Help me raise £££s by losing lbs!!

06/10/2008 05:17:09 PM · #1

Clever title eh?

OK, I need to lose a bit of weight, 46lbs in fact. However, I have decided that to motivate myself I am going to do a .... drum roll.. Sponsored Weight Loss.

I am basically looking for as many of my friends, relatives, DPCers, their friends, relatives (etc etc) to visit my page, read all about it and sponsor me. The money raised is for the Rose McGill Tribute Fund which as a lot of you know was set up by Andi (

Ecce Signum) to raise money for the Clatterbridge Cancer Research Trust. All you need to do is sponsor me a small amount for every pound I lose (20p, 40cents etc, whatever you feel) and at the end of September we multiply the amount sponsored by the number of pounds I lose, upto a maximum of 46lbs.

The official end of diet weigh-in will be held in London at some kind of informal GTG and captured by Andi (who I have just volunteered for that enviable task).. Yes, I intend to strip down to a ... ahem, I'll leave that bit as a surprise, in front of a London landmark and have my final weigh in.. Form an orderly Queue please ladies!!

So please, just take a look at this site HERE and take a few seconds to pledge a bit of Â£Â£Â£ or $$$

TO entice you further, any DPC members who sign up before D-Day (Monday 16th June) will be entered into a draw and I will donate a free years gift memebership to a random DPCer. I will pay for that myself, unless I can get Langdon to bung one my way..

The site has a bit more info on it, so pop along and have a read and send the link to any friends you think may be interested. Once again in case you missed it, the website is here

Marks Sponsored Weight Loss Page

Thanks everyone!!

06/10/2008 05:20:58 PM · #2

Yeh, I'm in, good luck !

06/10/2008 05:23:35 PM · #3

Originally posted by MikeOwens:

Yeh, I'm in, good luck !

Me too, looks like the phrase 'LardArse' will be short lived Mark!

Best of luck and rest assured, we will all be pushing you all the way! My only worry is that I have to be at the 'unveiling' so suggest you derobe on the London Eye and I'll be in another pod with a long lens lol.

06/10/2008 05:27:11 PM · #4

Originally posted by Ecce Signum:

Originally posted by MikeOwens:
Yeh, I'm in, good luck !

Me too, looks like the phrase 'LardArse' will be short lived Mark!

Best of luck and rest assured, we will all be pushing you all the way! My only worry is that I have to be at the 'unveiling' so suggest you derobe on the London Eye and I'll be in another pod with a long lens lol.

heh, glad you didn't say macro lens.

Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM

06/10/2008 05:27:48 PM · #5

Originally posted by MikeOwens:

Yeh, I'm in, good luck !

GREAT! visit the page and sponsor me from there.. brilliant!

talj

Canon EOS-40D

06/10/2008 05:27:56 PM · #6

All the best Mark, we'll be cheering you on every step of the way :o)

06/11/2008 02:17:47 AM · #7

I must admit I thought there would be more interest.. come on people, its for a good cause!

06/11/2008 02:29:11 PM · #8

Originally posted by Simms:

I must admit I thought there would be more interest.. come on people, its for a good cause!

Me too, even though the thought of seeing you in your undercrackers might not appeal to everyone it would still be done for a good cause :) Mind you, Â£3.50/pound is not a bad start!

brownsm

Canon EOS-5D

06/11/2008 02:41:33 PM · #9

OK Mark. I'm in, too. sent you an e-mail through your link posted below. Good luck!

06/11/2008 02:58:42 PM · #10

Originally posted by brownsm:

OK Mark. I'm in, too. sent you an e-mail through your link posted below. Good luck!

Hi Steve, nothing has come through mate.. any ideas?

SaraR

Sony Alpha a7R III

Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM

06/11/2008 03:07:35 PM · #11

Pinged you an e-mail.

06/11/2008 03:17:46 PM · #12

Originally posted by SaraR:

Pinged you an e-mail.

GREAT!! Added you to the list, thanks Sara.

06/11/2008 03:33:50 PM · #13

Originally posted by Simms:

Originally posted by brownsm:
OK Mark. I'm in, too. sent you an e-mail through your link posted below. Good luck!

Hi Steve, nothing has come through mate.. any ideas?

Ah, just recieved it, must of got held up in the Atlantic somewhere.. THANKS!!

06/11/2008 06:16:13 PM · #14

bump

SaraR

Sony Alpha a7R III

Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM

06/12/2008 12:52:26 PM · #15

And another bump - Simms is oing to need all the help he can get if his incentive isn't to waiver, and the Rose McGill Trust Fund is certainly a cause many at DPC are happy to support.

Not that I am implying that Mark is a lardy lump or anything... (Much!)

06/13/2008 05:56:07 PM · #16

Yet another bump, I am certain there are a more that would like to help out

:-)

06/14/2008 03:25:03 AM · #17

Hi.. OK one last bump, surely we can get a few more people to pledge a few pence or cents of their support. It really is for a great cause and will really help motivate me as well.

Thanks!

06/15/2008 12:06:14 PM · #18

OK, ONE REAL last bump.. remember if you sponsor me for a wee bit of pocket change before 23:59 tonight (PST) then then you will go into a draw for a free years membership at DPC (if you are already a member it will be a further 12 months from when your current membership runs out(. Come on folks, help me out here!! PLEASE!!

06/15/2008 04:58:12 PM · #19

Hey Mark! best of luck for weigh in #1 in the morning. I'm so sure you won't reach your target I'll be doubling my sponsorship if you make it to 46lbs! (that should be a little more motive for you to lose that LardArse lol).

06/16/2008 01:47:19 PM · #20

Thanks Andi!

OK, the weigh in this morning actually came it a little higher at 15st 6lb, so the first two pounds I lose wont earn anything, but shouldn't take me long to get below that. Managed to get a load more sponsors today, only the odd 10p here or 20p there, but it all adds up. I'll be updating the website tonight.

06/16/2008 01:52:38 PM · #21

Good luck Mark !

SaraR

Sony Alpha a7R III

Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM

06/16/2008 01:55:31 PM · #22

Originally posted by Simms:

They'll count for me, so that is 60p so far....

just in case any one hasn't seen this thread, a worthy cause. Referring, of course, to the charity set up in

Ecce Signum's daughter's memory, but so to is is Simms quest to lose weight...

06/16/2008 04:38:22 PM · #23

Congratualtions to

brownsm who was pulled out of the hat for a gift membership..

cheers matey!!

06/16/2008 04:56:51 PM · #24

Originally posted by Simms:

Congratualtions to brownsm who was pulled out of the hat for a gift membership..

cheers matey!!

Right, thats it, gonna cancel my cheque now (cheats never prosper lol)

Congrats Steve and may your average go up :)

brownsm

Canon EOS-5D