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SSF 2013 ROUND UP!! Please post ideas for this year here!

DeVore

Hey all!

Last year Boards in general (and AH in particular) did an incredible job of raising money for the Santa Strike Force. So much so that we were able to support projects throughout the year and I sent regular (ish!) reports to the AH mods and Beasty to keep everything transparent.

Let me do a very swift round up here of the details of what we did with your cash. (no particular order)

PICTURES HERE: http://www.flickr.com/photos/devoresphotos/sets/72157634868662305/

BarretsTown. (~4,000 Euro)
Barretstown got a decent chunk of the cash this year but that was because they did 3 projects with it and boy did they get the most out of the cash.
1. Lego bricks, room and logo.
So the first part of their project was to build a chill out room for kids to just quietly play on their own. The kids also built an incredible logo with the help of the amazing people at bricks.ie and with the remainder of the cash they bought loads of standard lego which the kids have been building awesome things with.

2. Music Room
We restocked Barretstown music room with instruments because it had basically fallen into disuse because the instruments they had were very few, old and battered from years of use. The whole room is now renewed and back in use for therapy.

3. Forest games
We had a carpenter (from Boards!) volunteer to build giant wooden games to place in the forest they have out there, for the kids to play together. Stuff like getting a ball through a maze with holes in it etc.

4. Music pods
We got 13 MP3 players so each house (13 of them!) could have their own to practise their bi-monthly "talent show". Before they were sharing one between them all. OMG.

Laura Lynn, Headstrong, Donegal Youth Services. (~6000)
I've grouped these together because they all pretty much got the same stuff at the same time. We got them electronic entertainment systems, ipads(x7!), PS3, Xbox, and digital cameras.

Bumbleance (~3,000)
We decked out most of an ambulance with interior design and entertainment equipment and its the first ever child-focused ambulance. I cant begin to describe how complex this project was but thankfully I just wrote the cheque, the BeeForBattens guys and gals did everything else

Projects still in development:
Liams Lodge (~4000)
The people behind the Bumbleance are building a place called Liams Lodge which is a retreat for familys of kids with rare diseases. It will operate along the lines of Barretstown from what I can see and is located in Kerry. You can read more about it here: http://liamslodge.com/
We've committed to fitting out the entertainment setup when its ready to be done. They had hoped it would be this year but things always move slower than we hope. In the mean time I have earmarked the cash for them.

Thai Tims (2,000)
This is a special needs school in Thailand run by an Irish guy who seems obsessed by Celtic Football club!

You might have seen them on Youtube as they sing lots of Irish songs and Celtic supporters songs!
They are building a new school and we've committed to fitting out a music system for them to continue to use music as therapy for the kids. If you want a smile on your face today... google them

You can also see them holding a sign saying "We were hit by the Santa Strike Force!" in the pictures.

So thats where the moneys went to this year. I've been keeping Beasty and the Mods abreast of everything as we go along.

I'm always looking for more targets so if you know a special needs school or a kids charity who could use funding for a project, please let me know!!
Seriously, finding them is a difficult task!
REquirements:
1. Must not be for slush funds. Only specific projects.

2. Must have a permanent fixure/residency where the stuff can reside and be used by future kids.

3. Nothing medical, this is Quality of Life improvement stuff only.

4. No specific cases. We dont fund indivdual kids. This is so we get the maximum bang for buck.

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MadsL

Carlos Roca wrote: »

A winter swim in the sea?

nekkid?

[Deleted User]

A few years ago I mentioned the possibility of boards releasing a single of some sort, with the members buying it, in order to get it to Christmas #1 instead of the X-Factor, which, might I add, was before the Rage Against the Machine campaign. I seem to remember people offering their writing skills, their musical skills, and even one or two people offering a place to record it.

So what of something similar? You produce a song of some sort single, with the proceeds going back to SSF. Might be too late for it this year, but might make for a fun project for next year?

The original thread is here.

Tangatagamadda Chaddabinga Bonga Bungo

I'll do a sex tape no problem, with any male or female aged 18-50...

...if it's for charity then that's all the better but quite irrelevant in the grand scheme of things.

Pm me.

danniemcq

Tangatagamadda Chaddabinga Bonga Bungo wrote: »

I'll do a sex tape no problem, with any male or female aged 18-50...

...if it's for charity then that's all the better but quite irrelevant in the grand scheme of things.

Pm me.

pm sent

Karl Stein

MadsL wrote: »

nekkid?

If they wanted?

MadsL

Tangatagamadda Chaddabinga Bonga Bungo wrote: »

I'll do a sex tape no problem, with any male or female aged 18-50...

Picky. I hate picky people.

clairefontaine

Pie throwing or water balloon throwing at the mods. €5 per shot.

Tiriel

If anyone wants to help raise MOAR money for the Santa Strike Force, go check out what we are doing in the Photography Forum

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057085832

Chucken

How about simultaneous Boards Beers in a dozen or so locations around the country?

Donation of a tenner (?) each.

Pop a SSF bucket in each pub as well.

*Tee-Shirts* We need new t-shirts too

blackwhite

Senor Fancy Pants wrote: »

Step 1: Get a list of public access webcams.....like on webcamgalore.com.

Step 2: Ask Mods/Admins etc to put themselves forward for a task for SSF.

Step 3: Ask Boards.ie members to come up with some sort of simple, quick, funny, agreeable tasks to be undertaken.

Step 4: Pick out 10 of the most entertaining/doable tasks.

Step 5: Ask Mods/Admins which task they would be willing to do in front of the live webcam and for what total donation amount.

Step 6: Get Boards.ie members to vote by way of monetary donations against each Mod/task.

Step 7: whoever wins/loses or reaches their donation goal, performs the task on the live webcam. Obviously a link will be provided for all to see.

Step 8: ????

Step 9: Profit for the kids!!

Step 10: Forget what I suggested, it probably won't work.

Highest voted task - get naked in public place and post photos?

[Deleted User]

Thanks for the ideas so far people

Keep em coming!

Ihatecuddles

Tangatagamadda Chaddabinga Bonga Bungo wrote: »

I'll do a sex tape no problem, with any male or female aged 18-50...

...if it's for charity then that's all the better but quite irrelevant in the grand scheme of things.

Pm me.

I'll take one for the team here.....

Disappointed with the lack of naked mods, I've fancied the arse off Dr. B since I saw his pic

I'm sure there'll be even more raised this year!

Anyone

Pay to bailout people from Prison. People get nominated, and Boards can set a price for their release. If the price is met, they are unbanned and given one more chance here.

I can see a certain Facekicker raising thousands.

KeithM89

Just have a xmas beers and get a mod to get their legs or chest waxed. I hear they're all very hairy.

[Deleted User]

We will actually be having a christmas beers (21st December, probably Dublin, probably Sweetmans because they've been lovely enough to book an area for me). So yeh we could surely work something in for that.

Larianne

What about a slave action the night of the beers ?

Sleepy

A "right to be called the Capital of Boards.ie" auction: do we allow Cork to call themselves the "real capital boy" or can Dublin defend itself agaiinst their charitable onslaught?

BTW: I'm very disappointed in you danniemcq, changing the terms and conditions of AH modship to avoid publicly shaming yourself.... tut tut

danniemcq

Sleepy wrote: »

A "right to be called the Capital of Boards.ie" auction: do we allow Cork to call themselves the "real capital boy" or can Dublin defend itself agaiinst their charitable onslaught?

BTW: I'm very disappointed in you danniemcq, changing the terms and conditions of AH modship to avoid publicly shaming yourself.... tut tut

apparently they were afraid i'd get arrested for decent exposure :cool:

GavRedKing

Beasty donated a HUGE amount last year, by matching donations and certainly got a few more Euro into the pot.

Hopefully we can all be as generous this year.

Beasty

GavRedKing wrote: »

Hopefully we can all be as generous this year.

err ... *Cough* - got to check the bank statement first ...

DeVore

He wasnt referring to you directly I think ... I wouldnt want anyone put "on the spot"... thats not in the spirit of things or how it should be done.

Beasty

I know he wasn't ...;)

(was he?:o)

alwaysadub

Chucken wrote: »

*Tee-Shirts* We need new t-shirts too

I missed out on the t shirts last time they were out, I would definitely buy one if they came around again. Would a charity t shirt be a viable idea?

DeVore

T-shirts are horrible money makers. You make maybe 1 euro or 2 from them and the company that produces them charges the person like 15 or 20.

You would be better off buying the Boards Photobook when it comes out and at least you get a fabulous hard back book of nearly 100 photos from the best photographers in Ireland. Honestly, I have all of them and the standard is totally ridiculous. 35 euro and a fiver goes to the charity.

Ken.

Before I post I'd just like to say I'm in no way affiliated or connected with the website I'm about to link to. I Google'd and they were top of the list.

http://www.abbeybadges.ie/shields_title_bars.php

This place does badges for €3 each. They might do a deal on bulk order. Get people to pledge €5(or more) and get a badge with "SSF 2013 donor" on it. Profits to SSF. Next year the same thing can be done "SSF 2014 donor" and so on.

I'm sure people on here might be able to source badges cheaper.

Oh yeah, delivery can be sorted with either central collection points or sending an S.A.E. to boards HQ. I'd give up a day or 2 to stuff envelopes if needed.

Frosty McSnowballs

Compile a small book in the style of "Overheard in Dublin" of all the classic most loved boards posts.....

Maybe not

DeVore

The problem with any sort of "payment for something" is that there is a whole logistical element that has to be thought of

Plus people give say , a fiver but only 2 euros of it gets to the charity. Its much better if people give a fiver and a fiver goes to the projects. Then they can have a really nice warm feeling

I hate to say it but thats what it comes down to. Time and Money.

Frosty McSnowballs

Straightforward donations so.

Keep it simple.

Micky Dolenz

Senor Fancy Pants wrote: »

Straightforward donations so.

Keep it simple.

That's the easiest way to be fair. Doesn't mean we can't have some fun along the way though.

El Guapo!

I know it's taking away from Boards' profits so it's probably not a runner but how about anyone who donates €15 or more also gets a free 6 month Boards subscription?
People will be more inclined to donate if they have an incentive, plus this way there's no physical item being purchased and so there's no cost in shipping etc and the full amount goes to the charities.

If that's not a viable then how about a "Donate or the puppy gets it" campaign?
:pac: