Help me get rid of my kids!!!!!

hypno06

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I couldn't resist putting this in the e-mail. Hypno is a regular Debt-Free wannabee and has reduced her debts from £100k to £42 since joining the site (see Hypnos debt diary). An immense achievement.

As such when she asked me if I would tell people about this, I decided that as a one off I would, even though it actually breaks the sites normal rules.... read on....
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Hi Guys!

For those of you that do not read my diary, I have set myself the following challenge.

Please help my kids

My kids, age 12 and 13, ski. They train 3 or 4 times a week, and race throughout the year on the dry slope circuit. A couple of weeks ago they raced in the British Championships for slalom racing and last week they raced in the British Skiercross Championships.

We have been able to "fund" this by working for nothing at the local ski club in return for "ski hours".

This winter, they have the opportunity to race, train and do their schooling with the British Ski Academy out in Austria and France. This is a chance that they may never get again, so we are determined to get them there. Also it is the only chance their bedrooms will stay tidy for longer than 5 minutes:rotfl:

What we need

I am not asking any of you for money to help fund this, but if you are able to help with the following we would be immensely grateful:

A local recycling company have offered to buy empty ink cartridges from home printers and office printers from the us. The children are very involved in collecting, making posters, etc etc.

If any of you lovely MSE peeps have any cartridges that you would otherwise throw away, please please please would you consider sending them to us so that we can cash them in.

If anyone wants details of where to send things, please PM me and I will pass on my address.

Thanking you in anticipation, and many many thanks to those who have helped already.

Hypno (and her children) xxx

Shineyhappy

I wish I could help, but I dont have a printer and the work ones are dot matrix and no where seems to want those probably as they are really really old printers!

If you have any other ideas I will try and be more helpful!

Are there any comittees/charities/local businesses that try and help athletes that have a lot of potential that may help in sponsoring them?

It sounds like a fantastic oppotunity and I really hope you can raise the funds for them to go.

SarahNeedle1872

Excellent title to ur thread Hypno, that'll really get peoples attention!!!

What kind of cartridges can u take? I may be able to get some from work...

Sarah x

madmoney_2

I dont have a printer either!! i really want one but in true dfw style ive considered it a want rather than a need.
The good news is my oh works for a computer refurbishment/secure destruction centre so i will ask him, im sure there will be loads lying around the warehouse! pm me with your adress n i will ask him about on friday if thats ok, as for the next 2 nights im crossing him on the doorstep as he comes in from work and im going out to work!!

James&Shell

HI Hypno,

I havent been on here for ages to post but i have been lurking on the odd occasions.

I will save for you all of the cartridges that we have here in the office its about 2-3 each week and when i have a load i will post them to you.

I have now put notes on all the printers telling the staff to give my any old cartridges .

Do toner cartdridges work aswell as the fax uses a few of them?

Glad to hear you are ok .

Speak soon

Your Norfolk Buddy!!

slowlyfading

I'll have a look around - my printer only had a new one in a few weeks ago - but when i get back to uni i'll ask my housemates as well x x

hypno06

Thank you!

Madmoney - I have pm'd you.

SarahNeedle - I think most type of current home and office printer cartridges/toner cartridges have some value. Apparently only 10% are ever recycled, so there must be a whole lot of them out there that we can nab!!!

Shineyhappy - yes, we are working our way through grant opportunities, etc etc, and they are lucky enough to have a bit of a bursary to go towards it as well.

hypno06

Blimey, you lot are too quick for me!!!

James&Shell, toner cartridges are good too - if it is easier I can nip down the Acle Straight and collect them when you have some, to save you posting. Thanks for the sticky notes!!

SF, and anyone else who follows....thank you thank you thank you!!

elantan

i was gonna say ground them indeffinately for something really bad youll get rid of them in a week lol ..well it worked for me

James&Shell

hypno06 wrote: »

Blimey, you lot are too quick for me!!!

James&Shell, toner cartridges are good too - if it is easier I can nip down the Acle Straight and collect them when you have some, to save you posting. Thanks for the sticky notes!!


No problem my dear,

Ill put them in with the parcels and send them to you its no problem.


I dont think the dispatch team will mind if they do its tough:rotfl: :rotfl:


When do you need them by or is this a ongoing thing?


Id rather send them to you instead of chucking them in the bin.

hypno06

elantan wrote: »

i was gonna say ground them indeffinately for something really bad youll get rid of them in a week lol ..well it worked for me

Every cloud.........!!
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No time limit on this one folks..........DD already has her eye on a nice apartment in the Alps :rotfl: