The aim of this page is to show you the highs and
lows of our fundraising to get 8 members from Stirling
Juggling Project to EJC2002 from 8-16 August 2002.
We needed to raise £250 each to cover all our
travel and convention ticket prices, plus bring our
own money for living costs and spending on shiny new
toys!
The idea that we could all get to Bremen was conceived
one night in the pub after our Juggling Club (as many
idea's are hatched in such a place)! First up, we
held the following event:
All Singing All Dancing Stirling Juggling Project
Sensational Fundraising Extravaganza!!! (28 June 2002)
Starring:
Captain Duncan Smith
Gordon Riddoch
Michael Sinclair
Ewan Colsell
Andy Gill
David McFarlane
George the Juggler
and your Compere: Richard Allen
Unfortunately, this event didn't attract many
people, other than friends and family to see
this most excellent show. The people who did
attend told us that they would invite all their
friends if we held another one, but this was
of no help to us in the short term! This event
raised about £150, mainly due to their
being a licensed bar on the premises!
Thanks to
Euan of Europa Music (for the PA System)
Lesley (for driving)
Settle Inn, Barnton Bistro and O'Reilly's
for their donations for the raffle
Richard Allen (our most excellent Compere)
Off the Record for their support and resources
What Next????
We knew that we were a long way short of our target
figure, and only had 6 more weeks to raise the full
£2000 that was needed…
It was decided to take part in running juggling workshops
all over the Central Belt. We would charge £50
for a 2 hour workshop, and all that money would go
in the kitty. There would be 3 leaders present at
each event (these were the people who were to go to
Bremen). We ran over 20 workshops throughout the summer.
We had arranged with Stirling Council for us to receive
payment a week before we were due to set off for Bremen
(even though we still had a couple of workshops to
do), but sadly with a week to go, there was no sign
of the much needed cheque…
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So What happened next????
An emergency meeting was called by our Captain Duncan
Smith. He had totalled up the amount of money and
donations we had received so far, and we knew that
any cheques we received wouldn't be clear in time,
so Duncan informed us that there was only enough money
for 5 of us to go to Bremen. Duncan and Dave both
stepped down from the trip immediately (which was
a very generous thing to do), which meant that out
of the 6 of us remaining, one person had to step down
unvoluntarily… Who was it going to be… George,
Euan, Steve (me), Steven D, Lee or Andy???
Lee bravely told us that he would step down from
the trip, and everyone else (apart from me) told him
that it wasn't fair, and our names should go in a
hat. George's name was not put in the hat, as we needed
an experienced Convention person to go with us. Sadly,
my name was pulled out of the hat…
The others felt really bad, as they could see that
I was upset. Lee, Steven D and Andy announced that
they hadn't given up hope and told us that they were
going to do a sponsored leg waxing on the Friday to
raise money for me to go too. It managed to raise
about another £100. In the meantime, I was able
to borrow the full £250 from my parents, on
the assurance, that when I came back from Bremen,
I would be refunded by the Juggling Club, so this
meant that the 6 of us could go.
WHOOOOPEEEE!
I hope that you enjoyed the story of how we managed
to get to Bremen. Thanks to Duncan and Dave for stepping
down from the trip. It wasn't the same without those
guys, and we fully appreciate it. This story continues
on the EJC2002
Review (Steve) page.
Have you visited these pages in
the EJC 2002 section yet??
