Do you grow vegetables in your garden or allotment? If you do, your spare marrows, beans or spuds could be a great way to raise money for the RSPB. Tony Fox, a member of Guildford Local Group has been selling his beans in a box outside his house since 2002. The locals buy his produce and put the money in an honesty box. So far he has raised a fantastic £1,000! What a star volunteer! Thank you Tony, brilliant idea.
What an excellent way to raise funding Tony, well done! Fundraising can take many and varied forms and using something you have a passion for is an even better way to do it. I am often contacted by my volunteer fundraisers who tell me they have raised money by baking cakes and selling them locally or are having a quiz night in their local pub or those volunteers who enjoy running and cycling get local people to sponsor them for the RSPB. True Localism whilst having fun doing it!
Love that idea - well done Tony! I only started growing my own veg this year and it is very rewarding when you get a bumper harvest but then end up trying to give the excess away to friends - I'll have to try the honesty box idea.
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What a great idea. And what a lot of beans he must have sold to raise £1000 (or are they just very expensive?!). I think I could do something similar with the million apples I get from my apple tree. Leaving some for the birds of course!
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