Any volunteer work I have done has always cost me money, Marged. You have to pay everything every one else does plus donate to the cause too. Right now I am selling tickets on a beautiful quilt. We are not allowed to sell tickets to ourselves in case we win it as that would look bad. Jean in Nova Scotia

Gosh I've never heard that before! It always makes me laugh when someone on the inside wins, and I say "If you don't want them to win, don't sell them the tickets", but I never thought anyone would really do that! They have just raised £4,000 with a raffle for a quilt in our local hospice. I would have loved to have won that. You are right - you need an income to support any volunteer work you do. Sometimes I think "Why didn't I just give them the money and stay home". Marged | Any volunteer work I have done has always cost me money, Marged. You have to | pay everything every one else does plus donate to the cause too. Right now I | am selling tickets on a beautiful quilt. We are not allowed to sell tickets | to ourselves in case we win it as that would look bad. | | Jean in Nova Scotia | | | | | ==== NORTHERN-ENGLAND Mailing List ==== | Visit the lists Pulse Page here, | http://212.19.69.91/north/ | | --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.225 / Virus Database: 107 - Release Date: 22/12/00