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mrman

mrman

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Many of you know already tesco is helping diabetes uk fundraise. I checked a while back about volunteering but my local tesco wasn't listed. Had an e mail today saying they have added new stores one of which my local tescos in haverfordwest. So have volunteered me, my wife and 9 year old boy a shift on the sat am, and me and boy a shift on sun am. Not my wife on sunday as shes already working there then lol.
If you happen to be in haverfordwest on the 4th/5th october pop along and donate :)
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A worthy cause Brett, good luck in the fundraising :thumbup:
 
Nice one! I'm glad your son is getting involved, fundraising is ways a good thing for kids to learn from even when it is nothing to do with their dad!
 
Thanks, looking forward to it, wil be interesting to see if I meet many other diabetics in my area.

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There is a jdrf walk to cure diabetes going on up here next month. Only reason I'm not doing it is because you have to commit to raise £100 each. That's an awful lot for just walking 5k.... Which everyone knows I do daily with my dog lol
 
Thats not fair :( thought fundraising was about "every little helps" should not have to commit to raise a certain amount.

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My hubby entered for London marathon for diabetes and has to commit to raise £2000(ish)!! He can and completed it last year for SANDS another cause close to us. I'm the diabetic so hope he gets place this year but It's an awful lot to have to raise to run for a cause you support! Let the fundraising begin!


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brett said:
Thats not fair :( thought fundraising was about "every little helps" should not have to commit to raise a certain amount.

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Exactly! I could get the £100 myself, but my friends wanted to walk it with me. That meant we suddenly had to get £700. Not really possible for something not exactly strenuous, plus we have the same friends etc so we'd be asking the same people for money. Oh well!
 
Sabantha said:
My hubby entered for London marathon for diabetes and has to commit to raise £2000(ish)!! He can and completed it last year for SANDS another cause close to us. I'm the diabetic so hope he gets place this year but It's an awful lot to have to raise to run for a cause you support! Let the fundraising begin!


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That is a huge amount, but for a marathon I think it's doable. The more strenuous the activity the easier to raise funds I've found!
 
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