Charity Donations \ or just in the Bin

[Twister]

this may seem a bit OTT and unnecessary

i guess many of us have unwanted timber \ blanks and left overs from pen kits
I see there are a few people on the site that do good work for good causes
stop me now if u feel that i am being condescending
but should we have a section to give our spare stuff away to a good cause ?
any thoughts?
are the charity people paying out of their own pockets for stuff we have spare \ laying about?
we seem good at gifting and that is what makes this forum the best
just a thought

Steve

p.s. don't want to kick off a bit debate..i just thinking aloud
p.p.s. I assume rightly or wrongly that the charity people my be too humble to ask for help
if this is not the case please correct me
I just want to do my bit , if that is ok

 

[Bill Mooney]

Steve I think it's a great idea but then I'm biased being one of those helping my charity. Sometimes I have to retrieve some expenses but I try to absorb them where I can so the charity gets more benefit by bigger donations.
I thank you for your kind gesture.

 

[Buckeye]

It's a good idea Steve as long as we can pick and choose the charity or charities of our choice. I support the charities that I do and won't get dragged into thinning them out. I think if Bill needs something for the charity work he does he not feel bad about asking here, If I have got something spare that he needs I will donate it to him.

Peter

 

[paulm]

What a great idea Steve. The only problem with this I see is a requirement to co-ordinate and control it all... but that just may be no longer a problem

 

[billyb_imp]

Seems like a good idea Steve

 

[PhillH]

Seems like a good idea to me, if it can be co-ordinated somehow.

I'd gladly contribute if I have what someone wants / needs.

 

[wm460]

Sounds like a good Idea but I have my charity that I have been supporting for the last 25 years or so.

 

[Grump]

The idea is a good one in principle, logistically it could be prohibitive and P&P could put people off making a donation.

I too have a bug with certain charities that are business and commercial minded.
Bill raises funds for a local charity and knows where his funds go to, I am all that.

 

[Twister]

well to get things rolling if Bill wants something he just can ask
no good if we dont know what he wants
we all have our charities we like \ support
it is one charity not close to my heart but in my opinion (i said my opinion) a worthy cause

Steve

 

[Buckeye]

Spot on Steve, if Bill needs something and someone has it, I am sure it will be sent to him.

Peter

 

[Woody]

Spot on Steve, if Bill needs something and someone has it, I am sure it will be sent to him.

Peter

To bloody right mate

 

[Buckeye]

Come on, Bill is there nothing you need, we're waiting

Peter

 

[Matt]

What a good idea. I support a small local animal charity and made some light pulls for them in the summer, kindly helped with some wood by a member of the forum (thanks Stewart). I have agreed to make some more along with some wooden fruit for their Christmas fund raisers and something like this could really help out :pray:

 

[Penpal]

Charity begins where you choose have success mate.

Peter.

 

[Bill Mooney]

First of all can I thank you all for your support, I am overwhelmed by your generosity but not surprised,it says a lot about the forum & it's members.
As to what I want, I use quite a bit of hot glue for the hedgehogs & the glue sticks are 11mm.
The pens I make for the charity are mostly slim lines so I would be grateful for blanks or any kits you have going spare (which you no longer need). I will help out with p&p where required. When you need my address pm me & I'll send it to you.
Thanks again.

 

[silver]

I think it's a great idea but in my oppinion it will need to be a nightmare to mange.

So why don't we ask Jim to put a charity section in the general forums that anyone can post in there if they are doing a charity event and we can all see what we can do for the,..

That way it makes it easier than one person having the stocks and someone sending them out as a double postage costs,..

We did it in another forum when grandad (Woody) was raising money for H4H and I thought that worked really well,

I think we would have to put a minimum posts trigger on before they can post in there tho, otherwise we could have all sorts of people coming in and possibly faking what they are doing..

I think we are all experienced enough to understand and know who we can trust.

What do you think?

By the way, PM sent billy..

 

[Jim]

Nothing wrong with charity Steve, but policing it in a forum would be difficult unfortunately .. But i also like the idea of requests from members seeking a little help, and where we can assist if possible ..

 

[Buckeye]

I think it's a great idea but in my oppinion it will need to be a nightmare to mange.

So why don't we ask Jim to put a charity section in the general forums that anyone can post in there if they are doing a charity event and we can all see what we can do for the,..

That way it makes it easier than one person having the stocks and someone sending them out as a double postage costs,..

We did it in another forum when grandad (Woody) was raising money for H4H and I thought that worked really well,

I think we would have to put a minimum posts trigger on before they can post in there tho, otherwise we could have all sorts of people coming in and possibly faking what they are doing..

I think we are all experienced enough to understand and know who we can trust.

What do you think?

By the way, PM sent billy..

I don't see the need for any organising, maybe I haven't thought it through, but if Bill for example said "I need 100 slimline kits for ???????????" then if I had 21 that I was prepared to send at my cost and posted to the affect then others could see that 79 kits were still needed. Bill has history and is well know for what he does, if someone else asked the same thing I would want to have some confirmation that they were for real, I have seen too many "Genuine People" to give away my hard earned, easily.

Peter

 

[Twister]

i agree that policing it could be a nightmare so maybe i never thought this through
it is just this time of year that brings it home (in my opinion)not that it should not be an all year round thing
i actually agree that an extra section may not be needed now i think about it
Bill has stated his needs & any worthy charity worker will have the chance to do the same

Steve

 

[Grump]

I am probably and unnecessarily going into one, as I do when I have a belly full of beer.

Look around and don't look far to see the charity's and fundraisers who can afford to advertise on TV, have 7 or more phone lines with publicity offices and press offices etc.
The ones that have huge premises, money in the bank, company cars / houses and you have the very word your looking for "company".

Just to pluck one from the many, take Cancer research for instance they are not interested in finding a cure for cancer in the least.
They are interested in taking your money to keep people employed, they spend more on running as a business than they give to any research.

Research is undertaken by the conglomerate laboratories who will then sell the end product, once again only doing it for capital gain, they are not interested in people they are a business the same as any other.

Then take a look at local fundraisers, those who help real people by doing no more than giving their time and effort for no personal gain, people like our Bill who does his thing for a blind peoples workshop.
We have a thing in my local boozer, anonymous donations for a nominated cause and sometimes the benefactor has to keep their mouth shut or lose out.

To give an instance: A lovely lady nursing a dying hubby wanted a wheelchair, one with big wheels so he could pull himself around the house and make himself a coffee.
The Macmillan nurse told her she could get a grant of £70 to help with costs of hire, then told her it would take some 6 to 10 weeks for grant to be payable.
Hubby don't got 6 weeks to live init?
Local community centre has big wheeled wheelchair for hire £150 deposit and £20 per week hire, she don't got no money as he was breadwinner and all savings spent living while he ill.
Pub club hear about this and jump in, pay off her mortgage arrears procure big wheeled chair, get a few bits and pieces to assist her caring for hubby and fill the cupboards up with grub.
When grant came through her benefits were stopped and she ended up in court facing unearned income charges and charged with benefit fraud.

Sometimes you can't do right for dong wrong init?

Many years ago when I were a young greaser a member of our chapter had a near fatal accident and spent a lot of time in Mount Vernon Hospital.
He made a great recovery and rode a specially adapted bike which he could control with one hand and foot.
So grateful was he to the hospital, he did a sponsored ride to raise funds for them, he did get nearly almost exactly precisely around about the sum of a grand total of nearly £1000.

A huge achievement in those days from a load of hard up kids, wouldn't it be great if we could get (dirty words now) Jimmy Saville to come and collect the cheque on behalf of his favourite charity.
That would give the people who put in something to remember.
Guess who got the job of getting the dirty scumbag to come get the money?
I received a letter saying that he would be pleased to accept the cheque on behalf of Mount Vernon, his fee would be £1200 for his appearance.

Ever had to face 200 greasers and 60 Hells angles and tell them their idol is nowt but a scheming conning robbing bastard and has let them down and won't be coming to see them as they had planned.
I kinda went off him while reading that letter init?

Anyway the point of all this is, the moral of the story, look before you have a stitch in time init?