Odyssey Knebworth Signs Up for GRIM 2009

If you have got what it takes to be a Muscle Warrior™, then Odyssey’s Boot Camp programme specifically designed to suit everyone’s capabilities and fitness levels is a brilliant way to train for the GRIM event

The clubs Marketing Manager Kate Love said, "We are really excited about this innovative partnership and are delighted to be supporting such a worthy cause. We are now actively promoting GRIM to our members and naturally, we’re introducing the challenge to our ‘Boot Camp’ recruits on a first come first served basis! It’s an extreme but by all accounts massively fun off-road adventure over 8 miles of stunning army terrain down near Aldershot. You can race or like some of our members did last year, you can jog a little, then walk a little, then crawl a little, then jog again!"

Pictured below, Odyssey Boot Camps latest recruit Jo Gordon-Utting from Knebworth, who amongst 45 other Muscle Warriors™ from around the UK successfully completed the 2008 GRIM Challenge. With the support of the club, Jo will again be participating in this year’s GRIM event along with a growing number Odyssey members including Kate Love, Marketing Manager. 

Following on from last year’s GRIM success that saw 45 Muscle Warriors™ raise nearly £10,000 for the charities Muscle Dreams™ programme, this year Odyssey Knebworth is stepping up to the GRIM Challenge with each new recruit from the club committing to raise a minimum of £100pp for the charity.

"Like Odyssey, GRIM is a journey and as always, it’s about taking that first step in signing up. Despite these GRIM economic times, the 12 week Boot Camp course is the absolute perfect way to limber up for this fantastic challenge. The Muscular Help Foundation is thrilled to be working with Odyssey Knebworth. I know that with their support we’ll smash our overall target figure of recruiting over 100 Muscle Warriors™ if we do that, we’ll raise well over £10,000 for the charitiesMuscle Dreams™ programme," said the charities co-founder Michael McGrath.

"The Greek word Odyssey is defined as ‘a long wandering and eventful journey or quest, usually marked by many changes of fortune’. GRIM is certainly a spectacular journey, a fun journey, some might say an exhausting journey; one minute you can be jogging through a breathtaking forest trail, the next wading through a gigantic puddle and then crawling on your hands and knees through mud - that’s what makes GRIM such great fun!" added McGrath.

GRIM ODYSSEY - SIGN UP HERE
If you would like to join Odyssey’s GRIM team and become a Muscle Warrior™ in helping to raise funds for Muscle Dreams™ - the cost per person is £25.00 and please make sure you sign up for SAT 5th DEC online by clicking the GRIM screen-grab image below and then following the instructions including completing your personal details on the official GRIM ENTRY FORM for SAT 5th DEC. 

IMPORTANT NOTE
Under TEAM NAME on the GRIM ENTRY form, please put MUSCLE WARRIORS™ so you can clearly be identified as being part of the wider Muscle Warriors™ team.

GRIM ODYSSEY - SHOW YOUR SUPPORT
A dedicated fundraising page has been set-up online for all Odyssey GRIM participants. The charity is asking that each person aims to raise £100 or more for its Muscle Dreams™ programme that delivers amazing experiences to children or young people in the UK afflicted by muscular dystrophy, enabling recipients to live a dream or fulfil a cherished ambition that perhaps a family simply cannot afford.

Muscle Dreams™ can cost anywhere from £250 to £5000 depending on what they are - whether meeting Sir Alan Sugar, driving a Ferrari or chefing with Marco Pierre White!

Odyssey Knebworth encourages all of its members and friends to show their support by making a donation on our official webpage at www.justgiving.com/odysseygrim

ONCE REGISTERED - LET RECEPTION KNOW
When you have signed up, please let the Odyssey reception know and we will add your name to the growing team listing. Then all you need to do is email the above fundraising link to your friends, family and colleagues at work inviting them to sponsor you - it’s that easy!

Alternatively, if you would prefer, you can of course create your very own fundraising page by going to www.justgiving.com - be sure you select The Muscular Help Foundation (Charity Registration No. 1096716) as your nominated charity.

GRIM ODYSSEY - IN RETURN
Each Odyssey member that signs up will on GRIM day be given (free) their very own Muscle Warrior™ branded t-shirt to wear throughout the event - this we’re told is a garment that is much sought after! In addition, all participants will be sustained (at no cost to you) with hot liquid, maybe mulled wine this year or if not, tea along with a plentiful supply of healthy hot dogs!

ABOUT ODYSSEY KNEBWORTH
Odyssey Knebworth is a health and racquets club situated in 11 acres of Knebworth countryside in Hertfordshire. To learn more about Odyssey’s Boot Camp programme or to find about the club’s facilities and various courses, visit www.odyssey-group.co.uk

About Muscle Dreams™
These can cost anywhere between £250 to for example £5000 - The Muscular Help Foundation (MHF) is unable to fund every single Muscle Dream™ nomination received - if you or your company would like to either help us raise further funds so we can deliver more Muscle Dreams™ or perhaps sponsor s specific Muscle Dream™, you can contact us via email or phone the charity directly on +44 (0) 1763 274658.

About Michael McGrath
Michael is the co-founder of The Muscular Help Foundation. He has muscular dystrophy, the single biggest genetic killer of children in the world today. A relentless and unforgiving disease, it robs sufferers of their mobility, independence and finally for those with the most severe form, predominantly children, their lives.

Since being diagnosed over 20 years ago, Michael is no longer able to walk as a direct result of muscle deterioration. He uses a powered wheelchair which he himself lightheartedly refers to as his ‘chariot’ which enables him to travel extensively around the UK and overseas in his capacity as a motivational speaker.

Despite his own severe physical limitations, Michael paradoxically walked into the history books in January 2004 by becoming the only disabled person in the world to have successfully led expeditions to both the North and South Poles.

From the press office of The Muscular Help Foundation
Registered Charity No. 1096716