<p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><strong><font color="#ff6600"></font></strong></font></p><p align="center"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><strong><font color="#ff6600"></font></strong></font></p><p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><strong><font color="#ff6600"></font></strong></font></p><p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><strong><font color="#ff6600"></font></strong></font></p><p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><strong><font color="#ff6600">What the hell are we doing?</font></strong><br />We can’t jog, we’d be rubbish at an egg-and-spoon race, and there’s no way we would complete a sponsored silence or give up booze for a month - so we’re travelling 5000km from Goa in India to Pokhara in Nepal in a ‘motorised rickshaw’ as one of 32 teams taking part in the Rickshaw Run. </font></p><p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">I know what you’re thinking, what do they know about riding a rickshaw? Well, our experience as a team makes quite impressive reading:</font></p><p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><strong>James Anderson</strong> who couldn’t ride a bike until he was 11 years old <em>-“I once pushed trollies in Safeway car park part-time when I was 16 so I hope this will stand me in good stead”</em></font></p><p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><strong>Dean Howe</strong>, a professional tea drinker/electrician <em>-“I’ve crashed every car I’ve ever owned”</em></font></p><p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><strong>Dominic Holmes</strong> who once came second in a go-kart race in 1988 -<em> “I’ve never owned or driven a car in the UK but I’ve still managed to put 6 points on my license”</em></font></p><p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><strong><font color="#ff6600">What are we doing it in?</font><br /></strong>Ladies and gents – the rickshaw: loud, uncomfortable, prone to breaking down and completely useless at protecting you from the elements. </font></p><p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">They are possibly the least suitable vehicles in the world for tackling roads – let alone thousands of miles of sweaty jungle heat, dirt tracks, monsoon rains and the Himalayan peaks in just 2 weeks.</font></p><p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><strong><font color="#ff6600">When is it?</font><br /></strong>We are leaving with our backpacks full of Imodium, man-size nappies and clean Y-fronts on 8th September from Goa and the aim is to arrive in Pokhara on 25th September…5000km later. It’s easy really. </font></p><p><font size="2"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><strong><font color="#ff6600">Why is it worth my sponsorship?</font><br /></strong>We paid for everything off our own backs – the flights, the hire for the rickshaw and wet wipes– so all your money will be going straight to the charity Frank Water. This is a cracking charity for funding clean water projects across India. Clean, disease-free, water is something we all take for granted. To find out more about their work, please click here: </font><a href="http://www.frankwaterprojects.org/"><font color="#339966" face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><strong>http://www.frankwaterprojects.org/</strong></font></a></font></p><p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><strong><font color="#ff6600">Who is ‘Joni F and the Jazzy Fun Time’?</font><br /></strong>It’s our team name and it made us laugh in the pub - so it stuck!</font></p><p><font color="#ff6600" face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><strong>So that’s it…sponsor us, bitches! </strong><a href="http://www.justgiving.com/jonifandthejazzyfuntime/"><font color="#339966"><strong>http://www.justgiving.com/jonifandthejazzyfuntime/</strong></font></a> </font><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Times New Roman"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2"><font color="#ff6600"><strong>Any sponsorship large or small is welcome BUT if you would like to be a part of our adventure without leaving your armchair, keep reading. </strong></font></font></font></font></span></p><p><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-family: Arial"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2">Before the Rickshaw Run starts, we get to pimp our ride! So, in a very classy Grand Prix-esque kind of way, we have decided to sell off certain parts of the Rickshaw - and our bodies - for sponsorship, naming rights or just plain old graffiti. You can have anything you want, taking surface area into account, except swear words or tobacco sponsorship.</font></font></span> </font></span></p><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Times New Roman"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">Club together with a friend or two and </font><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">degrade us in a way gym-class never could.</font></span></font></span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Times New Roman"></font></span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Times New Roman"> <h1 style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2"></font></font></h1><h1 style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2"><font color="#ff6600">Inside the Rickshaw</font></font></font></h1><ul style="margin-top: 0cm" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><span style="font-family: Arial"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2"><strong>Accelerator</strong> £30</font></font></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2"><span><strong>Brake</strong> £20<strong> - <em>SOLD</em> </strong>Sarah Antrobus’ message will read - “Take a break”<strong></strong></span></font></font></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><span style="font-family: Arial"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2"><strong>Steering wheel/handle bars</strong> £30 - <strong><em>SOLD </em></strong>- Mike the Cat even threw in an extra £10 so that the elephant god will look after us! </font></font></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><span style="font-family: Arial"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2"><strong>Drivers seat</strong> £30 - <strong><em>SOLD</em></strong> - Gary Bond, Gemma Goldstein and Gemma Davies with the message 'good luck to the bald cock and his two ginger nuts'.</font></font></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><span style="font-family: Arial"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><strong>Back passengers seats/bench</strong> £50 - <strong><em>SOLD </em></strong>Sam & Jess Barnes have customised our upholstery with an image and message </font></span></li></ul><h1 style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2"><font color="#ff6600">Outside the Rickshaw</font></font></font></h1><ul style="margin-top: 0cm" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><span style="font-family: Arial"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2"><strong>Canvas roof</strong> £100</font></font></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2"><span><strong>Rear view mirror</strong> £30 - <strong><em>SOLD </em></strong>rather than a fragrant pine tree, Alison Kidgell's smiley face will be hanging from the rear mirror for the entire journey.</span></font></font></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2"><span><strong>Petrol tank</strong> £50 - <strong><em>SOLD</em> </strong>Joe Barnes’ message will read “Powered by Joe Barnes”</span></font></font></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><span style="font-family: Arial"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2"><strong>Right side panel</strong> £50 - <strong><em>SOLD</em></strong> - Dan Penny's message will read "Man love rules OK"</font></font></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><span style="font-family: Arial"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2"><strong>Left side panel</strong> £50 <strong><em>SOLD</em></strong> - we get the choice for Robert Baird's message either "cock, pass, Babtridge or Glitter fan club."</font></font></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><span style="font-family: Arial"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2"><strong>Back</strong> £50 - <strong><em>SOLD</em></strong> The Mak Brothers with a very special message...</font></font></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><span style="font-family: Arial"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2"><strong>Back mud flaps - left</strong> £15<strong> right</strong> £15 <strong><em>BOTH SOLD</em></strong> Peter Milton's message TBC</font></font></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><span style="font-family: Arial"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2"><strong>Tires - front</strong> £20 <strong>- <em>SOLD</em></strong> Neil Starling's message will read "Happy Days", <strong>back left</strong> £20<strong> </strong>and<strong> back right</strong> £20</font></font></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><span style="font-family: Arial"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2"><strong>Back bumper</strong> £30 - <strong><em>SOLD</em></strong> Kev Speck's new website <a href="http://www.bliinddrawings.com/">www.bliinddrawings.com</a> will be scribed onto the bumper</font></font></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><span style="font-family: Arial"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2"><strong>Windscreen wiper</strong> £15 - <strong><em>SOLD</em></strong> Alex Wolens’ message will read “Rain rain go away. Come again some other day”</font></font></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><span style="font-family: Arial"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2"><strong>Back lights – left</strong> £15<strong> and right</strong> £15 - <strong><em>BOTH SOLD</em></strong> Nick the Greek</font></font></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><span style="font-family: Arial"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2"><strong>Front lights – left</strong> £15 <strong>- <em>SOLD</em></strong> Dale Perini & Zoe Wildsmith are contributing to our disco, <strong>right</strong> £15</font></font></span></li></ul><strong><span style="font-family: Arial"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"></font></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Arial"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2"><font color="#ff6600">Body Parts of the drivers</font></font></font></span></strong> <h1 style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Symbol">·<span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></span>James Anderson’s left thigh and bad knee - £75 - <em>SOLD</em> Val Cross, Simone Boyd, Debbie Adams, Brian Davis-Stiff message TBC.</strong></font></font></h1><h1 style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><font face="Arial" size="2"><em> *NEW ADDITION</em> James Anderson’s bum cheeks - £30 - <em>SOLD</em> - Reg's message will read "Wash me! (the first word on the left one and the second on the right one).</font></h1></font><font face="Times New Roman"><h1 style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Symbol">·<span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></span>Dean Howe’s left drinking arm - £75 - <em>SOLD</em> - Mr & Mrs Milton's message will read "I wipe bums"</strong></font></font></h1><h1 style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Symbol">·<span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></span>Dominic Holmes’ bald head - £75</strong></font></font></h1><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"></font></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2"><font color="#000000">What better canvas can there be than a ginger hairy thigh or a bald head?! Your name or message of your choice will be penned like a cheap tattoo on our specific body parts for the entire journey. This sponsorship comes with a guarantee that if your message should be washed off (unlikely) or sweated off (very likely) it will be topped up with fresh marker pen.</font></font></font></span><span style="font-family: Arial"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2"> </font></font></span> </p><p><strong><font color="#ff6600" face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">All those who take part in this unique sponsorship opportunity will have their specific items photographed along the journey. </font></strong></p><p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">So, to sponsor us go to </font><a href="http://www.justgiving.com/jonifandthejazzyfuntime"><font color="#339966" face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><strong>http://www.justgiving.com/jonifandthejazzyfuntime</strong></font></a></p></font></span>
