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Dont see how this is any different from someone who raises a couple of grand for charity by doing say... a parachute jump. Some money from the donations pays for the jump, the rest goes to charity.

Most charity events work this way.

Its a far cry from the pricks in the street waving Concern badges and holding clipboards trying to make you feel guilty while they earn €10+ per hour!

I don't agree. If you want to do a parachute jump then do one and pay for it yourself. I want to go out and have 10 pints tonight so would it be ok for me to do a collection for a charity today and then take out the price of my beer and give the charity the net amount?.

I thought it was pretty clear, you fundraise £2.500, charity gets half and the other half pays for your holiday

When you said by and large I thought there was more to it, apologies if I took you up wrong. I thought these things were usually in the form of a sponsored walk, cycle or running a marathon abroad which is fair enough by me but if its to just lounge around a hotel swimming pool thats different.

But even if it is for cycling, or in this case riding horses on a ranch, is it right that those donating should be paying for this indulgence

I thought it was pretty clear, you fundraise £2.500, charity gets half and the other half pays for your holiday

I've just found out about a recent 'charity' fundraiser organised by the Southern Area Hospice in Newry. The jist is that participants have to fundraise say £2.500, something like £1,500 goes to the charity and the rest goes to provide the participants with what is by and large a a free holiday paid for by those who donated to their fundraising activities. Does anyone else believe this is a disgraceful situation and should be stopped

Might as well get the thread up early

Is that another excuse?