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Hi Brian,
If I am honest, I am put off by the 'climbing a mountain in a foreign country' bit.
I have had many emails / messages from friends and friends of friends telling me that they are going on a trip of a lifetime, and use the guilt trip that it is all in the name of charity to try and get me to fund it (I’d love to go and climb Kilimanjaro! I just cannot afford either the trip, or the time off work!).
As soon as I see the ‘trip of a life time for charity’ bit, I do not read any further and discard the message.
I appreciate what they are trying to do, and there will be certain cases where the person is doing it for the right reasons, funding the trip out of their own pocket and is donating all proceeds to charity.
Unfortunately, much like the benefit culture in this country, the masses have spoiled it for those that are genuinely fund raising.
I personally would be happier to give to charity (and I do!) without the ’trip of a lifetime’ bit. To my mind a genuine fund raiser would not go on a trip of a life time, and instead would donate the cost of a trip of a life time to charity.
That, I’d respect. That, I’d dip my hand in my pocket (as I am sure others would) and increase the grand total going to charity.
Before you ask, I do donate to charities of my own choosing. I also support local charity shops both by purchasing and donating goods. In the past I have also done charitable work for Red Nose Day and Children in Need, not to mention contributing each year.
I do think that if diabetes was as common as say cancer, you would have had more success. I find I give to charities that have affected me and/or my family in some way, shape or form (cancer being one of them, and has already been quoted as a charitable case close to the heart of the masses). I could not possibly donate to all the charities in the world, there simply is not enough of my pay cheque to go around!
In short, if you are serious about fund raising for diabetes I’d say drop the trip of a lifetime and either do something that people would not want to do themselves, therefore they are not feeling they are funding someone else’s fun in the name of charity. Or make a sizable donation yourself and you will probably find that people will follow suit and add to the total actually going to charity.
Regards
Chris
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