Kickback

Over the last year or so, I have been approached by many people eyeballing my two-wheeled conveyances. From old hairy bikers and old dears, to hipsters and kids dragging their embarrassed dads across the street. Often smiling, eyes wide open, they say things like  "Wow!", "great idea", "love that", "I wouldn't be seen on mobility scooter, but that I could rock", "I'm too proud to use a 4 wheeler" (pride is one thing that flies out the window when disability of any kind limps through your door. It's grim... it's lemons all the way, but we are all in the lemonade business in some way, aren't we?) 

Now I am not having a dig at mobility scooters, they represent freedom for many people that feel trapped, but if like me, you are not at the point where you need four-wheeled support then "two will do". Let me just add that the views expressed here are personal and I am not suggesting you go out and get yourself a scooter... yet, but have a look, explore the possibilities, they are transportable, usually light (electrics excepted), take at least half the effort out of any foray, exhilarating, fun and most importantly - for me at least - they take you back there, to your childhood, to the place where all you had to do was adventure in the world, no worries of money, achievement, etc.

I have been through some stuff this last couple of years, the NHS (not the NHS as such but the angels inside it), a few close friends and family have held my hand through it. There has been specific help especially from the Macmillan nurses that are on call pretty much 24/7 if you need guidance, advice or more serious and urgent help: www.macmillan.org.uk The Oxygen supply service that the NHS provide is also brilliant. They are on call at all hours of the day. The British Lung Foundation provides more info and links here: www.blf.org.uk

The point of this post is that I am currently in discussions with a few scooter and bike suppliers. I am asking for a promo code or mechanism that will offer a percentage of the purchase price paid to be donated to charity, I am not asking for money from any scooterists out there, the suppliers will be the ones who benefit the charity, the buyer will simply choose to make it so - not worked it out exactly yet so bear with me. Any help, ideas or pointers would be appreciated.

Lets call it "Kickback" for arguments sake.

These are the organisations that I want to help in some way:

www.macmillan.org.uk

www.scannappeal.org.uk

www.blf.org.uk

www.pulmonaryfibrosistrust.org