Local sports lovers urged to create their own dream Olympic sporting experience
The nation's Olympic and Paralympic stars are challenging local sports lovers to help shape their ideal sporting experience and for people to create the perfect Christmas present for their loved ones.
The Party for the Podium Auction is designed to offer people the opportunity of sampling life as an Elite Athlete, with unique training and coaching sessions as well as undertaking sporting challenges.
Experiences such as Rowing with Olympic champion Zac Purchase, Windsurfing with Olympic Medallist Bryony Shaw or running the anchor leg of a 4 by 100m relay with the GB sprinters are all included in the auction, providing a whole host of opportunities for sporting fans in the region, but, if these sports are not your bag, then Party for the Podium are challenging you to create your own.
A sporting version of Jim'll Fix it will be launched, and organisers hope that they can utilise the immense support received from sports agencies and athletes to make sporting dreams come true. People are invited to create their ultimate coaching sporting experience and make a pledge to make it become reality via the Party for the Podium Facebook page.
Organiser; Billy Cotton explained: "Athletes are keen but to solve our collective dilemma of what exactly to offer, we are encouraging people to be creative for us. Once the pledge is made, we will see if we can make it happen, I think people are realistic to realise the more famous the athlete the higher the bid, however, if you don't dream big then it won't happen."
In all instances, the initial purchase will see 75% of the funds go directly to the athlete, and, 25% goes to the Elite Athlete Supporters Club which aims in 2011 to raise £50,000 to help fund the core services provided for the nation's elite athletes.
Party for the Podium is an athlete led initiative which provides an interactive experience at an increasingly wide range of public events and is considered by over 400 athletes to be a significant enhancement to their normal motivational speaking activities.
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