YD Supported charity for 2007

[TerryH]

Originally Posted by Lou

So suggest some small ones!
The problem we have here is that we think it might be nice, but we don't really know any of them. the other issue might be that whatever it is, it would be easier for people to identify with it if it did national good, rather than very local.

Well as we are looking for specifics and the RNLI gets the lions share,
how about one of these Independent Lifeboats UK

[Lou]

Originally Posted by TerryH

Well as we are looking for specifics and the RNLI gets the lions share,
how about one of these Independent Lifeboats UK

Which one would be most diving-related of those? Gosport perhaps?

[Lou]

Originally Posted by warmwaterdiver

for a little over £1000 we could sponser a member of RNLI crew by supplying them with a full set of all weather kit

That's the sort of thing I would like. Perhaps a Blue Peter style "appeal-o-meter" with levels meaning something, so as you say £1000 means supporting a crew member, £5000 means buying x sets of kit...

Of course it doesn't have to be RNLI based, but it does help to put a use tot he cash where possible and to drive to targets.

[rossbale28]

Originally Posted by TerryH

Although many of us support the RNLI, they can hardly be called poor.

Would agree with this - I am doing a big bash for Macmillan and the lady from Macmillan said that the RNLI spend "sh*t loads" of money on their merchandise - she sounded VERY jealous.

DDRC seems a good idea - they did a talk at our club last year for the price of their travelling expenses - very worthwhile.

Perhaps we could lump all the money together and then equally distribute to each Air Ambulance to cover the UK ensuring that no one area gets all the money as this is a national site - just an idea!.

Ross.

[TerryH]

Originally Posted by Lou

Which one would be most diving-related of those? Gosport perhaps?

Well thought you could split it between one in the South and another
in the North.

So maybe Gosport & Tynemouth or something.

[DecoWarrior]

one thing worth remmebering is that hyperbaric chambers dont just support divers they also do a lot for cancer patients burns victims carbon monoxide posioning and a range of others

sorry its not specific but i think it is worth remebering

[paramedic paul]

Sorry to be obvious, with it being my job!

[Jules]

This year I will supporting Liz Hall on her Pink coffin Trek

Pink Coffin Trek to Everest Base Camp


My sister marcia is also one of th trekkers.


I would invite any YDers to continue to support and remember Chris in this way.

Other charities I would like to see YD supporting are the Shark Trust and the scubatrust.

Jules

[Conor]

Originally Posted by Jules

This year I will supporting Liz Hall on her Pink coffin Trek

Pink Coffin Trek to Everest Base Camp


My sister marcia is also one of th trekkers.


I would invite any YDers to continue to support and remember Chris in this way.

Other charities I would like to see YD supporting are the Shark Trust and the scubatrust.

Jules

Can we bump this one up the list, MND has to be a top YD charity

[Mal Bridgeman]

I don't know where people have the view that the RNLI don't need our money. The world has changed and the romance of the sea has gone. The dramatic rescues of striken vessels which many still associate with the RNLI are long gone....instead many more mundane rescues of idiots in inflatables and ill prepared yachties as well as being of great benefit to us.

As a consequence of the "romance " disappearing, I understand the days of people bequething their houses to the RNLI are largely gone and the stock market crash means their investments are not all they once were....so please don't overlook them because you think they are rich!!

I really like the idea of something specific like training a crewman of fitting out a crewman or something like that.

I vote for RNLI, Shark trust and the Scubatrust but it would be nice to continue the link with the MND too.

Rgrds
Mal