Balloon race for Kyle

> Balloon race for Kyle
> Hi, We were wondering if you would be able to help us with a charity event
> we are trying to run through out the country. we are doing a fundraiser to
> raise money to adopt a 6 year old boy from Eastern Europe who is
> currently living in an institution. you can check for more details on the website.
> The homestudy alone for England is in the region of £5000 with a total cost
> of about £15000 to fetch him home. The children not adopted often do not
> survive more than a few short years. We want to help but the cost is an issue
> so we are running the following fundraiser to help save this child and to
> help others who wish to adopt children like him.
>  http://www.britishadoptionhelp.co.uk/Balloon race for Kyle
tickets can be purchased from the website or via ebay- item number 320383972240
>
> We are hoping to bring home Kyle. In order to do that we need to raise
> money..lots of it. This is what we are planning...so please join us.
>
> On the 23 July 2009 we will be releasing balloons across the world,
> (although some organisations will release balloons early due to school holidays
> etc)
>
> Each balloon will have a numbered ticket so we know who it belongs to.
> when the balloon is found the finder can email, telephone, or send the ticket
> back to me. The ticket holder of the balloon that travels furthest will
> receive a cash prize for their group, 10% of all tickets sold...tickets are
> £2.00 each ($3.00).....so if we raise £10.00 you will receive £1.00. If we
> raise £1000, the winning ticket holder will receive £100 for their group etc.
> Every participating school and group will keep 10% of the money they raise
> from the tickets they sell.
> The winning individual and the finder of the winning ticket will also
> receive a prize for themselves.
> Prizes will be sent to the school, Scout/Guide group, youth club etc to
> which you belong.
> Closing date for return of balloon tickets will be 28 August. The ticket
> number from the balloon that has travelled furthest will be announced on the
> web site on that day. The winning organisation/person will be contacted in
> person.
>
> The winning ticket will be determined by the overall distance covered by
> the balloon, i.e., the location of the ticket owner to the location of the
> finder, e.g., Manchester to Calais. This means that we are able to sell
> tickets to people across the world as it is the distance covered that we are
> measuring.