Right, so here's part two, and the big unveiling...
As you will all know, Red Nose Day ties in with Comic Relief, and that happens to fall on this very fine day. Except my plan couldn't fall today, or even this month. Mine has to happen next month. I shall explain......
Back late last year, I had to go to hospital for x-rays and tests to ensure I didn't have testicular cancer. Thankfully, I was fine, but I've now been told I will be unable to take part in the BUPA London 10,000, to raise money for charities that will help those in need. So somehow, I had to come up with something that would allow me to do my bit to change lives, yet also have some sense of personal achievement.
So today, I'm telling you all about The 100-Hour Challenge. 4 days, 4 hours, of which there will be NO SLEEP. None whatsoever; not even a quick kip. But with this being the biggest year of my life so far, and with exams so very close, I had to pick a week where it wouldn't have such a big effect on my revision and my school life. So the 100-Hour Challenge will be taking place between the morning of Monday 25th April, and the afternoon of Friday 29th April. All day, and all night, I'll be counting down the hours to raise money for Comic Relief, and keeping you all updated with videos of how I'm coping... Or not, as the case may be.
My goal is a paltry £500, and compared to Chris Moyles' effort of £2.4m raised earlier today, I think that's very easily do-able. But £500 will raise money for something very close to me.
The videos shown on Red Nose Day that involve child mortality in Africa are the ones that get me, and make me physically weep. Kids, no older than 2 or 3, dying from diseases that in the UK, could be cured in days. Dying, from curable diseases. The one below is about a little girl called Esther, who looks after her AIDS-ridden mother. Please watch all the way to the end, no matter what effect it has on you.
And that £500 will buy 600 malaria testing kits. Currently testing for malaria in Africa isn't scientific - it takes days to work out the results, and tends to be inaccurate. Malaria testing kits work in 20 minutes, and are pretty much fool-proof. That's 600 lives we could potentially be saving, just from abstaining from sleep for a few days.
So, go go go. Please, on today of all days, give a pound or a penny - anything. All the money before the event will motivate me, and all the money after will help us all realise the benefits of not having that final pint can change lives. And will.
Not only this, but I want to get you guys involved to. If you fancy this, and wanna join in too, drop me an email. Monday 25th is Easter Monday, and Friday 29th is a bank holiday for the Royal Wedding - it's a 3-day working week. It's easy, providing we all go at it together.
So, obviously as we get closer to the event, the more I will go a bit mental. But you can give Comic Relief some money by clicking here, filling out a few details, and not only make me a very happy man, but give a family a gift they can never repay you for - the gift of life.
Thankyou thankyou thankyou. Now go get 'em.
Taken from General Musings of an Idiot: http://www.gmoai.com
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