Launch a ‘virtual’ balloon from Tiffany & Co. (New York City) on 1 December. Once again this year we are taking part in a ‘virtual’ balloon race to raise funds for the Trust.

It is just £3 per balloon, and you can buy as many as you like – so why not get your friends and family involved, or have a competition within your teams?
 
Here is how it works.  Start by clicking the link below
 
THE PAPWORTH TRUST - fundraising at Ecoracing
 
Then click ‘buy a balloon for you’
 
Once you have paid for your balloon(s) you can then click ‘decorate this balloon’.
 
Now it is time to get creative, and perhaps even bring you mathematical and scientific skills to the fore, because here you can choose the colour of your balloon, it’s weight and thickness – personally I just guessed and hope for the best J !
 
The real fun bit is that you can track your progress live from the start through to the very end.
 
The race starts on 1 December at 12 noon and runs for 7 days. The balloons taking part will be sponsored for a variety of participating charities – the overall balloon travelling the furthest wins £500, second furthest an IPad, followed by 10 runners up winning a £10 book token.
 
In addition there are 10 festive prizes for the ten Papworth Trust sponsored balloons that travel the furthest – so lots of chances to be a winner of a great prize.
 
So we hope that you will join in the fun, and do please share this email across your network to encourage as many people as possible to take part !