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Help Out

We are two brothers with desire to have bit of fun and at the same time raise awareness of the problem that afflicted our mother.

Sheila Braithwaite flew on a trans Atlantic flight and unfortunately contracted a blood clot that caused a pulmonary thrombosis ( A DVT - Deep Vein Thrombosis).
The ironic part was that she was flying to America to visit my brother and me to celebrate beating her cancer.

You can help us on the trip or with our cause in a few different ways.
1. Put us up for the night while on the trip. (No psychos please)
2. Join us in the banana car for part of the trip. (No, you wont be able to drive)
3. Donate to one of the choices below.
4. Be our start/finish point.
5. Be passenger #4. (At the moment this one is a big "maybe")
6. Purchase a Big Banana Car T-Shirt - $15

See below for more details.

 

1. Put us up for the night:

We will be traveling on a tight budget and so every day will be spent wondering where we will sleep that night. We hope to use CouchSurfing.com as much as possible but if you have room to pitch 4 tents and park a huge banana and will be somewhere along our route we'd like to talk. (If we are able to convince a film crew to join us in a chase vehicle it might be 6 tents and another car)

If we arrive early enough perhaps you could show us your town. Follow our progress when the journey starts and contact us if it looks like we might be heading your way. If you would like to put us up send us an email: steve@stevebraithwaite.com
     

 

2. Join us in the banana car for a few miles:

For most of the trip we will have a spare seat and so if you would like to join us for a mile or two hundred please let us know.

We will ask for a donation (the amount is up to you but we ask that it's somewhere in the region of $1 - $2 per mile) and half of that money will go to DVT awareness (Deep vein thrombosis) and the other half will go toward the trip.

You will need to have your own vehicle follow us so that you can switch seats with our crew and they have somewhere to ride.

Follow our progress when the journey starts and contact us if it looks like we might be heading your way. If you would like to come along send us an email: steve@stevebraithwaite.com
     

 

3. Donate to one of these choices:
The trip only:
Your entire donation goes into the banana car gas tank.		 50/50 to the trip and DVT:
Half of your donation goes toward the trip the other half goes to DVT awareness.		 DVT only:
Your entire donation goes to DVT awareness through the Vascular Disease Foundation.
Donate to the big banana car trip only: Donate 50/50 to the trip and DVT: Donate to DVT only:
     

 

4. Be our starting location:

Because we are effectively driving in a big circle, our start point is also our finish point. This location will therefore be a big part of the trip and we are thinking about auctioning it on eBay.

As with all our other fundraising efforts half the money from the auction will go towards DVT awareness and half will go towards the trip.

If you have a location in mind that would make a good start/finish point and it is within the contiguous USA stay tuned to this website. The eBay auction will be announced here.

For more details contact us directly: steve@stevebraithwaite.com
     

 

5. Be passenger #4: (This is not definite yet at all!)


If it looks like we need a boost to raise the last few dollars for the journey we will consider taking along a 4th passenger.

You will need to have about 3 or 4 months free this summer, have a valid passport, be an adventurous type, be willing to give up your banana car seat and travel in a chase vehicle when we give rides to others, be in good health, get any necessary travel shots, (and anything else our lawyer thinks important).

When we get to China we will need to switch seats with another vehicle often because of the required guide who will be traveling with us.

Stay tuned to this website for more info when available.
     

 

6. Purchase a Big Banana Car T-Shirt:

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T-Shirts

We now have our own beautiful, 2 colour, t-shirts for sale.

Adults $15 each
Childrens $11 each

Buy as many as you wish, just use the "Add to Cart" button for each shirt.

After you receive your t-shirt please email us a photo of you wearing it.
email to: steve@stevebraithwaite.com

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