The Gold Challenge Survey - deadline 21 August at 5PM
Posted by
asteroids
on 19th August 2010
at 09:33
Wow...this looks excellent.
I have completed the survey but have a couple of concerns (as usual).
I don't know where each activity takes place so there may be hidden/additional costs for travel and accommodation. As an example, if I was to do the sailing, would I be able to attend a centre in Plymouth or would I have to travel to specific centre in another part of the country?
Also, my usual worry......will I be able to set up activities by email, or will I have to use the telephone? If it's the latter then I will not be able to take part :(
Asteroids Sara - Community Champion
Posted by
Elena - former Community Manager
on 19th August 2010
at 10:30
Great points, Sara. And I should have known you of all people would love a challenge like this!
Posted by
asteroids
on 19th August 2010
at 10:31
Lol Elena.
I've been looking for some inspiration for my next challenge :)
Asteroids Sara - Community Champion
Posted by
Lisa Yiasemides
on 19th August 2010
at 14:27
Hi Sara
I work in the fundraising team at TreeHouse and really liked the sound of this challenge too, which is why we thought it was worth doing a survey to hear all your thoughts on it. Thank you very much for taking the time to complete the survey - it is really useful to get the opinions of families.
You wanted to know about the locations of all the events. unfortunately, this is something that is being organised by Limelight Sports and the National Governing Bodies. The Gold Challenge hasn't been launched yet (it is due to at the end of September) so the full details on their website won't be available until then. What I do know is that all the sports will be offered around the country but exact locations will vary from sport to sport. So they expect that generally participants will have good access to most, if not all, the sports but this is something that you would need to bear in mind when choosing the sports. I'm sorry that this isn't a complete answer at this stage but if we do decide to become a charity partner, then all this information would be available before signing up.
In terms of booking up to take part in a sport, I have been advised that by phone is probably easier but that some sports will probably accept enquiries by email too. This would probably depend on your local centre and how they prefer to do things. It might be worth having a look at some of the National Governing Body websites for sports that you are interested in and see how your local centre would work.
I hope this helps and thanks again for taking the time to complete the survey.
Best wishes
Lisa
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Posted by
Elena - former Community Manager
on 18th August 2010
at 16:22
I got some information today from TreeHouse which I wanted to be sure and pass on.
Reputable events agency Limelight Sports has set up a brand new and unique challenge event. TreeHouse is considering signing up to a charity package and would really like to hear your thoughts on the event before doing so. So, they've set up a quick survey to get some feedback from the members of Talk about Autism.
The survey can be found on the link below. It has 9 questions and takes about five minutes to complete. Please note that the survey will close on Saturday 21 August at 5pm.
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/VXY8CRF
For those members who don't yet know, TreeHouse is the autism education charity which originally set up the Talk about Autism community.
Do let me know if you have any questions about the survey. Seemed to work ok for me.
Elena