[milton-chat] Donating to the Country Park

[Paul Oldham]

On 22/01/07 17:00 John Taylor wrote:

> I have been having an email conversation with Vicky Ford.
> 
> One of the points I raised was that there is no way for us to donate 
> money for the upkeep of the park.
> 
> She said that we can donate to the Friends of the Country Park.
> Is this correct ?
> They don't mention this on their website (that I could find).
> 
> If we can donate this way shouldn't we be advertising this ?

Because it's not really correct. The Friends do collect donations 
towards the Park, but not for day to day running costs, which is where 
the 75K shortfall lies. The Friends use their pot of money for capital 
schemes which the Park wouldn't otherwise do, like the millennium clock 
or the sensory garden. The Friends are loath to spend money on the Park 
at the moment as what is the point of starting capital schemes if the 
Park will be shut in seven months?

However the whole issue of giving a channel for people who want to help 
financially is something which we're giving a lot of thought to at the 
moment and we hope to have something to say early next week. Can you 
hold on to your cash until then?

-- 
Paul