Choose a charity challenge

If you're the adventurous type, the following options - ski the North Pole, bike through Cambodia, dog sled in Sweden, visit volcanoes in Ecuador, etc. - should appeal. Interested, you say? http://www.charitychallenge.com/index.html offers these excursions and more, in support of various charities. You can fund these activities yourself, which is likely only an option for the independently wealthy. Or you can raise funds or sponsorship. You get a fantastic experience, the charity gets a chunk of money, and the people who are supporting your trip get a warm glow - cheers all around.


Effort involved: considerable. The effort expended in actually doing the challenge is one thing; that should be exhilarating, so it's not an issue. In my mind, approaching people for money so you can do something fun is the awkward part. So you may want to consider holding some sort of ticketed or selling event - an art auction, a strip show, an old-fashioned bake sale - to help raise funds.


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