I'm sleeping on the street for charity

5v3d3b0 · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Sep 2006 Karma :

I know the BCF crowd have mixed feelings about charity and I do too, but I've got involved with a couple of things through work recently such as cooking for the homeless every now and then on a Sunday, and on the 12th of November around 15 of us (including our MD) are sleeping out to raise money for The Society of St James, who focus on helping the homeless and vulnerable in Southampton.

If you feel charitable and respect the choice of doing something unpleasant (ehem... raising money for a skydive is like a charity for yourself), I'd really appreciate even the smallest of donations. Link below:

https://www.justgiving.com/thehighfieldcompanysleepsrough

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Robby · Dirty Old Man Joined: 16 May 2002 Karma :

There was no option to donate a small bag on rough-cut heroin, to provide an authentic experience.

BTTD · World Chat Champion Joined: 22 Nov 2012 Karma :

Fair play for doing something unpleasant rather than a jolly for charity. I have to say I respect people who actually get involved and give up their time, rather than just bleat give money cos charity.

Beehive Bedlam · World Chat Champion Joined: 28 Oct 2013 Karma :

Southampton tramps mean nothing to me.

Paddy Blake · World Chat Champion Joined: 29 Jun 2006 Karma :

In the link it says to help young homeless.

If I had to be homeless I would rather be in my 20's than 60's .

Does it not help older homeless people.?

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gdj444 · Borekit Bruiser Joined: 14 May 2012 Karma :

Good on yer, had a small Paypal credit as part of a refund from a dodgy seller so have sent it your way

All the best

Jonesy

Paddy Blake · World Chat Champion Joined: 29 Jun 2006 Karma :

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Ariel Badger · Super Spammer Joined: 02 Dec 2006 Karma :

I slept on the streets in France in 1987 when life got a little complex, one night a twat pissed over me outside of Nice Railway Station. Let me have an address were I can send you a bottle of urine.
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Paddy Blake · World Chat Champion Joined: 29 Jun 2006 Karma :

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cartoon head · Borekit Bruiser Joined: 05 Mar 2011 Karma :

The homeless situation would be solved if The Big Issue had tits in it.

GhostRider · World Chat Champion Joined: 31 Jan 2008 Karma :

Hmmmm, one night?

Can we say that's an authentic homeless experience?

Arm yourself with a tenner, a sleeping bag and a pouch of baccy to keep you going, and do it for a week, with the proviso that if you tap out you get no money and it will be made well known that you decided you'd rather choose your own comfort over the charity. Because in one night, you can brave the cold knowing there's a bath, bed and cup of char waiting for you in but a few hours time.

Do a week, and by day 3 the end will seem like a fucking lifetime away and you'll have a better feeling for the hopelessness endured by homeless people, and you'll be fucking famished to resort to "spare 50p mate?" again having to lower yourself to that level and feel the humiliation when everyone around you thinks your a piece of shit.

Sort something like that out and I'll gladly donate. I'm not knocking you at all by the way it;s better than the usual "sponsor me to walk around a park for half hour" but to get me attention you'll have to suffer a bit more.

Like this girl at work asked me to sponsor her to do a 3 mile swim in aid of some kind of spinal disease or some shit.

I was like ok, you doing it in a lake?
"No, swimming pool. "

Oh, water will be just lovely then.

"Ok so you done any training?"

"Yeah, did 2.5 miles yesterday, wasn't too bad."

Ok so you're basically doing this already and it isn't a challenge for you. So im sponsoring you to go swimming as you normally would do. Basically you want me to sponsor you to go to the gym. Make it 10 miles and we're talking.

"I can't do that it'll take ages and will be really fucking hard"

Yes, that's the point. Charity hurts.

Worse was some girl last week posting up on facebook how she's doing a skydive for a particular charity and begging up the donations. So I ask "have you already paid for the skydive then?"

"No, it will be paid out of the donations, I know its a bit cheeky but the charity will still get SOME money so it's all good"

Not with me its not. You're asking people to fund a skydive (which lets face it is a bucket list item....people WANT to do it) and you're justification is that the charity gets the scraps? Fuck. Right. Off.

GhostRider
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Paddy Blake · World Chat Champion Joined: 29 Jun 2006 Karma :

If the op had come back to this thread they might get money.
But it seems like he is doing to be in with people in his work place:

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Ste · Not Work Safe Joined: 01 Sep 2002 Karma :

Sleeping rough for one night will be a gruelling experience if it's anything like it was for these people! Shocked

https://www.getreading.co.uk/news/reading-berkshire-news/more-12000-raised-launchpads-big-9917511

https://www.getreading.co.uk/news/reading-berkshire-news/reading-businesses-sleep-out-byte-10205225

Do you use sleeping bags donated by tramps to help make the experience as authentic as possible?

scorps · World Chat Champion Joined: 29 Jan 2007 Karma :

My mate who did the Europe trip to raise funds for the rehab centre he works for is now into his second week on the streets to raise awareness. Hes in Belfast right now after doing a week in London and Cardiff. he is spending a month with the clothes on his back and no money.

He has some interesting tales from some of the homeless he meets, a lot of them arent addicts but it shows how easy it is to become homeless.
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Bubbs · World Chat Champion Joined: 28 May 2009 Karma :

I quite often slept rough when I was younger because id gotten smashed on white lightening and couldn't figure out how to walk... a few nights spent sleeping in a band stand and also the local rugby stand - didn't have a sleeping bag and the smell of piss was potent.

One night isn't enough. Ghostrider has a point.
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bikertomm · World Chat Champion Joined: 03 Jul 2010 Karma :

Good effort.
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5v3d3b0 · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Sep 2006 Karma :

Yes GhostRider you do have a point, which is why you get a bit of Karma

from me too.

One night is nothing compared to what these people go through, and in an ideal world we would do more, but I think getting 15 money hungry recruitment consultants to commit to even one night of charitable activities is an achievement.