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So near - but so far !!!
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posts : 13 (Beginner)Date : 04-24-08 12:10re: So near - but so far !!!
Just a thought but when my daughters guide group want to raise money for their camping they organise bag packing events at the local supermarkets. It isn't unusual for them to raise in the region of £400.re: So near - but so far !!!
Joyce, unless I have gone completely mad your name is about 2/3rds of the way down on the list accessed by the link "Pamporovo Pete's List of Donations" as "Joyce Dempster & Friends" with an amount of 70 levs against it. If you look down the list under the LEVS it might be easier to find it.Hope this sorts your query out
Andie
re: So near - but so far !!!
Nicky,
On our website there is a link to fund raising ideas. The point is that we are asking people to do this for the kids. I recently had a coffee morning and with recent donations from people who could not attend the total raised was £600. Ok, it took a bit of effort and organising, but it was a great morning. There was no need to ask people directly for money as there was a bring & buy and raffle so nobody was under pressure to spend their money. I think everybody enjoyed it and ...
On our website there is a link to fund raising ideas. The point is that we are asking people to do this for the kids. I recently had a coffee morning and with recent donations from people who could not attend the total raised was £600. Ok, it took a bit of effort and organising, but it was a great morning. There was no need to ask people directly for money as there was a bring & buy and raffle so nobody was under pressure to spend their money. I think everybody enjoyed it and ...
Nicky,
On our website there is a link to fund raising ideas. The point is that we are asking people to do this for the kids. I recently had a coffee morning and with recent donations from people who could not attend the total raised was £600. Ok, it took a bit of effort and organising, but it was a great morning. There was no need to ask people directly for money as there was a bring & buy and raffle so nobody was under pressure to spend their money. I think everybody enjoyed it and all went off happy with some "bargains" and our Fund was boosted. If only a few people would do something like this we would soon get there. Remember that every penny helps us to get there. However, there are others that have and are doing big events and without them we would not be this far and I truly admire and respect them for this, they are very special people.
Monty, you cannot believe the amount of "begging" letters we have sent out. Even the airlines do not allow us excess baggage to take stuff out. Then I suppose our cause is just one of millions and I would hate to think how many "forgotten" souls there are out there. At least with this fund raiser every single amount collected will go to the children, nothing in administration.
However, this does not stop you or anybody else writing more letters - Pleeeeeeeeease
On our website there is a link to fund raising ideas. The point is that we are asking people to do this for the kids. I recently had a coffee morning and with recent donations from people who could not attend the total raised was £600. Ok, it took a bit of effort and organising, but it was a great morning. There was no need to ask people directly for money as there was a bring & buy and raffle so nobody was under pressure to spend their money. I think everybody enjoyed it and all went off happy with some "bargains" and our Fund was boosted. If only a few people would do something like this we would soon get there. Remember that every penny helps us to get there. However, there are others that have and are doing big events and without them we would not be this far and I truly admire and respect them for this, they are very special people.
Monty, you cannot believe the amount of "begging" letters we have sent out. Even the airlines do not allow us excess baggage to take stuff out. Then I suppose our cause is just one of millions and I would hate to think how many "forgotten" souls there are out there. At least with this fund raiser every single amount collected will go to the children, nothing in administration.
However, this does not stop you or anybody else writing more letters - Pleeeeeeeeease
re: So near - but so far !!!
Hi Carole i was looking at some old emails of mine and found some where we exchanged comments back in June/ 12 /2005 so we go back a long way don't we.Bout time we met don't you think? I'll prob be out there sometime this year.Maybe a drink with you and yours and Andie as she will be out there for a few months as u prob know.Oh and Amanda and doug too.re: So near - but so far !!!
That would be great Nigel. Seems strange that I visited your lovely house in Momchilovitsi (spelling?) but have never met. We will be out there on 14th May for 3 weeks, just before Andie and then most of August. Well, our house is well and truly finished - just wish Andie was in the same boat.Take care,
Carole
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Joyce, thanks for your email letting me know that you have now found your name on my lists. I must admit I was getting a bit frustrated as I knew it was there but couldn't work out why you couldn't see it.Andie
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Lots of fuss for recognition of a donation equivalent to a small round of drinks. Have a word with the Irish embassy in Sofia - St Paddies raised a bunch of cash for a similar charity and they might either be able to direct some of this your way or get your issue onto one of the summer events to push you over the limit. Have a word with the One Life charity also - of course demands will always be greater than supply of funds but they are a well wired organisation with links into the ...
Lots of fuss for recognition of a donation equivalent to a small round of drinks. Have a word with the Irish embassy in Sofia - St Paddies raised a bunch of cash for a similar charity and they might either be able to direct some of this your way or get your issue onto one of the summer events to push you over the limit. Have a word with the One Life charity also - of course demands will always be greater than supply of funds but they are a well wired organisation with links into the wealthy community here and may also be able to get you what is essentially a fairly small amount of cash. Raising 2/3rds of the funding already gives you a lot of credibility. The EC would have paid for it, but you had to get the application in by the 28th April so you've probably missed this call.
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Thanks for this Mat, we will certainly follow this up.Re EC - do you have any contact as we are not at 28th yet so may still have time. However, all these things may take a while and we really need to get the heating in for next winter.
Re your first sentence - Poor Andie thought she was going cuckoo over this one but she does really make sure that every penny is recorded as we need to be completely transparent.
