We raised nearly £500 for the centre on Saturday, so it was a worthwhile day. The kitchen and tombola staff are all due a big vote of thanks.
It’s not a huge amount compared to the teens of thousands of pounds you hear about when people get grants, but if you don’t qualify for a grant £500 takes a lot of earning. Last time I helped raise money for a project we packed bags at supermarket checkouts. On average we earned about £200 for a day’s effort.
Despite my support for the reuse of carrier bags I can’t help feeling that this has played a part in the downturn in fundraising – once people started using significant numbers of their own bags they started to be keener on doing it for themselves. Down goes plastic bag use, down goes charity funding, up goes food poisoning (if scientists can be believed) and up (I suspect) go sales of plastic bin liners. Yes, didn’t think about that did they – politicians either already buying new bags for that or having their housekeepers do it for them. (Actually, when I checked up on this it seems sales of bags to line bins don’t go up that much. However, my opinions on politicians remain unchanged.)
That was bad, compared to the money we used to be able to earn from packing bags, but I suspect it would be worse these days as so many of the kids you see doing it spend most of their time standing round looking at their various electrical devices.
Before this becomes a “things aren’t what they used to be” post I will change subject.
We’ve been given the left-overs from the local school Christmas fair. These include jig-saws, giant dominoes and a version of Twister.
At the moment we’re testing everything out. As you can see from the picture (if you can see anything from it at all – sorry about the lack of composition) we have some work to do, but it’s proving to be useful for stretching and exercise. It’s also been revealing to see who has a nasty competitive streak in their character.
Twister is a bit too intimate for me!
Congrats on the money, anyway 🙂
It’s too twisty for me so I leave it to the young ‘uns.
wonderful … our fundraiser for our Children 4-H club here made about 225 american dollars selling snacks and hot dogs at a high school play. With only 4 of us doing the work. Sometimes you just have to get in their and do the work if you want the funds… great job
That’s a lot of snacks! I imagine it was a hectic time for you, and yes, it always seems to depend on a few people doing the work.
That was a good haul. Well done
Thanks. It was a fun day.