael campbell 2008-04-30 £0 |
| Ginny Hicks 2008-04-30 £128.21 (£100 + £28.21 giftaid) |
| Ralph Lucas 2008-04-29 £12.82 (£10 + £2.82 giftaid) |
| Bertrand Coste 2008-04-29 £256.41 (£200 + £56.41 giftaid) |
| Linus Etube 2008-04-29 £34.23 (£30 + £4.23 giftaid) |
| Stephen Eggins 2008-04-25 £641.03 (£500 + £141.03 giftaid) |
 | George Garnier 2008-04-16 £6.41 (£5 + £1.41 giftaid) |
The Rickshaw Run Summer 2008 is pretty simple. With no preparation and less luggage one flies to the subcontinent and does one's damndest to force 150cc of Indian engineering over thousands of miles of questionable terrain in around two weeks.
Upon arrival in Nepal we pause briefly for a game of cricket followed by tea and cakes before revving our engines and setting off. We stop on...
You are among the first fans & fundraisers to be let loose upon the WillWeMakeIt™ fundraising system - Congratulations! - but do let us know how we're doing! If there is a tweak or improvement you'd like us to make, pop the full details of it in here and our technical guru James will be onto it in a flash gordon!
Offline Donations
Offline Cheque donations from a total of 47 donors.
Offline Donations
Offline cheque donations from a total of 47 donors.
Will Forbes
aurora eastwood
Wow Ed, what an awesome experience - love the update!
Lisa Welton
Thank you for letting us know. It is such a worthwhile cause and you will, I am sure, be enriched by your contribution. Good luck , we'll think of you.
Roger Gifford
The very best of luck and good judgment to you !
Angela Scott
Just buy the very best footwear and good luck
James Guthrie
Go for it
james hughes-hallett
fantastic project edmund , best of luck . iam impressed! yours ever james
Michal Kemp
Hi Edmund, good luck. Just came back from Nepal myself, I'm sure it will be a great adventure. All best, Michal
Liz Billingham
Great plan! Fantastic cause! Very good luck from all the Billinghams. xxx
Sherri Barfoot
Peter and I wish you the best of luck! What a great way to mark the memory of James. You will be in our thoughts and prayers.
Bex Hewetson
bon voage Gapo! - its such a great idea hope you raise lots of cash for these great causes lots of love bex & harry xxx
Harry Wright
Good luck with this mate, sounds bloody worthwhile. While your we're at it, hand off the sister!!!! xxx
Simon Abendanon
Good Luck Boy
HARRY DICKINSON
it should have been me.... ! bet you can't do it naked.
James A H Mullan
Good luck big man. Margie will be at the Rock n' Polo Memorial this weekend. We will hopefully provide some coverage. Keep me posted as we may be able to mention your fund-raising efforts too..
Di Jack
Good luck!!! x
Julian Charrington
Have a fantastic time and be safe. Great idea
Jeremy Dowler
A fantastic idea and I am !00% sure that you will make it !
Hugh MacDougald
Lawks a mercy - go for it!
Zahra Severn
Good luck!
michael campbell
Drive carefully
Ginny Hicks
Hi Edmund, you don't know me from a bar of soap (something you will be in need of after this adventure I think) but I am a friend of dad's who has very kindly asked myself and Tom (friend for Hamish) to Greece this summer. Having spent a lot of time in tuk tuks in India, I think this trip will be alarming but at the same time an amazing experience. I agree, both the charities you have choosen are concerned with things that are so important and I am really happy to help with. Have a great time.
Ralph Lucas
Looks slower than a donkey and twice as smelly
Bertrand Coste
All my best wishes
Linus Etube
What a great and admirable course. Good luck
Catriona Stewart
Wishing you all the luck in the world...what a wonderful idea
George Garnier
Good luck. Sounds somewhat more than a mini adventure.