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Itemless auction?
Jun2920083:54 p.m.
As a pre-launch event, we've organised an auction on the day before I set off. An auction is not an auction without items to auction and we are very short of what we had hoped to have by now.
Armed with letters of support, the recent newspaper feature and a pretty girl to sweet talk male proprietors, we set off into the town-centre in hope to persuade business to donate items to auction. It started off very well with a couple of restaurants giving meal vouchers and the local museum donating to family tickets.
It went all downhill after that. We visited over 30 business's from trinket and toy shops, beauty salons, art galleries and everything else that wasn't part of a chain (they don't have the authority to donate). We only came away with a jewelery box and a painting with lots of people saying "I'll get back to you" failing to say when or "we already supporting another charity", but not which one.
We are now relying on friends to contact friends who might know someone that may be able to offer something... so am relying on blind faith that there will be enough to make the evening worthwhile. The auction is being hosted in a pub so hope that everyone will be well and truly soused before it starts and rely on clouded generosity!
In other news :
We are now up to 7 in our group. Carl is a housemate of a friend that has been on board for a while and decided that it was an adventure he couldn't miss out on. Carl's dad, Frank, died last year aged 60, 12 months after his Mesothelioma diagnosis. Mesothelioma is a relatively rare form of cancer which affects the membraneous lining of the chest (the pleura) and, less commonly, the lining of the abdomen (the peritoneum). It is caused by exposure to asbestos; which in his case came from his work as a joiner. Carl will be raising money for a charity related to this illness and what a way to honour his memory.
Our flights are all booked, accommodation for the first night in John O' Groats is all sorted so we're all set!
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