DO SUMMIT GOOD

Friday, 30 March 2012

The Journey Begins!

My final goodbyes at Heathrow yesterday.

Mum, me and Natalie 29/03/12 x

Thursday, 29 March 2012

I'm sitting here on the plane having just said my goodbyes. Nice to have Mum, Dad, Andy and Natalie there to wave me off, Leanne I know you were there in your heart.
I'm gonna miss everyone but am excited for the challenge that I face in the next few months.
I want to thank everyone for their support, encouragement and best wishes. It means a lot.
Scape, Time and all my other sponsors for their belief and financial backing, this dream would not be possible without you.
Please keep supporting my two chosen charities, every penny goes a long way in supporting these two great set ups.
Kathmandu here I come, again, thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Wednesday, 28 March 2012

A victim of paint shop but awesome pictures

Big thank you to Kat Bartlett at "Venture" for their time and great shots, more coming soon.

Doing it for the kidz!!

I mean business.......

Big thankyou to Scape, main sponsor

My Princess in my summit suit

Focus

Monday, 26 March 2012

A big surprise - GoPro

My new GoPro

Big thank you to Natalie, Andy, Leanne, Pamela and Paul for their awesome present. I am a very lucky boy. I look forward to getting some amazing footage in the mountains.

Saturday, 24 March 2012

You Can Be Whatever You Want To Be

There is inside you
all of the potential to be whatever
you want to be
all of the energy to do whatever
you want to do.

Imagine yourself
as you would like to be,
doing what you want to do,
and each day, take one step
towards your dream.

And though at times it may seem too
difficult to continue,
hold on to your dream.

One morning you will awake to find
that you are the person
you dreamed of
doing what you wanted to do
simply because you had the courage
to believe in your potential
and to hold on to your dream.

Donna Levine

Sunday, 18 March 2012

Do Summit Good Charity Ball

The Do Summit Good Charity Ball was a huge success. All the hard work and effort paid off and it's looking like the final figure raised for Alexander Devine and Help for Heroes is over £55,000. I will update you all once I know for sure.

The night was held at Wentworth Club and consisted of a champagne reception, followed by a Nepalese themed dinner, live entertainment from the Piccadilly Dance Orchestra and a disco to finish the night off.

Prior to dinner I had the honour of being interviewed by the legend himself, Sir Michael Parkinson. It was an amazing experience, sharing a stage with him and a memory that will never be forgotten. Also, I had the surprise of my dad standing up and saying a few words, this was a very nice touch to start off the proceedings.

The master of ceremonies and auctioneer Nick Stewart, did an amazing job keeping the night on track and keeping all in order. Also the magician Etiene Pradier was incredible. The feedback I have had on this guy is amazing. I missed every trick, unfortunately.

This night would not have been possible without the help of all involved and I would like to make a special mention to Brenda Harrington, Jackie McKay and Shelby Bonham-Lloyd and thank them for their efforts and time in helping me organise such an amazing event, this would not of been possible without you.

Also I would like to thank my fiance Natalie, for her help and support. All the literature would not of been what it was without her journalistic eyes. My brother Andy for his help in pulling together the brochure. The list of thank you's is huge, but a big thank you to all of you that helped pull this together.

I'm very excited to get in the final figures and see how much we raised. I would like to thank everyone from the bottom of my heart that attended the ball, it would not have been possible or the success that it was without you.