TGPF and B4Bs Piggie Lunch & Fundraising Day

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Hi! Count me in - have already told Kate and Susie that I would like to come. Haven't actually asked James if he wants to come yet but he may well do! Might consider bringing Bertie Handbag along for the day cos he seems to be a favourite for passing round what with his long flowing Peruvian locks hehe ;D

Alex x
 
Oooooh yes Alex, but if you bring bertie he will be pignapped ;D

Hes just gorgeous ;D
 
He'll be sleeping hopefully! I'll get him to do a chef-Guinea the night before! Not gonna bring my boys for fear of being peed on! LOL
 
I'm going to sulk if Chef Guinea and Uncle Ton don't take over the catering for the day. Have you all thought how things could get just like the Let's Have a Party story!
Looking forward to the party very much x
 
Juts noticed my mother (Caroline, see above) has become a teenage guinea. Well done ;D
 
Caroline said:
could get just like the Let's Have a Party story!
Looking forward to the party very much x
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Now that's a scary thought LOL ;D

Well done Caroline for becoming a teenage guinea pig ;D
 
[fontgorgia] [color] Important Information

Tickt prics ar £10 pr prson (which is non-rfunabl) which will inclu a t-shirt transfr (You will n to provi your own t-shirt to put th transfr onto!) an also will inclu a raffl tickt. Th tickt mony will go towars th mony rais for guina pig rscus. W also ar asking that vryboy brings foo an rink.

If you woul lik to purchas tickts thn plas sn an mail to [mail]tickts@thguinapigforum.co.uk[/mail] with th numbr of tickts you woul lik an w will sn you tails of whr to sn th paymnt to. You can pay via paypal or chqu. All tickts must b pai for in full by 22n July 2006.

If you hav any mor information you woul lik to know about th ay, sn an mail or pm to ithr Kat or myslf an w'll gt back to you ASAP.

Th vnt will start at 12pm on Saturay 5th August 2006

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Big sorry gals, I know it's all for a good cause but there's no way I can afford £50 for 5 of us going and bring food and drink on top that, including train fare. :(
 
Yep i'm with Kelly on this one, especially 2 weeks before my hols :(
 
When first deciding to hold a piggie lunch we wanted to have a proper meal out like other forums have done in the past. However we thought that this would be a more costly way and also most of the money raised wouldn't be going to the rescues. Kate generoulsy offered for us to use her backgarden for the day which would cut down the majority of costs and thought that by asking everybody to bring a bit of food and drink would lower the costs even more.

We have worked out that £10 a ticket is the cheapest we can do it. We want to make the day worth while and want to raise as much money as we can for the rescues. By running the day we need to make sure that everything is done properly as the money is donation money and also Susie, Kate and I are putting a lot of time and effort into this After sending out tickets to people, paying for postage, paying for envelopes, making tickets, making the transfers, emailing loads of places asking for donations (for raffle prizes) leaves the rescues with not as much money when paying the £10 fee so there is no way we can really make it any cheaper. We have also included into the £10 a raffle ticket as we have already received very generous donations by online shops. I think we can come to a discount for people who order more tickets as we can understand that if buying for a family could cost a lot. Just remember that all of us could spend £10 easily on things we don't need such as junk food e.t.c. If saving up the money you would usually spend on rubbish to go towards the day would be spending the money on a better cause. ( If you get my drift! :) )

I can understand that for those who do not live by will have travel costs too however if you ordered bus/train tickets now then you will hardly be paying anything as by ordering months in advance gives you a hugh discount.
 
Hi Ellie,

Great idea. I agree with Ellie.

Put me down for 1 ticket but as you know I cant attend. Do you have a t-shirt I can buy from you? As I discussed with Kate I was thinking, as I wasn't attending, you could put my t-shirt on a chair in its place.Then I will feel part of it. LMAO i will add some money for you to send it down to me after the event. let me know the cost and I will post a cheque with the other stuff I was sending up.

Michele
 
Hi

Sorry Ive not caught up with this thread til now!

Id love to come along, just need to check I'm not away this weekend in August first.

I'm also fairly local 1/2 hour out of Brum by train.

I'm vegan so will be bringing all vegan food :) Have got a couple of friends who might like to come too from Birmingham, also both vegan, will send the info to them.

Thanks Alison :)
 
Thanks Michele - great idea about putting a t-shirt out for you on day so you can be there in spirit (wearing your t-shirt! lol!)

Alison, it would be lovely to have you there and hope you and your friends can come. We are getting three disposable bbqs where one is the veggie 1, 1 vegan and 1 meat so we can all have bbq food. When you know whether you can def make it email the ticket line on [email protected]

Thanks
 
Kelly and Bev - I'm sorry if the cost means you won't be able to join us. There will be loads of pictures etc so hopefully you won't feel like you are missing out too much!

I apologise if £10 seems like a lot of money but it really is the lowest amount we can manage if there is to be any sort of fundraising involved. I could have just said everyone come over to mine for a chat and a barbeque but I though that we wanted to do something for the piggies who so desperately need our help. The whole purpose of the event is to make money for guinea pig rescues which is why we have decided to have tickets and charge an entry fee. I know I am giving up my garden as a venue but there are still lots of other costs involved. The admission charge will include T-shirt transfer, tickets and raffle tickets all of which need to be made and posted to the appropriate person. There are also events on the day like the piggy olympics which will cost money to set up and run. The cost of these things alone will be close to £5 per person. That means that all in a maximum of £6 per person will be donated to the rescues. That doesn't even take into account the money that myself, Susie and Ellie have already spent and will continue to spend in the run up to the event on barbeques, glasses, plates, stationary, food, soft drinks etc. We will be meeting these sorts of costs out of our own pockets and believe me I have already spent way more than the £10 donation we are asking for and there is still over 2 months until the big day.

I don't want to sound mean here but £10 really does not seem like a lot for what people are going to be getting in return. I have been to several other fundraisers and the costs have always been a lot more than what we are asking for this one.

I hope that I will see lots of you on the day so you can decide for yourselves if it is worth spending £10 for a great day out and a chance to help some needy pigs. Please do not dismiss attending out of hand without considering why we are charging the amount we are. If anyone wants a more detailed breakdown of how we arrived at the costs or has any other questions please feel free to PM or email me and I'll do all I can to help. I am also happy to arrange payment in installments if that makes it easier for people to attend.

Kate
 
starshine said:
I don't want to sound mean here but £10 really does not seem like a lot for what people are going to be getting in return. I have been to several other fundraisers and the costs have always been a lot more than what we are asking for this one.
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Can I just say that I never said it wasn't worth it for the piggies. I just said that I can't afford the money for 5 of us, train fare and food and drink. Also 2 weeks before my holiday too. I'd love to, really I would. But it's just not financially possible
 
We have decided that children under age of 10 can come for free however they will not receive a raffle ticket or t-shirt transfer.

We hope that there is no hard feelings or anybody feeling annoyed about the entry cost. Our aim is to raise as much money as we can for rescues and as Kate has said, the lowest we can make it is £10 per ticket to ensure that we are raising money for rescues instead of losing it by holding the day.
 
I think its fine the amount. I'm sure everyone else will see its going to piggies.
 
crackerjack said:
that sounds great , hope its near me lol
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Its in birmingham on the 5th Augsut if you have a look at this post at the beginning all the details will be there. Hope you can join in.
 
crackerjack said:
that sounds great , hope its near me lol
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Welcome to the forum Crakerjack. We really hope that you enjoy posting here :)

You are more than welcome to come to our fundraiser day. As Michele said, its being held in Bham on 5th August 2006. To read more details about the event, check back to the start of this post.

 
Hi Kate or Ellie,

How are the tickets sales going for this great event? Just think of all those piggies that will benefit from all the money raised. I'm donating a few Fab Avon prizes too.

Michele
 
Not well at the moment Michelle sadly.

I hope they will pick up soon as if not we will have to seriously think about if the event goes ahead. The whole point of the day is to raise funds for rescues and it won't be worth going ahead with it if people don't support us.
 
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