Ladies and Gentlemen; fellow members @Pav @Chris @Jimmy @Foxspeed @Sean197 @kevlar @R32pete
It has come to light today from a thread on here; that it would be really nice for us as a forum to have a singular 'Nominated Forum Charity'.
In the scale of life we as Clio 197 / 200 / 200T owners are incredibly lucky. Goes without saying there are folk out there with far more pressing issues than a dirty air-filter or a squeaky piece of Renault trim......
It has also been suggested than rather donate to one of the larger Cancer / Parkinson's / Service people charities - we perhaps try to contribute to something / someone on here who has an issue very close to them. And if at all possible to an individual perhaps. Someone with learning / life difficulties. Someone underprivileged, someone who needs a boost in life, someone who's been dealt some terribly hard luck in life. Or something else.
As truly worthy as the National charities are - its difficult to know / see how any donations directly effect any individual. With a individual / group - it might even be possible for us to meet the recipients, exchange contact, get pics or communication on here.
And for us blessed and in the most part healthy folk here - that might well turn out to be a truly humbling and inspiring thing to take part in.
I see group meets / area meets as a way of everyone chipping in literally a couple of quid each, people could do their own sponsored events, unwanted items could be sold here with the monies going to the charity, a percentage of regular sales could be put forward and into the pot. The opportunities to enhance peoples lives are literally endless.
So. Firstly:
1./ Do we all think this is a good idea as suggested ? (Please comment with your thoughts either way)
2./ Suggestions of where / what we should be looking to contribute toward please !
Regards - The 197 / 200 / 200T Admin team.
It has come to light today from a thread on here; that it would be really nice for us as a forum to have a singular 'Nominated Forum Charity'.
In the scale of life we as Clio 197 / 200 / 200T owners are incredibly lucky. Goes without saying there are folk out there with far more pressing issues than a dirty air-filter or a squeaky piece of Renault trim......
It has also been suggested than rather donate to one of the larger Cancer / Parkinson's / Service people charities - we perhaps try to contribute to something / someone on here who has an issue very close to them. And if at all possible to an individual perhaps. Someone with learning / life difficulties. Someone underprivileged, someone who needs a boost in life, someone who's been dealt some terribly hard luck in life. Or something else.
As truly worthy as the National charities are - its difficult to know / see how any donations directly effect any individual. With a individual / group - it might even be possible for us to meet the recipients, exchange contact, get pics or communication on here.
And for us blessed and in the most part healthy folk here - that might well turn out to be a truly humbling and inspiring thing to take part in.
I see group meets / area meets as a way of everyone chipping in literally a couple of quid each, people could do their own sponsored events, unwanted items could be sold here with the monies going to the charity, a percentage of regular sales could be put forward and into the pot. The opportunities to enhance peoples lives are literally endless.
So. Firstly:
1./ Do we all think this is a good idea as suggested ? (Please comment with your thoughts either way)
2./ Suggestions of where / what we should be looking to contribute toward please !
Regards - The 197 / 200 / 200T Admin team.
