So are sugarpuffs 
madeof wheat
Only they're called 'honey monster puffs ' now ...
madeof wheat Only they're called 'honey monster puffs ' now ...
Macmillan cancer support meat free march
- Thread starter Dave6170
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Couscous is made from wheat, it’s not a whole cereal.
If anyone is looking for a worthy alternative, my sister was hit with lymphoma last year, and thankfully after some gruelling chemo has had the all clear, she had great support from these folk:
www.maggiescentres.org
They made a real and tangible difference to her time in treatment.
I’m getting quite wary of the R&D fundraising, there’s just such vast sums involved, and wherever there is money in these amounts, there is corruption. Call me cyclical, but it’s not in the interests of a lot of these businesses to find a cure.
Maggie's – everyone's home of cancer care
Maggie’s is a charity providing free cancer support and information in centres across the UK and online.
www.maggiescentres.org
They made a real and tangible difference to her time in treatment.
I’m getting quite wary of the R&D fundraising, there’s just such vast sums involved, and wherever there is money in these amounts, there is corruption. Call me cyclical, but it’s not in the interests of a lot of these businesses to find a cure.
So are sugarpuffs
Only they're called 'honey monster puffs ' now ...
And disgusting to eat now....
jed
Member
- Location
- Shropshire
Maybe they should try getting people stop eating all the highly processed junk food which our modern society devours on a daily basis !
Junk free June
Then I might reinstate my direct debit.
Junk free June
Then I might reinstate my direct debit.
Dave6170
Member
- Location
- Watten, caithness
Dear David,
Thank you for getting in touch about our fundraising campaign, Meat Free March. We are sorry if it has caused upset as this was never our intention.
Macmillan’s sole purpose is to support people living with cancer to live life as fully as they can. Thousands of people living with cancer across the UK depend on our vital support services every day and we are only able to do this thanks to the ongoing generosity of our supporters.
Our supporters want a range of different and exciting ways to raise money for us, so we are constantly testing different campaigns and products to help people do this. However, if we believe it’s not the most effective use of our resources then we will always take the decision to stop an activity or event. For example, last year we trialled fundraising campaigns ‘Up All Night’ and ‘Milestone Moments’ but decided not to continue with them as they did not meet the targets we set.
Meat Free March is a one-month fundraiser aimed at those who enjoy meat, but who want to challenge themselves to go without it for a month to raise money for people with cancer. It’s not aimed at encouraging people to go meat free forever. The diet people follow is entirely a personal choice. Our only recommendation is that it’s balanced.
Meat Free March was first trialled at a small scale in 2019 and it yielded positive results for us, so we decided to repeat it in 2020.However, it has not brought in the number of registrations and won’t reach the projected income we expected so we will not be continuing to actively promote the event.
We can only be there for the growing number of people that urgently need our help thanks to the wide range of fundraising activities we offer. We are hugely grateful to every single person who raises money for us. Thanks to you, we can continue to be right there for people with cancer.
We really hope that this gives you the information you need and thank you again for letting us have your feedback.
Best wishes,
Helena Booth
Feedback Adviser
Tel: 0300 1000 200 (Monday to Friday 9am-5pm)
Macmillan Cancer Support
89 Albert Embankment, London, SE1 7UQ
Thank you for getting in touch about our fundraising campaign, Meat Free March. We are sorry if it has caused upset as this was never our intention.
Macmillan’s sole purpose is to support people living with cancer to live life as fully as they can. Thousands of people living with cancer across the UK depend on our vital support services every day and we are only able to do this thanks to the ongoing generosity of our supporters.
Our supporters want a range of different and exciting ways to raise money for us, so we are constantly testing different campaigns and products to help people do this. However, if we believe it’s not the most effective use of our resources then we will always take the decision to stop an activity or event. For example, last year we trialled fundraising campaigns ‘Up All Night’ and ‘Milestone Moments’ but decided not to continue with them as they did not meet the targets we set.
Meat Free March is a one-month fundraiser aimed at those who enjoy meat, but who want to challenge themselves to go without it for a month to raise money for people with cancer. It’s not aimed at encouraging people to go meat free forever. The diet people follow is entirely a personal choice. Our only recommendation is that it’s balanced.
Meat Free March was first trialled at a small scale in 2019 and it yielded positive results for us, so we decided to repeat it in 2020.However, it has not brought in the number of registrations and won’t reach the projected income we expected so we will not be continuing to actively promote the event.
We can only be there for the growing number of people that urgently need our help thanks to the wide range of fundraising activities we offer. We are hugely grateful to every single person who raises money for us. Thanks to you, we can continue to be right there for people with cancer.
We really hope that this gives you the information you need and thank you again for letting us have your feedback.
Best wishes,
Helena Booth
Feedback Adviser
Tel: 0300 1000 200 (Monday to Friday 9am-5pm)
Macmillan Cancer Support
89 Albert Embankment, London, SE1 7UQ
Dave6170
Member
- Location
- Watten, caithness
Pulling the pin by looks of it!
primmiemoo
Member
- Location
- Devon
So will the "challenged" be indulging their egos and showing off how "caring" they are all over faceache, witter, and instabarf?
Sounds as cheap as that ice bucket thing some years ago. Marketing ego trips and backslapping.
Why don't people just give some money with one of their hands, and not let the other one know?
Sounds as cheap as that ice bucket thing some years ago. Marketing ego trips and backslapping.
Why don't people just give some money with one of their hands, and not let the other one know?
Damage is done, hopefully in time they can recover from it but people have long memories and lots of other options.
Had my response from Macmillan yesterday evening, exactly the same as that quoted above.
So many complaints, they just press send to everyone who has contacted them, and not actually addressed the content of the original email.
Hopefully the Corporate marketing gurus have learned a lesson...
So many complaints, they just press send to everyone who has contacted them, and not actually addressed the content of the original email.
Hopefully the Corporate marketing gurus have learned a lesson...
I think they will be desperately thinking of ways to back down without losing face.
Today's Scottish Farmer has devoted its front page to the outrage it has generated.
- Location
- Northumberland
Just typical of a big charity. Becomes a trough for the snouts to forage in.
- Location
- South Molton
Mole valley stores raised £3939.20 for Macmillan with coffee mornings.
Wonder if they can stop the cheque?
Wonder if they can stop the cheque?
Well their PR could certainly do with improving.
Swarfmonkey
Member
- Location
- Hampshire
Checked the spam folder, and lo and behold I have a response from them. Exactly what was posted earlier, so someone at Macmillan is getting good use out of the Ctrl C + Ctrl V keys on their laptop.
- Location
- leics/warks border
They put an apology in the article in FW too, but it doesn't change the fact that they have reduced the demand for meat, therefore reducing the price.
Perhaps they could have a BBQ campaign in summer to increase meat sales. That would mean more to those that they have offended than the pathetic excuses that they have given.
Perhaps they could have a BBQ campaign in summer to increase meat sales. That would mean more to those that they have offended than the pathetic excuses that they have given.
- Location
- Northumberland
That’s what I was thinking - maybe ‘One Ingredient October’ - where the challenge would be to only buy, prepare and eat things from scratch- make your own bread, cook a bit of fresh meat to slice and put in sandwiches. More constructive than this current campaign, which I hope they’re finding is disastrous PR.
I’ve raised money for Macmillan with their challenge walks. I’ve emailed them to say they’ve burned their bridges so far as I’m concerned.
And I see SF had the same glib response from Macmillan PR wonks...
Stupid initial idea and stupid response.