On July 25th to July 27th of this year I am going on a sponsored walk in aid of the Cork Cancer Research Centre – a local charity. We will be walking part of the Ring of Kerry, from Caherdaniel to Killarney – a distance of 71 km.
I can’t wait! Hiking, fresh air, good company, nice photographs and the scenery of County Kerry all in one weekend. It will more than make up for any bad weather or sore feet along the way.
Cancer research features very highly on my list of worthwhile causes. Good friends of mine are currently battling it, two family friends have recently been lost to it, and I had a close brush with it myself last year in a very minor way.
I set up a web page to get some sponsorship and already I have been overwhelmed by the generosity of all the contributors after just two days. It’s been amazing! The donations have already exceeded my initial expectations. All I can say is thank you, thank you, thank you!
You can sponsor me online at this page. Every penny goes to the CCRC, and I promise I will post up some nice photos of the trip when I get back.
Passive Impressions 
You’re not wrong at all – you’re in fact right on the money.
This is happening here in US all over the place. I once had evangelic neighbors who were repeatedly taking my kid to these “games” and “kiddie shows”, over our protests and repeatedly without our approval. To stop this, I had to put them on notice that if this happens just one more time I’ll go to police and report it as a kidnapping.
They now have this “New way to do the church” scheme going to attract more people, especially young adults, and they’re pumping millions into it.
Watch out when you see that sign somewhere there in IRL! They are sneaky and inventive bastards, that’s for sure.