{"id":27822,"date":"2019-03-06T13:19:16","date_gmt":"2019-03-06T12:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluebaytravel.co.uk\/blog\/?p=27822"},"modified":"2019-07-24T16:47:03","modified_gmt":"2019-07-24T15:47:03","slug":"blue-bay-travels-sponsored-lent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluebaytravel.co.uk\/blog\/2019\/03\/blue-bay-travels-sponsored-lent\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Bay Travel&#8217;s Sponsored Lent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As lent <strong>arrives<\/strong>, our favourite things <strong>leave<\/strong>! <strong>In aid of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dmhospice.org.uk\/\">Douglas Macmillan Hospice<\/a><\/strong>, we will be giving up some of our favourite snacks, drinks, and treats! Starting March 6th and ending on April 18th, it is sure to be a <strong>tough six weeks<\/strong> for those taking part. But, with such a good\u00a0charity which is close to so many of our hearts, I&#8217;m sure we will have <strong>no problem taking the sacrifice<\/strong>. Between the 18 taking part, there is a range of things being tossed onto the backburner for the next 40 days. These range from <strong>energy drinks<\/strong> to <strong>chocolate<\/strong>, <strong>takeaways<\/strong> to <strong>crisps<\/strong>, <strong>smoking<\/strong> to coffee and we even have a member of staff taking part in a <strong>proper fast<\/strong>. You can help us out with making a donation to spur us on. All the proceeds will go directly to The Dougie Mac and help to sustain their amazing efforts.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/hzv2ug-blue-bay-travel039s-sponsored-lent\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-27826 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogimg.bluebaytravel.co.uk\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Donate-Here...-300x60.png\" alt=\"Donate Here...\" width=\"300\" height=\"60\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluebaytravel.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Donate-Here...-300x60.png 300w, https:\/\/bluebaytravel.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Donate-Here....png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Douglas Macmillan Hospice provides free service to patients with life-limiting illnesses in the North Staffordshire areas. The team of specialists and volunteers work endlessly to provide care to individuals, families, carers, and patients whenever possible. They strive to go further than possible to provide a friendly and peaceful environment whilst committing to a high level of care. You can stay up to date with our best Lent efforts\u00a0on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BlueBayTravel\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and on this blog which will be updated if anyone caves in to their urges and has to pay a monetary fine!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_56_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\" role=\"button\"><label for=\"item-69d11fc2e5a95\" ><span class=\"\"><span style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input aria-label=\"Toggle\" aria-label=\"item-69d11fc2e5a95\"  type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item-69d11fc2e5a95\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/bluebaytravel.co.uk\/blog\/2019\/03\/blue-bay-travels-sponsored-lent\/#_Day_One\" title=\"\u00a0Day One:\">\u00a0Day One:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/bluebaytravel.co.uk\/blog\/2019\/03\/blue-bay-travels-sponsored-lent\/#Weekend_One\" title=\"Weekend\u00a0One:\">Weekend\u00a0One:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/bluebaytravel.co.uk\/blog\/2019\/03\/blue-bay-travels-sponsored-lent\/#Week_One\" title=\"Week One:\">Week One:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/bluebaytravel.co.uk\/blog\/2019\/03\/blue-bay-travels-sponsored-lent\/#Week_Two\" title=\"Week Two:\">Week Two:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/bluebaytravel.co.uk\/blog\/2019\/03\/blue-bay-travels-sponsored-lent\/#Summary\" title=\"Summary:\">Summary:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"_Day_One\"><\/span>\u00a0Day One:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>A few grumpy faces as people are missing their mid-morning treats but we are feeling confident! The best story so far comes from one of our Sales Team Leaders Abbie Heaton who drove onto McDonalds before realising she couldn&#8217;t have her morning bagel and coffee!<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Weekend_One\"><\/span>Weekend\u00a0One:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>A poor start to the week as we have to name and shame two people!\u00a0Campaign Co-Ordinator Jon Matthews broke his cigarette duck on Friday night and Abbie Heaton is back again as she caved into an oatcake frenzy on Sunday morning. They have subsequently paid their \u00a35 fines. AND we had someone trying to hide away our fine another one of our Sales Team Leaders Leighton Glover summoned himself back to the chocolate lifestyle!<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Week_One\"><\/span>Week One:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"rn-13yce4e rn-fnigne rn-ndvcnb rn-gxnn5r rn-deolkf rn-homxoj rn-1471scf rn-14xgk7a rn-7cikom rn-o11vmf rn-ebii48 rn-gul640 rn-ad9z0x rn-1mnahxq rn-61z16t rn-p1pxzi rn-11wrixw rn-bcqeeo rn-wk8lta rn-9aemit rn-1mdbw0j rn-gy4na3 rn-bauka4 rn-irrty rn-qvutc0\" dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #14171a;\">We have another couple who have strayed off the path this weekend. Jo has caved at Mcdonalds and<\/span>\u00a0Richard has ceased his fast after getting back from Czech Republic!<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Week_Two\"><\/span>Week Two:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>After our staff night out, we had a few cavings which are obviously never good. The silver lining? There is more \u00a3s in the charity pot!<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Summary\"><\/span>Summary:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>We absolutely smashed it and are well on our way to beating our annual target of \u00a31,000! Major props to those who lasted the whole duration!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As lent arrives, our favourite things leave! In aid of the Douglas Macmillan Hospice, we will be giving up some of our favourite snacks, drinks, and treats! Starting March 6th and ending on April 18th, it is sure to be a tough six weeks for those taking part. But, with such a good\u00a0charity which is close to so many of our hearts, I&#8217;m sure we will have no problem taking the sacrifice. Between the 18 taking part, there is a range of things being tossed onto the backburner for the next 40 days. These range from energy drinks to chocolate, takeaways to crisps, smoking to coffee and we even have a member of staff taking part in a proper fast. You can help us out with making a donation to spur us on. All the proceeds will go directly to The Dougie Mac and help to sustain their amazing efforts. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The Douglas Macmillan Hospice provides free service to patients with life-limiting illnesses in the North Staffordshire areas. The team of specialists and volunteers work endlessly to provide care to individuals, families, carers, and patients whenever possible. They strive to go further than possible to provide a friendly and peaceful environment whilst committing to a high level of care. You can stay up to date with our best Lent efforts\u00a0on Twitter\u00a0and on this blog which will be updated if anyone caves in to their urges and has to pay a monetary fine! \u00a0Day One: A few grumpy faces as people are missing their mid-morning treats but we are feeling confident! The best story so far comes from one of our Sales Team Leaders Abbie Heaton who drove onto McDonalds before realising she couldn&#8217;t have her morning bagel and coffee! Weekend\u00a0One: A poor start to the week as we have to name and shame two people!\u00a0Campaign Co-Ordinator Jon Matthews broke his cigarette duck on Friday night and Abbie Heaton is back again as she caved into an oatcake frenzy on Sunday morning. They have subsequently paid their \u00a35 fines. AND we had someone trying to hide away our fine another one of our Sales Team Leaders Leighton Glover summoned himself back to the chocolate lifestyle! Week One: We have another couple who have strayed off the path this weekend. Jo has caved at Mcdonalds and\u00a0Richard has ceased his fast after getting back from Czech Republic! Week Two: After our staff night out, we had a few cavings which are obviously never good. The silver lining? There is more \u00a3s in the charity pot! Summary: We absolutely smashed it and are well on our way to beating our annual target of \u00a31,000! Major props to those who lasted the whole duration!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":27823,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[211],"tags":[371,1133,1728,1132,1727,1726],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Blue Bay Travel&#039;s Sponsored Lent - Blue Bay Travel Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/bluebaytravel.co.uk\/blog\/2019\/03\/blue-bay-travels-sponsored-lent\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Blue Bay Travel&#039;s Sponsored Lent - Blue Bay Travel Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"As lent arrives, our favourite things leave! 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