Let's give austerity a hoof in the nuggets

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Keefy Beefy Feb 2014 9:14am, 12 Feb 2014 8,921 posts	0 Keefy Beefy Other clue could be if you'd need to book a flight and a hotel to go to it, you're also not in need.
santababy Feb 2014 9:22am, 12 Feb 2014 70,092 posts	0 santababy lols
Ultracat Feb 2014 9:23am, 12 Feb 2014 10,650 posts	0 Ultracat I think I can afford to enter most races and pay for my own travel and accommodation. How would you define hard up? Some folks consider themselves well off if they have money left at the end of the month whilst others are in debt and earn a lot more.
fetcheveryone Feb 2014 9:29am, 12 Feb 2014 14,008 posts	0 fetcheveryone If you can't afford to enter most races I guess.
ReturnoftheJuddi Feb 2014 10:04am, 12 Feb 2014 2,410 posts	0 ReturnoftheJuddi Does it HAVE to be for those in financial need? What about people who are struggling with other things and might need a little boost?
santababy Feb 2014 10:14am, 12 Feb 2014 70,093 posts	0 santababy thats kinda what i was getting at, its nice to win something basically i'd like to win, then give it away
Velociraptor Feb 2014 10:23am, 12 Feb 2014 28,924 posts	0 Velociraptor If it makes people feel more entitled to enter, I intend to put my name in for any races that I could and would actually do. It's all relative, innit? Most folk wouldn't see me as being "in need", but I'm not in the same disposable-income league as people who can go jetting all over the world doing high profile running events. Which, in turn, could be because I make other lifestyle choices, but isn't it much the same for most people?
Keefy Beefy Feb 2014 10:49am, 12 Feb 2014 8,922 posts	0 Keefy Beefy What about having to supply a valid JSA reference number?
ReturnoftheJuddi Feb 2014 10:55am, 12 Feb 2014 2,411 posts	0 ReturnoftheJuddi Yup definitely relative. I could afford more races and cost of travel/accomodation certainly impacts my decision to enter (or more likely not enter) the more scenic, off road races I want to try because I live in a part of the counrty where the rest of the country is a long way away, and I have a rather expensive event coming up this year! I wouldnt dare claim to be in financial need though because that would be horrendously unfair to people who really, genuinely are! However, "in need" and "deserving" are two different things. As a fully active and encouraging member of this site I'd say you "deserve" any prize up for offer on this site V'rap.
Velociraptor Feb 2014 10:56am, 12 Feb 2014 28,926 posts	0 Velociraptor My son could provide a valid JSA reference number but he has more money to spend on stuff like race entries than I do

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Maintained by fetcheveryone

All being well, I've been able to get hold of some road race entries for various events around the UK that are happening throughout the year. My idea is to find a way to give them to some Fetchies in dire need of a bit of good fortune.

Before I go blundering into it, and offending anyone, or accidentally giving all the places to Siberian gangsters, I thought I'd see whether you lot had any opinions on how best to do it.

My guess is that we'll have maybe a couple of places at each of maybe 12-15 events.

I was thinking we could have a nomination button, like Member of the Month - but with the option for people to put their own names forward too. I hate the thought of anyone being embarrassed by it, or the thought that I'm some sort of overseer of who's most worthy etc... but really, I just want to give some free race places to some people who'd really benefit from it.

Any thoughts on how to do it folks?

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