Email contact, sponsorship and TV Coverage

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So we are just about ready to go - bags packed, repacked and then packed again. I am currently coming in at just under 10.5 kg for my stuff! So we start on Sunday morning at 9 am morocco time. To those of you who have already sponsored us - a big thank you, for the rest - here are the details:

Malaria No More:
Jon is running this on behalf of the charity Malaria No More! Netherlands (MNM!NL) ( LINK is Here - select "Particulieren" and you'll see a button called "Online Doneren" for donations). Margret van Gaalen, who used to work in the Amsterdam office, works with this charity now and easily convinced me of it worthiness. The parallels to the MdS particularly appeal to me - the location, the requirements for proper preparation, perseverance and will power to make it happen, endurance/stamina to last the course, self sufficiency so that help is not needed in the future, respect for the individual, and open mindedness.

GOAL:
GOAL is a charity which throughout its existence (since 1977) has dealt with both emergency situations (famine relief, tsunami relief, poverty to name but a few), but also dealt with longer term solutions, once emergency situations have been resolved, GOAL implements a wide range of rehabilitation programmes including primary healthcare, repair of home and infrastructure, clinics, schools etc., and water and sanitation. Long-term development programmes in areas such as health, nutrition, education and capacity building of indigenous humanitarian organisations are also implemented.

Here´s how to donate:
1 By Paypal (just log in and you can send money to an email address (this one [e-mail]) we will then forward to GOAL and Malaria no more (50%!t(MISSING)o each) we will also provide confirm from each charity of receipt.
2 Directly to us (and we will forward etc)
3 Pledge - email us and we can get it from you when we return
4 Direct to GOAL or to MalariaNoMore ( LINK is Here - select "Particulieren" and you'll see a button called "Online Doneren" for donations

The GOAL bank details for direct payments are below:

Bank: Allied Irish Bank
Name of Account: GOAL
Account No: 04000-024
Sort Code: 93-35-54
IBAN: IE93 AIBK 9335 5404 0000 24
BIC: AIBKIE2D
Address: Church Road, Greystones, Co Wicklow, Ireland

You may also go to www.goal.ie or Malaria No More to donate on-line.

EMAIL CONTACT
Just in case any of you want to email us during the race - here is the contact protocol again.

When we are in the desert we will be able to receive text e’mails only - they will be printed off by the organisers and given to us at the end of the day BUT here´s the kicker - to ensure that we receive them, the subject field must include our name and our race number, so for:
McArdle, Septima #226
Maguire, Jonathan #227
IN THE SUBJECT FIELD - otherwise we will not receive them. Pictures etc will also not be allowed and may invalidate the e’mail completely. Your e’mails will be gratefully received after a tough day running!

TV Coverage during and after the race

There will be some press coverage during the race, but this is subject to no problems with the satellites. There is a list of tv stations and times (most of them French unfortunately). ITV at the end is interesting as it looks like a documentary.


Liste des diffusions :

• TV5 (Monde) - résumé quotidien de 4 mn-
Le 30 mars à 17h55
Du 31 mars au 5 avril à 18h20

• Orange Sports TV - résumé quotidien de 3 mn tous les soirs
Du 30 mars au 5 avril 2008 à 20h09 -
disponible sur la TV d'Orange (canal 60) et sur le web à l'adresse suivante
http://orangesportstv.sports.orange.fr
et sur le mobile Orange

• 2M (Maroc) - reportage spéciale MDS - 5 mn
Du 30 mars au 5 avril 2008 à 21H05

• AL OULA (Maroc) - résumé quotidien JT du soir
Du 30 mars au 5 avril 2008

• EUROPSORT 2 (Europe) - résumé quotidiens de 30sec/1mn Du 30 mars au 5 avril 2008 entre 18h00 et 18H30 + 19h30 et 20h00

• EUROSPORT NEWS (Europe) - résumé quotidien de 30sec/1mn Du 30 mars au 5 avril 2008 entre 18h00 et 18H30 + 19h30 et 20h00

• EUROSPORT (Europe) - documentaire - MDS 2008 - 26mn
Le 21 mai 2008 à 23h45 (22h45 UK) + rediffusion le 23 mai à 8h30 (7h30 UK)

• M6 Nancy (France) - JT régional 19/20
1 reportage sur concurrents régionaux
Entre le 3 et 5 avril 2008

• France 3 Bourgogne - JT régional 19/20
1 reportage sur concurrents régionaux
Entre le 4 et 5 avril 2008

• France 3 Corse - JT régional 19/20
1 reportage sur concurrents régionaux
Entre le 4 et 5 avril 2008

• France 3 Champagne Ardennes - JT régional 19/20
1 reportage sur concurrents régionaux
Entre le 3 et 5 avril 2008

• France 3 Nancy - JT régional 19/20
1 reportage sur concurrents régionaux
Entre le 3 et 5 avril 2008

• France 3 Poitou Charente - JT régional 19/20
1 reportage sur concurrents régionaux
le 5 ou 6 avril 2008

• Asahi Tv (Japon) - Documentaire : Kanpei Hazama challenges MDS - 85 mn
20 avril 2008 à 14h00

• Canal plus Espagne - magazine : Informe Robinson - 15 mn
En avril 2008 (date et horaire non communiqué)

• ASTV (France) - Documentaire : Derrière les dunes du MDS - 26mn
(date et horaire non communiqué)

• TF1 (France) - JT 20H
Le 3 avril 2008

• ABC (USA) Good Morning America
Nightline
World News with Charles Gibson
Avril 2008 (date et horaire non communiqué)

• ITV (UK) - the world’s toughest race - documentaire de 60 min
Mai 2008 (date et horaire non communiqué)

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Comments

[Michel]

Good Luck!!!
Seppy and John, I wish you both the best of health, persistence and luck during and after the MDS!!!