Allotments 4 All
General => The Shed => Topic started by: SamLouise on December 03, 2009, 10:53:30
-
I've got a direct debit set up for Great Ormond Street Hospital and I'm now thinking of changing it to something I saw on the web the other day.
The organisation is called Centrepoint (https://www.centrepointroom.org.uk/) and you donate a certain amount of money each month which they say pays for a room to help one person get off the streets. I really like this idea and I'm definitely up for sponsoring a room or two but ... it's £12 a month. Can't help but wonder how £12 can pay for a room for a month??! I thought perhaps the charity may have bought/leased big buildings and the sponsorships will obviously pay the rent/mortgages? I really want to set it up but I don't want to be one of those nellies that you read about who finds their money has been lining someone's pocket, LOL.
How do I find out (I'm not very savvy in these things) and could I ring them up and ask questions?
Thanks :)
Hopefully Baccyman will arrive soon, hehehehe
-
Yes by all means phone them! They should be quite happy to answer any questions that you want to ask. This may be of help as well -
http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/ShowCharity/RegisterOfCharities/CharityWithPartB.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=292411&SubsidiaryNumber=0
-
Thanks Flighty :)
Well I gave them a call and they were very nice and explained it to me (reeling off my twenty questions, lol) and I asked how £12 a month could pay for a room and they said that multiple sponsors go toward individual rooms, so it could be my sponorship + x amount of others paying for a room for one person per month. I've signed up to sponsor two rooms a month :)