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28-12-2004 9:50 AM
Hi Fusion, know how yopu feel. We have two boys with Aspergers, aged 7 and 6. We also have two other children. Social life.....doesn't exist.
Never had a siggy anyway!
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28-12-2004 10:50 AM
hi there
there is a local charity to me called STICKNSTEP this is a charity for children with cerabal palsy. it has no government help and is run only on donations from the parents of the children who go there. all staff are paid with contributions made from the charity shop that has just opened. the parents are tirelessly raising money so all their children can get the treatment they require to enable them to live a near normal life.
i think local charities should receive all the help on offer.
please check out the website and see the good work being done by STICKNSTEP.
www.sticknstep.co.uk
there is a local charity to me called STICKNSTEP this is a charity for children with cerabal palsy. it has no government help and is run only on donations from the parents of the children who go there. all staff are paid with contributions made from the charity shop that has just opened. the parents are tirelessly raising money so all their children can get the treatment they require to enable them to live a near normal life.
i think local charities should receive all the help on offer.
please check out the website and see the good work being done by STICKNSTEP.
www.sticknstep.co.uk
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28-12-2004 11:03 AM
I agree with nalaa28 and F_L,
Obviously the disaster is huge, but world governments will be donating millions, and the larger charities such as Red Cross etc WILL be helping out over there. As a taxpayer I believe it is the duty of our government to help out with some millions too.
The likely charity fund from the eBay unclaimed prizes will be small, and such a tiny percentage will, realistically go unnoticed in such a huge scale operation.
This small sum could make a huge difference to a small struggling local charity.
I still vote for the winner's choice. All charities, as we can see from this thread, are in with a chance.
P.S.
Without wishing to cast aspesions on the good work of the Red Cross, I called and made a credit card donation in response to one of their televised appeals during an earthquake disaster, and now they will not leave me alone.
They telephone me and mail me constantly begging for more, or for a regular commitment. I would not discourage donating, but I would suggest an anonymous method, ie, pay into a fund at a bank, send a postal order, whatever, just do not tell them who you are unless you ALWAYS want to donate.
Obviously the disaster is huge, but world governments will be donating millions, and the larger charities such as Red Cross etc WILL be helping out over there. As a taxpayer I believe it is the duty of our government to help out with some millions too.
The likely charity fund from the eBay unclaimed prizes will be small, and such a tiny percentage will, realistically go unnoticed in such a huge scale operation.
This small sum could make a huge difference to a small struggling local charity.
I still vote for the winner's choice. All charities, as we can see from this thread, are in with a chance.
P.S.
Without wishing to cast aspesions on the good work of the Red Cross, I called and made a credit card donation in response to one of their televised appeals during an earthquake disaster, and now they will not leave me alone.
They telephone me and mail me constantly begging for more, or for a regular commitment. I would not discourage donating, but I would suggest an anonymous method, ie, pay into a fund at a bank, send a postal order, whatever, just do not tell them who you are unless you ALWAYS want to donate.
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28-12-2004 11:16 AM
Has anyone thought of the elderly with a little donation? during these cold months they need some help 🙂 also agree the childrens charities are a definate though which one i am not sure of there are a lot out there apart from the obvious nspcc and they all need help?
on a personal note i would like to say that the neonatal charities do need a lot of money putting into them to help the tiny babies carry on there life, and its a very very important charity that alot forget about when discussing child charities. They need money for specially made clothes and nappies etc that are very expensive to buy. Thanks x
on a personal note i would like to say that the neonatal charities do need a lot of money putting into them to help the tiny babies carry on there life, and its a very very important charity that alot forget about when discussing child charities. They need money for specially made clothes and nappies etc that are very expensive to buy. Thanks x
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28-12-2004 1:18 PM
Sorry if this has been suggested before (too many postings to go through).
Please can Ebay set up a raffle ticket system for the prizes? Say, for example, £1.00 per ticket?
We could then choose to buy as many, (or as few), tickets as we wanted. Then, when the target amount have been sold - Ebay could select one winning ticket at random for that particular prize.
I suggest this because I would easily be out-bid for the higher costing prizes, (by someone with more money than me), and I am sure I am not the only person who feels this way.
However, if tickets were sold instead of highest bidder wins, we all have the chance to purchase as many tickets as we wanted, thereby giving ourselves the same chances of winning as everyone else.
Sorry if anyone disagrees with me, but this would then mean that those of us at the lower end of the income bracket would stand a better chance of getting a prize that we would not normally be able to afford.
Thank you for your attention.
Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year to EVERYONE.
Ladygrim
Please can Ebay set up a raffle ticket system for the prizes? Say, for example, £1.00 per ticket?
We could then choose to buy as many, (or as few), tickets as we wanted. Then, when the target amount have been sold - Ebay could select one winning ticket at random for that particular prize.
I suggest this because I would easily be out-bid for the higher costing prizes, (by someone with more money than me), and I am sure I am not the only person who feels this way.
However, if tickets were sold instead of highest bidder wins, we all have the chance to purchase as many tickets as we wanted, thereby giving ourselves the same chances of winning as everyone else.
Sorry if anyone disagrees with me, but this would then mean that those of us at the lower end of the income bracket would stand a better chance of getting a prize that we would not normally be able to afford.
Thank you for your attention.
Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year to EVERYONE.
Ladygrim
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28-12-2004 2:23 PM
Agree with you LadyGrim
It has beet suggested a number of times in earlier posts.
It has beet suggested a number of times in earlier posts.
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28-12-2004 2:27 PM
i think you should auction the prizes off on ebay and send the proceeds to the charities helping the tsunami victims in asia
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28-12-2004 3:30 PM
I thought the law stated that if you offer the prizes then people have to win them - or legally you can be sued.
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28-12-2004 3:34 PM
So you would prefer to see a roll over to next year?
eBay are giving them to charity, it's not like they are keeping them.
Charities will be the winner.
eBay are giving them to charity, it's not like they are keeping them.
Charities will be the winner.
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28-12-2004 4:15 PM
I agree with ladygrim.Maybe the winner could also choose from a selection of registered charities to send the proceeds that the item has made to.
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28-12-2004 4:38 PM
hi i though this was a great idea,i think more people would buy a ticket then bid on the items, this money should go to a children charity,
i'm sure ebay could organize this.
How about running a charity raffle as someone has already said. Dizzy, Daisy and Donna ran a charity raffle a few weeks ago raised a huge amount.
Sell the tickets at between £3-£5 each, and that way it can be open to anyone, and more people are likely to enter. You can enter once if you cant spare much or buy a few more if you can.
Would raise more this way in the long term I think and everyone could contribute.
i'm sure ebay could organize this.
How about running a charity raffle as someone has already said. Dizzy, Daisy and Donna ran a charity raffle a few weeks ago raised a huge amount.
Sell the tickets at between £3-£5 each, and that way it can be open to anyone, and more people are likely to enter. You can enter once if you cant spare much or buy a few more if you can.
Would raise more this way in the long term I think and everyone could contribute.
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28-12-2004 4:39 PM
well most of the charitys you have named get goverment funding they get so much and dont know what to do with it so i think it might be a good idea to donate to a community centre or sell them on ebay and donate the money to a childrens nursery or children with disabilaties soz about the spelling
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28-12-2004 4:43 PM
www.sticknstep.co.uk a local charity needs funding to help with costs why not give it to them they dont get goverment funding they rely on local people to help
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28-12-2004 4:57 PM
I vote for Great Ormand Street Children's hospital. The work they do for sick children is amazing. It's not only London children who benefit, children from all over the country (and probably overseas) go there.
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28-12-2004 5:05 PM
Why not auction them and send the money raised to charities working with the victims of the tsunami tragedy in SE Asia...just a thought.
Rgds..
Rgds..
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28-12-2004 6:17 PM
THIS IS AN EXTRACT OF AN E'MAIL RECIEVED BY ONE OF MY MANAGERS - ABOUT A LITTLE GIRL CALLED LILLY........
"Last night when I got home Andy was really upset. A colleague of his (a policeman in the Hull Police Force) has a 4 year little girl called Lilly.
She fell over on Friday and then again on Monday so they took her to the doctors. Since then she has had a cat scan and they have found a tumour and are giving her 6-8 weeks to live.
A few policemen (Andy included) are trying to raise the money to send them(mum,dad, Lilly and brother George who is 😎 to Florida for a family holiday to see Mickey Mouse before she dies."
This was around the end of November, and since then lots of girls from Virgin Cosmetics have been trying to raise as much as possible for Lilly.
The plan was to send her to Florida in early January, but as she is too ill to go now and is being treated in Jimmy's. Her second wish was to be a bridesmaid. Her mum and dad will be re-newing their vows tomorrow (29th December) so that this wish may come true. The money donated so far is to be used to help pay for a trip to Eurodisney.
"Last night when I got home Andy was really upset. A colleague of his (a policeman in the Hull Police Force) has a 4 year little girl called Lilly.
She fell over on Friday and then again on Monday so they took her to the doctors. Since then she has had a cat scan and they have found a tumour and are giving her 6-8 weeks to live.
A few policemen (Andy included) are trying to raise the money to send them(mum,dad, Lilly and brother George who is 😎 to Florida for a family holiday to see Mickey Mouse before she dies."
This was around the end of November, and since then lots of girls from Virgin Cosmetics have been trying to raise as much as possible for Lilly.
The plan was to send her to Florida in early January, but as she is too ill to go now and is being treated in Jimmy's. Her second wish was to be a bridesmaid. Her mum and dad will be re-newing their vows tomorrow (29th December) so that this wish may come true. The money donated so far is to be used to help pay for a trip to Eurodisney.
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28-12-2004 6:33 PM
It would of course depend on how many unclaimed prizes there are but why not assign one prize to each charity which would recieve the proceeds of that particular auction....that way more charities could benefit,even if it was for one of the smaller prizes i`m sure the charity that recieved the funds would be very grateful
****also post details of each auction on the other boards (sticky post at the top)so people would know about them****
♫♫♪♪♫ 🙂
****also post details of each auction on the other boards (sticky post at the top)so people would know about them****
♫♫♪♪♫ 🙂
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28-12-2004 7:15 PM
I'd still go with the childrens charity idea.
Although the recent events are fresh in our minds, there will be massive aid and fund raising to help those affected.
May sound selfish or harsh, but recent events will make many charities efforts go unnoticed.
Although the recent events are fresh in our minds, there will be massive aid and fund raising to help those affected.
May sound selfish or harsh, but recent events will make many charities efforts go unnoticed.
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28-12-2004 9:29 PM
I agree that the proceeds should go to a UK children's charity - however I ask that you choose carefully. As this is ebay UK, make sure the proceeds are split and distributed throughout the UK (England, Scotland, Wales, N. Ireland) or that when you pick national charities you pick ones that have a remit across the whole of the UK.
I work for the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations and it's a problem Scottish charities face - many of the well known 'national' charities such as RSPCA have no remit in Scotland and their Scottish counterparts (such as the SSPCA) lose out because people are not aware of this. Another example is the NSPCC who's Scottish sister-charity is Children 1st.
I work for the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations and it's a problem Scottish charities face - many of the well known 'national' charities such as RSPCA have no remit in Scotland and their Scottish counterparts (such as the SSPCA) lose out because people are not aware of this. Another example is the NSPCC who's Scottish sister-charity is Children 1st.
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28-12-2004 10:17 PM
Pinks have you decided on anything yet?
