LIFEbeat donations please read

[addy]

Hello,

My name is Ade and I am a year 11 student. I have been invited to a LIFEbeat summer camp that will be taking place on the 26th ? 30th of august. We have been advised by the organisers to locally raise funds to cover the costs for camp. The total costs for this camp is 500 pounds but I will only need to raise 50 pounds. I am willing to help people localy with minor jobs that could help me in raising the money as camp will wonderful experience for me, I am willing to do jobs from gardening to moving things.

http://www.lifebeat.co.uk/

any questions please call me on : 07432281212

[Huguenot]

Good for you Ade

The challenge with 'public' charity requests is that there are so many it's difficult to tell the difference between the real thing, and some of the less 'robust' requests.

If you wanted to really do Lifebeat a favour you should ask them to register with a resource such as 'JustGiving' who can do some of the background checking of the charity, and ensure that the cash is directed to the right people at the right time - it also takes the pressure off you being a bailiff/security guard!

You can then set up your own personal contributions page to show your own commitment.

Finally if I were you I'd try and 'do' something to earn the donation, rather than just ask for it ;-)

Best of luck.

[addy]

Any suggestions on things i could do?

[Huguenot]

Well if it were an option I've got a loft that needs help emptying and a couple of other odd jobs - but I'm in Singapore so it won't help ;-)

I'm sure people will have some stuff they could do with a hand on.

[addy]

Thank you for the help, its a pity your away

[jollybaby]

Looks like lifebeat is a registered uk charity. Good luck in raising your money Ade - I'm no longer in East Dulwich either - otherwise you'd be very welcome to come and wash my very dirty car!

[addy]

Thanks jollybaby

is there anyone else out there who could do with some help?

[addy]

still searching

[Andybol]

Ade

Have you tried asking any of the East Duwlich businesses at all?

[addy]

No not yeat can you advise me on the businesses i should try

[Huguenot]

There's a lot of people looking for car washes for ?20.

Why don't you ask them if you can do it?

[addy]

yeah i will do it!

were should i ask

[Huguenot]

addy, there's at least two threads on this forum of people asking about car wash and valet - those might be the guys to ask, no? It's not rocket science!

[womanofdulwich]

Addy- are you coming this morning to iron?

[womanofdulwich]

Addy is a lovely ironer- a little slow but ironed to perfection. Very tidy and polite. Recommend him.

[addy]

Thank you VERY Much womanofdulwich. I am still searching for work to do as camp is starting on sunday and i still need to raise some money

[womanofdulwich]

Addy, try and link this to the recommended / business section if you can, I am sure lots of people would like you to come for a few hours and work your way through their shirts etc.

Good luck.