Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely has applauded local members of the Royal Marines Association (RMA) for the incredible target they have set themselves to raise funds for The Royal Marines Charity.
11 Isle of Wight ex-marines and ex-service personnel have set themselves a target to circumnavigate the globe in 80 days along with 20 of their UK comrades – all in the name of charity.
The gruelling event – which began on 1st September – will see the team walking cycling, running and even canoeing 24,901 miles through until 19th November covering an average distance of 2,185 miles a week.
The team is already meeting milestones with the oldest member of the team Tom Bodman, 88, having walked a remarkable 163 miles in the first 4 weeks.
Terry Goodwin, RMA Branch Secretary, said:
“In true Royal Marine style, the team is rising to the challenge and pushing themselves to the absolute limit in order to succeed in this event.
“They have collectively clocked up an impressive 9,539 miles between them in the first four weeks, so they are well on track to meet their target.”
Mr Seely said:
“These ex-servicemen and women have set themselves a tough challenge, but it is great to see they are already on track to achieve what they set out to.
“They are setting a great example to the younger generation of how to soldier-on when times are tough and do what you need to do to meet your goals.
“I applaud them all on their amazing efforts and I look forward to hearing how much they raise for the charity. Please get behind them and support this incredible effort”.
Donations can be made via the JustGiving page here https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/rmaiow.
Great effort by the Marines, BUT likely that is a full days ‘work’ for Bob.
So instead of arsing around Bob, get out and speak out to end masse building on the Island, speak out to end mass immigration into the UK, forcing others who no longer recognise their places of birth in their own land to move to places like the Island, thus forcing more homes to be built here.
Do something notable and positive or risk being voted out next time for a ‘sit on the fence’ weak character that we have seen so far.
Why is this rich country run almost entirely with charity money?
because charity is a business now – it doesn’t exist in the form you are thinking – it is a tax efficient way to run some businesses.
The only true definition of charity – is giving your time, effort and resources to assist others for free