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Australian Participants – all-the-way

All Australian participants walking all-the-way will need to:

1. Complete the attached Registration form Wainwright’s Coast2Coast MS Walk 2014 AATW Reg Form.
2. Please read  Terms and Conditions and confirm you have read them by ticking the appropriate box on the Registration form
3. Please confirm you are in good physical and mental health and are able to take part in the walk by accurately completing the relevant section on the registration form.
4. Select the all-the-way box to confirm you are participating in the whole event from start to finish.
5. Please confirm that you have taken out the necessary travel insurance, to include air rescue and cancellation cover, which is compulsory for participation in this walking adventure by ticking the appropriate box.
6. Finally sign the registration form, provide proof of Travel Insurance Certificate of Currency (a MSRA requirement) and then scan/email to c2cmswalk@gmail.com.
7. The next step is to register your fundraising page at www.kissgoodbyetoms.org. Those going all the way are encouraged to set a target of $10,000. Please note this amount is in addition to your personal funding of all travel and accommodation expenses. With limited accommodation in some towns we would encourage you to book early. The same can be said for securing airfares and train travel or car hire to get to St Bees and from Robin Hood’s Bay.
8. If you would like your fundraising page to be included under Wainwright’s Coast2Coast MS Walk’s Team just register your interest at the same time you set up your individual fundraising page or contact the KGTMS website administrators directly if you require any assistance. We trust you will be inspired by the other team members and set an adventurous target.

Many of the existing team members are already busily thinking up additional fundraising activities to the walk (movie nights, cake stalls, BBQs, Ebay your old wardrobe, bush dances, wine tastings etc.) which will assist them reach their target. And, of course, we encourage you to ask your family and friends to support your efforts with direct donations. Any donations over $2 are tax deductible. The KGTMS website automatically issues receipts via email.

We know you are primarily participating in this adventure because you want to meet us and hopefully engage with other people living with MS, either directly or indirectly as a family member or friend, but your main reason for participating in this event is because you really want to change the lives of people living with this disease and hopefully prevent future generations even contracting it and this can only be done if we raise a lot of money for vital research into finding a cure.

So get your fundraising thinking caps on, have some small fundraising events before you join us and ask all your friends and family to support your incredible effort in undertaking this challenging adventure. We value your support and welcome you to this exciting fundraising initiative. Let’s give it our best shot. You never know. We might even raise $150,000 before we even set our feet on British shores and if the Brits can come anywhere close to our efforts this is going to be a very significant international fundraising event.

Australian Participants – daily or a few days

If you are interested in doing just a day’s walk or a small section, perhaps one of the national park areas – Lake District (Sunday 31 August – Tuesday 2 September), Yorkshire Dales (Friday 5 September – Saturday 6 September) or North York Moors (Tuesday 9 September – Thursday 11 September) you will need to:

1. Complete the attached Registration form Wainwright’s Coast2Coast MS Walk 2014 APTW Reg Form.
2. Please read  Terms and Conditions and confirm you have read them by ticking the appropriate box on the Registration form.
3. Please confirm you are in good physical and mental health and are able to take part in the walk by accurately completing the relevant section on the registration form.
4. Select the boxes for the days you wish to participate in the event
5. Finally sign the registration form, provide proof of Travel Insurance Certificate of Currency (a MSRA requirement) and then scan/email to c2cmswalk@gmail.com.
6. The next step is to register your fundraising page at www.kissgoodbyetoms.org . Please set up your individual fundraising page and ask your family and friends to support your efforts.
7. If you would like your fundraising page to be included under Wainwright’s Coast2Coast MS Walk’s Team just register your interest at the same time you set up your individual fundraising page or contact the KGTMS website administrators directly if you require any assistance. We trust you will be inspired by the other team members and set an adventurous target.

Please see suggestions above for some fun and innovative fundraising ideas. We value your support and welcome you to this exciting fundraising initiative.

 

UK Participants – All the way

All UK participants walking  all-the-way will need to

1. Register their interest with the MS Society UK. Please follow this link for full details. The registration and minimum sponsorship targets set by the Society also includes your accommodation and daily baggage transfers for the whole walk.
2. The next step is to email Simon Moran, North Area Fundraiser MS Society UK to be linked to the Wainwright’s Coast2Coast MS Walk Team Page. Please do not set up your individual Justgiving Page until you have heard from Simon as unfortunately already created pages cannot be linked. Your minimum fundraising target is £1200 but we encourage you to raise as much as you can. 
3. Once Simon has linked you to the Team page you can now create your individual JustGiving fundraising page.

We value your support and welcome you to this exciting fundraising initiative.

UK Participants – daily or a few days

If you are interested in doing just a day’s walk or a small section, perhaps one of the national park areas – Lake District (Sunday 31 August – Tuesday 2 September), Yorkshire Dales (Friday 5 September – Saturday 6 September) or North York Moors (Tuesday 9 September – Thursday 11 September) you will need to:

1. Complete the attached Registration form Wainwright’s Coast2Coast MS Walk 2014 UKPTW Reg Form.
2. Please read the MS Society in-aid-of event terms and conditions and MS Research Australia Terms and Conditions and confirm you have read them by ticking the appropriate box on the Registration form.
3. Please confirm you are in good physical and mental health and are able to take part in the walk by accurately completing the relevant section on the registration form.
4. Select the boxes for the days you wish to participate in the event
5. Sign the registration form, provide proof of Travel Insurance Certificate of Currency (a MS Society UK requirement) and then scan/email to c2cmswalk@gmail.com.
6. The next step is to email Simon Moran, North Area Fundraiser MS Society UK to be linked to the Wainwright’s Coast2Coast MS Walk Team Page. Please do not set up your individual Justgiving Page until you have heard from Simon as unfortunately already created pages cannot be linked. Your minimum fundraising target is £200 but we encourage you to raise as much as you can.
7. Once Simon has linked you to the Team page you can now create your individual JustGiving fundraising page.

 We value your support and welcome you to this exciting fundraising initiative. 

UK Volunteers

Please contact us via email  to register your availability and what you feel you may be able to assist us with. The type of assistance we need includes:

• experienced fell and moor walkers
• accredited hiking guides. We are most fortunate to have the guiding experience of Chris Ainsworth, a fully qualified mountain leader from Alpine Adventures for some of the more difficult terrain in the Lake and North York Moor Districts but if interest is strong additional guides will be needed so we would love to hear from you if this fantastic fundraising adventure appeals to you.
• photographers
• volunteers to man fundraising and information booths
• volunteers to organise and host any intra-event fundraisers in towns along the route ie. movie/trivia/wine & cheese nights. At this stage the MS Society’s Hambleton and Richmondshire  branch will be hosting a night of entertainment at the Georgian Theatre Royal in Richmond to support their local branch on Saturday September 6, 2014. More details to follow early next year.
• farewell/welcome groups to encourage the walkers as we pass through the key towns

We welcome your interest in this wonderful event and hope you will be able to have as much fun as we are having, even now in the early planning stages, living the journey. We greatly appreciate your interest in our cause and thank you, in advance, for your pledges of support.