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Cancer reasearch - I want your jumble not your cash!

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Hi guys I'm doing one of the Cancer research Race for Life runs this year. Always do....one year I ran 3 as one girl got rushed into hospital with apendicitis (so I took her place) and another was a drop out from my sister's workplace.

Any way i'm guessing like many other ladies going the race, i'm really struggling to raise sponsorship money. Everyone is tightening their belts and I do feel bad constantly pestering people for money for charity (especially as this is a popular race and everyone knows someone taking part).

So what i'm going to do is have a good clear out and collect together items for them to sell in their charity shops! They have a "donation station" at every race and ask people to bring things along that will be sold in the shops. So instead of pestering people for money i'm going to ask for their good quality bric-a-brac and take it with me and hand over before the start of the race. Or even better ask them to bring it along themselves!!!

SEE the MSE way is spreading into all aspects of life - and I think its a good thing!:D

Anyone else got any ideas for getting people to part with their cash or goods. I've tried using the "walking advert" with my employers in exchange for sponsorship but they're not having it!!!
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