Mission Accomplished .. and then some

My mission today was to get as many businesses on the local high road to put up a poster asking the general public for donations. So first I made the poster.. It's a bit rough and ready because I've got no time, but it has the local paper's piece, what I'm doing, MENCAP's logo and how people can donate. I hope it'll work...

I shamelessly trapped Jenni (my next door neighbour) in her own garden and gave her a poster and packet of Smarties, then just managed to catch Bob at Wanstead Station. He was literally pulling down the shutters on his kiosk when I got there.

I don't know anyone at the local pub but luckily Steve (a coffee-mafia-friend) does, and he's going to try to get them to put a poster up. Monty (another coffee-mafia-friend) is putting one up in the shop where he works, the guys at the local post office will put up a poster, Sam at Wanstead Beauty Clinic says she will and so will Peter at the Green Grocers. Mary of Yves (she sells some gorgeous clothes) is putting one in the window, Wanstead Travel said they'd put it up straight away and although Kerry of Nice Croissant wouldn't take one she took my last three Smartie boxes. On the way up the high road I overheard two complete strangers talking about teaching so I stopped them and asked if they'd put up posters in their schools - and they will!

Then I popped in to Azzura (a shop whose beautiful shoes draw me in far too often). Sue; the proprietor says she'll put a poster up and even recognised my photo in the local paper!

I got home to find another challenge sorted. My brother and his partner have lent me their cycling shorts and a water bottle which is a real relief - I'm going to need that padding and the water for sure!

Not a bad day so far, and now it's time to write those begging letters..