Happy Sunday, I hope everyone had a lovely weekend and is looking forward to Monday?! (Does anyone look forward to Monday?)
Well I am because next week is the week of my next camp on ice. I am heading out to Winterberg (Germany); it is my favourite track so far and I am looking forward to putting Lillehammer behind me! It doesn't kick off until Saturday but I will spend the week prepping, packing and enjoying seeing people before I head off again. You may also be happy to hear that I have purchased some ankle guards :)
You may be wondering about the title of this blog.. 79%! Well (and I never thought I'd be saying this less than a week in) but my Crowdfunding campaign with Pledge Sports has reached 79% of the £2000 target I set!!!! IT IS SO TOTALLY UNBELIEVABLE! I have been genuinely surprised by peoples interest and of course generosity! So thank you if you've shared or donated to me this past 6 days; it means a lot.
I'd also like to say a special thanks to some of the Isle of Wight local media such the IW Radio, Isle of Wight County Press and Island Echo as well as past school Ryde Academy and the University of Bath who have all helped to spread my story across the Island and further afield which has no doubt been a huge help to the campaign.
Here are some links to the story's that have been published the past week.
Ryde Academy Newsletter
https://docs.google.com/a/rydeacademy.org/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=YWV0aW5ldC5vcmd8cnlkZS1hY2FkZW15LXdlYnNpdGV8Z3g6M2RiNjNkOTcwYWExZDdj
IWCP
http://www.iwcp.co.uk/news/sport/help-me-get-gold-at-beijing-winter-olympics-crowdfunding-appeal-by-isle-of-wight-athlete-93007.aspx?mn=1
http://www.iwcp.co.uk/news/sport/athletes-winter-olympics-appeal-on-track-for-success-93023.aspx
IW Radio
http://iwradio.co.uk/news/isle-of-wight-athlete-calls-for-sponsorship/
Island Echo
http://www.islandecho.co.uk/news/help-island-athlete-kim-get-to-beijing
I've been pretty quiet on the old campaign front over the weekend as I had a camp in Bath and then a visit by one of the my best friends for my birthday! But it is full steam ahead again in the lead in to the next camp. I want to hit that target and then keep going! I originally set £2000 knowing that that would be a fantastic contribution to my living costs over the next 6 months but that I'd need additional financial support. The campaign doesn't stop when it hits target - many Pledge Sports athletes hit 100%+ of their target so I am very excited that the crowdfunding may be able to contribute to more of my anticipated costs than I ever hoped!
Below is a short video to acknowledge and thank each person that has supported me over the past 6 days!
I'd also like to thanks Barratt Homes and SportsAid for their early support of my campaign, dream and journey!
Have a great week :) and if you haven't already please visit and share (and donate if you're able) my PledgeSports page!
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