Help the Knight to Battle

By Charlie

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This campaign was successful and closed on 29/05/2014 at 9:06 AM.

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Help The Knight To Battle

Project 2014-05-07 18:27:23 +1200

Charlie is Captain of TeamNZ for Historic Medieval Battle (HMB), and needs help to get to the Championships in Croatia in June.  Charlie was in the team that travelled to France in 2013, and made a great impact on the international scene (video:  TeamNZ in action 2013 )  He is one of the main sportsmen in HMB in NZ and participates at displays around the country to allow more people the opportunity to see the sport as it develops ( Video: intro to HMB in NZ )

Right now he is feeling the pinch - he is going to Croatia, but is scrabbling to fundraise to get his armour there, and to buy more equipment whilst there, to bring back to gear up more future fighters in NZ.  He is sacrificing crucial combat training time to sizzle sausages - and estimates each sausage gets him a few centimetres closer!  BUT - his time would be better spent preparing for the World Battle of the Nations Championship in June, and aimoing to also attend the Championship in Austria the week before.  To do that, he needs to travel, and to transport extra equipment - so that he does not have to withdraw from combat due to an armour or weapon failure.

His personal budget is already at several thousand dollars, and a few hundred more could make the difference between merely attending, or actually furthering NZ's presence in the sport.

In return for pledges, Charlie will offer one on one training sessions, or signed photos, or sizzled sausages (in Tauranga, after June!)  and a few other things. 

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Updates 2

10/06/2014 at 3:39 PM

Charlie says THANK YOU to all his supporters - watch HMB TeamNZ's progress at Battle here: https://www.facebook.com/BattlenatioNZ?fref=ts

HMB TeamNZ (including Charlie!) are in Austria and have been participating in the Austria Cup.  They placed 5th out of 10 - not bad for a teenytiny land so far away from Europe.  They are now recuperating and traveling to Croatia for Battle of the Nations 2014. Follow here: https://www.facebook.com/BattlenatioNZ?fref=ts

 

Any owed rewards will be arranged when Charlie returns (end June)

Thank you pledgers!

21/05/2014 at 10:17 AM

Thank you to all who have pledged so far, Charlie appreciates what you are doing to help him and asks if you would nudge others to do the same.  He will bring back experience to share - which will make for good combat in NZ, and if he can also come back with equipment, that will enable him to train new people here.  If you haven't already done so, please make a pledge!

    Pledgers 15

    Andria B Goodliffe
    29/05/2014 at 9:06am
    Linda Courtney
    28/05/2014 at 10:39pm
    Jenny Argante
    28/05/2014 at 10:25am
    Arcturus
    27/05/2014 at 7:26pm
    Jason
    27/05/2014 at 7:01pm
    Stephane
    25/05/2014 at 5:39am
    Trudy
    19/05/2014 at 8:41pm
    Rachael Forrest
    17/05/2014 at 1:06pm
    George Goodliffe
    15/05/2014 at 3:19pm
    Anonymous pledger
    15/05/2014 at 8:09am
    Helen Tapsell
    14/05/2014 at 8:51pm
    Rachael Pratt
    13/05/2014 at 9:35pm
    Ann Dugmore
    13/05/2014 at 6:27pm
    Nicola Richards
    11/05/2014 at 7:48pm
    Anonymous pledger
    11/05/2014 at 6:43pm

    Followers 5

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    Help The Knight To Battle

    Project 2014-05-07 18:27:23 +1200

    Charlie is Captain of TeamNZ for Historic Medieval Battle (HMB), and needs help to get to the Championships in Croatia in June.  Charlie was in the team that travelled to France in 2013, and made a great impact on the international scene (video:  TeamNZ in action 2013 )  He is one of the main sportsmen in HMB in NZ and participates at displays around the country to allow more people the opportunity to see the sport as it develops ( Video: intro to HMB in NZ )

    Right now he is feeling the pinch - he is going to Croatia, but is scrabbling to fundraise to get his armour there, and to buy more equipment whilst there, to bring back to gear up more future fighters in NZ.  He is sacrificing crucial combat training time to sizzle sausages - and estimates each sausage gets him a few centimetres closer!  BUT - his time would be better spent preparing for the World Battle of the Nations Championship in June, and aimoing to also attend the Championship in Austria the week before.  To do that, he needs to travel, and to transport extra equipment - so that he does not have to withdraw from combat due to an armour or weapon failure.

    His personal budget is already at several thousand dollars, and a few hundred more could make the difference between merely attending, or actually furthering NZ's presence in the sport.

    In return for pledges, Charlie will offer one on one training sessions, or signed photos, or sizzled sausages (in Tauranga, after June!)  and a few other things. 

    Comments

    10/06/2014 at 3:39 PM

    Charlie says THANK YOU to all his supporters - watch HMB TeamNZ's progress at Battle here: https://www.facebook.com/BattlenatioNZ?fref=ts

    HMB TeamNZ (including Charlie!) are in Austria and have been participating in the Austria Cup.  They placed 5th out of 10 - not bad for a teenytiny land so far away from Europe.  They are now recuperating and traveling to Croatia for Battle of the Nations 2014. Follow here: https://www.facebook.com/BattlenatioNZ?fref=ts

     

    Any owed rewards will be arranged when Charlie returns (end June)

    Thank you pledgers!

    21/05/2014 at 10:17 AM

    Thank you to all who have pledged so far, Charlie appreciates what you are doing to help him and asks if you would nudge others to do the same.  He will bring back experience to share - which will make for good combat in NZ, and if he can also come back with equipment, that will enable him to train new people here.  If you haven't already done so, please make a pledge!

      Andria B Goodliffe
      29/05/2014 at 9:06am
      Linda Courtney
      28/05/2014 at 10:39pm
      Jenny Argante
      28/05/2014 at 10:25am
      Arcturus
      27/05/2014 at 7:26pm
      Jason
      27/05/2014 at 7:01pm
      Stephane
      25/05/2014 at 5:39am
      Trudy
      19/05/2014 at 8:41pm
      Rachael Forrest
      17/05/2014 at 1:06pm
      George Goodliffe
      15/05/2014 at 3:19pm
      Anonymous pledger
      15/05/2014 at 8:09am
      Helen Tapsell
      14/05/2014 at 8:51pm
      Rachael Pratt
      13/05/2014 at 9:35pm
      Ann Dugmore
      13/05/2014 at 6:27pm
      Nicola Richards
      11/05/2014 at 7:48pm
      Anonymous pledger
      11/05/2014 at 6:43pm

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