 Fundraising
Helping to make Network
Scouting available to all
As with any voluntary organisation, running a Scout
Network not only takes up a lot of time
but also costs money to run. Our main project at the moment is
repairing and refurbishing a previously-disused HQ in Littleover. We also try and subsidise training and
some of the more expensive activities and trips away - for example, the
Norway sailing trip in July 2008.
We
are always keen to take on new fundraising opportunities and are able to
call on others within Scouting to get extra numbers if necessary. Our members have gained experience in, amongst others: car
parking, event marshalling, leaflet deliveries, car washing, litter
picking, setting up stalls at fairs, etc.
Details of
our latest fundraising efforts and associated news can be found below.
If you have any ideas or opportunities for fundraising,
please get in touch.
Mobile phones and ink cartridges - ongoing appeal
Another donation from
PricewaterhouseCoopers!
Donation from
PricewaterhouseCoopers
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Sainsbury's partnership week
Litter picking at Calke Abbey
HQ opening and BBQ
Co-Op Fun Day 2007, Normanton Park
TIPEC 2007 Porsche event - car
parking and litter picking
Download Festival 2007 tent clear up
Donation from E.ON
Stamp & Deliver 2006
Further to the donation detailed below, it has been confirmed that Lynx
Network are to receive a donation of £2,500 from PwC to go towards the
Activity Centre. The donation was made as part of the professional
services firm's community affairs programme and is in recognition of
Danny's volunteering. See news item
here and our
press
release.
We have just learned that Danny's application to PwC on behalf of Lynx
Network for funds from their community affairs account has been
successful. A donation of £250 has been gratefully received and will go
towards further improvements to our HQ and the purchase of other
equipment. The donation was made as part of the professional services
firm's community affairs programme.
21-11-2007
Yep - it's started!
We will, once again be
taking part in Stamp & Deliver, Derby & District Scouts' annual Charity
Christmas Postal Service. Further details are included below, or visit
www.stampanddeliver.com
FIRST COLLECTION:
Monday 3rd December 2007
LAST COLLECTION: 3pm
Friday 14th December 2007
STAMPS AVAILABLE FROM:
Call 07742 833724 to purchase stamps from Lynx Network, or visit any
of the shops and other businesses located throughout Derby displaying
the yellow posters.
03-10-2007
From today until next Tuesday, 9th
October, there is a national partnership week between
Sainsbury's and The
Scout Association. We and the rest of
Derby South
District Scouts have been allocated the store on Osmaston Park Road, Sinfin,
and will be running a variety of events in store. The aim is to recruit youth
members, adult leaders/helpers, raise money and generally show what Scouting in
Derby is all about. Representatives of the District team, Scout groups, Explorer
units and Lynx Network will be in-store in the evenings from approximately 1700
until 2000, as well as all day Saturday and Sunday. Raffle tickets will be on
sale, and members will be offering bag packing services. We also have full use
of the foyer for recruitment stands and displays, and will be running a family
fun day in the car park on Saturday.
18-02-2008 UPDATE
We have just learned that our
share of the funds raised during the Sainsbury's event was a fantastic £321.50.
We are currently deciding what this money will be spent on - possibilities
including subsidisation of the Norway and other sailing trips and contributing
towards training for the Single Pitch Award (SPA) climbing qualification for a
number of our members.
12-09-2007
This weekend, we have spent two
mornings clearing up litter following the open air summer concerts at Calke
Abbey. Four Lynx Network members were involved, along with members of
Phoenix,
Sandiacre and
Fusion Networks.
28-07-2007
Yesterday we held a successful HQ
opening BBQ and social, to which over 30 turned up. The burgers and chocolate
muffins went down a treat and it looks as though we have raised a small amount
of money, although it was run mostly for the social side.
04-07-2007
This coming Sunday afternoon, 8th
July, we will be running a stall at the annual Co-Op Fun Day on Normanton Park.
As well as information regarding Lynx Network and promotional packs for the
general public to take away, there will be sweets and home-made cakes for sale
and games to participate in, to include:
Treasure Map (top prize of an MP3
player, TBC)
Bed of nails game
Hook a duck
Splat the rat
Please come along to find out more
about and support your local Scout Network.
07-07-2007 UPDATE
Unfortunately, we have been
advised that due to continued bad weather, this event has been cancelled.
18-06-2007
On Sunday, 24th June, we will be
helping out at The Independent Porsche Enthusiasts Club event at Thoresby Park,
in Nottinghamshire. After camping overnight Saturday, we will be on site to help
coordinate car parking and litter picking.
25-06-2007 UPDATE
Eighteen members of Lynx Network
and Explorer Scout units from Littleover and Aston on Trent coordinated the
parking of hundreds of Porsches and members of the general public at TIPEC 2007
yesterday, the annual gathering of The Independent Porsche Enthusiasts Club, at
Thoresby Park in Nottinghamshire. The rain was relentless and the team worked
hard, earning a well deserved £350 to be shared between the three units
involved.
07-06-2007
This coming Monday, 11th June,
Lynx and other Networks from around Derbyshire will be helping to clear up
abandoned tents following the Download Festival 2007, at Donington Park. Any
usable tents will be transported up to Drum Hill to be sorted out. It is
intended that the equipment will be there for the use of all Derbyshire Scouts.
The various Network units involved will also receive funds for helping with the
clear up.
13-06-2007 UPDATE
Today we appeared in the
Derby Evening Telegraph alongside
Phoenix Network, following the post-Download
Festival tent clear-up. The story can be found online here. We've also just
heard that we will receive £130 for the work we did, which will go towards
funding repairs and improvements to our HQ and purchasing equipment.
21-03-2007
We have just received confirmation
from E.ON, the world's largest energy company, that they will donate £250 to
Lynx Scout Network to help pay for equipment and the renovation of our
HQ. The members of Lynx Network are very grateful to
the company for their support. This donation was through the company's community
programme for employees involved in voluntary organisations, and the application
was made by Lynx Network HQ Manager and E.ON employee
Martin.
This year marks the 25th
anniversary of Derby Stamp & Deliver, with special silver stamps being issued
alongside the usual yellow ones. Last collection was on Friday December 15th and
sales of stamps have now ceased. Thank you to everyone that has supported the
scheme by buying stamps - also to the people and businesses that have been
selling them for us.
Many of us have been involved in
Stamp & Deliver for many years, through Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Explorers. And
we still can't escape it in Network!
Each year we help to sort and
deliver thousands of cards, and you can often see us walking the streets of
Derby on Saturday & Sunday mornings throughout December, whatever the weather!
In the evenings, we help Polaris Explorer Scout Unit to sort the thousands of
cards for delivery across Littleover, Blagreaves and Old Normanton. Then at
weekends, Lynx Network members will be out delivering cards across Littleover.
The money raised from the sale of 15p stamps is split between the Scout groups
involved and the nominated charity - which this year is Derbyshire Children's
Holiday Centre.
An ongoing appeal!!!
In conjunction with
Polaris Explorers,
we are currently collecting unwanted/broken mobile phones and used ink
cartridges. The money raised will be used mainly to subsidise the planned
offshore sailing trip in June and transport costs for other future activities.
If you have any unwanted/broken
mobile phones or ink cartridges of any type, please
contact us.
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