A couple of years ago, there was a Formal Friday at work that coincided with Red Nose Day. I rented a Mountie uniform for the occasion. Many people were amused by this and I have been asked several times since if I would ever wear it again. That year I managed to raise a small amount of money for Comic Relief by charging people to have their picture taken with me.
This year, I’m going to try to get the money in advance. I hereby make a sacred Canuck vow that for every £100 I raise, I will wear the uniform of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for one full day at work.
If the idea of a mountie wandering around the halls of Television Centre amuses you (or possibly just makes you feel more safe), please donate at http://www.myrednoseday.com/yanda.
The more you donate, the more days you will have a visible Canadian police presence (imitation only) keeping the employees of Britain’s broadcasting service safe from wolverines and mad trappers. There is a chance I may end up wearing the red serge for the rest of my working life if enough money is pledged. Even if I retire at 90, I figure it would only take a little more than one million pounds to mean I would never wear anything else in the office.
Comic Relief is a charity which encourages people to do something funny for money. The money in question goes to support long term charity projects. They do a lot of work on mental health in the UK and on combating malaria and AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa amongst other projects.
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