being thinking

could we arrange a charity event for nesf raise money for a north east charity like children that need help anyone now any childrens charity in north east nbo give me the idea ne scooby gathering

I did try this last year for TITS and the weather messed it up ! the charity was cash for kids and although the event didnt go ahead still raised £150 for the cause,

Dalton park were happy to let me try again this year when weather was better so could have that as a venue again

had alot of support from lots of local companies

may be we could come together and help each other muzz may be a place where the kids have something to do like a seaside beach or amusement park

if you do it by finding a kid that needs something like a wheelchair or a prosthetic limb etc then that would be a great idea, DON'T what ever you do give it to a " charity" as the majority of the money goes to pay for administration costs like the managers company car and fuel expenses etc....as you can probably tell I fookiin hate charities.

Bunch of robbing twats that feed on peoples consciences!

rant over

There are charities in the North East who don't pay managers etc who do work DIRECTLY with those who they are 'there' for. We've gone into this wee arguement in the past and like Jonny says there is a lot which your cash makes little difference with. Choosing wisely helps I can help with the gaining information on how each charity works, I only support those who don't pay fat cats/fundraising managers etc myself. It's like a swimming group I run on a Thursday (which is a charity) for children and adults with disabilities, we rely only on volunteers all we have to try to buy is flotation aids, pay for lifeguard training and insurances. We don't need a flashy manager just daft people like me to run it lol then volunteer lifeguards and drivers to bring the people to the group. Most of it is students.

Lordharding seemed keen on doing an additional event if someone wanted to work with him

What I'd be more interested in is what sort of interest people would have in events NESF ran, which there could be additional remitt of fundraising but main aims of the day is to have fun!

might give it a miss then