British Airways have teamed up with Comic Relief to run a great competition that will see 75 lucky winners travelling on a flight which aims to claim a Guiness World Record for the "Highest Stand-Up Comedy Gig in the World". They will be wined, dined and entertained by comic legends Dara O'Briain, Jack Whitehall and Jon Richardson at 35,000 feet!The flight kicks off a new campaign that British Airways are running in conjunction with Comic Relief from this year, 'Flying Start', which aims to improve the lives of children at home and abroad who are living in difficult situations. You'll be able to donate to the campaign through onboard collections by BA cabin staff, through Travelex foreign currency booths at UK airports, as well as online. There'll also be opportunities to give on Red Nose Day, which this year falls on 18 March.
Donations will go to support Comic Relief's many causes, such as 'United Against Malaria', which gives the poor in Africa access to anti-malarial drugs and mosquito nets, and '1GOAL', which provides opportunities for children in the developing world to go to school and get an education that will allow them to escape from poverty. Closer to home they provide funding to many charities in the UK that support young people who have chronic problems - Revolving Doors for example, which aims to reduce reoffending, and organisations like Mind, who in Camden run services to help young people with mental health problems develop coping strategies so that they can live relatively normal lives. Through this collaboration with Comic Relief, Flying Start aims to raise up to £6 million for good causes by 2013.
To enter the competition to win a seat on the flight, which zooms into the sky over the UK on Saturday 12 March, all you have to do is text 'Fly1' to 70300, or visit the British Airway's Facebook page here. Here's an introductory video from Jack Whitehall to tell you all about it... good luck!
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