Maidstone to 25-29 June 2014 Information Pack

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Overview

Maidstone to Monaco promises to be the most fun you ever had raising money for charity!

1. find a car for around £350 2. gather your team 3. choose a theme 4. raise sponsorship 5. enjoy the drive of your life

This June, a convoy of budget bangers will be leaving Maidstone to spend 4 days driving across Europe, ending up in glamorous Monaco on Saturday 28th, and then driving back in one day!

The drive promises to deliver a real adventure, with all kinds of challenges along the way, long evenings to recover, and late mornings to prepare for the day’s drive.

We will be doing our best to avoid French motorways and the costs associated with them, so will be making our way to Belgium, then on to Luxembourg, before entering Germany and Switzerland.

Day 1 is about getting to Germany, which will allow us to take our time and enjoy the insanity that is the legendary Furka Pass on day 2 & 3.

The best part? Parenta Trust gets to build another pre-school in eastern Africa for orphans and underprivileged children. So, we’re asking each team to commit to raising £1,000 for the charity.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do we get home? Can we use Just Giving for collecting our

Last year, every team drove home on the sponsorship money? Sunday after the event, and EVERY car made it. Of course. The URL is www.justgiving.com/theparentatrust So, you can drive straight back through France on the Sunday and sell your car and recoup What are the challenges? that investment. Last year, one team even A surprise, but we’ve all seen …right? managed to sell their car for more than they paid for it, despite having driven it across What about the charity? Europe! Some teams chose to donate those The Parenta Trust is the charitable arm of the funds to the charity. Parenta Group of Companies, dedicated to helping those that care for children. You can What support is there on the drive? find out more about the charity here: We hope to have some great mechanics www.parentatrust.org. Our charity registration involved in the rally, who will be willing to help number is 1153051. other teams keep moving in the event of a breakdown. The plan is to ensure all teams get Is fancy dress and a customised car to Monaco! compulsory?

No. We appreciate everyone getting involved However, we strongly recommend that you and, if you’d rather stay low profile (which may purchase European breakdown cover. be wise with ‘le police judiciaire’), that’s no problem. How many people in a team?

It’s up to you. We count a car as a team, so if All cars will receive numbered door stickers, for identification purposes, in the style of the you fancy keeping it to just two, and enjoying Rallye Monte-Carlo logo you can see on this the extra space that’s great. Others are site. planning to fill a people carrier and share the fundraising with as many as possible. The only However, this is a fun event, and we hope thing to consider is sleeping arrangements… some teams will enter in the spirit of the drive. There will obviously be prizes for the Where do we stay overnight? best efforts.

We are planning a route that overnights at campsites along the way. Contact details for What’s Included? Parenta Trust will book and pay for your these will be in your welcome pack. We will crossing to France. You will be responsible for reserve them in advance, but you can choose you campsite fees, food (and drink) plus any to use a local hotel if you prefer. tolls.

It’s worth saying that we won’t be starting too early each day, so there will be time to get together each morning before we set off. www.parenta.com/M2M

Team car information

From each team/car we will need you to provide: -

1. Copy of your car’s MOT certificate

2. Copy of your car’s insurance document

3. Copy of your car’s tax disc

4. Copy of your car’s V5

Please photograph or photocopy each of the above and email us 14 days before departure.

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Participant Sheet

14 days before we depart, we will need to complete this participant sheet for each member of your team.

Drivers Name:

Picture*:

* This can be emailed to [email protected]

Drive Contact Details Home Address:

Mobile Number:

Drivers Age:

Emergency Contact:

Details of any Existing Medical Conditions:

I confirm that I am insured to drive and that I am over the age of 21. I also confirm that I have read and fully understand the rules of the Maidstone to Monaco Banger Rally and that I will abide by these rules at all times.

Name: Signature: Date: Day Month Year

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Please include a copy of your driving license when you return this form. www.parenta.com/M2M

Rules, Terms and Conditions

As you can imagine, organising an event of this size and nature is a huge undertaking, and the Parenta Trust (the organisers) must insist that all participants agree to the following:

1. The Organisers’ decision is final, and we your behalf, including the removal, repair or reserve the right to refuse entry, or ask recovery of a vehicle, will be passed onto your participants to leave the event at any time. team. 2. For everyone’s safety and enjoyment, entry into 10. Fundraising: This is a charity fundraising event, the rally signifies acceptance of these terms and and we will raise enough money to build a pre- conditions. school in Uganda. We ask that every

3. The event is not a race and anyone judged to be participating team raise a minimum of £1,000 treating it as one will be asked to leave. The spirit for the Parenta Trust, and reserve the right to of the event is to get as many cars to Monaco as refuse entry to any team that does not make possible, and there is no incentive to do so this payment before departure. If your team is quickly! able to raise more than this, that would be a 4. Anti-social behaviour will not be tolerated. fantastic achievement and very much 5. Purchase price: The proposed budget of £350 is welcomed.

not enforced, but offered as a guide to make the 11. Deposits. We ask each to team to secure their drive a challenge. We will not scrutinise the value of every car, but ask that all participants place with a £100 deposit. This is then stay within the spirit of the event. incorporated into the team’s fundraising target,

6. Road legal: All cars must be legal and and is non-refundable. roadworthy. The approximate £350 value of a car does not exclude any necessary money required 12. Recovery. If your vehicle breaks down and to get it safe and roadworthy (or improve your cannot continue, it is your responsibility to chances that it will make the finish safely!) make arrangements to either return home,

7. Unsafe modifications. Factory built convertibles or travel on towards Monaco. Whilst the are welcomed on the drive, but “crop tops” organisers would encourage other teams to involving the removal of a roof on a solid top car provide support to those in need, and will try are unsafe and are strictly banned. to provide mechanical assistance for the 8. Documentation. You must provide a valid MOT, drive, they are not responsible for making arrangements for your return journey. Insurance (including continental cover), travel insurance and your driving license in advance 13. All participants must be 18 or over, unless accompanied by a parent / guardian. and present them at the start of the drive. No exceptions. 14. Breakdown cover: is recommended!

9. Disposing of your Car. If you want to return 15. Themes and customisation: all teams must without your car you can either sell it or dispose submit a team name prior to the event, and we of it in an environmentally sound manner by hope many will take this further by customising taking it to a local scrap yard at the finish. We do their car and dress to add to the event. All not condone any illegal dumping at the roadside amendments must not invalidate the road- or leaving your car anywhere. All Maidstone to worthiness of the car, or cause offence. Monaco branding must be removed from each car. Any costs incurred by the Parenta Trust on www.parenta.com/M2M

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