Time to chase a few donations!

I've now lost track of the amount of Celeb's who have said yes, they'll donate, and then they pass on their Manager/Agent/Website details so off I trundle, fill in on-line website forms or forward an e-mail requesting said donation and then hear ABSOLUTELY NOTHING back!!  I'm beginning to think there is either a) something wrong with my Hotmail account and it's not accepting in-coming replies or b) they are actually being sent into a deep dark BLACK HOLE and going no-where or c)  the recipient is a tad busy/bored/ignorant/slow!!  I find it hard to understand people who publicly offer to help out and then do nothing about it - the answer to that is either say no, I can't help or don't offer to help, then I won't be sitting like Bridget Jones waiting for incoming mail "you have no mail, not a single message, not even from your mother" or sitting stalking the Postman who annoyingly drives by and leaves nothing or else leaves me a pile of unwanted leaflets which go directly in to the re-cycling bin.

Time to chase up a heap of "yes's" this week to see if I can turn them in to real donations - not one to give up too easily  .... maybe a little CAN I HAVE SOMETHING PLEASE might help!!  I'm not asking for their designer dress, their limited edition watch, their top of the range sports car or their bodies - just a signed picture or a book or a CD - which in turn will help them promote their wares.  I think half of them are actually reluctant to donate incase they get an influx of requests from other Charities - well that's their prerogative and am sure many of them do their fair share of charitable work - it's the one's who say yes and then do nothing about it I'm concerned about.

This Auction is not going to raise thousands and thousands of pounds for the CF Trust - I don't have the contacts, the know how or the name to do this, but if it raises a few hundred pounds and along the way raises a bit of awareness, that's all that matters.

Here's hoping the Postman fetches something nice this week .....!!!