Soup kitchens and ting

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December 11, 2007 at 12:07 am #1043075
MisterDuck
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oh noes my sj alias will be discovered. its not me, swear.

um, right, my mate suggested we go help out homeless people or somethin. i know the principal of just doin it for xmas is a bit shit, gettin self-righteous n all, but its not like that i dont reckon

spose we just thought it’d be a good thing to do, then we can binge on everythin n anythin. good times.

but i dont have a clue, can you just walk in n help?
December 11, 2007 at 12:16 am #1126625
globalloon
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it’s not impossible to volunteer to help out at xmas, but it’s mostly through church groups. all the homeless services (voluntary / charity etc) will have planned their staffing levels (including volunteers) for the xmas break months ago

offer your services any other time of year will be welcome

if you’re determined to help out on xmas day, why not invite a rough sleeper round for xmas dinner?
December 11, 2007 at 12:16 am #1147582
globalloon
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it’s not impossible to volunteer to help out at xmas, but it’s mostly through church groups. all the homeless services (voluntary / charity etc) will have planned their staffing levels (including volunteers) for the xmas break months ago

offer your services any other time of year will be welcome

if you’re determined to help out on xmas day, why not invite a rough sleeper round for xmas dinner?
December 11, 2007 at 12:18 am #1126628
MisterDuck
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globalloon wrote:

if you’re determined to help out on xmas day, why not invite a rough sleeper round for xmas dinner?

problem is mate, i would love to but i live with my family still. they share… slightly different ideals to me… i mean they’d think what i was doin was great if i helped out at kitchens, but they wudnt join me or invite a homeless guy round
December 11, 2007 at 12:18 am #1147585
MisterDuck
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globalloon wrote:

if you’re determined to help out on xmas day, why not invite a rough sleeper round for xmas dinner?

problem is mate, i would love to but i live with my family still. they share… slightly different ideals to me… i mean they’d think what i was doin was great if i helped out at kitchens, but they wudnt join me or invite a homeless guy round
December 11, 2007 at 12:20 am #1126626
globalloon
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boothy wrote:

problem is mate, i would love to but i live with my family still. they share… slightly different ideals to me… i mean they’d think what i was doin was great if i helped out at kitchens, but they wudnt join me or invite a homeless guy round

it might be different in your area. here it’s not all that useful to help out for one day. google ‘volunteer centre’ with your town name and you might find something
December 11, 2007 at 12:20 am #1147583
globalloon
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boothy wrote:

problem is mate, i would love to but i live with my family still. they share… slightly different ideals to me… i mean they’d think what i was doin was great if i helped out at kitchens, but they wudnt join me or invite a homeless guy round

it might be different in your area. here it’s not all that useful to help out for one day. google ‘volunteer centre’ with your town name and you might find something
December 11, 2007 at 12:26 am #1126629
MisterDuck
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globalloon wrote:

it might be different in your area. here it’s not all that useful to help out for one day. google ‘volunteer centre’ with your town name and you might find something

well we coulda done a week, i suppose. its the thing everyone things is great to do but at the end most people are too selfish/lazy to do it

we’re no better, i’l talk to the group.
December 11, 2007 at 12:26 am #1147586
MisterDuck
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globalloon wrote:

it might be different in your area. here it’s not all that useful to help out for one day. google ‘volunteer centre’ with your town name and you might find something

well we coulda done a week, i suppose. its the thing everyone things is great to do but at the end most people are too selfish/lazy to do it

we’re no better, i’l talk to the group.
December 11, 2007 at 12:29 am #1126622
General Lighting
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why not do it in the new year around the “suicide season” when more people are gonna need that sort of help (relationships breaking up after the festive season, debts etc leading to more homleslessness?)
December 11, 2007 at 12:29 am #1147579
General Lighting
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why not do it in the new year around the “suicide season” when more people are gonna need that sort of help (relationships breaking up after the festive season, debts etc leading to more homleslessness?)
December 11, 2007 at 12:42 am #1126630
MisterDuck
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General Lighting wrote:

why not do it in the new year around the “suicide season” when more people are gonna need that sort of help (relationships breaking up after the festive season, debts etc leading to more homleslessness?)

what sorta time is that, january?
December 11, 2007 at 12:42 am #1147588
MisterDuck
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General Lighting wrote:

why not do it in the new year around the “suicide season” when more people are gonna need that sort of help (relationships breaking up after the festive season, debts etc leading to more homleslessness?)

what sorta time is that, january?
December 11, 2007 at 12:45 am #1126623
General Lighting
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yep Early Jan/Feb (festive period over and too cold/dark/wet for Spring), that sort of time…
December 11, 2007 at 12:45 am #1147580
General Lighting
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yep Early Jan/Feb (festive period over and too cold/dark/wet for Spring), that sort of time…
December 11, 2007 at 12:45 am #1126627
globalloon
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volunteering infrastructure is generally under resourced, so people like you who want to give a bit of time for a short time often get put off

many charities need volunteers who can make a longer term commitment. there are lots of reasons for this …. if you’re going to work with vulnerable people they need to CRB check you, if they are going to spend time training you they want more out of it than a few days etc

it’s understandable. it’s also why i spend a lot of time getting funding so people can just dip in and be supported to do so… once people get a taste they often want to take on more
December 11, 2007 at 12:45 am #1147584
globalloon
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volunteering infrastructure is generally under resourced, so people like you who want to give a bit of time for a short time often get put off

many charities need volunteers who can make a longer term commitment. there are lots of reasons for this …. if you’re going to work with vulnerable people they need to CRB check you, if they are going to spend time training you they want more out of it than a few days etc

it’s understandable. it’s also why i spend a lot of time getting funding so people can just dip in and be supported to do so… once people get a taste they often want to take on more
December 12, 2007 at 12:07 pm #1126633
One.badgerinpink
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we once find a guy sleeping on the ridge on xmas day, in a tent and freezing cold….we asked him to come for xmas dinner and he declined so we took him hot coffee and croissants to his tent and then later delivered him xmas dinner…..
December 12, 2007 at 12:07 pm #1147591
One.badgerinpink
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we once find a guy sleeping on the ridge on xmas day, in a tent and freezing cold….we asked him to come for xmas dinner and he declined so we took him hot coffee and croissants to his tent and then later delivered him xmas dinner…..
December 12, 2007 at 12:48 pm #1126632
starlaugh
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Probably not the most responsible thing to do but a couple of my mates took a homeless man out on the piss, then a take away later in the evening 😉
December 12, 2007 at 12:48 pm #1147590
starlaugh
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Probably not the most responsible thing to do but a couple of my mates took a homeless man out on the piss, then a take away later in the evening 😉
December 12, 2007 at 2:38 pm #1126631
SD
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Ive spent man years living in squats and streets…

help out.. its good for your karma if nothing else
December 12, 2007 at 2:38 pm #1147589
SD
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Ive spent man years living in squats and streets…

help out.. its good for your karma if nothing else
December 12, 2007 at 2:50 pm #1126624
General Lighting
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starlaugh wrote:

Probably not the most responsible thing to do but a couple of my mates took a homeless man out on the piss, then a take away later in the evening 😉

nothing wrong with that IMO, not all homeless are alkies even if they like a drink or two..
December 12, 2007 at 2:50 pm #1147581
General Lighting
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starlaugh wrote:

Probably not the most responsible thing to do but a couple of my mates took a homeless man out on the piss, then a take away later in the evening 😉

nothing wrong with that IMO, not all homeless are alkies even if they like a drink or two..
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