July 08, 2007
Back!
Well I am, Tali is still out there exploring the delights of India!
What an amazing experience! We were lucky to have another great bunch of fellow trekkers, saw some amazing landscapes and get to know a little bit about the wonderful place we were privileged enough to visit.
Camping this time was 5 star luxury, we had pillows and showers (well hot water in a bucket with a jug!) which were most appreciated after 12 hours of trekking! We experienced the true extremes of mountain weather hiking one day in 47 degree heat and rain the next. The altitude certainly made it tough on the old lungs too!
Anyway, here are a few pics for you to enjoy, am sure that Tali will add more when she gets back next week but just to give you a wee taste of what we've been up to!
As always, thank you soooooo much to everyone who has supported us in our fund raising activities, as as group we raised almost 80,000GBP for Scope which is fantastic and goes a long way to helping them carry on all the great work they do.
Thanks again.
Em
x
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June 24, 2007
Nous sommes arrive!
We can't actually believe it yet (but thats probably the lack of sleep!) but after months of fundraising and an incredibly long journey yesterday we have arrived in Ladakh! We are both feeling a little ropey but not really sure if its the fatigue or the affects of altitude.
We are currently at 3,500m above sea level so we will be staying here for a couple of days to aclimatize before we start trekking on Tuesday.
We've not seen much so far but its clear that this is an amazing country!
Lots of love from a very tired
Tali and Em
x
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May 28, 2007
One Night of Food and Music
Well finally we did it, after saying for the last two years of our fund raising activites that we are going to hold a Shameless concert, we finally did!!
Our fund raising activities are drawing to a close and its not long before we are off to India so we decided that we would make our last event a big bash which also tied in very nicely with both of our birthdays! Still true fund raisers at heart we did not miss the chance to sell a few raffle tickets!!
Massive, massive thanks to everyone at The Robin Hood, especially Claire who made the whole thing so easy to arrange. And of course a massive, massive thanks to Shameless for donating their talent for the evening, sorry it took us so long to get our acts together boys!!
Judging by all the dancing that took place it is very fair to say that a good time was had by all! Thanks to everyone who came down!
Tali and Em x
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April 28, 2007
The Last Chance Raffle
For those of you who haven't quite got round to sponsoring us then this may interest you. Local businessmen and women have rallied round and come up with some absolutely brilliant prizes so that we could hold our Last Chance Raffle. The raffle will be drawn on the 26th May at our final event (make a note in your diaries!)
Here is the list of prizes:
First prize is a fabulous outing for 2 on a 30 foot sailboat to watch the sun set over the beautiful Mediterranean. Get your sailor suit ready and polish your telescope....Land Ahoy!
Have a soul filled evening with 2 VIP tickets to the Kool and the Gang concert at Marbella Jazz Festival in July. Ceeeeeeeee-le-brate good times, COME ON!
A crate of 50€ worth of tasty organic vegetables, delivered to your door by the ever-smiling Mike and Jo from The Organic Food Ferry
http://www.organicfoodferry.com
Brunch for 2 at the uber-lovely Giangrossi ice cream specialists, consisting of a double decker tuna sandwich with a tub of one of their delicious ice-cream flavours of your choice
http://www.giangrossi.es
Pulsated Light Treatment from new beauty salon Leiser Marbella based in San Pedro. This session is for underarms and gives long lasting results - ladies take note, very handy for the summer!
http://www.leisermarbella.com
ET can finally call home if he wins the 26 calling cards worth 6€ each from Zirvana Communications
http://www.zirvana.com
...and if he doesn't win that then he might win the 50€ worth of free calls to the UK from Alka Telecom
Your coffee table can be spruced up and your soul reinvigorated with a copy of “Visual Poetry”, international artist Owanto's latest book
http://www.owanto.com
And your soul will be dancing a hoe down with our 1.5 litre bottle of Tennessee's Jack Daniels
http://www.jackdaniels.com/
Indulge your tastebuds with a basket of goodies from the delicious D’Alicia patisserie in Guadalmina
Your neck, back and shoulders will thank you forever after a massage sessions of one hour each from (UK trained and SMA Registered) Grant Foster. The massages can be either a sports massage, a clinical massage or a relaxing massage. We have 2 to give away!
If you can't remember the last time you touched your toes, maybe a 1 hour private Hatha yoga session from the super-bendy Ian Langdon might be able to help.
Give yourself a wee makeover with a haircut from Ali, mobile hairdresser extraordinaire in the comfort of your own home. We have one men's and one women's cut to give away...
Buffet lunch for two from the "Flying Chef" to be delivered to your home or work place..
...and there are more prizes to come!
Tickets are only 10€ each...you can pay by the webpage or come and see us :)
Good luck!
Tali & Em
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April 03, 2007
Thankfully (or not depending on your point of view, I personally could have done with a bit of a lie in!) we managed to avoid the rain long enough on Sunday to climb La Cruz. Given the cloud cover and the rapidly advancing fog, the views were not what they could have been but I think it is fair to say that a good day out was had by all!
love and blisters
Em x
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March 25, 2007
Seem to have ourselves a wee legion of followers for our weekend walks! Thanks again for coming along guys! See you next week for La Cruz de Juanar!
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March 18, 2007
Paddy's Day...
Massive thanks to the Hogan Stand for letting us take advantage of their Saint Patricks Day celebrations to hold our raffle. Congrats to Paul for bagging the 1.5l bottle of Jack Daniels, Declan for winning the bubbly and Murray for taking home the malibu.
We raised nearly 300€ so massive thanks to all who took part!
GGOT xx
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March 17, 2007
Another sunny day and another hill to be climbed! Thanks to everyone for coming along today to the Castillo of Monte Mayor, not that the castle ruins were much to write home about. And even if I do say so myself, well done to me for not getting us lost!
Em x
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February 26, 2007
The Only Way Is Up
Well apart from a few navigational difficulties to start (and I am not trying to absolve myself of blame here but surely it is each individuals responsibility to make sure they know where they are going and not just blindly follow some blonde chick who looks like she knows where she is going) fun was had by all on the climb of Sierra Crestillina on Sunday. Thank you all for coming, hope to see you next time!!
Also congrats to Estrella for winning the brunch for two at Giangrossi following the Pancake Day Raffle. Well done to Natalie and Peter who were also lucky in the draw!
love Em x
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February 17, 2007
Pancake Day
We're inviting everyone to test our waitressing skills next Tuesday 20th February. The occasion is PANCAKE DAY and we are celebrating it at the ice-cream-specialists-and-all-things-delicious Giangrossi in Marbella. The lovely people there have very kindly agreed to donate ALL their profits from the sale of their incredibly tasty pancakes on Tuesday 20th Feb to our favourite charity Scope. So we would love it if you all came down with friends, family and random strangers next Tuesday from 5pm to indulge yourselves and donate to a worthy cause at the same time. The warm fuzzy glow will be twice as fuzzy and twice as glowy!
For those that aren't sure where Giangrossi is, go to Cafeteria Marbella, walk towards the beach and it is on the junction on the right hand side. The car park in Alameda Square is about 1 minute away.
Hope to see you there!!
GGOT
xxx
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February 14, 2007
Happy Valentines Day!
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January 13, 2007
We did it!!!
A massive thank you and well done to everyone who made it up La Concha today! It was a tough climb but I think it is definitely fair to say that a good day out was had by all!!!!
An extra special thanks to Antonio, Jesus and Angel from the Delegacion de Medio Ambiente for making sure we made it there and back safely!!!
Love and blisters
Tali and Em xx
(The Guatemala Girls on Tour)
Here are some more pics for your amusement:
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January 07, 2007
Happy New Year!!!
Hi folks
Happy New Year to you all!! Hope you all enjoyed the festivities as much as we did and that Santa was generous with his gifts...!
New Years Resolutions? Well the biggest goal for the GGOT in 2007 is to reach that target and take part in the trek to Ladakh in June.......!
And the first event for 2007? The postponed La Concha climb! There are still places available so if you would like to join us on SATURDAY 13th JANUARY then give us a yell and we will add you to the list!
Here's hoping that all your wishes come true in 2007!!
love
GGOT xx
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December 21, 2006
Tis the season
Well not much going on in the way of Christmas fundraising activities (mainly because we have been far too busy enjoying the Christmas festivities!!) but just thought we would leave a wee note to say Merry Christmas to you all!
Those of you stuck in the office over the festive period and in need of something to while away the hours should definately try this .
And if you get bored of that then try this one instead!!
Merry Christmas!!
The Guatemala Girls (On Tour)xxxxx
(Aka Tali and Em!!)
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December 10, 2006
Bored at work?
Well don't be!
Click here and you'll never be bored at work ever again!!
GGOT xx
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November 24, 2006
When it rains, it pours........................
Those of you on the Costa del Sol may have noticed that the weather is not great at the mo.........major rain has been forecast for tomorrow and massive cloud cover means that no-one has seen the top of La Concha for about three days!!!
Following advice from the experts, it is with deep regret that we announce we are going to have to postpone our planned trip to La Concha tomorrow.......
Fear not though, we have already spoken to the Delegacion and they have agreed to provide the guides and the coach for another trip in the New Year, so put this date in your diary SATURDAY 13th JANUARY. For those who have already signed up, your donation shall be "transferred" for the next date (we are happy to arrange a refund for those who are unable to make the next date). And for those of you who couldn't make it this weekend.....now you have another chance!
Sorry we didn't do a better job at controlling the weather!!!
GGOT xx
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November 08, 2006
CONQUER LA CONCHA!
We've been getting really pally with the people at the Delegación de Medioambiente at the Ayuntamiento and they have offered us the use of 2 guides to take a bunch of people up to the top of La Concha!
As this is something that most of our friends always mean to do but never get round to it then we thought it could be an excellent way for people to put New Years Resolutions to rest before the year is out!
Its an excellent day out, you get the most AMAZING views of the whole of the Costa del Sol from the peak, you spend the day in the fresh air and surrounded by nature and you will feel SO virtuous by the end of it! You will also get to experience what we shall be doing on a daily basis in Ladakh next year, those of you who think we are doing it for the free holiday shall soon be silenced!
The walk will take place on Saturday 25th November. There is a possibility of the loan of a coach which could do 2 pick ups, one by the bus station in San Pedro and another at the Supersol on the Golden Mile. Parking is easy at either of the venues. Pick up will probably be around 9:00 am with a view to start walking at 10am Details to follow.
You will need to wear walking shoes or good trainers, warm clothes (do layers) bring something waterproof (like a lovely cagoule!), plenty of water - approx. 2 litres as walking is thirsty work and snack bars and something to eat when we get to the top.And a camera to record the moment!!
All we are asking for is for a small donation to our charity of 10€ per person which goes direct to Scope. You can donate by clicking on the donate button or you can hand it over to us in person before the event (we don't want to hike the mountain with lots of cash in our pockets!)
Please send your reply to talimunchkin@hotmail.comas soon as possible so we can begin planning the rest of details and feel free to forward this message to family, friends or anyone who would be interested. Groups are more than welcome.
Look forward to seeing you all!
Tali & Em
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October 31, 2006
Website of the Week
Check out the latest website we've found to distract you from your working day...guaranteed to fill that hour after lunch when you just can't face those emails/meeting with boss/preparing that really important document.
http://www.stationerymovies.com
have fun!
GG on Tour
xx
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October 29, 2006
Bubble, bubble, toil and trouble
Well, The Halloween Party was a resounding success so a massive thanks to all who came down to The Hogan Stand last night! Muchos thank yous to Colin for whipping up the punch which went down v well!
There was merriment and dancing and even a few Karaoke stars! Big congrats to the raffle winners: Mark who took away the bottle of Bells, the impossibly handsome Gerry who took away the Scrumpy Jack and Saul who took away the chocs and then wooed us all with a karaoke number to celebrate!
As always a massive thanks to Mr & Mrs Hogan for kindly donating their bar! And a big thank you to Maggie who was a huge help!
GGOT x
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October 19, 2006
All-hallow-even
The Hogan Stand in San Pedro has once again opened its doors to the Guatemala Girls and has agreed to be our hosts for our first event this season: The Halloween Party!
Featuring all kinds of Halloween treats, ghostly punch, fancy dress and of course what no Halloween Party should be without: a karaoke machine!!!!
We shall be asking for a small donation on the door and shall also be hosting a mini-raffle with some booze themed prizes (Which really are the best kind of prizes! Besides we know you'd much rather win a bottle of wine than a two week holiday to Barbados!)
So another date for your diary: Halloween Party at the Hogan Stand on Saturday 28th October.
GGOT x
PS We shall be in our best witches outfits and would like to see what fancy dress outfits you guys can come up with!!
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October 18, 2006
Climb Every Mountain
GGOT have decided to challenge all those of you out there who think that we just do these challenges to get a free holiday. We will be climbing La Concha on 25th November as part of our training for the next trek and invite you all to join us!
The "Delegacion de Medio Ambiente" in Marbella have kindly agreed to lend us one of their highly skilled staff to guide a group up the mountain!
For those of you reading this outside of the Costa del Sol, click here to view some pretty cool pics of La Concha.
As always keep checking out the web page as we will be posting more details as they are confirmed but for now put the date in your diary, on 25th November you will be joining us on a hike up the mountain!
GGOT x
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October 04, 2006
Future Events!
So, if you haven't checked back up on the Guatemala Girls recently, you're lucky because you haven't really missed anything!
However, we are putting together The Social Calender and we can now tantalise you with some Save the Date ideas....
Halloween Party, 31st October, Venue: TBC. Goblins, ghouls and some wicked Halloween Party Punch!
Christmas Shopping Savers: Can't be bothered to face the December crowds? Get your shopping done early with the Guatemala Girls Xmas Shopping Parties with bags, cosmetics, and lots of goodies to buy for your discerning friends Christmas stockings.... Dates: TBC
Christmas Concert: These boys have no shame, they are....Shameless! The Costa's rockers will be performing a Christmas gig for Guatemala Girls. Mulled wine, mince pies, lucky dips and some good rock 'n' roll music, exactly as Santa intended.
Website of the Week: just a little something to keep your fingers from cramping up, check out http://www.miniclip.com/games/en/ and you will never be bored at work again!
Love, GG (on tour)
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August 22, 2006
Jumble Jumble Everywhere
Well, thanks to the very generous contributions of lots of our friends here on the coast we have had some very successful market experiences of late!
We will be getting our butts in gear very soon to sort out our events schedule and really kick-start our fundraising efforts but in the meantime if you are having a wardrobe clear out you know where to send your stuff!!
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July 19, 2006
So, whats the latest?
Well the latest is...... we are now well and truly "settled" back into "life after trek". For those of you who haven't visited the site for a while, shame on you! Best click onto Events right away to download the slideshow of all our trek piccies.
After hours of discussions we have finally decided where we want to go next year. If we can manage to reach our fundraising target once again then we will be joining Scope on their June 2007 trek to Ladakh, the area of India known as Little Tibet. I know that date sounds far away but when you are trying to raise 8,000€ every second counts!
SO keep your eye's peeled and remember to check the site regularly as we shall soon be updating it with our all of our fundraising activities (we have already started by selling our wares at the local markets, getting up at 5:30am on a Sunday......the things you do for a good cause!)
If anyone feels the urgent need to donate to our next trip please don't feel you have to wait for the webpage to be updated, you can donate online here
Catch you soon!
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April 20, 2006
The Best of Guatemala
Its been 6 weeks since our return and we are still revelling in the glory of our Guatemala trek and boring friends and strangers alike with our recounting of funny anecdotes and disturbing physiological problems suffered on Trek. However, for the website, we've kept most of those things away as the motto "What happens on Trek, stays on Trek" is more rule than guideline at the moment.
For your entertainment and general amusement we have now collected in as many photos as possible and put them in a handy format for you to download and view from the comfort of your standard grey office swivel chair. You will need Quicktime in order to view (if your computer doesn't have it then its easy to download from the Quicktime website but most computers have it as standard). So, fanfare, drums, and presenting....The Best of Guatemala!
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March 02, 2006
Been There, Done That, Got Several T-shirts!
We can now officially say that we are seasoned campers and trekkers. After six days of hard core walking (including one day where we walked for 11 hours!!) we have come back from Guatemala with severe sun burn, calf muscles that you could bounce a quarter on, buns of steel and a least a kilo lighter!
As a group we raised over 75,000 GBP for Scope which certainly gives you as nice warm glow inside, well done to all of you for your donations, you made that total happen!
The trip was inspiring (so much so that we are seriously considering doing another one next year)and we met a fantastic group of people. Check out the forthcoming "Photo Hall of Fame" for a second by second review of the the trip (there are hundreds of pics!!!) and the "Diary of a Scoper".
Finally a massive thanx to everyone for their continued support throughout our fundraising efforts.
lots of love
The Guatemala Girls xxxxxxx
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February 17, 2006
Alive on Arrival
I've just received a rather garbled email from an overly-excited Tali asking me to post on the website that they've arrived and they're raring to go!
I doubt they'll be much word from the Guatemala Girls until they return with immensely sore feet in 2 weeks time.
Good luck girls!
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February 04, 2006
The Last Stand
The deadline is drawing ever closer and it won’t be long now til we are heading back to the UK set to off on our journey to Guatemala. We had a wee send off in Hogan Stand to say cheerio to all those who have supported us in our fundraising efforts in the last few months (looking good in those t-shirts girls!).
We took the opportunity to draw the raffle so congrats to Paul for winning the whiskey, Jacqueline took home the vodka, Mitzi took away the Moet and the giant Toblerone went to Mary, we hope you enjoy your prizes guys!!!
We have been very busy doing lots of training with almost daily visits to the gym and there is hardly a mountain track on the Costa del Sol that we have not trekked so here’s hoping it’ll serves us well when we get there!
Massive thanx to everyone for their support.
Tali and Em x
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Jumble Time Again
Following the success of our jumble experience in Fuengirola we decided it was about time we did another one. This time we took our wares to the Sunday market in Sabinillas. Despite getting up before the crack of dawn, it was a very sunny day and fun was had by all.
Thanx to the contributions of Jacob John (only five months old and already he realises how much his Auntie Tali and Aunite Em like gifts even if it was only his old clothes!) we were very busy again and managed to raise a pretty penny!
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January 07, 2006
Happy New Year
Hey all!
Just a quick one to say Happy New Year to all of you, we hope that all of your wishes come true in 2006!
As for us this is when the real challenge begins as the trek draws ever closer. Training is now in full swing and even the rain doesn't put us off (we did a 12km hike in the pouring rain this morning!).
A massive thanks to all of you for your support on the project so far, we hope we can do you all proud in Feb!
Tali and Em xx
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December 17, 2005
Unfair Disadvantage Take Home the Prize
Once again Quiz Master Warburton was on hand at the Hogan Stand on Thursday night to test the knowledge of us wee mortals. Obviously with Christmas fast approaching lots of people were at their works do's and we only managed to scrape together three teams, still at least everyone was guaranteed a prize!
The General Knowledge Round was particularly trying this week, and the score was tied at 7 each going into the second round (seriously who knows what a cockchafer is!). The second round On The Map proved too much for the Guatemala Girl (having been abandoned by the rest of my usual team mates I found myself all alone and geography is always Tali’s forte).
Things were pretty neck and neck between Merry Christmas and Unfair Disadvantage for the remaining rounds of Music (without Mitzi there was just no hope for me on this one), Literature and Crime and Punishment. It was Unfair Disadvantage who took the title and the 50 euro prize so congrats to them. The white and red wine went to Merry Christmas and The Bar Props (Guatemala Girl’s alias for the evening) took away the breakfast vouchers.
The Triv challenge proved to be a bit much for all teams with an average score of 4 (although maybe the 7.50 € prize just wasn’t inspiring them!). Luckily Quiz Master Warburton had another card up his sleeve and the prize was taken by The Bar Props (although on “Which river does Glasgow stand?” really stretched the old brain!).
Big thanks to all those who came, especially Eamon and Paul who proved to be very worthy team-mates.
Em x
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December 12, 2005
Quiz Night At The Hogan Stand
Once again a massive thanks to all those who came to the Thursday night quiz at the Hogan Stand again this week.
As defending champions the Guatemala Girls started well with full marks on the General Knowledge Round, unfortunately they couldn't quite keep their strength up for the remaining rounds which were: TV sitcoms, Adventure Films, Music and Europe. It was all too much for the Guatemala Girls and they were pipped to the post at the last minute by the teachers visiting from Madrid.
Having won the second prize of the bottle of red wine and the bottle of white wine, we donated them to the Triv Challenge Prize in order to shake up some interest! Unfortunately Mitzi had no moments of inspiration this week and the Triv Challenge prize was taken by the Gemma, Lee and Friends!
Thanks to all those who came to show their support and don't forget we'll be doing it again this week!
Tali and Em x
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December 02, 2005
Girls Night In II
Following the success of the Girls Night In last week we decided to do another one. Once again the photos are unpublishable but a big thanks to Noelle for bringing us her bag of goodies!
Thanks to all those who attended.
GG
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Quiz Night!
Thanks to all those who came to the re-launch of the quiz at The Hogan Stand last night. Mr Warburton was outstanding as the MC and had obviously spent a long time coming up with questions to stump the crowd. The music, TV, geography, literature and general knowledge rounds were no match for the Guatemala Girls however as they romped into the lead. Allegations of rigging were totally unfounded and the prize money went straight into the fundraising pot! Second and third prizes of wine and breakfast vouchers were also gratefully received.
The Triv Challenge was as always, quite a challenge. Lady Luck was clearly smiling down on us last night as two of the questions on the card were about The Wizard of Oz (do you really expect a team of three girls to get those wrong!), so The Guatemala Girls were victorious again!
Ma-husive thanks to Mitzi, we wouldn't have been able to do it without her! "Isn't it called a tote?", such simple words but they made all the difference!
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November 24, 2005
Girls Night In
Following the success of Ladies Night in the summer we thought we’d continue with the theme and this week held a “Girls Night In”. Natalie brought a bag full of Stringfellows “goodies” which we were all fascinated to watch her demonstrate! (Full credit to Noelle for modelling the Nurses Outift!).
Fun was had by all, unfortunately the photos taken are not quite appropriate for the web page! Thanx to all those who attended and thanx also to Stringfellows for their generous donation to the raffle. Congrats to Julie and Sam, hope you enjoy your prizes guys!!
Em & Tali x
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November 19, 2005
One Womans Jumble............
Largely thanks to the generous jumble contributions of Ms Molinos and Ms Penfold we were able "sell our wares" at the Fuengirola market today (well when I say we, I mean Tali and my ma- I couldn't go cos I was at work!). We raised a grand total of 142 euros and 91 cents!!
Thanks for all the contributons, keep your eyes peeled for the next event!
Emx
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November 14, 2005
PS Word to the Wise
Just a quick note to all my fans, it has only been in the last couple of days that everything has been finalised and I have been given the OK to go to Guatemala with Tali so we haven't had time to fully update the web page yet. Please come back and take another look in the next week or so and all my dets will be here in black and white (well, we might add a bit of colour too!) Em xx
Posted by Emma at 11:22 PM | Comments (0)
Hey There Sports Fans
Well, what can I say, am very excited to be joining this event especially as I have spent many months listening to Tali and Toads talking about the whole thing and wishing that I was going too!!
Obviously joining at the last minutes is very nerve wracking as there is still a lot to be done in terms of fund raising and time is running out. I also only have about 5 minutes to get myself fit enough to trek all those mountains, still I love a challenge!!
But The Blonde of the Century never flakes in the face of adversity so am sure that we shall be triumphant!
Posted by Tali at 11:17 PM | Comments (0)
Its hard to say goodbye
No! We're not setting off yet! But unfortunately other commitments have meant that Toads can no longer come to Guatemala in February.
We've had fun doing things together so far and I will her miss her input as the event draws closer. I was thinking of how hard it was going to be clambering over Mayan volcanoes and washing with nothing but a cup of water all by myself....but luckily, I can now drag someone else along for the ride!
Emma, the Blonde of the Century, is stepping in at the last minute to add all her energies to the final furlong of the project :)
The project is now back in full swing and all donations very (VERY) warmly accepted (Toads - do you fancy sponsoring us?) Our deadline is 5th December to get as much money in The Pot as possible, so please donate online on this site or come down to one of our events and make a personal contribution!
Love, tali
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September 11, 2005
Man At Work
So here are some long awaited photos of our first event, the Ladies Nite....Blue Bar, Puerto Banus, and our man of the evening dressed to impress all the ladeez....
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August 19, 2005
Steve and Jack - the best of friends
Thanks to everyone that took part to see if Lady Luck was on their side in our Raffle. The litre and a half of Jack Daniels was won by Steve Keys, regular Hogan's pub quiz supporter and hard working member of International Mortgage Solutions. We raised a total of 200€ and so we're quite chuffed that it did so well. Check us out next month when we'll be raffling off another insane amount of alcohol!
Guatemala Girls
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August 12, 2005
Brazil 1970 vs Taps
Yet another successful night at The Hogan Stand and once more the local teams pitching head to head to win the glorious prize of 30€ of booze, courtesy of Mr Hogan. The outcome, that is becoming scarily predictable, was obvious when Brazil 1970 looked overjoyed to have paid for their bar bill for the 3rd week in a row.... Guatemala Girls came a respectable second from last. Not bad for a bunch of girls really!
Competitive tempers were flying in the Trivial Pursuit Challenge as it became immediately apparent that the only 2 teams with a chance of winning would be Brazil & Taps. Out of the 7 teams, 5 were knocked out in Q1 with: "Where do cars that have the registration letters GBA come from?" So that you don't spend the next 2 minutes on Google the answer is: Alderney (Channel Islands) As the yellow, green, pink and brown questions turned up identical answers, it all hinged precariously on the Sport & Leisure round...Allan repeated the question (just to add to the suspense) - something about poker, highest winning hands and wild cards (We're a little hazy on the exact wording seeing as neither of us know a thing about poker)....the 2 answers in front of me: 5 aces or Royal Flush...? Triumphant victory screams from Taps' side of the pub as 5 aces won the Big Jackpot of 17.50€ ;) As head spokesman for Taps, Paul, from Telford, said "Another excellent result - we enjoyed ourselves!" Taps very kindly donated their winnings back to Scope to add to the pot - THANKS!
Brazil 1970 were slightly forlorn as their answer sheet clearly proved that they had originally put down 5 aces and hastily scribbled over it with Royal Flush. "Well, what's better? Winning over 6 questions or winning over 30?" said Brazil team's Dave. An excellent way of looking at it if you ask us! So once again, we raised nearly 100€ - thanks to everyone who came down :)
Guatemala Girls
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August 07, 2005
Calling all you Shameless people
Guatemala Girls Events have managed to persuade, with a bit of "shameless" blackmail and not a small amount of pleading, the local rockers Shameless to perform a charity gig for us in September. Venue: tbc. Date: tbc (but probably Sept 10th) but you should be checking this website on an hourly basis for the updates :) Join the Shameless Hussies in the moshpit or be a Shameless Hombre and do your best air guitar impression along with the bass solo in Walk on the Wild Side. Checkout the Shameless boys and watch this ________.
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The Hogan Stand Pub Quiz
The Quiz is now into its 5th week of fundraising and beginning to see some teams making it a fixture for their Thursday nights. Brazil 1970, Taps and The Burbidges of Erdington and a mixture of local hopefuls and "feeling lucky" holidaymakers now pitch head to head every week....
The Quiz will be on this Thursday and every Thursday until John Hogan tells us to b***** off and stop messing up his pub.
Kick off is at 10.00 and entry is 2€ per person and the winners get 30€ behind the bar and a bottle of bubbly....
....the temperature dial then gets dangerously close to overheating with the Triv Challenge - 5€ per team, answer all 6 questions on a Trivial Pursuit card and the cash jackpot is yours! No one wins, then there's a rollover to the next week!
Allan, the unintelligible Irish Master of Ceremonies will be hosting as always, and the Guatemala Girls will be there desperately trying not to come in last (again).
Come down and prove how trivial you really are!
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August 06, 2005
The Launch
Howdy doody to you and welcome to Tali and Toadey's aka Guatemala Girls' website. Topic of the day: Ever tried to raise 8000€? We haven't. In fact, neither of us has ever set ourselves a task quite like this. We won't go into why (check out our personal profiles for that) but this is the running commentary on our attempt to carry out a personal challenge. Not living proof but more like cyberproof that we're here, plugging away at collecting every last cent of donations available to us.
Reading this message, you're one of the first people to see the website and your thoughts and first impressions are vital - so please post a comment!
Got a brilliant fundraising idea for us - post a comment!
Want to tell us something that we got wrong - think you caught the drift!
We'll be updating this site with our weekly events, results, latest sponsors and collaborators and general thoughts on the fundraising learning curve. We want other people to participate in this website and encouragement from friends, family, and supporters of any kind will keep this challenge, and as such this website, going.
As much as we would like to pretend that encouragement is what will keep this going, we would be mad to think that it's the ONLY thing that is going to keep this going. Ultimately, we need cash. 8000€ of it. We've already got the ball rolling and we've had events for the last month and a lot more in the pipeline. Please show your support for us and our cause by donating - all major credit cards accepted!
Oh, and please come back and visit us next week!
Guatemala Girls xx
P.S. Ed, our top designer, has just told me that the comments system isn't fully operational yet....apparently his normal full time job is taking up a lot of time at the moment or some such flimsy excuse. Small setback for our launch, but anyhoo. So, if you want to tell us something, then either hold that thought til Thursday, or email us at thegirls@guatemalagirls.org :)
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