Although not a rant along the usual lines about the lack of preparedness for the current weather – and nobody can say we didn’t see it coming – I couldn’t let the opportunity pass to note the advantages of life outside the English capital.
Of a team of 21 due in today, only the four dependent on the rail network didn’t make it in to the office in central Brighton … the rest just walked. Admittedly it took one of them – Diane bless her – over an hour but she’s here …
Mind you, so few of our charity partners are about that most of the team are watching out of the window as hugely irresponsible ‘drivers’ skate the ungritted roads. Did nobody tell them ‘high gear, low revs’ when they learnt to drive?
And we poor pedestrians have to dice with death alongside them … really, what's so important that they have to put our lives at risk?
Anyhow, it’s hot pies all round and early closing so everybody gets home safely again before dark … traffic allowing :)
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I'm assuming no baby pastries were harmed during the production of the pies you are all enjoying! (tongue firmly in cheek, of course). Being Brighton, I'm sure this is the case.
Kevin
Founder, Bottom Line Ideas
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Speaker, Cancer Research UK
Kevin Baughen is the founder of Bottom Line Ideas (www.bottomlineideas.com), a charity Trustee and a volunteer speaker for Make A Wish Foundation UK
And still the fundraising went on. Here are two examples of charities using the current "snow event" (when it's sunny should we call it a "snow non-event"?) to raise funds:
Save the Children tackles economic freeze with Frozen Freddie the charity fundraiser
AICR used Twitter:
"If you are stuck at home because of the #uksnow, why not take a look at www.aicr.org.uk and see what is happening in cancer research".
Note how they used the 'hashtag' of #uksnow with the intention of getting their message seen not only by their supporters/followers but also by anyone discussing or keeping up to date with the UK's snowfall.
Howard Lake @howardlake www.fundraising.co.uk
That's a good turn-out, given you're in the worst affected corner of England. I'm feeling rather snug (and smug!) in UK Fundraising's home office. (Just the one radiator on in the house, of course).
You're right about not too many people in. It'll soon be time to enjoy this worst snow in SE England in 6/12/18/20 years (depending on which radio station you listened to this morning), and head out tobogganing.
And come back to messages from people in colder climes telling me dismissively "you call that snow?!".
Howard Lake @howardlake www.fundraising.co.uk