Another inspiring member of McFlyDARES is Miss Hannah Cambell. Camping out and having fun, she's been amazed out how everything's panned out. Her amazement is summed up in the optimistic view of "No where left to go but up!" Here's how our interview panned out:
- Congratulations! You've almost reached your target - how are you four going to celebrate when you reach £500?
We're hoping to plan a massive dare for us to do at either Wembley or Nottingham on the tour as they’re the last dates we're going to. We need suggestions of what we're going to do though!
- As a "founder" of McFlyDARES what drew you to BIRT and Eyes Alight?
We originally just set up the group for fun. We'd planned on doing dares and such just to keep us entertained whilst we were camping/ queuing for the gigs on the tour. About a week or two after the group was set up, we heard about Tom Fletcher from McFly raising money for the charity BIRT on the show The Cube. We thought that maybe we could do something to raise money for the charity too and so came up with the idea of being sponsored to do things on the tour. After we'd begun the planning, Izzy and Gi (who are deeply involved with the charities) got in contact with us to ask if we could specifically raise the money for the Eyes Alight part of the charity, and of course we said yes!
- Who came up with the name "McFlyDARES"?
That was Sazz (@sazz_xo) I think. We'd come up with a few different ones but that one seemed the simplest and the best.
- Finish the sentence: "When we started McFlyDARES we didn't just want to raise £500 we wanted..."
To make more people aware of what the charity is about and what it hopes to achieve. We also wanted to just have fun on the tour whilst doing something for a good cause. At no point did we ever think it would get as big as it has done! It's incredible!
- Jay is obviously very daring, who's next to take a dare?
Myself and Lucy (@poynterlubz) will be at the Glasgow show tomorrow, so we're hoping to do something there! We've themed the whole tour as a Superhero dress-up theme too in order to encourage everyone going to the gigs to have fun and get involved! The Wembley show is a bit different though, that's a Disney theme as we know it’s the biggest show and wanted to do something special there!
- The next show is in Glasgow, do you have a mini-target for that show?
Anything we raise at the shows is amazing! We've already had to up our target twice, so anything that goes towards our latest target of £500 would be amazing! I think we'll have to do a lot though to match/beat the £113 that Jay raised at Brighton!
- So far, have you ever had a moment where you've just thought, "Wow! This is really happening! People are really responding and joining in this great cause!"
Everyday! Like I said before, we really didn't expect to have such a huge reaction to this project! Everyone's been so supportive by joining in and donation to what we're doing! McFly fans are the best!
- What's the biggest surprise during this endeavour so far?
Just the huge support we've had to the project. We'll go into an arena and see people dressed up and think "Wow, that's part of the project that they're supporting!" It's nice to know that there are so many kind people out there who are willing to help in so many ways!
- What are you most looking forward to when you reach your target of £500?
Knowing that the money raised will go to help a worthy cause! And that McFly fans across the world all joined together to help raise the money!
- Finally, if McFlyDARES went international, what's the BEST advice would you would give them?
Just get involved in any way possible! Every little helps! We've actually already had people contacting us from different countries (Spain, Brazil, Australia, America etc.) asking could they get involved. The response has been incredible! Thanks to everyone who's supported McFlyDARES and Eyes Alight so far. You're all awesome!
I'm just absolutely inspired! Aren't you? The final interview will be with the third founder of McFlyDARES, Sazz Lawson. Thanks so much again! And remember:
- BIRT/EYES ALIGHT: www.birt.co.uk/eyesalight or http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fundraiser-web/fundraiser/showFundraiserProfilePage.action?userUrl=TheDisabilitiesTrustAppeals
- McFlyDARES: http://twitter.com/mcflydares or http://www.justgiving.com/mcflyfansunite
With love, sL
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