Venue Sponsor: 1 Utama Shopping Centre

Dear all,

I'm glad to announce that 1 Utama Shopping Centre has agreed to be the official venue sponsor for our fundraising event "Raleigh-ing for a Cause" on the 22nd September 2007.

Brief details are as follows:

• Date: 22nd September 2007 (Saturday)
• Venue: 4th Floor Highstreet, 1 Utama (Opposite Glitter's Cafe)
• Time: Whole day (10am - 10.30pm)

Planned events are as follows:

1. Hotdog Eating Competition


2. "Pay for us to Cycle"


3. BakeSale (Sponsor - Shalia's Cupcakes)


4. Cookie Decorating Booth


5. "All the Happy Things" - Sale of items remniscent of our childhood


6. Sale of second-hand books


7. And more to follow........

Keep an eye on this space! Will get the official poster up ASAP.

-LV-

New Sponsor: Shalia's Cupcakes

Dear all,

I am glad to announce that Shalia (Shalia's Cupcakes http://shaliastreats.blogspot.com/) has kindly agreed to contribute towards my one-day project at 1 Utama (Raleigh-ing for a Cause).

FYI, Shalia is an avid baker who bakes lovely little cupcakes (cuppies) decorated with delightfully colourful butter cream icing. Her deliciously scrumptious deserts would be available for sale at my BakeSale Booth during the event on 23rd September.

Here's a sample of what she makes...

(Picture credits: http://shaliastreats.blogspot.com)

Craving for them now? Be sure to visit my booth on that day! Don't miss out!

PS: Shalia could be contacted at shalia.scrumptious@yahoo.com for bookings and orders.

-LV-

"Raleigh-ing for a Cause": 1 Utama, 23rd September 2007

Dear all,

I am writing with great pleasure to inform you that the One-day event "Raleigh-ing for a Cause" on the 23rd September 2007 is confirmed. More details to follow.

Thanks to my kind sponsors - 1 Utama Shopping Centre.

-LV-

My Partner-in-Crime

Dear all,

I've added a new link today. Please visit Zhi Yong's blog at http://zh1yong.blogspot.com/search/label/Expedition07 for more details on our current and/or upcoming fundraising activities.

FYI, Zhi Yong is a fellow Raleigh-ian and my fellow fundraiser aka partner in crime, who together with Vincent (another partner in crime) controls the 'home-base' aka correspondence in Malaysia whilst I'm slogging it out in Manchester. Together we shall make September's fundraising project a successful one.

Keep an eye on this space for updates.

-LV-

Sponsorship: Liverpool FC

I received a pleasant surprise today. After the numerous mails and proposals send out to my sponsors, I was delighted to receive a positive reply from Liverpool FC. Here's what I found in my mail.

Are you a Red? Interested in getting your hands on this piece of treasure? Stay tuned for more information on what will be done with it!

Till then....

-LV-

BBQ's Off!

Dear all,

Please note that the BBQ Weekend originally scheduled for Saturday, 11th August 2007 has been cancelled due to lack of demand.

Feel free to contribute to my "Postcards to Malaysia" fund though.

-LV-

Postcards from Malaysia!

Dear all,

I've launched a new fundraising initiative today - the "Postcards from Malaysia" campaign. As part of my fundraising project, I would send out a postcard to every donor during my expedition this October.

To contribute, click on the "Make a Donation" button above and send me your name and mailing address at livyen @ hotmail.com.

Check out the poster below.

PS: Note the new "Make a Donation" button at the top left corner of my blog. A simple and easy way to donate via Paypal.

Author's note: Credits to Yoon Mae for this novel idea.

-Li Vyen-