Effective fundraising

For 2023 - we are now fully retired from IT training.
We have made many, many friends over 25 years of teaching about Python, Tcl, Perl, PHP, Lua, Java, C and C++ - and MySQL, Linux and Solaris/SunOS too. Our training notes are now very much out of date, but due to upward compatability most of our examples remain operational and even relevant ad you are welcome to make us if them "as seen" and at your own risk.

Lisa and I (Graham) now live in what was our training centre in Melksham - happy to meet with former delegates here - but do check ahead before coming round. We are far from inactive - rather, enjoying the times that we are retired but still healthy enough in mind and body to be active!

I am also active in many other area and still look after a lot of web sites - you can find an index ((here))

The charity evening, arranged by four local restaurants in aid of Bangladeshi flood relief last night, seemed a great success; from a quick count up around the room, I'm estimating that several thousand pounds were raised, which isn't at all bad for a wet Sunday evening in Melksham. Good to see the owners of the Refa, the Sultan, the Melksham Tandoori and the Spice of Bengal (Calne) working together when they're competitors in their day-to-day businesses. All food given free, as was the entertainment / bands.

Lisa and I came away saying - "Yes, that's how it should be done"; I for one have spent long days in the past running jumble sales for local charities, raising perhaps a hundred pound of profit for long hours before hand and on the day, but last night they had it right. Well done.

See Melksham Dining for contact information for restaurants and takeaways in Melksham.

As a separate subject - I do have concerns about money given for charity actually reaching the people it's intended for rather that running a vast machine along the way. However - that is not to decry last night's magnificent effort which was excellent and where care was taken to translate the amounts given into the effect it would have on the ground.
(written 2004-09-13, updated 2006-06-05)

Commentator	says ...
Graham:	We ate at the Refa last night. I understand that 200 people attended, paying 10 pouns each raised 2000 pounds, and an additional 700 pounds was donated. Congratulations. (comment added 2004-09-19 10:08:59)

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