tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46146747051156986742012-02-16T19:35:51.108-08:00Welcome to my 2008 challenge to complete the Flora London and Edinburgh Marathon's in April and May respectively to raise funds to buy a bed for Green Pastures. Green Pastures hospital in Pokhara - Nepal provides beds for patients with leprosy and other disabilities, many too poor to afford treatment. One bed, even after large donor subsidy, costs £70 per month. This is where you can help. Please support this worthy cause in Nepal, one of the poorest countries in the world.Mattnoreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4614674705115698674.post-52078200741213159092008-03-22T04:46:00.000-07:002008-03-22T05:07:04.342-07:00To find out about the<em> Buy a Bed</em> scheme, why not watch a short video by Alison, who has inspired me to run for the charity...<br /><br /><br /><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-4eaa8fcd66aa8e36" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" value="flvurl=http://v19.nonxt5.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D4eaa8fcd66aa8e36%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1331981185%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D14CECE4C1424153491D51D16721EB31F6BC24AE3.3A71321CED77E39418515CED5EF14198556C6A78%26key%3Dck1&amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D4eaa8fcd66aa8e36%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3D7tT4azJd8YkrQpl2bcGqmDPYF1Q&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/get_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"width="320" height="266" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"flashvars="flvurl=http://v19.nonxt5.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D4eaa8fcd66aa8e36%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1331981185%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D14CECE4C1424153491D51D16721EB31F6BC24AE3.3A71321CED77E39418515CED5EF14198556C6A78%26key%3Dck1&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D4eaa8fcd66aa8e36%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3D7tT4azJd8YkrQpl2bcGqmDPYF1Q&autoplay=0&ps=blogger"allowFullScreen="true" /></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4614674705115698674-5207820074121315909?l=greenpastures08.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mattnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4614674705115698674.post-6258416024115054212008-02-03T08:34:00.000-08:002008-02-03T09:23:38.182-08:00<a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_Uds-SHEbJ3E/R6X3711hGyI/AAAAAAAAAAs/jQ3pCgMDnoM/s1600-h/_39940286_southerndown300245.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5162805155286031138" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_Uds-SHEbJ3E/R6X3711hGyI/AAAAAAAAAAs/jQ3pCgMDnoM/s200/_39940286_southerndown300245.jpg" border="0" /></a>Well actually it started a few days ago, but the harder training does start here, as does this fund-raising blog...<br /><br />Why <em><strong>Buy a Bed</strong> </em>you ask ? <div><div><div></div><br /><div>Well I'll let you know shortly why it is so important and what you can do to help me and my partner in crime, Alison, on this adventure to raise the necessary funds.....</div><div></div><br /><div>But there'll be no bed, or even a meagre pillow if I don't get my skates on, or is that trainers ?</div><br /><div>Yes, I managed to drag my ageing body around 2 x 8 mile loops of <em>Ogmore - Southerndown -St Brides - Ewenny - Ogmore</em> yesterday afternoon along the windy Welsh coast and got 16 miles under my belt for the weekend. I was even home in time to see Wales beat England at rugby !! </div><div></div><br /><div>Fantastic !!</div><div></div><br /><div>Can't wait to know why<em><strong> Buy a Bed</strong></em> ? Then click here impatient one:</div><div></div><div></div><br /><div><a href="http://justgiving.com/greenpastures08">Buy a Bed</a><br /></div><br /><div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4614674705115698674-625841602411505421?l=greenpastures08.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mattnoreply@blogger.com0