SSF 2013 ROUND UP!! **Please post ideas for this year here!**

Can we have a Guinness Book of Records attempt?

Most people to kiss under mistletoe. No entry that i saw, so 100 people would be enough.

Tenner to participate, loads of national attention for the ssf. And kisses at Christmas! Whats not to like?!

Tiriel

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Can we have a Guinness Book of Records attempt?

Most people to kiss under mistletoe. No entry that i saw, so 100 people would be enough.

Tenner to participate, loads of national attention for the ssf. And kisses at Christmas! Whats not to like?!

That's genius!!

Seaneh

Tom, this might be a good project to help.

I volunteer with Ozanam house in Mountjoy square.

They are starting a Youth Music School in January and badly need equipment and materials.
They run programs for people aged 2 - 92 and eveything inbetween but the music school will be specifically for the kidlets.
They have hundreds of kids coming through the doors every week for everything from pre-school groups to youth cooking classes.

It's an amazing centre run by some great people and any help they get will go a long way to helping the developmental education of a massive amount of children and young adults in innercity Dublin.

I'm going to send you a mail with the contact details for the centre manager so you can have a chat with him directly and see if you can help them out.

LizT

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057088124

Just FYI, there's a SSF comedy night on this Saturday if anyone is interested

DeVore

Yep, its always a great laugh ... this year looks like the best ever with a great line up of comedians you would normally have to pay to see but will be free on the night!!

Anyone who wants to help, could also bump this thread ... just saying
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057088124

MadsL

Fill in the fifth star for users for €50.

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Tiriel

Myself and xia were on Dublin City FM this morning - not sure if any of you caught it? Did our best to tell everyone about the great work done by SSF

Ken.

A new Idea, Start a thread in After Hours called the '2013 SSF raffle thread'. Donate €X (i say €10), Post in the thread with the paypal I'D code. The number beside your post is the number in the raffle. 10% of the total is the one and only prize the other 90% to charity. 1000 people would be €10000. €9000 for SSF and €1000 for one very lucky person the week leading up to xmas.

The draw can be done by someone in the office either with raffle tickets or a random number generator.Maybe even do a live webcast.

Rules would be your only allowed post in the thread when you donate the €x amount. You can donate more than once to have multiple ticket numbers.
Winner would be paid the winnings into their paypal account.
Now pick holes in it for me.

Beasty

ken wrote: »

A new Idea, Start a thread in After Hours called the '2013 SSF raffle thread'. Donate €X (i say €10), Post in the thread with the paypal I'D code. The number beside your post is the number in the raffle. 10% of the total is the one and only prize the other 90% to charity. 1000 people would be €10000. €9000 for SSF and €1000 for one very lucky person the week leading up to xmas.

The draw can be done by someone in the office either with raffle tickets or a random number generator.Maybe even do a live webcast.

Rules would be your only allowed post in the thread when you donate the €x amount. You can donate more than once to have multiple ticket numbers.
Winner would be paid the winnings into their paypal account.
Now pick holes in it for me.

Is it legal? (I suspect the answer is no, but I am not a lawyer)

CardBordWindow

ken wrote: »

A new Idea, Start a thread in After Hours called the '2013 SSF raffle thread'. Donate €X (i say €10), Post in the thread with the paypal I'D code. The number beside your post is the number in the raffle. 10% of the total is the one and only prize the other 90% to charity. 1000 people would be €10000. €9000 for SSF and €1000 for one very lucky person the week leading up to xmas.

The draw can be done by someone in the office either with raffle tickets or a random number generator.Maybe even do a live webcast.

Rules would be your only allowed post in the thread when you donate the €x amount. You can donate more than once to have multiple ticket numbers.
Winner would be paid the winnings into their paypal account.
Now pick holes in it for me.

You'd have to have a minimum donation though, or there will be a lot of €0.50 donations for extra raffle tickets.
Other than that, I think it's a great idea.

Ken.

Beasty wrote: »

Is it legal? (I suspect the answer is no, but I am not a lawyer)

I won't tell if you don't. Seriously though. If its all done online their should be no problems I think.

CardBordWindow wrote: »

You'd have to have a minimum donation though, or there will be a lot of €0.50 donations for extra raffle tickets.
Other than that, I think it's a great idea.

Oh yeah definitely. I suggest €10 minimum but that might be to much.

liliq

Against PayPal rules as its considered gambling.
A lot of friends and family payments of the same amount to 1 account gets flagged and the account gets suspended.
Otherwise people buying tickets can cover PayPal fees but I'm not sure if that might get flagged in the same way.

Beasty

liliq wrote: »

Against PayPal rules as its considered gambling.
A lot of friends and family payments of the same amount to 1 account gets flagged and the account gets suspended.
Otherwise people buying tickets can cover PayPal fees but I'm not sure if that might get flagged in the same way.

We had massive issues (or I should say one user did) in the Cycling forum when a guy did our last jersey order. They forced him to open a business account then withheld part of the payment to the supplier as they did not believe what the Boards user was telling them (despite him linking them the thread with all the orders in). He had all sorts of hassle sorting it out with Paypal at one stage threatening to simply close his account

On the wider "legal" point, what I was getting at is I believe you need a licence or permit to run a raffle in Ireland. I don't know how easy it would be to get something like that, particularly as it's not a registered charity.

Ken.

Ah well was worth a shot.

Prodgey

Paypal are absolute pricks. Best bet is bank transfer.

How about another service for payments? Such as Stripe?

I'm not sure if this has been mentioned, but would it be possible to setup a text line? Say text "SSF2013" to a certain number to donate €5? Would make donating very easy. I have no idea on how hard it is to do this though.

Ken.

I was in Tallaght hospital today with the wife's niece and I seen the Bumbleance parked outside. It looks awesome. I so wanted to have a look inside but felt that might have been a bit insensitive.

liliq

Beasty wrote: »

We had massive issues (or I should say one user did) in the Cycling forum when a guy did our last jersey order. They forced him to open a business account then withheld part of the payment to the supplier as they did not believe what the Boards user was telling them (despite him linking them the thread with all the orders in). He had all sorts of hassle sorting it out with Paypal at one stage threatening to simply close his account

On the wider "legal" point, what I was getting at is I believe you need a licence or permit to run a raffle in Ireland. I don't know how easy it would be to get something like that, particularly as it's not a registered charity.

I had to get a license recently for a charity, didn't know what I was at but the district office & most of the guards etc were really helpful in letting me know what I needed.
If the funds were going to go to registered charities, it might not be an issue.

Mr. G

liliq wrote: »

I had to get a license recently for a charity, didn't know what I was at but the district office & most of the guards etc were really helpful in letting me know what I needed.
If the funds were going to go to registered charities, it might not be an issue.

I heard the application process for becoming a registered charity can take a while, wont get done by Christmas anyway I'd imagine.

I think the texting thing is a good idea as not everyone will be bothered to do a paypal payment.

Ken.

Mr. G wrote: »

I heard the application process for becoming a registered charity can take a while, wont get done by Christmas anyway I'd imagine.

I think the texting thing is a good idea as not everyone will be bothered to do a paypal payment.

http://www.idonate.ie/sms-donations.html
Again no link personally to above. Heard about them from a charity in Kildare.

Tiriel

Cork_girl wrote: »

Myself and xia were on Dublin City FM this morning - not sure if any of you caught it? Did our best to tell everyone about the great work done by SSF

For anyone with 12 minutes to spare.. :D Huge thanks to Dublin City FM for inviting us on to promote the events! http://youtu.be/LTyYdf8lTB4

Mars Bar

ken wrote: »

I was in Tallaght hospital today with the wife's niece and I seen the Bumbleance parked outside. It looks awesome. I so wanted to have a look inside but felt that might have been a bit insensitive.

From their Facebook page.

BUMBLEance

Mint Sauce

Are we not having a Mod run down Grafton Street this year?

I vote Whoopsy.

Mint Sauce

Mint Sauce wrote: »

Are we not having a Mod run down Grafton Street this year?

I vote Whoopsy.

I have no problem running down grafton street.

How much you pay me?

Mint Sauce

Deleted User wrote: »

I have no problem running down grafton street.

How much you pay me?

I wont post any more crap in MY Toy Show thread, or grumble any more about it.

:P

Edit. I'm sure I posted 'run naked down Grafton Street'

Nope. You did not. That is why I quoted you :pac:

Mint Sauce

Deleted User wrote: »

Nope. You did not. That is why I quoted you :pac:

<Hits 'back' several times>

Damn, your right.

So seriously, are we not doing Naked Mod this year?

Even though the vote seems to get fixed every year at the last moment.

DeVore

Nah, we're going to do something else... we just have to come up with it and pretty quick I guess!

I'm kicking off the whole SSF push for donations tomorrow (Monday) as its now December and the Photobook and Comedy nights are out of the way.

I'm thinking maybe a few people (chosen from donators) and mods spend a night in a haunted castle and have "dares" from the community to do during it (with proof!).

Just an idea...

Ficheall

DeVore wrote: »

I'm thinking maybe a few people (chosen from donators) and mods spend a night in a haunted castle and have "dares" from the community to do during it (with proof!).

Like... hypothetically... a fiver to dare whoops to run nekkid around the haunted castle?

Ficheall

Ficheall wrote: »

Like... hypothetically... a fiver to dare whoops to run nekkid around the haunted castle?

Now that would be terrifying.

danniemcq

Deleted User wrote: »

Now that would be terrifying.

One way to clear out the ghosts, cheaper than an exorcism

DeVore

DeVore wrote: »

Nah, we're going to do something else... we just have to come up with it and pretty quick I guess!

I'm kicking off the whole SSF push for donations tomorrow (Monday) as its now December and the Photobook and Comedy nights are out of the way.

I'm thinking maybe a few people (chosen from donators) and mods spend a night in a haunted castle and have "dares" from the community to do during it (with proof!).

Just an idea...

That sounds cool

El Guapo!

DeVore wrote: »

I'm thinking maybe a few people (chosen from donators) and mods spend a night in a haunted castle and have "dares" from the community to do during it (with proof!).

Just an idea...

Great idea.

kowloon

MadsL wrote: »

Games clear out.

Check what games you haven't touched in a while. Post up in a thread. Buyer donates online to SFF. PMs the donor the details of having paid. Donor posts the game.

This is a really good idea. Could work with unused Steam keys and the likes too.
I reckon AH should host it though as the games forum doesn't see the same traffic and is divided up.

DeVore

I forgot to mention Rehab also benefited this year from SSF


rehab thank you letter by devoresphotos, on Flickr

They got some of the iPads but we also helped them build a sensory garden for Autistic kids which has proven effects on helping calm them and stimulate their brains to help them cope with their Autism better.

Prodgey

It might be an idea to partner up with Christmas FM next year?

clairefontaine

DeVore wrote: »

Nah, we're going to do something else... we just have to come up with it and pretty quick I guess!

I'm kicking off the whole SSF push for donations tomorrow (Monday) as its now December and the Photobook and Comedy nights are out of the way.

I'm thinking maybe a few people (chosen from donators) and mods spend a night in a haunted castle and have "dares" from the community to do during it (with proof!).

Just an idea...

I've suggested this before. The teachers in my high school volunteered themselves to have pies and waterballoons thrown at them by students for a Christmas fundraiser.

Maybe some mods would volunteer?

Prodgey

clairefontaine wrote: »

I've suggested this before. The teachers in my high school volunteered themselves to have pies and waterballoons thrown at them by students for a Christmas fundraiser.

Maybe some mods would volunteer?

Or maybe one of those things where you sit on a seat above water and the people have to hit the target so you fall in... €2 a throw or similar.

NeVeR

DeVore wrote: »

So thats where the moneys went to this year. I've been keeping Beasty and the Mods abreast of everything as we go along.

.

I lol'ed :pac: