Do i have to raise money..

[scotty110788]

Sorry, mate - but this'll sound harsh.

no need to apologize as all opinions are welcome be bit boring doing it by myself as reason i want to do it is to be part of a cycle event for the experience, i dont mind giving them money, would happily give them 50quid or something, im sure that'll keep them happy but running around to everyone asking for names then again afterwards going round collecting it etc...

 

[tiswas-steve]

I thought exactly the same thing when I done the circuit of Kent last year. The previous year I rode the same event I raised over £500 for the cancer trust but man alive was it hassle collecting all the money.So last year I made a small donation to charity and enjoyed the ride. Like most of the guys on this thread say Scott, do what you feel is right.

 

[guttertrash]

I would feel guilty for not raising them a bit of cash. Just set up a page on justgiving so people can donate online.

 

[NormanD]

You've nothing to worry about scotty, you can just pay the entry fee and do the ride without sponsorship. I've done the GNBR a few times, which I'm also doing it again this year, I'll just make a donation of my own, rather than asking people for sponsorship money.

It's a lot easier that way, even if I just donate £1 (more like £25 each from the three of us) it's £1 the charity didn't have to start with on that day, so every little helps.

I'm more for enjoying the event on the day, rather than worry about how much I've raised you're more than welcome to join me and the other two as we are doing it as a group

 

[dellzeqq]

As a former 'chef d'affaires' of a charity ride my take on this is ''**** the **** off'. It's not even about the money, it's about the spirit of the thing. It's about the effort, often unpaid that goes in to running these rides. It's about the additional complexity of running a ride swollen by people who should be doing it on their own. It's about the fact that the charity will barely break even on the ride entry fee, if that.

The money takes a long time to come in, but, when it does, and there are a percentage of names with a zero them (or some pony little single contribution) and a quick shuffle with Excell takes them to the top or the bottom of the list. You ignore the high-rollers and compare them with people who have collected small amounts adding up to, perhaps, a hundred quid. And then you look at the list again, remember all the encouragement these people had sucked up and wish a thousand punctures on them.

Give them a hundred quid or do it on your own.

 

[TonyEnjoyD]

I have rode the GNBR 3 times and only raised money once - shameless, I know.
I'm not doing it any more for 2 reasons, one, it's now £30 to enter including the transport to Seahouses, and two, I am sick of asking people for sponsor money.
If you want to do a 60 miler then the Cyclone challenge costs less, is more challenging and is an out and back .
My thought anyway.

Part of the problem and not hijacking here, most rides, unless it's a competition ride, people assume you're doing it for a charity and look at you like an idiot if you're not!
Worse again when you're a runner.