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Tsunami help

joe. · 2005-01-06 21:17:32

Does anyone have any information on who to contact to volunteer to go over to help the people of this Tsunami?

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06-01-2005 10:17pm

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joe.

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Does anyone have any information on who to contact to volunteer to go over to help the people of this Tsunami?

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#2 06-01-2005 10:21pm
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http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/announcement.php?f=383

You could try getting in touch with any of the charities listed here.

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#3 16-01-2005 6:25pm
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Cool, thanks! I wanna do some fund raisning myself but I dunno what to do. I can't do anything big like a gig or a table quiz but I was thinking to do some busking or something. Do you have to have a liscence for that? I heard ya do! Does anyone know where to get one?

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#4 16-01-2005 6:33pm
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I'm not sure about busking but to collect money outside shopping centres and the like for sports clubs, charities etc.. you must get a permit from the Garda station. Hope that helps.

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#5 16-01-2005 6:37pm
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unless you want to do an official organised charity event you're probably out of luck.

I've seen people with collection boxes in bars and stuff that are donating the the red cross etc. but a bank is most likely your best bet unless you can make it to the red cross office in dublin.

you really can't just go busking and tell people you're going to donate it to the tsunami, or you'll most likely get picked up by the cops.

this is probably your best starting point though if you really want to do something along those lines: http://www.imro.ie/music_makers/members_handbook4.shtml

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#6 16-01-2005 6:42pm
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Really? Wow! Thanks! I'm sure it's the same for busking. Which of those charities listed would be the best to donate to do you think? I heard some of them pay their 'volunteers' out of donations so I just want to be really sure the money raised is going to a good charity.

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#7 16-01-2005 6:45pm
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not trying to put you off, but you could get yourself in a lot of trouble, even for trying to genuinely do some good. you know those beurocrats and their paperwork. anything to keep a civil servant in a job. edited my previous post btw, to include a useful link (probably).

good luck with it anyway.

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#8 16-01-2005 6:55pm
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ux...I liked the idea of busking! lol But I spose you're right. How do they know I'm not a sick bastard who will make out that all the money is going to a charity? I'm not of course but you know! Ah, well...I'll think of something! Thanks anyway!

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