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Fund Raising for Charity

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  • May 21, 2013 at 5:20 pm #18863
    nemysys

    I’m riding the Etape Merca in August and raising funds for the Marie Curie Cancer Care charity.

    I have emailed everyone that I know with an email address – many have been very supportive and donated via the Virgin Money Giving website…

    But a few people have rung me up or emailed me to say what a great cause… I’ll be supporting you… etc

    But none of them have yet made a donation… is this a new phenomenon…? Where people have to tell you how good they are… but having done that, they don’t have to actually do anything…?

    Anyone else come across this…?

    http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/PaulAshbury

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  • May 25, 2013 at 8:51 am #737575
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    SideBurn

    I know an awful lot of people
    I know an awful lot of people who are raising money for this and that. There are sponsorship forms on notice boards at work. I also go to supermarkets and have hopeful looking people with buckets. Walk down the street there are people after money (loose change and for charity).
    People know I ride a bike, they know I enjoy it, very little would be a real challenge.
    Now if an 18 stone oofa was to say they were going to ride 100 miles, a marathon, climb Kilimanjaro I would be all ears and support.
    I donate sums of money on a regular basis to various charities; other than that they can shove it. First question I ask is how much of my money goes to the benefactor and how much goes on admin? The answer is often surprising…

    May 24, 2013 at 2:25 pm #737573
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    Cycle_Jim

    Yeah having the same, had
    Yeah having the same, had some one promise a donation and never did it! I think it’s because they have more of a get out clause at home ie. they aren’t face to face with you!

    May 24, 2013 at 4:07 am #737571
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    Tour Le Tour

    I’m freezing my posterior off
    I’m freezing my posterior off at the Giro as I speak, having ridden over 3000km through rain, hail and snow, having been robbed and hit by a car, and still going. Of course, I am doing it for charity, and some strangers have been wonderful, and yet from the huge number of people I know who promised to donate, only a tiny handful have. I am surprised and disappointed, I have to admit!

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