Am I Wrong to be Angry at This?

Gertie_Walker

I think you are right to be very annoyed. There is a case here for reporting the organisers to the Charity Commission as they have misrepresented what the money was going to. They have juristiction even if the organisers were individuals.

heretolearn_2

I'd be annoyed too.

I'd write to the organiser stating that you donated the value of your services to the charity, so you would like that money to be forwarded to them, and let them know how much your usual fee is, and ask for proof that they sent the money.

mishkanorman

Im with the above, I would be sending a strongly worded letter stating that your fees were waivered under false pretenses and you now require full payment

regan.lottie

Before I say about my own experiences, I firstly want to say that you are right about being annoyed that they weren't upfront.
I have just this summer spent 4months in an orphanage in kenya. No 'expensive' sightseeing whilst at the orphanage just matatu trips into nairobi on my weekends which I had free. The rest of the time I spent with the children (100 there) helping to educate them and just being there as a friend for them. I also helped out with the cooking and cleaning.
I DID pay for the trip with 100% of my own money. I also added a 2 week 'holiday' down to the coast as I thought I'd paid a lot to fly there, I may as well see more of the country.
However, it cost me around 2.5K. I am a student, this was money I'd worked hard for and saved up in my holidays, I am now a very poor 3rd year but having had a fantastic life changing experience.
The trouble is the orphanage want me to come back next year however, I cant afford to pay them for accomodation etc as well as the flights. So I am considering raising double or even triple the money (depending on how well fund raising goes) for my stay there and giving that directly to the orphanage and paying for my own flights.
Having read these posts I am now a bit worried that this wouldn't appear to be fair or right in peoples eyes.
please feel free to voice your opinion but please do not slate me, if its wrong, just tell me and I will figure out a way to get back but I do truly miss those kids.

Savvy_Sue

As long as you are open and up front about your plans, I can't see anything wrong with it. People can decide whether or not they want to support you, based on what you say you're doing and how you're going about it.

GiveItBack

it's an upfront thing. If you know about it upfront, then you can decide whether or not to support it.

OP, you'd said that you've supported a few things by offering services in ind, have you ever thought about formalising a policy on what you can and will do, and what you won't?

sooty&sweep

Hi

I'm sorry if I'm mis-understanding this but did you ask for details about the charity and what the money would be going towards before the event ?

Jen

t0rt0ise

lolly1981 wrote: »

and for the person who said to seperate the charity and the 'holiday' why should people have to...if by them taking on the challebge..and thats what it is nota walk in the park,

Which one are you doing? One I just looked at to the wall of china said they walk 12 km a day which is nothing. So not much of a challenge.