Re: charity calendar - update

MVP came up with the following;:
> Bad news folks, I today recieved an email copied below. Your thoughts
> folks would be much appreciated.

> Thank you for your interest in Breast Cancer Campaign and while, we
> really do appreciate your fundraising initiative, I am afraid that we
> will have to decline your support in regard to the calendar.

F 'em. If a breast cancer charity don't want to be involved with someone
who has naked breasts on their website then they can F right off, I reckon.

I've read the rest of the thread, and I nominate Macmillan Nurses. They did
a sterling job when my dad died.

And, or as second choice, RNLI, who have saved a member or two of our family
in years gone by.

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"Paul - xxx" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I've read the rest of the thread, and I nominate Macmillan Nurses. They
> did a sterling job when my dad died.

Same here, I'll second that & Marie Cure too.

Nige

MVP wrote:

> Both noted.
> I'm particularly 'for' the RNLI, from my house I overlook a lifeboat
> station and I see some of the sea conditions they go out in, and it's
> not their job, these guys are all volunteers. balls, big brass ones.

Vote me in for RNLI too - I was a volunteer for them years ago when I
spent some time in the UK.

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in article [email protected], Paul - xxx at
[email protected] wrote on 5/5/05 2:16 pm:

> I've read the rest of the thread, and I nominate Macmillan Nurses. They did
> a sterling job when my dad died.

Couldn't agree more. Brilliant when my Dad died too.
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In message <BEA27402.7F2%[email protected]>, Nikki
<[email protected]> writes
>in article [email protected], Paul - xxx at
>[email protected] wrote on 5/5/05 2:16 pm:
>
>> I've read the rest of the thread, and I nominate Macmillan Nurses. They did
>> a sterling job when my dad died.
>
>Couldn't agree more. Brilliant when my Dad died too.
All the charities mentioned do a splendid job and all are worthy of
support. So how do you decide which one?

The original idea was to support breast cancer, so related health issues
would be appropriate. On the other hand this is a Land Rover group so
something Land Rover or 4x4 related might also be appropriate. The well
established charities already have substantial fund raising capability
in place including in many instances access to Lottery funding. On the
other hand Search and Rescue teams, Lowland or Mountain, etc. get little
public recognition and have had several applications to the Lottery
rejected on the somewhat spurious grounds that we can't prove the people
we assist will be 75% from ethnic minorities, the elderly, the young,
from economically disadvantaged areas, live in areas which have not had
their fair share of lottery grants etc. helping people on the basis of
need doesn't seem to count.

We in Staffs have used 4x4s on a couple of occasions to free up hundreds
of commuters trapped by black ice in Stoke and to evacuate flood
victims from a small village. We have also assisted Cheshire in a couple
of missing person searches in each case for people with psychological
problems and recently were on standby to help recover a body from a
block of flats.

At the end of the day it's your call Mark, I'm sure we'll all support
you whatever you decide.
--
hugh
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MVP wrote:
> What do folks think about The Mountain Rescue Council
> http://www.mountain.rescue.org.uk/home.html
>
> I sent them an email and had this reply..
>
> ***********************************
> Hi Mark
>
> Thank you very much for your email. There are a number of activities
> which
> then central body does that supports the teams around the country.
> There
> are national training courses, when possible due to financial reasons
> equipment is purchased and distributed to teams, conferences are run
> by the
> central body, it pays for public liability insurance for all the
> teams, we
> have a national newsletter which is a very important communication
> tools.
> The central body is vital to the Mountain Rescue teams.
>
> I hope this answers your question and you decide to move forward with
> Mountain Rescue as your beneficiary of your event. Sadly we lost over
> £4,000/annum overnight when our affinity card was sold on to another
> bank
> and they decided not to continue with the account.
>
> If you would like to discuss anything further please do not hesitate
> to
> contact me.
>
> Regards Penny Brockman
> MRC Treasurer
> ******************************************
>
> any thoughts folks?
>
>
> Regards.
> Mark.

Not many mountains in Bradford, but what the hell??

Nige

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"Nige" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> MVP wrote:
> > What do folks think about The Mountain Rescue Council
> > http://www.mountain.rescue.org.uk/home.html
> >
> > I sent them an email and had this reply..
> >
> > ***********************************
> > Hi Mark
> >
> > Thank you very much for your email. There are a number of activities
> > which
> > then central body does that supports the teams around the country.
> > There
> > are national training courses, when possible due to financial reasons
> > equipment is purchased and distributed to teams, conferences are run
> > by the
> > central body, it pays for public liability insurance for all the
> > teams, we
> > have a national newsletter which is a very important communication
> > tools.
> > The central body is vital to the Mountain Rescue teams.
> >
> > I hope this answers your question and you decide to move forward with
> > Mountain Rescue as your beneficiary of your event. Sadly we lost over
> > £4,000/annum overnight when our affinity card was sold on to another
> > bank
> > and they decided not to continue with the account.
> >
> > If you would like to discuss anything further please do not hesitate
> > to
> > contact me.
> >
> > Regards Penny Brockman
> > MRC Treasurer
> > ******************************************
> >
> > any thoughts folks?
> >
> >
> > Regards.
> > Mark.
>
> Not many s in Bradford, but what the hell??

just Mountain in Queensbury :O)

Angus McCoatup wrote:
> "Nige" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> MVP wrote:
>>> What do folks think about The Mountain Rescue Council
>>> http://www.mountain.rescue.org.uk/home.html
>>>
>>> I sent them an email and had this reply..
>>>
>>> ***********************************
>>> Hi Mark
>>>
>>> Thank you very much for your email. There are a number of
>>> activities which
>>> then central body does that supports the teams around the country.
>>> There
>>> are national training courses, when possible due to financial
>>> reasons equipment is purchased and distributed to teams,
>>> conferences are run by the
>>> central body, it pays for public liability insurance for all the
>>> teams, we
>>> have a national newsletter which is a very important communication
>>> tools.
>>> The central body is vital to the Mountain Rescue teams.
>>>
>>> I hope this answers your question and you decide to move forward
>>> with Mountain Rescue as your beneficiary of your event. Sadly we
>>> lost over £4,000/annum overnight when our affinity card was sold on
>>> to another bank
>>> and they decided not to continue with the account.
>>>
>>> If you would like to discuss anything further please do not hesitate
>>> to
>>> contact me.
>>>
>>> Regards Penny Brockman
>>> MRC Treasurer
>>> ******************************************
>>>
>>> any thoughts folks?
>>>
>>>
>>> Regards.
>>> Mark.
>>
>> Not many s in Bradford, but what the hell??
>
> just Mountain in Queensbury :O)

Close to Egypt & the bay of biscay too!!!

Some odd names up that part of the 'ford!

Nige

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In message <[email protected]>, MVP
<mr.nice@*nospam*softhome.net> writes
>What do folks think about The Mountain Rescue Council
> http://www.mountain.rescue.org.uk/home.html
>
>I sent them an email and had this reply..
>
>***********************************
>Hi Mark
>
>Thank you very much for your email. There are a number of activities
>which
>then central body does that supports the teams around the country.
>There
>are national training courses, when possible due to financial reasons
>equipment is purchased and distributed to teams, conferences are run
>by the
>central body, it pays for public liability insurance for all the
>teams, we
>have a national newsletter which is a very important communication
>tools.
>The central body is vital to the Mountain Rescue teams.
>
>I hope this answers your question and you decide to move forward with
>Mountain Rescue as your beneficiary of your event. Sadly we lost over
>£4,000/annum overnight when our affinity card was sold on to another
>bank
>and they decided not to continue with the account.
>
>If you would like to discuss anything further please do not hesitate
>to
>contact me.
>
>Regards Penny Brockman
>MRC Treasurer
>******************************************
>
>any thoughts folks?
>
>
>Regards.
>Mark.
Don't know them personally but sounds like a bit of a black hole to me.
I suspect it would be spent a lot better if you give it to individual
teams.
--
hugh
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In message <[email protected]>, MVP
<mr.nice@*nospam*softhome.net> writes
>On Sun, 8 May 2005 21:58:34 +0100, hugh <hugh@[127.0.0.1]> wrote:
>
>>In message <[email protected]>, MVP
>><mr.nice@*nospam*softhome.net> writes
>>>What do folks think about The Mountain Rescue Council
>>> http://www.mountain.rescue.org.uk/home.html
>>>
>>>I sent them an email and had this reply..
>>>
>>>***********************************
>>>Hi Mark
>>>
>>>Thank you very much for your email. There are a number of activities
>>>which
>>>then central body does that supports the teams around the country.
>>>There
>>>are national training courses, when possible due to financial reasons
>>>equipment is purchased and distributed to teams, conferences are run
>>>by the
>>>central body, it pays for public liability insurance for all the
>>>teams, we
>>>have a national newsletter which is a very important communication
>>>tools.
>>>The central body is vital to the Mountain Rescue teams.
>>>
>>>I hope this answers your question and you decide to move forward with
>>>Mountain Rescue as your beneficiary of your event. Sadly we lost over
>>>£4,000/annum overnight when our affinity card was sold on to another
>>>bank
>>>and they decided not to continue with the account.
>>>
>>>If you would like to discuss anything further please do not hesitate
>>>to
>>>contact me.
>>>
>>>Regards Penny Brockman
>>>MRC Treasurer
>>>******************************************
>>>
>>>any thoughts folks?
>>>
>>>
>>>Regards.
>>>Mark.
>>Don't know them personally but sounds like a bit of a black hole to me.
>>I suspect it would be spent a lot better if you give it to individual
>>teams.
>
>it is the distribution to such individual teams that'll be tricky in
>this case.
>I have an idea that I may do next year that is purely for the mountain
>rescue teams.
>
>
>Regards.
>Mark.
Oh, I'll do it for you if you like
--
hugh
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