Feel absolutely gutted for a stranger

Buzzybee90

That's really sad.

I know from experience how incredibly difficult it is to get people to attend these things.

Newlyboughthouse

Buzzybee90 wrote: »

That's really sad.

I know from experience how incredibly difficult it is to get people to attend these things.

This is why I won't even try and organise anything, even my own birthday - nobody would show and I would be very upset. I just think this lady was really brave to put this on. Lets hope I get some backers on Crowdfunding make her feel better! Anyone interested in backing PM me for project details!

Peter333

Newlyboughthouse wrote: »

This is why I won't even try and organise anything, even my own birthday - nobody would show and I would be very upset. I just think this lady was really brave to put this on. Lets hope I get some backers on Crowdfunding make her feel better! Anyone interested in backing PM me for project details!

Why do you think nobody would turn up?

Not even close family, or close pals, or neighbours, or colleagues?

I am shocked by this lady's experience: that is why I asked if the date was wrong. Seems odd nobody came: not even anyone from the Charity, as people have said.

theoretica

Many shelters are fairly small and mostly run by volunteers so may well not have a fundraising coordinator or one who puts much time in. With a small amateur event you also have the issue of does the representative turn up for a free night out or pay? There might be concerns about paying being seen to be odd on the shelter's accounts, even if they get it back and why should people who already work for or volunteer at the organisation be expected to give even more, whether they want to attend a disco or not?

However, putting the announcement up on the website and doing nothing more does seem ineffective. OP, could you volunteer to help with publicity, digital media and fundraising coordination for the shelter?

iammumtoone

what a shame for the lady, there is no excuse for her friends not turning up to support her.

I do think nobody else turning up is down to her, her heart was in the right place and I really feel for her, but you can't expect people to come to an event that is not widely advertised how are people supposed to know about it. Also a disco might not have been a good choice of activity, the age demographic of supporters of animal charity's are not likely to be disco attenders and the people who do like to go to discos are probably not generally animal charity supporters.

This is not really the lady's fault the animal charity in question should have maybe tactfully suggested she organised or did something else. Or at the very least helped her promote the event.

Newlyboughthouse

Peter333 wrote: »

Why do you think nobody would turn up?

Not even close family, or close pals, or neighbours, or colleagues?

I am shocked by this lady's experience: that is why I asked if the date was wrong. Seems odd nobody came: not even anyone from the Charity, as people have said.

Nope date was correct - that's how I knew about it and decided to go. It is shocking isn't it! This has really really got to me.

Newlyboughthouse

iammumtoone wrote: »

what a shame for the lady, there is no excuse for her friends not turning up to support her.

I do think nobody else turning up is down to her, her heart was in the right place and I really feel for her, but you can't expect people to come to an event that is not widely advertised how are people supposed to know about it. Also a disco might not have been a good choice of activity, the age demographic of supporters of animal charity's are not likely to be disco attenders and the people who do like to go to discos are probably not generally animal charity supporters.

This is not really the lady's fault the animal charity in question should have maybe tactfully suggested she organised or did something else. Or at the very least helped her promote the event.

Hmmmm not sure - I'd say was perfect activity for a Saturday night. Easily accessible in a popular busy pub in the middle of town. No entry fee (which was prominently displayed on advert), just buckets out on tables for people to add money to voluntarily.

j.e.j.

So she's paid for the disco and the venue hire out of her own pocket?

Lesson learned, I think.

No-one is obligated to put in an appearance at a disco. I think I would definitely have asked for confirmed number of people attending before I went ahead and paid for it. Even if just to try and avoid the embarassment of no-one turning up.

iammumtoone

Newlyboughthouse wrote: »

Hmmmm not sure - I'd say was perfect activity for a Saturday night. Easily accessible in a popular busy pub in the middle of town. No entry fee (which was prominently displayed on advert), just buckets out on tables for people to add money to voluntarily.

No entry fee just donations, then you might be right.

But it still needed to be advertised to the right people ie those that generally go out of a Saturday night or are out anyway and may pop in for a drink to see what is like, you are not likely to reach those people through an animal charity website.

Leaving out buckets unattended for money is not generally a good idea (not round here anyway:eek:).

I am not getting at the Lady who organised this, it was a lovely thought and such a shame it did not turn out for her, her "friends" should be thoroughly ashamed, if they had turned up, then she proabally wouldn't have needed any members of the public to attend (this might have been her thinking when she first thought of it)

Newlyboughthouse

j.e.j. wrote: »

So she's paid for the disco and the venue hire out of her own pocket?

Lesson learned, I think.

No-one is obligated to put in an appearance at a disco. I think I would definitely have asked for confirmed number of people attending before I went ahead and paid for it. Even if just to try and avoid the embarassment of no-one turning up.

The venue was free to be fair. Yes lesson learned, still feel great empathy for her though.