Express Fm Interview

Our first task as the Linvoy Primus Enterprise Challenge winners was to be interviewed on Express Fm. You may have heard us this morning, around 8 O'clock, but we were asked about what the competition was about, what the prize we won was, what we would be doing on the trip, and would we consider possibly going into business for a career.
We were met by Suzanne (an EBP representative), who we had met previously at the presentation, around 7:30. Whilst waiting to enter the interview, she commented on how calm and relaxed we were. Maybe because it was so early in the morning, or because we were confident about what we wanted to say in the interview. Unfortunately, Rob could not make today, as he was ill.
After the interview, we went for a chat in a nearby cafe, and then attended a meeting at the Holiday Inn in Portsmouth. Here we chatted to Suzanne and Paul (another EBP representative) about the prize to Goa, and the type of activities we would be doing, such as visiting orphanages, schools and old people's homes, feeding the poor and hungry children, as well as a little relaxation. We then asked some questions about the trip to India, such as what the food was like, how much money to take, what was the temperature like, when were the flights, what clothes to wear etc.
This was only a taste of what is to come for us over the coming months, as we still have to sign parent consent forms, arrange transport and have multiple jabs and tablets. However, now that we have heard what we are doing, we would do anything in the world to go there and experience what they have told us.

We're Going To Goa!!

We are flabbergasted!! After all the hard work and commitment we have put into the challenge over the past 6 months, we have finally been rewarded, with a trip of a lifetime to Goa in India. Our primary goal of being the most successful business has been reached, and we are very pleased with our £1039 we raised. Overall, all the teams in the challenge raised round £7500, so we are all winners in the challenge.
We cannot describe how nervous we felt in the presentation, as multiple awards were presented to teams with the best commitment, or for the best managing director. We did not win any of these awards, but when it came to announcing the winner, and the reasons for them winning, we all felt quietly confident inside, even if we did not show it behind our shaking knees and sweaty palms! Afterwards, the judges said how calmly we acted when we won, but truly inside, we were over the moon. We are all generally calm and collective people, so it wasn't in our personality to scream and shout. We had the support of our headteacher and our parents, who, unlike us, were literally jumping for joy over the final result. It was nice for other teams to congratulate us after the presentation, as well as last years winners, who we had a photograph with, and talked to them about their experience in Goa last year, begging us if they could come again.
We were also had lots of photos taken as a team, and interviewed by a journalist, asking who we would like to thank, and how we were feeling.
We had found out that we were going for an interview on Thursday on the Radio around 8 on Express Fm (93.7), so listen out for us if you are free!!
In November we will be going on that once in a lifetime trip to Goa, which we are told will be life changing, as we can see first hand what we have been raising money for, and just how different the lives of people living in poverty is. It hasn't really hit us yet that we are going to India and that we won, but soon it will. The shock of it all is quite overwhelming, especially when the holiday draws nearer.
To celebrate, we went out for dinner in Gunwharf, with our parents, Mr Rogers, Marie and her husband, Stephen. Hopefully the prize and the thought of winning will not go to our heads, unlike the helium!!
Because we have won, we will continue to write entries on this blog, so that you can keep track of our progress leading up to the trip, and our experiences on the holiday.
Finally we would like to congratulate everyone else who finished the challenge, as, like the judges said, we are all winners.