It\u2019s been a pretty busy couple of weeks as we have been trying to pull a few fundraising and awareness events together. We\u2019ve been interviewed by the local paper (the Herald Express), and hopefully there\u2019ll be a nice, informative piece in next Tuesday\u2019s edition. Certainly (the reporter) Alex\u2019s relaxed approach made for a long and wide ranging interview. It stretched from my accident (let\u2019s get back to the Eighties) to date, with lots of personal detail, thoughts and meditations about what the project currently means to us. I\u2019m not at all sure what will make the final copy, but I\u2019m pretty confident it will be a good enough read (possibly even at my own expense!). In some ways the process was cathartic; as I\u2019ve blogged before much of the plan makes no rational sense, so a chance like this, to reflect on the rhyme and reason, is hopefully as useful to us, as it might be interesting to others. (BTW I haven\u2019t heard anything go out from the Radio Devon interview \u2013 this is definitely not a game for those with a fragile ego!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We\u2019ve also been investigating the best ways to raise additional funds so everything is above board, fair and transparent. The complication is fundraising for the Expedition itself vs the separate but linked activity of raising money for Motivation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We hope that you\u2019ve seen the new \u2018Donate\u2019 buttons on the site [now defunct 2021] <\/em>\u2013 these will direct donations to the Indlovu Drive itself, and will be used to help expedition costs such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Spare parts and maintenance<\/p>\n\n\n\n Travelling Expenses (budgeted at \u00a350-80 per day between us)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Accommodation<\/p>\n\n\n\n Food<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fuel<\/p>\n\n\n\n Visas<\/p>\n\n\n\n Shipping<\/p>\n\n\n\n Air fares<\/p>\n\n\n\n Insurances<\/p>\n\n\n\n Carnet<\/p>\n\n\n\n Training<\/p>\n\n\n\n Any surplus raised above the costs incurred by the Expedition as outlined above, will be passed, in their entirety, to the charity Motivation. The Expedition is not for profit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A discreet bank account in the name of the Expedition is being set-up to manage monies raised by fundraising. (Cheques made payable to \u2018The Indlovu Trans-Africa Drive\u2019 if you are of a mind to!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Alternatively to donate to Motivation directly, then please use our JustGiving page (and don\u2019t forget to GiftAid!) \u2013 we welcome all support!<\/p>\n\n\n\n We are doing our first fundraiser at Marldon Apple Pie Fair this coming Saturday. We have a table and Tombola \u2013 thanks to everyone who has donated prizes for this. It will be the first public unfurling of our new banner, kindly provided by Torbay Blinds and Riviera Signs. It\u2019s a great back-drop and hopefully will help to draw people in to ask for more detail about the trip and Motivation and their work. Thanks to Peter Gratton-Davey, Charlie Wakeham at Torbay Blinds and Dave Latham and Dean at Riviera Signs)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Marldon Apple Pie Fair \u2013 The Indlovu Drive\u2019s Tombola Stand (Saturday 31st July 12:00-17:00)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Come and See<\/p>\n\n\n\n The famous KRANKIES at 2.00 pm<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It\u2019s been a pretty busy couple of weeks as we have been trying to pull a few fundraising and awareness events together. We\u2019ve been interviewed by the local paper (the Herald Express), and hopefully there\u2019ll be a nice, informative piece in next Tuesday\u2019s edition. Certainly (the reporter) Alex\u2019s relaxed approach made for a long andContinue reading “Accounting”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[16,41,24],"class_list":["post-285","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-preparation","tag-funding","tag-fundraising","tag-motivation-org","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.harris.gb.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/285","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.harris.gb.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.harris.gb.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.harris.gb.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.harris.gb.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=285"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.harris.gb.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/285\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":286,"href":"http:\/\/www.harris.gb.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/285\/revisions\/286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.harris.gb.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=285"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.harris.gb.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=285"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.harris.gb.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}