That time of year ...

[Ferral]

As everyone with eyes will have seen this past few weeks on TV its once again Red Nose day.

Why should we bother some may ask ? Is it all worth it ?

Alot of these third world countries are suffering from mass debt, something that is being looked into by our government now. Is it enough ?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/1050938.stm

Children walking the streets due to losing their parents to HIV and AIDS, this is the norm and everyday life for alot of countries, no one in their right mind can just walk by and not blink an eyelid. You see all these shorts on TV, Oxfam ads and Comic Relief itself. Alot of people ask if these shorts are necessary or just made to pull on our heart strings ?

Alot of you will remember me getting all hyped up last year when I booked my trip to Kenya (African republic). Yeah it was a great holiday I have to say and the people are the friendliest I have ever met, willing to be of help at all times. However, travelling through large towns like Mombasa on the coast I was expecting to see a beautiful city. This was not the case, it looked like a giant shanty town made up from loose sheets of corrugated steel and anything else they could get their hands on, prosperous didnt come to mind really. I have seen these films in real life with my own two eyes, it is deeply upsetting, I went out with one of the hotel porters to look round Mombasa on my 2nd day there and those images are real. Africa alone is a wonderful place, alot of the schools would gladly accept a ream of paper and a box of pencils to help education, how much would that cost us, next to nothing and it is really easy to do. If these people in some way could help you wether poor or not they would.

It is well known about the British people giving in times of need, we raised millions for the Tsunami appeal alone, we are a great and proud nation. I know alot of us on here donated odd amounts from our Paypal accounts to help the relief in that disaster. I am sure we can all do something similar again.

For more info check out the Comic Relief site :

http://www.comicrelief.com/

Not forgetting UNICEF (United Nations Childrens Fund) :

http://www.unicef.org/

Thanks for looking

Ferral

[headbrace]

Excellent post that I think we all should read and take not of.

I would buy you a doughnut, but instead I will put the money towards a donation

[Stoo]

Hoseasons (the company I work for) are doing a whole stack of things, later this evening the entire callcentre is swapping over and will be one of the main places all the donation calls will be put through, on top of that we've got raffles, cake sales, sponsored stuff, non uniform day, etc etc all throughout the day

[0iD]

I managed to volunteer, somehow, to be waxed....

Told Swafey when it happend. I think he prolly wet himself laughing They took advantage of a particularly bad hangover.

4:30pm today waaaaaa

£543 to the cause.

[Lee H]

I managed to volunteer, somehow, to be waxed....

Told Swafey when it happend. I think he prolly wet himself laughing They took advantage of a particularly bad hangover.

4:30pm today waaaaaa

£543 to the cause.

We need pics and VIDEOS of you screaming...

btw what exactly are you getting waxed ? .... nothing too painful I hope ?

[0iD]

We need pics and VIDEOS of you screaming...

btw what exactly are you getting waxed ? .... nothing too painful I hope ?

Not a chance sunshine!

From the neck down.....

[Lee H]

At least its for "CHAAAARITY" and a good cause.

I've donated 20 squids and tonight I'll be getting lashed and doing stoopid things @ the pub for CR as well

Anyone else got anything "fun" planned ?

[Swafe]

Do it on video, post it here and sell the video on ebay

Thats more money for charity mate, and more comedy for us good luck, its sure gonna hurt !

[Howard]

Why do I get the feeling Waitrose aren't gonna do a damn thing towards it

Oh well, I'll find out this evening I suppose!