 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi all,
Myself and friends go off every year on an annual lads ski trip, some & ski some board, all different abilities and upto 10-12 involved. My step brother recently had a bad stroke and so i've been looking into ways of raising money for stroke charities like the stroke association or to a local centre to us that helped my brother recovery with rehabilitaion and counselling.
Anyway was talking to friends about it and we thought we could organise something to raise money on next years trip. Just a day of doing something, maybe like skiing from one point to another, a good hard day's slog but ok for most abilities(there are no complete beginners) or something else ski related we could get people to sponsor us for?
so any ideas please................................
Note: usually we head to the french alps resorts but open to all european areas.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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dlawless, Get sponsored per vertical metre skied ? Or number of different lifts in a day?
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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one of the lads suggested 'number of different lifts used in one day' so that could be a good idea I'm sure it would need plenty of planning !!
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How about a penalty system for those on the trip - so many euros per fall, picking up wrong boots/skis/poles, swear words, losing gloves, etc.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Janska, i think half of us struggle with the cost of the trip at the best of times so them paying for penalties wouldn't be a goer. Looking more at a challenge that people on the trip could get sponsorship from work colleagues, friends, family etc.
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Sorry - didn't really think about that. So what about how many different nationalities of skier you can offend in a day. (Oh I can't believe I just said that)
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dlawless, sponsored skiing in fancy dress costumes, superheros or the like ?
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A tip - make it absolutely clear that the cost of the holiday is paid for and that every penny raised from sponsors goes straight to charity. I can't be the only one sick of getting approached for sponsorship for jollies where at least the first 25% of what is raised goes to paying for sponsoree to go on the elephant polo "challenge", Great Wall of China "trek" etc.
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| masmith wrote: |
| dlawless, sponsored skiing in fancy dress costumes, superheros or the like ? |
And carry a bucket with you and try and collect on the slopes.
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| Elizabeth B wrote: |
| masmith wrote: |
| dlawless, sponsored skiing in fancy dress costumes, superheros or the like ? |
And carry a bucket with you and try and collect on the slopes. |
Make sure you check out the local laws on this. It would probably be illegal in Britain.
And franky there is no way I put money into random boxes. What sort of reassurance does one have that it would ever reach the right place - not that I'm doubting your own honesty for even a moment, but would you not think, if tackled by a random Englishman on the slopes in Val "Am I paying for his beers?"
I've got an idea. Why not give up the ski trip and donate the money to your charity.
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Hmmm. "We're going skiing. Want to sponsor us?" Not something I'd go for.
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Charity, as they say, begins at home. Pack your bags and forward them to your destination, say Alpe d'Huez. Then jump on your bike and cycle there, and get sponsored for that. That may convince the doubters 
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You know it makes sense.
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Although I agree with both hyweljenkins and fatbob, I'm sure it's do-able. You do need to make sure that all money raised can only be given to charity. Set up a just giving site, where you can't get your hands on the money. You can also hand out leaflets/cards in resort whilst doing the whatever-you-decide-to-do, and let people add to the sponsorship when you get home...
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Poster: A snowHead
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How about getting sponsored to do the Haute Route (Chamonix to Zermatt?). A real challenge.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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How about deciding how many beers, on average, you'd each drink in a day. Tell your potential sponsors that you are going to forego the beer donate your beer money to the stroke association, and asking for "matching funding". That way it doesn't cost you anything extra, but you are demonstrating that you are prepared to make a minor sacrifice too - makes you a bit more credible asking others for help.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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I only sponsor people who do things involving great effort or hardship, things well beyond what I would find comfortable, let alone enjoyable.
Go and enjoy your holiday and do something really difficult for charity, when you get back.
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| masmith wrote: |
| Charity, as they say, begins at home. Pack your bags and forward them to your destination, say Alpe d'Huez. Then jump on your bike and cycle there, and get sponsored for that. That may convince the doubters |
the original plan was to do the cycle run from london-paris in september for the stroke association but I'm away with work for 2 weeks so it's a no go for me hence why the annual ski trip came into it. For all u doubters we go every year anyway so not looking for any of the trip to be funded. We are just thinking of maybe adding a day or two of our trip to do something a bit out of the ordinary that could raise funds for a worthy charity and be a demanding task but acheivable for all on the trip, nothing more nothing less.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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dlawless, I don't think anyone's doubting what you'd do with the money, but are simply making the point that "Wahoo. You're going on holiday. Boo-hoo - I'm not going to sponsor you for it." Would you sponsor someone to dance while they're on a clubbing holiday to Eyebeefa?
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I like pam w's idea about the beer challenge.
i think you're on the wrong website to get people to think sponsored skiing is a good idea, even if it was a lot of skiing. it's what we do, there's nothing sponsorable about it! it'd be more sponsorable to take the excruciating torture of not skiing one of the days you're there.
here's one for you though (cos i'm sure plenty of people will sponsor the good cause that it is) - how about doing as many ski runs in a day as you can.... without using lifts  ! i'd sponsor that.
def a good idea to set up a justgiving site.
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can i just make it clear I AM NOT LOOKING FOR SPONSORSHIP THROUGH THIS SITE, we can easily raise money through our work, family,friends etc. I'm just looking for good ideas and as it's ski related what better place to get the ideas from then you knowledgable lot!!
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to be clear, i wasn't offering to sponsor you, i was stating that in theory the idea i put forward was something that is sponsorable in my opinion.
you're idea however of skiing on a ski holiday is not something that anyone would sponsor.
seems like you want to do something that doesn't take you too much effort to do and get people to give you money for it!
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DrE, not sure I agree, I know people who have a passion for running, yet nobody throws up the same argument when they are sponsored to run a marathon. Just because you enjoy what you are being sponsored to do shouldn't preclude you from doing it
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masmith, a marathon is a tangible event, and really pushes the runner. Skiing is a holiday.
dlawless, as depressing the prospect may be, the beer challenge is not a bad idea.
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What about different "extreme" ways down the mountain.... these could be paragliding, sledge, snow bike, air-board, snow-mobile, etc... it could be something like £x per different way down... I have some contacts in Cervinia who could help as this would link into Zermat and Mont Blanc.....
People sponsor people to do bungies, or parachuting, so why not these?
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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masmith, running a marathon is a challenge in anybodys book, and no-one i know goes on holiday to run 6 marathon's in 6 days (actually one guy i know did do this but he was being sponsored funnily enough).
what's challenging about skiing all day when they're there to do that anyway?
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| DrE wrote: |
| what's challenging about skiing all day when they're there to do that anyway? |
Isn't that roughly what the OP was aksing for, something that is 'challenging' and 'different' to a normal day on the slopes, just like a marathon is arguably more challenging and differnt to a normal run in the park ?
Having said that, if you run 12m 3 times a week, then what's challenging about the Great North Run ?
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You know it makes sense.
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masmith, i don't think he asked for something challenging originally, what he said was
| dlawless wrote: |
| Just a day of doing something, maybe like skiing from one point to another |
i think that's why people thought he was takin the p*ss!
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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DrE, yes I agree having re-read the original post. But even so, if he can generate some sponsorship and raise some funds for a good cause then I 'aint gonna knock him, just maybe rely on close frinds/family for support.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Saw this on another thread RE ADH,
All the blacks down from the Clocher de Macle are fun, as is the long black down into Vaujany - combine it with Tunnel, Les Rousses and Chalets for a great no-uplift 2km vertical - try it non-stop if you dare. If you're up for that try the 8k challenge which is doing each of the 2km vert non-stop runs in one day.
may be of interest.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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when i said skiing from one point to another I meant it in loose terms, i.e that someone on here could recommend a real challenge of skiing from one point to another that would push people to their limits but not be unrealistic goal for the less advanced skiers/boarders. that was just an example i was using, sorry i didn't make that clearer.
On a recent high altitude they did some skiing combined with paragliding but looked like even at the end of a whole day it was too difficult to master even for seasoned pro's.
To clarify my step brother had a huge isemic stroke last year on his family holiday in Italy, he was left with severe phyiscal disability(paralysed from neck down, with slight movement in right arm) along with nearly half his brain being left dead as it was completly blocked from blood supply. He was in hospital in Italy and after a month or so of being on deaths door was well enough to transferred to the UK. He returned to Milton keynes hospital and after a few months was moved onto a specialist care home for stroke victims in Aylesbury who were fantastic in aiding his mental recovery along with helping close family understand and come to terms with what the future would hold. He was sent home in late november, then on boxing day had another stroke and has now been left blind and is still in Milton Keynes hospital. All this for a healthy 46 year old with no previous health issues, married with 4 children. 2 of which under 4 years old! He ran a business that has gone to the wall since this has all happpend and they lost their beatiful family home, they have now been housed by the council into a place which they are comfortable with.
So as you can see it makes you want to do something to help no matter how small, the place in aylesbury is amazing but very out-dated and they are always doing fund raising etc so just looking at doing something to do that will help, can't see anything wrong with that? It's certainly not trying to get someone to sponsor us to ski as some people are saying. We are looking at various things, cycle, marathon, party and after a pub chat the other night the ski trip for next year was brought up and i suggested maybe we could do some sort of challenge during the trip to raise some money and they all thought it was a great idea, so just looking for ideas on what that challenge could be? but literally anything we could do in the alps? climbing, skiing, ice swimming! etc etc we are just fishing for various ideas to see if it's worth pursuing, if not then we'll probably stick to the organised stoke association charity challenges.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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It was that programme that put the paragliding into my head.... in Cervinia (and I'm sure other places) you can do the tandem paraglide from the piste and land either further down the piste, or on the cross-country training area at the back of the village
You can also choose a high glide from the top of the runs (over 3000m) or a low one back down to the village.... the high one takes about an hour (about 10 to 15 min flight) and you need to be comfortable skiing without poles on a red run, or the low one takes about 45 mins (5 to 10 minute flight) and is suitable for beginners (ski about 500m from the cablecar on a blue) including skiing to the launch area and getting down (ski's still attached)
The only disadvantage, like most things, is that its weather dependant.... due to the winds... but its an amazing experience.... have contact details if your interested
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slowjoe, yeah please send, definately worth looking into.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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dlawless, I'm sorry that you have encountered so much negativity. It is sad that so many are knocking you for asking a simple question so that you and your friends can take a day of your holiday to help some charities.
I used to bowl three times a week. When someone asked me for help in raising funds to send a terminally ill child on holiday, some of my team-mates and I did a 24 hour bowling marathon. Nobody said "Oh, right...free bowling practice!"
I think you could do a No Lift day. Get sponsored per metre - either vertical or distance - and see how much you can all do getting up the slopes under your own steam.
If you'd like to put a link on here for sponsorship, or pm me, I'd be delighted to contribute.
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