SKSC Mini Bus Appeal - Forum can help!

by **Ship called Dignity** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 3:02 pm

More on this later but the administrators of www.kintyreforum.com and www.campbeltown.info - www.visitkintyre.info have teamed up with the Sports Council to help launch their mini bus appeal and as a result the www.southkintyresportscouncil.com website has been updated to show the mini bus appeal. In addition we have added an on-line donation facility which will allow readers to securely donate on-line to help the cause. (thanks Malky :wink:

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If we raise enough money we could purchase an advertising slot on the mini bus to help promote the forum and the various local websites. Hopefully we can eclipse this and continue to raise money for other projects in Kintyre.

So come on, please donate - I've started it off and it works!

(especially aimed at all you ex-pats who can help support a local cause from afar! right Wee Toon Ajax, Sweltered, Sheik yer Arse etc etc )

Any questions please ask

(ps - any thoughts about the whole thing please post)

by **Ship called Dignity** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 7:13 pm

I meant to add the primary objective of the on-line appeal is to raise money for the mini bus not to pay for the banner advert but if we can promote the forum and website then that would be great.

I'd like to think people would support this cause as it has been alot of hard work posting info etc on the forum.

Now that is the begging over! :wink:

by **bubbly jock** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 8:45 pm

Davie

Three honest injun questions.

How much does it cost

Who will be allowed the use of it

When do you hope to buy it :roll:

bubbly

by **Ship called Dignity** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 9:24 pm

bubbly jock wrote:Davie

Three honest injun questions.

How much does it cost

The whole project costs just over £37,000 - the bus has to have disabled access etc

Or were you meaning the sponsorship?

bubbly jock wrote:Who will be allowed the use of it

Members of the Sports Council - this is either clubs or individuals. We currently have 22 members and hope to get this to 25 soon. Membership is £30 per annum. The current membership covers over 2000 people of both sex, young and old.

bubbly jock wrote:When do you hope to buy it

bubbly

Hopefully May - certainly sometime in the summer. It really all depends on the grant applications. The Sports Council are certainly confident we can raise funds locally. Its badly needed for all clubs in the area.

Thanks for the questions - any more, please ask.

PS - I believe you can donate up the east coast of Kintyre too. And just because in May, the new wards will mean you are now in North Kintyre :shock:

it doesn't mean you can't support this! ;-)

by **Iona** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 6:49 pm

Worthy cause and I've made a small donation - not very much but just a small taken to say thanks for all the hard work done on here!

by **Ship called Dignity** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 7:55 pm

Worthy cause and I've made a small donation - not very much but just a small taken to say thanks for all the hard work done on here!

Cheers Iona - we now have £40 donated via the forum

- thanks.

by **Ship called Dignity** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 1:32 am

Now up to £60

Well minus the paypal cut. They must make a fortune!

Does the donation facility work abroad? :wink:

http://www.southkintyresportscouncil.co ... /index.htm

by **Sheik Yir Erse** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 11:06 pm

the p wrote:Does the donation facility work abroad?

Having just come in from the desert (away over here in deepest darkest North Lanarkshire) I can confirm, it does indeed work from abroad :-)

......... thinks to self :idea:

......... I thought it was meant to be hot in the desert. :?:

"P" - sorry won't be able to make the ladz night out this Xmas - will PM you tho'

by **Ship called Dignity** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 1:03 am

Now standing at £90 raised in three days.

Cheers to everyone who has donated so far.

by **DOUBLE A** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 1:22 am

Think that will be £100 now :wink:

by **Ship called Dignity** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 1:27 am

DOUBLE A wrote:Think that will be £100 now

Cheers Double A - much appreciated.

Can you remember the Burgundy Bomber? :shock:

by **DOUBLE A** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 1:31 am

the p wrote:
DOUBLE A wrote:Think that will be £100 now

Cheers Double A - much appreciated.

Can you remember the Burgundy Bomber?

How can i ever forget, was lucky enough never to have driven it but am sure McD thought he was in a rally/formula 1 car when he was driving :shock:

but it certainly seen us all right over the years :lol:

by **Ship called Dignity** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 10:38 pm

Received a £70 donation from fellow work colleagues that I met up with in Stirling last night. It was the money left from the kitty and they all agreed to donate to the mini bus appeal.

Total from the forum now stands at £170