Welsh ball raffle

I have a 2013 Welsh ball signed by the likes of Gareth Bale, Craig Bellamy , Joe Allen and many more.

It was signed by the players after the friendly between Wales and Finland (The Gareth Bale show)

Comes with a letter from the Welsh FA in a faded Welsh FA Carrier Bag.

I won the ball in a Newport council auction . I would like the ball to go to a Welsh supporter now , but not necessarily the richest one , so I am going to raffle it with the proceeds going to my cycle between Harlech and Cardiff with the Cardiff City Foundation .

The way to buy a ticket if you are interested is pay £1 at my just giving page with your name (and mention ccmb )and sign below to say you have bought a ticket .

I am going to try and get it on the Welsh messgae board and maybe one of our Jacks will put it on Planet Swans , they dont have to agree with the cause , just want the ball. :-)

The raffle will be drawn by Blue Tone (if I cant get any one famous to do it ) early in July

click on this link https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Jimmy-Johnston

I will post some photos later

Cheers

Zenith is in.

I can't be selling this very well .
I also have the whole squad for season 2012 -2013 signatures
They are Attachment 1425

And

Here is the ball . Been living in a plastic bag to keep it fresh Attachment 1427

There are some great names on the team sheet Joe Allen
Gareth Bale
Craig Bellamy
Robert Earnshaw
Jack Collison
David Edwards
Andrew Crofts
James COLLINS
Danny Gabbidon
Chris Gunter
Wayne Hennessy
Joe Lesley
Adam Mathews
Aaron Ramsey
Sam Rickets
Hal Robson Kanu
The great Ashley Williams and more .
The signed sheets come with the football .

Update on the signed Welsh ball
Nugent has 10 tickets
Colonel has 2
Addie has 2
Tony has 5
Zenith 2
Thanks guys really appreciate it .
I was offered £150 for the ball but had decided to raffle it to give everyone a chance to win it .
The signed sheets have great names on there and should be worth something in years to come from this purple patch
In Welsh footballing history .

I'm in :ayatollah:

I'm in, good luck Jimmy :thumbup:

Good luck from the south west coast of Wales.:wales:

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Originally Posted by Maxim

Good luck from the south west coast of Wales.:wales:

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Can you put it on planet swans ?

I'm in Jim

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Originally Posted by Jimmy the Jock

Update on the signed Welsh ball
Nugent has 10 tickets
Colonel has 12
Addie has 2
Tony has 5
Zenith 2
Thanks guys really appreciate it .
I was offered £150 for the ball but had decided to raffle it to give everyone a chance to win it .
The signed sheets have great names on there and should be worth something in years to come from this purple patch
In Welsh footballing history .

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Blue tone 25
Mikey Morris 5
The Alien 5
Maxim 10
Heatblue 10

If you donated before the raffle and would like to be added to the raffle just let me know . Colonel I have put your tickets to 12
Thanks for all the donations I am at 84% of my target now in just under 3 weeks which isnt bad at all.
The cycling is going to be the problem :-)

I'll have a few when I get paid Jimmy, innit?

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Originally Posted by Steve R

I'll have a few when I get paid Jimmy, innit?

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When you getting paid then Steve?

Up to 87% of my target. Make a donation and have the chance of winning a great Welsh signed ball AND the signed sheets for every
player who played in the 2012/13 season for Wales .
Thanks

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Jimmy-Johnston

I have started training , doing 35 miles round the Gower on a Saturday morning and attending spin classes twice a week.

Whilst i enjoy cycling the jaunts around the Gower have been hard and only half of the distances I will have to do each day for 3 days
the hills on the first day will be twice the climbs I have been doing as well , it is fair to say I am more than a little concerned about keeping up. :-)

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Originally Posted by Jimmy the Jock

When you getting paid then Steve?

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Ask my Agent. I'm sick of asking him now. Pissed off isn't the word!!

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Originally Posted by Steve R

Ask my Agent. I'm sick of asking him now. Pissed off isn't the word!!

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Another addie you'll be wanting? :hehe:

Great idea this. I'm in. Best of luck.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqXpWvEW3ZU

done :thumbup: and bumped

Was I in for this Jimmy?

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Originally Posted by Arfur Europe

Was I in for this Jimmy?

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For sure Mike . Anyone who has donated from CCMB will automatically go in for the ball . I have had others buy tickets in work , their donations are marked with their interest in the ball .

I think the OP obtained the ball from a Cwmbran Community Council auction not Newport.

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Originally Posted by Pontprennau Bluebird

I think the OP obtained the ball from a Cwmbran Community Council auction not Newport.

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That's the one . I think you mean won the auction ?

Good Luck Jimmy. Just really seen the post now and noticed you were doing this. You helped me out in the past with the Bongo. Top Man! Never forgotten that. You really are a star, good luck tomorrow. I hope it all goes well for you and the team. Great Cause.

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Originally Posted by city1927

Good Luck Jimmy. Just really seen the post now and noticed you were doing this. You helped me out in the past with the Bongo. Top Man! Never forgotten that. You really are a star, good luck tomorrow. I hope it all goes well for you and the team. Great Cause.

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Cheers Marc , very kind .

yea, good luck Jimmy :thumbup:

My mate has just run " race to the stones " 100 K in 19 hours, impressive stuff :thumbup:

82 miles done yesterday. Ride was ok until the last 5 miles and 2 ridiculous climbs were thrown in . One or two had to push their bikes up them ( not me )
In Aberystwyth now getting ready for day 2 , had one or two pints more than I should have last night just to make it that little bit harder . Head is a bit groggy . One or two others will have the same problem I fear ..
Great group of people lots of laughs and banter . Our very own Scott Young doing it with a damaged Achilles.
Weather has been fantastic , bring on today's cycle .

I will get Dougie Bellamy to draw the winner of the ball next week . Blue Tone my original choice is in the draw . Wouldn't do if he won it :-)

Good on you Jimmy you're the man.:thumbup:

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Originally Posted by Michael Morris

I'm in Jim

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Now there's a mental picture I didn't want

Hi Jimmy,
Good luck to all of you on the ride. I've been to your JustGiving page.
Neil

Just donated Jimmy. Keep pedaling.

From personal experience can I recommend Crotch Guard. No unpleasant squidgy gloop- just a pleasant protective oil to massage into your gentleman's area.

It's all over , 216 miles with mental hills , each day was harder than the last . One of the most challenging things I have ever attempted . Some of the cyclists had only been pedalling for a couple of months , to attempt and succeed in getting round the whole course was a fantastic achievement . There was around 25 of us with varying degrees of ability , we split into two groups, the fast group of twenty somethings and the rest of us . The camaraderie with all of us was excellent , great patter lots of laughs .
The scenery ( which the fast group never saw ) was beautiful , saw birds of prey hunting over the fields . The cycling felt fairly safe even in the windy roads of North and Mid Wales , the first time it felt dangerous was as we approached the busy roads of South Wales and the cars started to get a bit closer .
A massive thank you for all the donations , with your help I have raised over £1200 so far .
I will get the draw sorted for the ball next week . I will,put a list up to make sure everyone who has donated is in the draw .