Lynne Charles is tired. She's rarely to bed before 4 a.m., and has to be up at 6:30 to get her son off to school.

"Look at me — or rather don't look at me," she jests. "My hair and nails could all do with some attention. As for the shadows under my eyes . . . let's just say I need these glasses."

The late nights — mornings, rather — are because she has to work when the other side of the world is awake. Organizing any kind of fundraising event is never easy, but when participants are scattered around the globe, it literally becomes a bit of a nightmare.