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PedalsMcgrew

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Re: Building Racial Awareness...
« Reply #30 on: October 18, 2012, 10:30:39 AM »
^Agreed!  ;)
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Re: Building Racial Awareness...
« Reply #31 on: October 18, 2012, 10:31:39 AM »
Quote from: M77 on October 18, 2012, 10:27:20 AM
Ie if the projections is to raise £5000 and a further £8000 goes to one person to keep them in that position is that better than not raising £5k? The venture will always be under scrutiny when its not a registered charity... But don't be surprised that charity also pays well. Having known the ex head of Oxfam and he retired of his work there... not to justify GetaGrip but does it raise more than it would with them being around?

This is what I think is wrong with so much of the charitable sector today - its not a millon miles fromthere to the curse of chugging.  Now I reckon I do my bit for charity - both in terms of paying a portion of my income, doing a lot of voluntary work and in encouraging proper, genuine charity fundraising, so please don't cast me as the naysayer on this, but I find things like this tobe pretty insulting!
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Re: Building Racial Awareness...
« Reply #32 on: October 18, 2012, 10:35:59 AM »
What I really want to see is someone starting a great little company that makes/sells great grips and benefits a charity. What I feel uncomfortable about is a company that uses charity to benefit 'the business'

Nothing illegal in this (as far as I know) but not the sort of charity I feel comfortable 'donating' too!

Do it the other way and I'd be interested though!
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Re: Building Racial Awareness...
« Reply #33 on: October 18, 2012, 10:37:48 AM »
my dad raised £50mln for a charity.
he paid to do it, he certainly wasn't paid for his work... that is what I associate charity work with.
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Re: Building Racial Awareness...
« Reply #34 on: October 18, 2012, 10:39:39 AM »
maybe CBF with it's contacts should be doing this kind of work and donating the proceeds to any number of very good cricket specific charities. Can't think of anything better I'd like to give my time and effort towards.

Look good on my cv as well  ;)
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Re: Building Racial Awareness...
« Reply #35 on: October 18, 2012, 10:43:00 AM »
Considering the Catholic church is one of he most profitable businesses in the world.. Get off the high horse boys
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Re: Building Racial Awareness...
« Reply #36 on: October 18, 2012, 10:44:37 AM »
Quote from: Number4 on October 18, 2012, 10:43:00 AM
Considering the Cathloic church is one of he most profitable businesses in the world.. Get off the high horse boys

And how many of us think that is right? I don't.... ;)
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Re: Building Racial Awareness...
« Reply #37 on: October 18, 2012, 10:46:49 AM »
Quote from: Number4 on October 18, 2012, 10:43:00 AM
Considering the Catholic church is one of he most profitable businesses in the world.. Get off the high horse boys
Don't start me on the Catholic Church. I am very far from religious and believe the Catholic Church to be extremely rotten...
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Re: Building Racial Awareness...
« Reply #38 on: October 18, 2012, 10:48:56 AM »
Quote from: GetAGrip™ on October 18, 2012, 08:22:32 AM
Get A Grip is here to raise the awareness of Racism through Sport across the UK and beyond. Many people are subject to Racial Abuse and our belief is they shouldnt be. We are joining forces with the Race Equality First Charity and donating £1 from all sales to them so they can continue doing the great job of supporting those who are subject to the abuse.   What we ask is you buy our stickers and cricket bat grips and start to spread the word... GET A GRIP on Racism! Its not big and it isnt clever to Racially abuse anyone. Stand up and make a difference!

Good to see you on here!
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Re: Building Racial Awareness...
« Reply #39 on: October 18, 2012, 10:52:09 AM »
Taking this back to the original topic, unless Getagrip becomes a sponsor of Custom Bats, as it is not a charity, in order to sell anything through CBF, we will need to see you provide 50 posts, as per the usual selling rules.

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Re: Building Racial Awareness...
« Reply #40 on: October 18, 2012, 10:52:30 AM »
Quote from: tim2000s on October 18, 2012, 10:46:49 AM
Don't start me on the Catholic Church. I am very far from religious and believe the Catholic Church to be extremely rotten...

though if we're going to start on that particular debate, we'd have to cover pretty much every organised religion, wouldn't we...
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Re: Building Racial Awareness...
« Reply #41 on: October 18, 2012, 10:52:42 AM »
Quote from: Buzz on October 18, 2012, 10:37:48 AM
my dad raised £50mln for a charity.
he paid to do it, he certainly wasn't paid for his work... that is what I associate charity work with.

I know what you mean Buzz and I do agree. But having helped out last year with Great Ormond St., Cancer Research, the Canadian Cancer society it just doesn't work like that for the day to day. It cost me a lot more than i had first anticipated... I do not for a second regret it but I did learn some valuable lessons from some people far more intelligent than me.

But i still believe more is done through the people that are entirely selfish and people like your Dad Buzz... Its that drive that really makes all the difference as apposed to those essentially in paid work and who like everyone else can fall in and out of love with it. people with that natural desire to see good come of something or passionately strive for change will always be the front runners in achieving change. But it needs the cogs and wheels too.

There has been talk of Custom bat stuff, why not use that to dedicate to charities annually that can be voted on by the formites.
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Re: Building Racial Awareness...
« Reply #42 on: October 18, 2012, 10:54:42 AM »
Quote from: tim2000s on October 18, 2012, 10:52:09 AM
Taking this back to the original topic, unless Getagrip becomes a sponsor of Custom Bats, as it is not a charity, in order to sell anything through CBF, we will need to see you provide 50 posts, as per the usual selling rules.

Ill email you for info on this
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Re: Building Racial Awareness...
« Reply #43 on: October 18, 2012, 11:07:29 AM »
I agree with M77, there are very few people that can afford to work entirely for charity! The grip, logo and company name look very stylish to me and with the incidents that are still being seen around the world today, promoting anti-racism is still a very key issue IMO
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Re: Building Racial Awareness...
« Reply #44 on: October 18, 2012, 11:10:12 AM »
Out of interested - why the choice of a charity which only works in Cardiff?

Are you from there?
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