Picking an NGO and Launching...

Over the past week things have really picked up. I guess it was when Kerstin from Oxfam asked me for the Project Outline. I thought, #$%@, better do the Project Outline, and I did it that night. I'm trying to upload it onto the facebook group but I don't know how. I mean, I had all of that stuff in my head, but I hadn't organised it, and certainly hadn't presented it in any coherent way. Now I've got something to show people and they seem to respond well.

There's been so many developments. On the charity, or rather NGO, organisation that is doing environment related community development front I have been in discussions with 2 great orgs. It was pretty hard to find an organisation that was doing exactly what I wanted to support with the ride, but these two seemed to come closest. I read the Oxfam "Adapting to Climate Change" paper, which expressed exactly what I was feeling and the other org, FOE, came well recommended.

So this weekend I'm going to present the project to the FOE national meeting and see where we can go from there.

The next priority is the website. I've decided firstly to put up a myspace site and then when I can get some assistance, put up a site exclusively for the ride. Owen Cordes-Holland, our new Campaign Advisor, has a contact who might be interested. My friend Elizabeth in the states has offered her boyfriend for the job. My little brother's oldest friend Max is apparently a prodigy on the web designing thingo, but I haven't been able to get onto him yet. But I'm excited because with the NGO and the website we can start moving forward quickly, with sponsorship matters and publicity.

Then there's the launch, I was just gonna have a little leaving party but thought, if I'm going to arrange something, may as well make it big. So there's one month to arrange a party, with bands, DJs and an auction to raise money for the ride. I've managed to enlist James from work as Launch Manager. He seems really keen although I felt bad because I thought we'd both get fired we were discussing the plans so much and the director kept walking past. But he and his friend Niki are onto the media thing and have started doing up the press releases and sending emails and everything else that Launch Manager's do.

A really big development is that Rick called, from Southampton, England. He is going to produce, video, and edit the doco (with me of course) and I couldn't be more delighted. One of my best friends, one of the best guys and he is on board.

There's little developments every day and I'll have a camera soon so I'll be able to upload visuals. If anyone is reading this and is interested in getting involved in some way give me an email at kimbobaggins@hotmail.co.uk.

I apoloise if there are any spellin mistakes, this keyboard is terrible.

I'll keep you posted...

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