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Living Streams walks the Monopoly Trek for CSSI25/07/2009Tony Thornby wrote: Charity fund raiser turned out to be more wearing than expected
Tony and Joann Thornby have supported the CSSI charity since before Living Streams was founded. But over the past 4 years, this support has ramped up by way of a water well, a major contribution to a vehicle and the charity's UK website.
In spring 2009, the UK fund raising arm of CSSI officially became a charity and Tony Thornby became a trustee. UK involvement in CSSI had started 10 years previously with nearly all of the fund raising previously carried out by Joan and Michael Heard.
It was therefore natural that, when the Paul Heard - Joan and Michael's son and the leader of the M People music group - suggested the Monopoly Trek fund raiser, both Joan and Tony volunteered to take part on behalf of Living Streams. In total, we (Joan and Tony) raised nearly £500 and would like to give thanks to the major contributors:
the congregation of Marlow Christian Fellowship
network business contacts - John Welburn, Tony Bassett, Phil Rose, Nigel Temple, Peter Robinson, Lee Cowan, Emma Beddall, Helen Isaacke, Martin Capel-Smith, Bruce Bradley, David Willis, Keith Scott, Trevor Howell, Phil Strachen, Gary Lord, Liz Hudson, Ian Smith, Mike Eldridge, Chris Bateson, Andrew Freeth, Ert Faruk, Paul Imre, Robin Turner, Steve Sharpley, James Moorcroft, Paul Bolton, Jay Blake, Geoff Newman, David Wilkes and Jonathan Hilder.
Lots were drawn for which of the four mainline railway stations each team should visit first - form there on each team had a free choice on the order in which to visit the various stations and roads on the original London Monopoly board. At each location, a (digital) photo had to be taken of a relevant sign and team members together.
The task was made more difficult by the many restrictions on the underground system due to work being done in preparation for the 2012 Olympic games and Living Streams participants were in a team where one person strongly preferred walking and buses to the tube. Consequently, the exercise took this team 5.5 hours to complete.
Lots were drawn for which of the four mainline railway stations each team should visit first - form there on each team had a free choice on the order in which to visit the various stations and roads on the original London Monopoly board. At each location, a (digital) photo had to be taken of a relevant sign and team members together.
The task was made more difficult by the many restrictions on the underground system due to work being done in preparation for the 2012 Olympic games and Living Streams participants were in a team where one person strongly preferred walking and buses to the tube. Consequently, the exercise took this team 5.5 hours to complete.
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