need some help for a charity – clear perspex required!

[Joe McNamara]

Oh forgot to say need about 10 – 20 of these if any suppliers would like to help….

[Joe McNamara]

I can’t believe this had had 61 viewings and no bites yet……
maybe charity is dead 🙄 😥
I’ll have to speak to Amari Bristol on monday and see if they can help instead.

[Bill Dewison]

If I had any clear acrylic mate, you could have had it gladly. 😕

I’ve got the plexi stuff in clear, but its not what you would call high quality, I use it for odds and sods, but doubt its the stuff you need 🙁

Cheers, Dewi

[caroljohnsonn]

quote signjoe:

I can’t believe this had had 61 viewings and no bites yet……
maybe charity is dead 🙄 😥
I’ll have to speak to Amari Bristol on monday and see if they can help instead.

If you have agreed to do something for free why is it you now want or expect others to pay for your shortfall? 😕
Not being nasty or anything, you have agreed, dig in your own pockets, I can’t believe your cheek, I would never ask or expect for this type of handout !
Remember you and only you will look good from the event, think about it!
If you can’t deliver maybe you shouldn’t offer (?)

[Joe McNamara]

Not being nasty or anything, you have agreed, dig in your own pockets, I can’t believe your cheek, I would never ask or expect for this type of handout !
Remember you and only you will look good from the event, think about it!

Actually carol, it’s not just me that will look good from this.

The charity knows about UKSG and I was merely looking for offcuts to help a good cause and try to help some kids out.

I’m quite prepared to buy the acrylic, but I thought that a lot of long standing members (and suppliers who frequent these boards) could help with this for a worthy cause

I would not call this cheek on my part .

As one of the earliest members here I understand what a great community this group is and how much help and co-operation exists here, both visible on the boards and behind the scenes between members.

I can see that you’re new here and have a lot to learn obviously.

[Lynn Normington]

I did look at your post but I don’t have what you need so I didn’t answer I think we all do our own bits for our own charity’s and get on and do it 🙂
ours is keech cottage hospice for terminally ill children and thier partner pasque for terminally ill adults we proberbly don’t do as much as we could but as much as we can

Lynn

[Joe McNamara]

Thanks for the offer dewi !
I nearly have enough to do the little job now.
Good of you to offer mate but I’ll get it sorted.
I’ll give you a call at the shop next week mate…..hope it’s still going well for you.
Cheers
Joe

[Joe McNamara]

Thanks for the reply Lynn,
I know from speaking to a lot of members that a lot of good work is done for charity.
I’m glad you took the time to reply. and if I can help with anything you may need for the charities you do work for, please don’t hesitate to ask.
Cheers
Joe

[caroljohnsonn]

quote signjoe:

I can see that you’re new here and have a lot to learn obviously.

(mod-edit)

Charity work is fine, just deliver don’t expect others to bail your shortfalls out.
We have done charity work for the last 25 years and that was before you was even trading, I assume.

Our difference?
We have never asked for bailouts.
I’m a firm believer in charity comes from the heart, not this new moronic ‘geldof’ (or ‘gedditof’ as he’s known ) age of ‘I’ll put in their minds and let everyone else dip in their pockets ‘ school.

I can see that you’re new to charity work and have a lot to learn about it.

The term ‘gedditof’ is considered a disgrace

[Nicola McIntosh]

quote caroljohnsonn:

Charity work is fine, just deliver don’t expect others to bail your shortfalls out.

nicely put carol!! 😀

you’ve been going a long time, 25 years… 😀 and i thought i’d been around for years!! 😉

Nik

[Lee Harris]

Tell me then, what’s the difference between asking for a font or logo and asking for any off cuts of acrylic, that at the most will get binned. Another member was going to post a request for some dibond. I said why, I’ve got some off cuts that you can have. I didn’t have a problem with that.

Are some of us getting to that stage where we only help others out if we can make a quick buck out of it.

This time I could not help Joe out but at another time perhaps I will be able to, with out questions.

Lee

[Phill Fenton]

I don’t have any 5mm clear acrylic Joe – If I had you’d have been welcome to it. That’s why I never responded to your post.

Good luck with the project 😀

[Shane Drew]

quote caroljohnsonn:

I’m a firm believer in charity comes from the heart, not this new moronic ‘geldof’ (or ‘gedditof’ as he’s known ) age of ‘I’ll put in their minds and let everyone else dip in their pockets ‘ school.

While I am in australia, and can not help you Joe, although I have ample perpsex here for your project, I thought I was the only one that thought this way about Geldof.

As most here know, I also donate $1000’s to a cause close to my heart, but I do it anonimously, which is my choice. Vey few in the organisation concerned know who I am.

Having said that, if I can see that, by calling on my associates for assistance in making my donation better for the charity or cause, I will not hesitate. I always make it clear to the charity(s) tho, who and what people assisted me in making the contribution.

Shane

[Ramj]

we had a charity call up about thick (19mm?) clear acrylic that was engraved, and said if we could do it as a charitable act.

After we priced it up we decided no,

We’ve had so many people try to play this on us, We’d gladly help out with a local school at a reduced price, but most of the time these charities just come into being and before you know it disappear.

[Shane Drew]

You are right Ramj. You do have to be selective. And, there is nothing to be ashamed of if you can not afford to do it. I have declined some in the past too, and they have got very sarcastic. My attitude then becomes, if they can not understand my situation, I am not interested in them. I tell them not to bother approaching me again, as I only support ‘understanding’ charities,

They usually backpeddle pretty fast, but once my mind is made up, they can whistle dixi as far as I am concerned.

Shane

[CAT]

As far as I’m concerned its best if we can all help each other out, weather it be for charity or work related, I’ve been offered help with things in the past, all from local sign company’s.If anyone asked me to give them a hand say fixing a sign to a wall or something like that, yes I would charge a daily fee, but if its for charity then there would be no charge.LONG LIVE SIGN MAKERS….

[Rodney Gold]

Buy a part sheet , the job wont use more than about 1.5 sq meters and we pay round 20 quid a sq.
Why buy it ? Well what you get as offcuts and binned will be so variable , you will spend far more than the 1.50 a pop for fresh (unscratched cast acrylic which wont be warped and can be cut up nicely) than trying to finish off and match the bits you get. Certainly we wouldnt view an a4 as a offcut and what we bin is normally unusable.
When I do work for charity I never tend to ask my suppliers as the favour they did me (and its normally grudgingly) reduces my leverage over them and I pay for it one way or another.

[Robert Lambie]

quote caroljohnsonn:

Charity work is fine, just deliver don’t expect others to bail your shortfalls out.
We have done charity work for the last 25 years and that was before you was even trading, I assume.

hi carol
please dont take this in the wrong way,
but 25 years in the trade offering charity work etc and joe probably not been going that long? 😕
had a quick squint at your profile and you have stated that you are only 1 year in the trade? im confused?

[Andy Davis]

sorry I never responded to your post. We dont keep any clear panels. i give all my perspex off cuts to local schools in the area.

[Jayne Marsh]

I have to say I was shocked by this thread and what I have read, the guy was only asking for a little help, if you dont want to help out that’s fine, if you can help out that’s fine too, but I dont think that you need to have a go at him. Charity is at everyones discretion, I only hope that when you or your family need a little charity that there is some one kind hearted enough to help you out.
Right Ive had my say :lol1: Im off out to run the Race for Life to help raise money for Cancer……………..5k not sure if I’ll make it, but I’ll sure give it a try! :lol1:

[Shane Drew]

quote JEM:

Im off out to run the Race for Life to help raise money for Cancer……………..5k not sure if I’ll make it, but I’ll sure give it a try! :lol1:

Jem, you are a hero in my book for even trying

All the best

Shane

[Jayne Marsh]

Thanks Shane! I’ll try and post a piccy of the state Im in when I finish, it’ll be something like this 😳

[Andy Davis]

All the best with the run Jem, its the taking part that counts

[Lee Harris]

Hi Jem

I could not have put it any better me self.

Any way, CJ & Jenny did the run for life last year not sure if they are doing this year. CJ had cancer when she was only 18 months old, she’s now 16 going on 28 – ask Dewi about CJ – the main charity I support is ‘C.L.I.C’, CJ & Jenny support all cancer charities.

So good luck with the run and post some photos on the boards.

Lee, Jenny & CJ

[Jayne Marsh]

Thanks Lee,
I did the run last year and really enjoyed it, great way to raise money and lots of fun, Im taking my daughter with me this year, I promise to post before and after piccies, should be a laugh :lol1:

[Joe McNamara]

Thanks Jem,
Also thank you Lee, Phil Dewi and Rob!
I’ve sorted this now and took Rodneys advice and bought a sheet of clear.
Good Luck with the run Jem!
Everyone like you makes a big difference.
Cheers
Joe