Good deeds never go unpunished...

You may remember that I've posted previously, detailing the exploits of Mr Ajax Kentish and his Help.A.Bartender mission. 

To remind you, or if you haven't heard;

Elias Vlahos was involved in a terrible motorcycle accident. He sustained massive injuries and, as a result, was left requiring extensive surgery and treatments. In order to pay for those treatments, Elias has sold his worldly possessions to be able to go back to leading a normal life (or at least as normal as any other bartender could have), but he still needs in the region of €30-50,000 to receive the surgery he requires. Enter Ajax Kentish. Stepping up for his friend Elias, Ajax has pledged to cycle from Athens to London in under 1 month to raise money for Elias. This is a noble act for a very worthy cause, one which I feel compelled to help out with, in any way I can. Unfortunately I can’t take up the adventure of cycling through Europe to raise the funds needed, however, I can put myself through something equally as tough on my body...

Further developments are in the works but to date, Ajax has  sercured some very prominent sponsors for his greek odyssey. Head over to Help.A.Bartender for the latest updates.

From our end, up in Aberdeen, there are a few irons in the fire but confirmed yesterday was my contribution to the cause:

For 1 month(28 days), I will undertake a SPONSORED FAST to help raise funds and awareness for Elias. 

To clarify; 

I WILL NOT eat solid food.

I WILL NOT drink alcohol 

and 

I will ONLY receive sustenance via liquid supplements (water, vitamin drinks and protein drinks as I'm not about to walk around work with an I.V. line in my arm). 

The reasoning behind this being that when Elias was in hospital, he was fed intravenously and in this way, I will (to a very small extent) be able to put myself through some of the rigors Elias’ body went through during his recuperation.

If you would like to sponsor me in this venture, please get in touch. I will begin on the 4th of June and finish on the 1st of July. I will have sponsorship forms in 99 Bar & Kitchen, my tips will go as donations, you can get hold of me via Facebook, Twitter etc. You may donate straight away (preferred) or I can collect any and all donations after the fast has been completed. 

My thanks for your support, in advance.

Help.A.Bartender

Some of you may recall reading my piece last month on my experience of The Kraken Black Ink Society competition. If not, shame on you, it can be found here: 


Competition Breeds...

One of the bartenders I had the pleasure of competing against (and later getting slightly tipsy with) was the ever-safe Ajax Kentish, pictured above. A big dude with an even bigger heart it seems because just the other night, he dropped me a line to ask for my help in raising some funds and awareness for a mission he holds close to his heart; Help.A.Bartender.


The story behind this is one we can all relate to in one way or another: Help.A.Bartender started off when Ajax found out that one of his friends Elias, who worked as a bartender in Greece, had a serious motorbike accident. The complications arising from that accident have left Elias in need of extensive surgery and further treatments but in order to get them he needs to pay between €30,000 - €50,000. Those of you reading this are, more-than-likely, in the bar/hospitality trade and we all now how that goes when it comes to the end of the week. 


Elias has sold most of what he has to pay for what he’s had done so far, so Ajax decided it's now his time to help. He'd been planning over the last two month to cycle to Athens from London within a month to raise money and now he confirms he will set off in just 2 and a half months. He's going to need a lot of help to get to his goal, including some more sponsors. If any of you out there in cyberspace read this and think you can help then please head over to Help.A.Bartender and soon http://www.helpabartender.com/, in the words of Ajax : "whether it be £1 or £20, whether it be £1,000 or £5,000, every bit helps. And I will be keeping you up to date with things I'v been doing and things you can do to help". Methods for donation will be up shortly.

This is a mammoth task for any one man to undertake, however, if we all give a little we can get Elias back on the mend. Ajax has even higher hopes for this endeavour, however, after this mission has been completed, he says there are other people who work in hospitality who could use a little help, and we might be able to do something about it. The first mission is for him to help out Elias, but where this venture goes after that could be somewhere very special indeed.

Please spread the word, keep a watchful eye on Ajax' progress and, if you can, please donate to the cause.

Good luck Ajax, expect my donation, I'll spread the word and any help I can provide up here in Scotland will be quickly given. 

Jodes