RE: I am so cross - 2

#16 by astoness , Thu Oct 14, 2010 12:17 pm

hi den...just seen your post...charitys can be a very touchy subject...at the moment i am organising a christmas meet up for the members of another forum i am a member of..and as we always do on such meet ups we have a raffle with many prizes donated...i think that by asking folk to vote on which charity the monies should go to can cause all sort of problems as you have found out...what i do as organiser is think about it and then just say that if there are no objections the money raised will be going to so and so charity...so far after organising many meet ups i have never had anyone complain of the charity i have chosen...but i guess there is always a first time...

lyn [Silly Grin]

#17 by mikejee , Thu Oct 14, 2010 12:42 pm

Lyn , I think what you say is right. some people just argue form the sake of it without any good reason if they can.
Denise. I would never try to tell anyone how to do their garden/allotment, as i am hopeless at it. Am just starting to try and tidy up the wilderness that is mine.,
mike

#18 by Deleted User , Thu Oct 14, 2010 12:44 pm

Hi Lynn,yes I agree with you,last year decided on a charity and everyone went with it no problems.......was forced into a vote because of this joker.Grrrr.

As I say the thing that got to me was when the vote went against him he just put up this alternative thread.

70 members voted and his got five votes.......what a twit he is .

#19 by Deleted User , Thu Oct 14, 2010 12:49 pm

Mike.......we all give advice and take advice on the forum but this bloke was very nasty with it.Don't understand them.

#20 by astoness , Thu Oct 14, 2010 12:53 pm

same here mike..i am just waiting to get out in the garden to tidy up and i do want to plant some winter pansies in me baskets..must have some colour in the winter....hey den ive just read your total so far..thats fantastic..at this rate you will beat last year amount raised.. [Skipping Happy] just one last word about chosing a charity...if you have the same problem next year with different charities mentioned...put yer foot down with a firm hand...just put the names in a hat and go outside and let a passer by draw for who gets the kitty....

lyn

#21 by Sheldonboy , Thu Oct 14, 2010 7:58 pm

Posted by signman
Denise I have had the same problem with the Waggon Christmas card.
It was meant to be for cancer research, but now I have had people asking me to put them on the card and they don't want so and so on the card- result- I 've scrapped it.
People are so petty and vain at times.

I have had the same sort of problem several times in the past. Especially when committees are involved.
The only way to organise things are to decide all rules beforehand and rigidly stick to them.

Just remember a Camel is a horse designed by a committee. SB

#22 by Voltman , Thu Oct 14, 2010 8:10 pm

Is that Bactrian or Andromedary?

#23 by Sheldonboy , Thu Oct 14, 2010 8:17 pm

Posted by Voltman
Is that Bactrian or Andromedary?

Did you mean Dromedary Volts.... Andromedary...Incorrect

#24 by Voltman , Thu Oct 14, 2010 8:28 pm

Of Course, silly Me.

#25 by Sheldonboy , Thu Oct 14, 2010 8:29 pm

Posted by Voltman
Of Course, silly Me.

Correct

#26 by Voltman , Thu Oct 14, 2010 8:30 pm

Finally, I got one one right.

#27 by Sheldonboy , Thu Oct 14, 2010 8:45 pm

I think we need an applauding smiley.

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