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Home2Rome Rally

EngineerAid volunteer, Mark-Paul Buckingham, is undertaking a fundraising rally across Europe - here's what he has to say:

For the unfortunate among us that know them, James Peckitt, Rupert Williams and myself will be participating in the Home2Rome rally. It is a little jaunt which takes a banger worth less than £100 from Calais to Rome some 1400miles (yes that’s miles).

Teams are encouraged to get sponsorship so that we can feel better about our purposeful damage to the environment.

As EngineerAid is clearly the best charity (especially for the engineering minded) we have chosen to get them some much needed cash. We are donating a tired BMW to the cause our own engineering genius to ensure she makes it.

Please support this worthy cause by making donations here. Our target is double the estimated fuel bill for the journey - a mere £800. So with that in mind please make donations. We recommend a minimum of £1 per country the car will go through – that should be Scotland, England, France, Switzerland and Italy (assuming we don’t get lost and end up in Lichtenstein). However, if you have recently won the lottery or are called Richard Branson we will gladly accept more. Details of donations are posted below.

You can see the teams details on http://www.home2rome.com

Wish us luck and thank you very much,
Mark-Paul

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Supporters to date:

Name Amount Comments
Rebecca Difford £10 You look good in pink!
Stephen Dickson £10  
Barry Carruthers £10 Dickson obviously donated his lipstick to paint the car
Kathleen Buckingham £10  
Eleanor Barnard £10 Can't wait to see a pic of you three in those lurvely skirts!
MP Buckingham £10 Keep the money rolling
Ian Hunt £25  
Lee Wood £10  
Al and Thomo £25 Good luck big man, make sure you hit the brakes and let them fly right by at some stage
Anne, Jane and Richard Ambler £10 Richard loves the stripey car
Matthew Camacho £20 I will double my donation if anyone gets Williams to smile at any point in the journey. Photographic evidence will be required to claim the prize... Enjoy, Matt
Charles Keepax £10 I love giving to charity. Save the trees!
Graeme Towers £10  
Erica Turnbull £5  
Charlie Chambers £10 I still think the car would have looked better painted with flowers...
Brett Marmo £10  
Joe Maitland £20  
David Frew £10  
Marc Brant £5  
Katherine Symonds £15  
Kate Buckingham £100 Good Luck Speedy says El & lizzie drive carefully say Dad and K xx
John Bradley £10 This is the ultimate cross between Scrapheap Challenge and Pimp My Ride. Good luck - keep that duck tape handy!
Patrick Donnellan £50 mpb, james & rupert
go for it lads... good luck
paddy
Carmel Peckitt £25  
Lil Stevens £20 You drive carefully, you hear? And there's a curry in Brum if you need it, to add to the pollution...
Janet Bell £10 How can I not support you when you\'ve got my favourite colour on your car and on your head? (ie Pink!)
Tim Sessions £10 Its like the Wacky Racers all over again, awesome. Essential to cheat, do the mutley laugh and wear helmets
G Davies £50  
Sarah Costley £10  
Peter Simpson £50  
Total £570