Dogsledding in Sweden
by Alistair Blackburn
Back when my son Callum (del +) was born, two great friends (Giles Derry and David Drake) kindly agreed to be his godfathers. They probably expected a baptism, a few birthday parties, a wedding, and an excuse to make sure to keep in touch to be the extent of their duties. Now Callum is nearly eight years old and together with Callum’s sister’s godfather (Paul Day) they have also become expert fundraisers in support of Callum and Angelman Syndrome. Every couple of years they come up with some crazy idea about how to raise money and capture potential donors’ sense of adventure and humor to entice them to part with fundraising dollars—and to have fun doing it! They came up with three simple rules to judge whether an idea was good:
- Rule 1: The idea must have a transport “theme.”
- Rule 2: Most people will not have done it, or even thought about doing it.
- Rule 3: Each event must be more “out there” than the next.