On May 1 I pitched my Horseshoes for Malawi . That was to raise money for the work of the Salvation Army in Malawi Africa.
I pitched 100 horseshoes and counted all the ringers.
I said my goal was between 40 & 60 ringers. Well I got 56.
I had $8.59 pledged per ringer so that equals $480.92
plus I had donations of $235.00 so that equals $715.92
$715.92
I want to thank all of you that contributed. If you haven't paid me yet I will try and collect it over the next couple of weeks.
Again thanks very much
Below is a scan of my scoresheet. the ringers are marked with O
and 1 or 2 is just single points.
First game or 50 shoes I threw 23 ringers
Second game or 50 shoes was 33 ringers
for that grand total of 56 ringers
Thanks
Just a quick post here to tell you of my totals so far.
For my Horseshoes for Malawi. I have pledges for $5.48 per ringer. So if i throw 50 ringers that will raise. $273.90
Also I have $125 in straight donations.
With one week left till I pitch those 100 horseshoes. I hope to raise that per ringer pledge total upward. Wouldn't it be nice if I could get that to $10. per ringer.
So if you haven't pledged yet please consider sending me a email
xpostie@shaw.ca
and pledge say 10 cents a ringer. it will cost you between $4. and $6 dollars. And what a great cause for the building and upkeep of orpahages in Malawi Africa run by the Salvation Army.
Ok waiting on those emails.
Dont know if I made it as clear as I wanted to on the last post. But I do urge you all to make a pledge on my Horseshoes for Malawi.
You can do it by leaving a comment below, or email me at
xpostie@shaw.ca
Remember its 100 shoes im pitching.
and I usually average between 40-60 ringers.
So if you pledge 20 cents a ringer that will work out somewhere between $8-$12.
Or 10cents would be $4-$6.
Or some have even gone as much as $1.00 a ringer.
So far I have got $4.65 pledge per ringer.
My goal is to get to at least $10. per ringer.
Can you help out. Remember it goes to a great cause
The Salvation Army's work in Malawi.
Hi there... Its been a while since I did a blog. Well this one you can help out with.
Horseshoes for Malawi ! That's in Africa.
What I am attempting to do is raise money for the Salvation Army's work in Malawi Africa. They have a few orphanages. there and all this money will be sent there to help with upkeep and looking after many orphans from the Aids epidemic in Africa.
So what am I doing, I will be pitching horseshoes on May 1 , Wednesday at the Greater Victoria Horseshoe Club. 620 Kenneth st. Come on out and watch and cheer me on.
I will be tossing 100 horseshoes, and count all the ringers.
I am asking you help by pledging an amount for each ringer I make.
I should be somewhere between 40-60 ringers in 100 shoes.
So for instance if you sponsored me for 20 cents a ringer that would come in at between $8 and $12. So how bout helping out this worthwhile cause. For every dollar sent to Malawi would be like 10 times what its worth here. Imagine if we sent a few hundred dollars that would be like a few thousand dollars.
Ok send me an email to sponsor me in my Horseshoe's for Malawi.
see you soon maybe at the horseshoe club May 1
And now the answer to Where in Victoria?
I'm surprised that no one left a comment or emailed me with the answer. I guess because there was no prize.
I'm sure some of you must have been here before.
It is Walbran Park In Oak Bay.
It just at the end of Denison Rd in Oak Bay. You drive past Gonzales Hill park and at the end of the road is the cairin and lookout. I am told from reading that the lookout is from WWII.
Well enjoy the rest of the pics
And before you ask. No I didn't carve my first name in the plaque here.
The following picture was taken somewhere in Greater Victoria. Do you know where? Lets see who can come up with the answer first. Just email me and let me know or leave a comment below. No prize sorry but maybe next time. And have you been there? I will in a few days post a blog with more pictures and description to give the answer.
Ok till next time
Last Saturday we were in the Bruce Hutchison Branch of the Greater Victoria Public Library. That is the one that is in the building with the Commonwealth Pool.
That is where I spotted this clock on the wall. I had to look twice because it took me by surprise. I knew it was a great shot for my blog. So while i took the pic , one of the ladies working there said "oh you like our clock". To which I replied "Yes whats the origin of it"?
Well it seems that it was bought at Urban Barn. And its called
Fashionably Late. I searched Urban Barn website but could not find it so I'm sorry I cant tell you the price. If you know send me a comment below on this post.
So I guess you get to pic which line on the second hand you get to read. the longest is the exact time and the shorter part is well fashionably late.
