Discussions

Ok so I am a poor Brown Owl in a district of other poor units working in a hut which needs a huge amount of money spending on it to make it a wonderful place for our young girls to meet and make decisions, work together to make a real difference to life and we apply for grants and get one.... what for "outdoor play equipment" - we have a park opposite which has been fabulously refurbished recently but we can't use it because we don't have enough volunteers.  We need the government grants to be able to be used to maintain not just create new... we need to be able to recruit more volunteers with huge advertising and creative ideas supported by those who know how to do this... but where do we find the money to pay for them... the parents are poor and paying for resources for their girls already... we can't charge any more or give any more than we already do and we all want to give more. In our centenary year what can we do that we are not already doing? please Rob get them to support existing charities that need maintaining in this climate of economic depression and fear.  stop putting "white wash" over the problems of society, we really need to get back to basics---- how to sew buttons on and polish our shoes and have a pride in our charitable organisations that have stood the test of time without the government restricting or pushing us into "new" ideas, ideals and a whole new language of VCS and CG and constituent giving.....