Children In need !!!

[DarWood]

Originally posted by JoseDominguez

Damn you, and take back that heart monitor you payed for.

I personally think its a great idea. Despite wether it makes the sport look good these kidz will benefit more than us. The only thing i can see it doing for the sport is to show it is a sport. Whats it gonna do for those kiddies. Give them a sense of belonging, to try and live their lives like we do, and not be discouraged or give up in life. I know what its like, i have a dissabled brother, its very difficult to cope with the attention they need. But hes lucky, he has a family to help him and live is life to the fullest. How many out there dont have families??
Money for heart monitors, oxygen machines and just general stuff we take for granted is expensive. Just a heart monitor costs upto 4000 pounds, the oxygen machine well you could pay for your paintball in 1 year twice over.
At the end of the day its for them, not for us.
Darren

 

[JoseDominguez]

well said. Doesn't matter how it's raised does it.

If we raise a few grand for a charity for mercenary reasons i.e. to promote the sport, haven't we done more than someone who whinges about it but raises nothing?

 

[SWEET N SOUR]

Anyways lets stop argueing about whether its is ethically right to raise money and try and get publicity at the same time-which we are unlikely to get unless we have famous people taking part-like someone suggested before a celebrities match.

The way to raise money is to make evryone involved aware that it is for childrens in need (or chosen charties) so that they will let us use their facilities for next to nothing-i.e. maybe we can get a venue that will be free if its clearly for charity-also scaffolding hire free and netting donations?? These are the things you need.

I doubt you could get paint free at all-but if everyone still paid a 'voluntary' entrance fee then this money would bethe money donated to the charity-instead of paying off the bills.

The only problem is you may be limited for space-depending how generous suppliers are.

This is the basic and most obvious way to make money for charity. You could make it slightly different by saying everyone has to come in fancy dress-and there's a tax for those that dont!! like £10 each... dunno if that would work but you never know.

Just ideas as thats whats needed now.

 

[Bunker Imp]

yes your right we do need ideas. but also people that will act upon them.

 

[F3Z]

Surely you could get a few good volunters with experience in runnign a tourny who would no mind running the event for little or nothing (as it is for charity) charge normal entry prices to teams etc and have a prize as choosing the charity the money go to. Ok im not the most knowledgeable but surely a fair ish tourny could bring in a few k's. And if paitn supplier etc added say 50p to their prices for extra donations would anyone mind?? Errrm lodsa things you could do 25p entry to watch the games??? ok entry fees probably weouldnt make a HUGE amount but would be that little bit more for the charitys.

Hate to tell you guys but yeh charity will get media coverage but THE MORE you do for the charity THE MORE media and exposure in a good light oyu will get.

 

[ChiZZerS]

just remember we dont wanna get everyone under the impression we r all hippys!

yerr!!!!
i just thaught of a cool name for the torni!

paint-stock ...or....
.........paint aid...(rather than live aid)

 

[L J]

paint stock is not good



Jose's group and him will all come down and get drunk, hey, that usually happens.

it will be hiding behind tents instead of bunkers! dam hippies

 

[benb]

sound like a plan playing a sport we all love, raising money for needy kids and a bit of positive publicity i really don't see any downside to this one jas its a definate plan mate if you can get the right poeple involved.


you definatly got my vote for good idea of the day


yeah and i'm not so shore about paintstock could cause some serious riots if people get intop the spirit of the original (woodstock)

 

[F3Z]

Hmm maybe noto using the word stock at all would eb a good idea, mite get people trurnin gup with pumps all day. Although one team could just go out and try throwing paint and for each kill they should be sponsored

 

[Bunker Imp]

Originally posted by benb
sound like a plan playing a sport we all love, raising money for needy kids and a bit of positive publicity i really don't see any downside to this one jas its a definate plan mate if you can get the right poeple involved.


you definatly got my vote for good idea of the day


yeah and i'm not so shore about paintstock could cause some serious riots if people get intop the spirit of the original (woodstock)

cheers dude the only problem now is finding the right people to get involved. for 2004