By Toasty, on January 25th, 2010 I’ve had limited fundraising experience but did raise over $1500 a couple of years ago for Shave 4 a Cure by, you guessed it, shaving my head. You don’t have to go to the extent of shaving your head to raise money (but hey, don’t leave it off the table) and it can start with the most basic things: Write up a nice email about the cause and send it out to work, friends and family – be sure to include information on how you will collect money. At the end of the email add that if people sent the Continue reading the full Fundraising – Doesn’t Have to be a Chore post. By Toasty, on January 20th, 2010 Fundraising is always one of those interesting topics, in particular how to receive donations and make sure everything is hunky-dory for tax purposes. In a recent update from the Steven Walter Foundation we have been advised they support the use of a site called Everyday Hero. Now I’m slightly familiar with the site as a colleague at work uses it each year for his City to Surf fundraising. Essentially you create an account, nominate the charity you want the donations to go to, and then start spreading the word. What makes this site valuable to someone like me is Continue reading the full Fundraising via Everyday Hero post. By Toasty, on January 10th, 2010 What to do, what to take, that’s the question. So here’s the deal, five weeks on the road will be a long time, and a lot of the days will be looong days. So I’ll need some music- I’ve got a 2nd generation iPod which has travelled tens of thousands of kilometres with me already, it’s a bit clunky but fits in the vest pocket. And no doubt I’ll want to take a picture or two along the way – I’ve got an older digital camera that I could have in a pouch off my belt (inconvenient) or in the Continue reading the full Technology Conundrum post. | Ride Around Australia October 2010In October 2010 I rode a Yamaha Road Star around Australia to raise money for the Steven Walter Foundation's Answers for Kids Cancer Program. This site documents the trip prep in the lead up to the journey and a daily diary of the trip itself. |  You can donate to the Steven Walter Foundation at the following link. |
