One week to go!

To the participants!
I can't thank you enough for your generous labors in multiplying the charity effort by gathering pledges. I'm a bit astounded by how successful this event has been so far.

Raffle
We're going to have quite a few raffle prizes. You will be able to buy tickets at the pubs during the event and we'll draw for the winners when we arrive at the Haven. Tickets will be 5 for $5, 12 for $10, and 29 for $20. Registered crawlers, look for bonus tickets in your Angry Scotsman's Bag-O-Swag. Look for Erin Wickens-Sussman with the Laphroaig can to buy your tickets.

Getting around
We recommend parking near the Haven (2 Perkins Street, Jamaica Plain) and taking the #39 bus from S.Huntington & Washington Streets to Eugene O'Neill's (3700 Washington St, Jamaica Plain) or walking there. The whole of the route is 1.7 miles.
Be careful not to over imbibe. We're all responsible adults and can take appropriate care to be healthy and safe. Do not drive if you've had too much. Think about making alternate travel arrangements if you think you might have one too many.

Time table
We're hoping to have everyone ready to go by 1PM at Eugene O'Neill's. There, the fully registered crawlers can pick up their event T-shirt and Passbook.
The plan is to be at each pub for about 40-45 minutes and when the piper and drummer sound off, it'll be time to move to the next waypoint.
  1. O'Neill's 1-1:45
  2. James's Gate 2-2:45
  3. Costello's 3-3:45
  4. The Haven's Irn Bru Refreshment Station 4-4:15
  5. The Haven 4:30-?

Passbook
Remember to see Jason “Snag” Keith to get your passbook stamped at each stop. I'm wearing “the tartan's Keith, not Black Watch!” kilt. In fairness to the other participants and pledgers, no one will be able to jump out of the bushes on the last leg and claiming you completed the course.
I'll also be keeping the tip jar for the piper and drummer, so show them some love.

Grand Prize
We're still assembling the grand prize based on total dollars raised at the moment which will consist of several very cool “thank you's”, but it will include a Laphroaig 10 (the Angry Scotsman's personal favorite. This also may be upgraded). We will also have a second prize for sheer number of pledges to reward the person who went that extra mile bugging their friends and spreading the word for our great organizations.

Singing
At some point or two, I expect that there'll be a rendition of Flower of Scotland (Scottish) and Minstrel Boy (Irish). If you don't know the words, fear not. Lyrics can be found in the Passbook.


A big thanks to our sponsors. Several of them will be on hand at the event and have been quite generous in donating their product to the effort.