Donating something in this country is becoming a chore

Kim
Excuse my ignorance but I did not see your previous posts, were you looking for givers or receivers?
In other words please amplify.
Chris

Kim,

I spent all day yesterday out in the bush with 40 odd 13 - 16 kids as part of the QLD Emergency Services Cadet program. The region was holding the cadet camp here and as I'm a member of the SES we were called on to assist in running the activites yesterday.

I had the fun task of teaching the groups of cadets navigation, more so the basics of map reading and how to obtain grid bearing and converting them to magnetic bearings etc.
It was quite interesting that some had a good grasp of it (dare I say it the bush kids) than others (city kids).
It was a long day with only 1 being med evaced out with concussion after a minor altercation with a branch he kicked :)

So the point is there is some orgainsations out there getting the kids out and into the bush away from their normal environment.

Cheers Kev

Introducing kids to the bush..........look no further than the Scouts. A worthy organization that would appreciate your generosity & put any outdoor equipment to good use.
Cheers Craig............

Hey Kim,
I work in the aged care industry, and sadly to say we have a constant turnover of residents in our facility. Constantly, we get a donation of equipment left behind, which the families of the dearly departed want to donate to our facility. Some is virtually brand new, some not, but all is very expensive to supply...e.g. walkers, wheelchairs, recliners, special beds, continence equipment, etc. Put an aged care lable on it and it seems to be expensive.
But guess what?????
Not very many people want to take advantage of it, and would rather buy new stuff. I wonder if that thought process has something to do with the price of our equipment?
I have a shed of donated stuff I can't get rid of, except for spare parts.
Strange world mate, isn't it.
Fred.

Do you think things may change as money gets tighter as the price of all things climbs northwards?????????????

Remember there is a couple of generations out there now who (mostly) have never gone through wars. depressions etc knowing what going without means, therefore prefer the new to the secondhand or "donated"

Cheers

D

Kind of reminds me of this senario - you have something you want to give away for free -- you stick it out the front of your house with a FREE sign on it -- it will sit there for weeks ---- Change the sign to 4 sale and put a $ value on it -- and it will disappear within 24 hours

I would suggest trying to sell it on ebay - start the Bid at $1. You have tried all over avenues of donations without any interest. this is your next option apart from binning it

Boc