The 777 challange

coq au vin

Am interested in this. Anyone in here do it? Impressions ? I seen Ryan Hall looking to do it this year so wouldn't be looking for the win!

kit3

It seems to be a popular goal atm - came across this somewhere lately

https://www.gofundme.com/2rkge5w

sideswipe

Rich people need their kicks too I suppose! If you've got the cash go for it I suppose

But when it comes to charity here's an idea- if people want to raise money, do something that doesn't cost 10's of thousands of euro in non-charitable costs before one cent is raised for charity. Same goes for the likes of the NYC marathon mentioned in another thread. Given recent revelations about mismanagement and fraud within the charity sector I'm surprised these type of junkets aren't receiving more attention........paging journal.ie.........paging journal.ie

yaboya1

kit3 wrote: »

It seems to be a popular goal atm - came across this somewhere lately

https://www.gofundme.com/2rkge5w

Seriously?
What a joke.

Van.Bosch

Good luck to her but I wouldn't donate and I'm not alone by the looks of it.

80,000 before a cent goes to charity?

davedanon

Van.Bosch wrote: »

Good luck to her but I wouldn't donate and I'm not alone by the looks of it.

80,000 before a cent goes to charity?

She is the charity. She embodies all the blindness in the world, despite not actually being technically 100% blind.

davedanon

Also, I believe she's a barrister? Last time I checked, they're pretty well paid.

Djoucer

All those registered as blind will be delighted to hear they are "not actually technically 100% blind" according to some random person on the Internet.

davedanon

Djoucer wrote: »

All those registered as blind will be delighted to hear they are "not actually technically 100% blind" according to some random person on the Internet.

It's a simple matter of fact. A lot of people erroneously assume that 'blind' means 'in the dark', like Al Pacino in Scent of a Woman, when in fact, and particularly when someone is 'legally blind', there is nearly always some level of vision present, to varying degrees. In her case, she has Aniridia, and the pictures I've seen indicating the maximum level of impairment possible would be a long way from people's assumptions regarding the condition of being blind.

I don't particularly enjoy posting this, as it looks like playing down the extent of someone's disability, but the basic veracity of my original statement was questioned, so clarification was necessary.

In any case, it's a side-issue. I fail to see how this is any different from soliciting strangers to pay for a holiday.

PaulieC

This whole X in Y marathon thing has really grown legs. The 777 seems to be the rich mans extension of it. If rich people want to splash the cash in that way, fair play to them, at least there is a token amount paid into some carbon fund (like that will make a difference to global warming :rolleyes:).

gramar

Call me a cynic but to me (and I'm sure to everyone else) it looks like someone who is leveraging their disability to get an all expenses paid trip for themselves and their running partner.

RacoonQueen

https://www.gofundme.com/2sp8kc4

Fund this guy to go watch a race and live tweet/video it back to us...

gramar

RacoonQueen wrote: »

https://www.gofundme.com/2sp8kc4

Fund this guy to go watch a race and live tweet/video it back to us...

:pac:

That made me laugh. Many worthy causes but I'd say that site is plagued by chancers looking for easy money from gullible suckers. Even if you did contribute to someones fund so they can go enjoy themselves at your expense, do you have any way of verifying this? Maybe they just stayed at home and counted the cash?

Djoucer

RacoonQueen wrote: »

https://www.gofundme.com/2sp8kc4

Fund this guy to go watch a race and live tweet/video it back to us...

Dot watching is fairly popular for AR races. He'll probably get the funds as there's enough people willing to pay for it. He's a popular in a small community.

GoFundme is good for people pursuing minority interest stuff. Lot of adventurers have success with it.

Few stories of people going missing with the money. One guy raised 10k for an arctic trip and went awol

glacial_pace71

davedanon wrote: »

It's a simple matter of fact. A lot of people erroneously assume that 'blind' means 'in the dark', like Al Pacino in Scent of a Woman, when in fact, and particularly when someone is 'legally blind', there is nearly always some level of vision present, to varying degrees. In her case, she has Aniridia, and the pictures I've seen indicating the maximum level of impairment possible would be a long way from people's assumptions regarding the condition of being blind.

I don't particularly enjoy posting this, as it looks like playing down the extent of someone's disability, but the basic veracity of my original statement was questioned, so clarification was necessary.

In any case, it's a side-issue. I fail to see how this is any different from soliciting strangers to pay for a holiday.

Yes, it's a side issue relative to this thread, but if it's in any way useful hopefully awareness will have been raised somewhat. Here's a nice blog example of someone who sees swirls of colour every waking hour, whether his eyes are open or shut:
http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-ouch-31487662

(It may seem ironic to some but there are blind people who miss the prospect of darkness).

davedanon

glacial_pace71 wrote: »

but if it's in any way useful hopefully awareness will have been raised somewhat.

That's a rather vague and wooly sentiment. Raising awareness of what, exactly? that some people are vision-impaired? What is more valuable, 90 grand going to fund an 'awareness-raising' venture (or adventure holiday, if you prefer), or 90 grand going directly to an actual charity?

glacial_pace71

davedanon wrote: »

That's a rather vague and wooly sentiment. Raising awareness of what, exactly? that some people are vision-impaired? What is more valuable, 90 grand going to fund an 'awareness-raising' venture (or adventure holiday, if you prefer), or 90 grand going directly to an actual charity?

Ah no, not her fundraiser: I meant the post on vision impairment, hence me adding a related link.

PaulieC

Way OT, but the whole raising awareness thing is dodgy as f*ck in my mind. What does it mean and how is it measured ? If I donate money to a cause, I want to know that it actually makes a difference to someone's life. Raising awareness is way too nebulous and paves the way for exploitation.

For example, look at the stink that was kicked up here on this forum when Virgin Media advertised their night run "in association with" the Simon Community. On cursory reading of the documentation, it would appear that VM were donating a lot of the entry fees to Simon, but in reality they were actually using the Simon name to make it look like they were. They came in with all sorts of explanations about awareness and profile, but in reality it was all bullsh*t.