[milton-chat] Donating to the Country Park

[John Taylor]

Paul Oldham wrote:
> On 22/01/07 17:00 John Taylor wrote:
>   
>>
>> 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.
>   
More half truths from the politicians :-/
> 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?
I think I can manage another couple of days ;-)

JohnT