The first radio reports coming out of Haiti were very moving. I’ve never felt so compelled to do something – stupid.
So on Friday just gone, at 1pm I ran around Nottingham’s city centre in my underpants. There were cheers and gasps in equal measure, and it was very cold. But in just 24 hours leading up to the prank we raised over £1,000 and the totaliser now stands at £1,900 including gift aid. It would be absolutely amazing to hit £2,000.
The suffering happening in Haiti is beyond imagination, it was impossible to ignore the the cries of injured people and children not receiving any medical attention that we heard in those first radio reports, following one of the worst earthquakes in history.
Please consider a visit to our donation page for Medecins Sans Frontieres here – http://www.justgiving.com/Slim-Beaver to donate and see a video of the complete run.
read the Nottingham Evening Post article – first topless appearance on page 3 of a newspaper
Click here to view the coverage on BBC’s The One Show
read the MSF update from Haiti - Staff say they have never seen so many serious injuries.
Some of you might recognise Red Rackem on the starting line. Talking of lines, St Tropez gave me a free spray tan that morning, couldn’t have done it without it. And here’s the track I was humming all the way around, the amazing ‘Transfer Station Blue’ (with Kevin Shrieve & Klaus Schulze, recorded 1979–83). Thank you X
Tim Beaver.
