Ages and ages ago, Will asked me cryptically to design a logo (well, more accurately, turn his scanned sketch into an official-looking emblem). I didn't know what it was, but I was more than happy to oblige...
And then, unfortunately at a time when I was in no fit state to blog about anything really (so I missed out on giving my initial support), Team Phoenicia launched, as entrants in the Google Lunar X Prize.
I think this is fantastic news, and I'm delighted that they've officially now qualified for the Lunar Lander Challenge. But (you knew this was coming) they can't do it all without your help. Unexpected rule changes mean they need to find some cash to pay for testing costs. So let's see. I have about 100 readers through FeedBurner. I have a few more readers who come straight to the site or through e-mail subscriptions, and I bet there are a couple of bods who read this in Facebook. If each of you donated the price of a Starbucks latte (£2.50 in London!), that would be over £250, or $500 for the team. If you donated the price of a Krispy Kreme plain dozen, £7.95, that would be over $1500 of funds for the tests.
If you can, and I know some of you have had real financial stresses recently so please don't feel pressurised, I'm asking you to donate your first tea or coffee of the day. There's a Donate button towards the bottom of the Team Phoenicia homepage. I know any amount, no matter how big or how small, will be gratefully received by Will and friends.
And if you'd like to keep track of where your hard-earned pounds, dollars, rands, euros etc are going, subscribe to the Team Phoenicia blog for regular (they hope to update it daily) reports.
And then, unfortunately at a time when I was in no fit state to blog about anything really (so I missed out on giving my initial support), Team Phoenicia launched, as entrants in the Google Lunar X Prize.
I think this is fantastic news, and I'm delighted that they've officially now qualified for the Lunar Lander Challenge. But (you knew this was coming) they can't do it all without your help. Unexpected rule changes mean they need to find some cash to pay for testing costs. So let's see. I have about 100 readers through FeedBurner. I have a few more readers who come straight to the site or through e-mail subscriptions, and I bet there are a couple of bods who read this in Facebook. If each of you donated the price of a Starbucks latte (£2.50 in London!), that would be over £250, or $500 for the team. If you donated the price of a Krispy Kreme plain dozen, £7.95, that would be over $1500 of funds for the tests.
If you can, and I know some of you have had real financial stresses recently so please don't feel pressurised, I'm asking you to donate your first tea or coffee of the day. There's a Donate button towards the bottom of the Team Phoenicia homepage. I know any amount, no matter how big or how small, will be gratefully received by Will and friends.
And if you'd like to keep track of where your hard-earned pounds, dollars, rands, euros etc are going, subscribe to the Team Phoenicia blog for regular (they hope to update it daily) reports.
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