Calis Beach and Fethiye Turkey Discussion Forum
Calis Beach Forum => Calis Beach Questions and Information => Topic started by: Highlander on February 16, 2019, 22:16:38 PM
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Back in October 2017 CBF members generously donated to ensure that a headstone was erected at the grave of Stuart MacDonald (aka Rod Stewart) who selflessly raised thousands of lira for the Calis Children’s Charity.
The headstone has been bought and paid for and was erected last month (more of that in the future).
It transpires that due to the generosity of CBF members (and the people of the Calis on the Tribute Night compered by Rimms) there is money left over.
It is appropriate that members be asked as to how they think this surplus should be best spent.
So all suggestions welcome - by the end of this month please.
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Personally I think it should go to the 3C's which is what Stuart dedicated so much time raising money for.
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Thanks bewva.
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Whilst animal charities are closest to my heart, given that Stuart gave most of his time raising money for 3C's I believe any left over monies should go to them or shared with Embrace. RIP Stuart
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A Stuart McDonald Bursary for a child or group of children starting college ?
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Stuart was passionate that kids, whenever possible, should have the ability to hear; it was always his wish that the money raised from his tribute nights be spent on providing hearing implants for deaf children. What better legacy, of Stuart's sterling efforts, could there be for this surplus than continuing in this vein?
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I am the same as other member re animal charities being close to my heart, but as Stuart did his amazing tribute nights for the children’s charities and after reading Liz’s comment about children being able to hear I too feel that would be a very fitting tribute to donate to the deaf children from a man who brought so much joy from his singing to us folk who are able to hear...wouldnt it be just brilliant if like a sort of foundation in his name for the deaf children was able to be set up and maybe once a year or something members if they so wish could donate to it via CBF like from one of your fundraising thingys Highlander?
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I agree with LIZ 101 that any monies left should comply with Stuarts hearing implants for deaf children wish
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I agree with Liz101 that a very fitting use of the surplus funds raised should go towards helping a hearing impaired child. This was a cause that Stuart strongly supported.
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A donation to help hearing impaired children is a perfect use of the surplus funds imo.
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Certainly gets my vote too
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Hearing impaired children gets my vote too.
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I think there could be no better use of the money than to help children hear.
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I would like it to be used for a child's hearing as that what was what he was passionate about..I agree with Liz..
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Would it be fitting to ask Stuarts wife Linda what she thinks?
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Yes it would be fitting and I believe was always planned.
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Thanks for all the replies and suggestions.
It seems that the favoured option is for the money to go towards a hearing aid.
Hearing aids are the chairties largest disbursement.
I will pass this information on to the committee who am sure will consult with Linda.
Many thanks for supporting this very worthwhile cause. :)
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today would have been stuarts 71st. birthday. rip my friend. forever young.
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Did the committee agree to give the money to the children for their earing aids?
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I will endeavour to find out
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as I understood Stuart8R.I.P)was working for children so money for 3C is better
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The monies raised was transferred to the 3Cs with the wish that it wenttowards hearing aids
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can i ask whose decision?
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How do you mean Jack 13
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Too much money was raised by CBF & Rimms' Calis event so it was decided to ask how best the surplus should be spent.
Liz101 posted to say that one of Stuart's passions was kids being able to hear, and the general opinion here was that it would be fitting for the extra to go towards hearing aids for kids.
So to answer the question, it was the decision of the people who raised the money in the first place.
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understand that keith. i thought that monies raised would be used to finance the gravestone for stuart. spoke to linda last night as it was the first time she had seen this post and she told me she had to pay nearly 1800 lira to complete the gravestone as weather over the winter months was not too clever for working on it. now complete and a lovely job.
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Not sure what you mean Jack - I'm fairly sure headstones can be made in all weathers?
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(https://i.postimg.cc/Jtk4j6VS/image.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Jtk4j6VS)
This was the headstone as I was advised in March - see Stuart MacDonald (aka Rod Stewart) Headstone thread on here.
I do not know what else was done over the winter.
I am fairly sure that the 3Cs were not approached for additional funds after making the initial payment but I will try and confirm.
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that was the excuse i was given keith. all way round now at the bottom is now marble highlander. i assumed the monies collected would have covered this. will see linda later and ask her what the extra! 1800 lira was for what.
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Please do. If extra funds were needed we had extra funds - hence the question what did members think we should do with the extra cash.
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spoke to linda this afternoon. she informed me that the extra money was for the marble around the bottom of the grave.
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she told me she had to pay nearly 1800 lira to complete the gravestone
If you look at the original topic http://www.calis-beach.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=65991.msg457414#msg457414 you will see that we had raised 8,738.91 Turkish Lira by October 10th.
I am not going to express in words just how I feel about this topic.
I would however ask that the total amount donated for this cause, and the remaining surplus be made known here in CBF.
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did not mean any harm keith. just thought that the money that was available should have been enough to cover all costs without getting linda involved. once again my apologies.
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I know you didn't mate. I'm pretty confused as to how we have gone from an excess to extra money being needed.
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I have also been with linda today and not one person as ever sat with her and explained the situation about the fund raising back in october.
She is in lees bar every day 12-2pm and is completely in the dark.
It would be nice if somebody from the 3 c's could speak to her.
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I will try and make a point of speaking to Linda tomorrow
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thanks highlander. would be nice to clear the air with linda.
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Sorry if this offends anyone, but "clear the air with Linda"?
As I recall, when Stuart sadly passed away we understood that there was no money whatsoever for a headstone for a great charity supporter who had performed many times and helped raise a lot of money. We decided (with others) that this was not acceptable and we couldn't allow him to be buried without a headstone - and the appeal was set up.
We raised thousands of lira and as you can see from the photographs posted by Highlander, Stuart got his headstone. We stepped up without even being asked to.
I simply cannot imagine why we would need to clear any air with Linda.
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my apologies keith wrong turn of phrase. realised after i had posted..
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I spoke with Linda at lunch time today.
Her preference for the balance is to have the 1,800tl she paid for additional marble work carried out at the grave and for the remainder to go on a plaque recording Stuart's outstanding charity work.
She did remark that the headstone would never have happened without CBF.
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It transpires that due to the generosity of CBF members (and the people of the Calis on the Tribute Night compered by Rimms) there is money left over.
So to recap this topic in brief:
There was not money left over as previously reported. In fact it is quite the opposite - the 8,738.91 TL raised was not enough money and now a further 1800 TL is being sought.
We have had a farce of a topic discussing how the (non-existent) surplus could best be spent.
Can someone from 3C charity come here and firstly explain this massive miscommunication, and secondly provide details on how the money raised by the generous people of CBF & Calis was spent?
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Exactly Keith and that is what a lot of people are wondering.i am here a lot and know linda very well and there is a lot of disappointed people.
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The 3Cs will respond but the whole thing is down to miscommunication.
Having spoken to Linda she was unaware of just how much was raised and paid the 1800tl not knowing there was a surplus after the 3Cs paid the initial Invoice submitted by Lee.
The 3Cs were not approached by Linda or Lee for additional funding. If they had been I am sure they would have provided it without hesitation.
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There was no communication with Linda and thats been the problem.
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Keith as just said that there was not any surplus money.
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I hope that I can clarify the situation regarding the monies raised by CBF and at the tribute event held in recognition of Stuart's support for the local disadvantaged children via the 3C's.
Linda asked for all of the arrangements and communications to go through Lee, which the 3C's were happy to comply with.
John (Highlander) transferred £670 raised by CBF members.
The event held at Lee's bar raised 3,411.05tl plus £55.
Total converted to TL came to 8473.65 tl.
As per Linda's wishes, Lee was given the 6,400tl in March to cover the cost that he had paid to the company that he used for the grave, which I believe was from Antalya, leaving a balance of 2073.65tl.
The members originally preferred that the remaining balance of the money be used for a child with hearing problems. As we receive these requests intermittently, this was waiting for the appropriate opportunity.
We have never been contacted regarding further work on the plinth, so I was completely unaware that this has been a more recent extra cost. I am also surprised that this wasn't included in the original costs.
I was also unaware that Linda is here in Çalış at the moment.
Having spoken to John over the last couple of days, we have waited to see what Linda's wishes were regarding the remainder of the money, and John has reported that on this thread.
The balance will be paid to Linda, which of course covers the extra costs and she can then decide on the plaque that she would like.
Hopefully this clears up any questions.
Again, CBF have stepped up to help a very worthy cause, honouring the efforts of a lovely man who helped the local children in need.
Thank you
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I would like to comment on this further but it may well be a long post which I don't want to do on my mobile or tablet so it will be sometime next week .
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Ok Highlander.
Enjoy the rest of your time in calis.
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my gracious thanks on behalf of linda and my self to highlander and the representative from 3cs for resolving this matter.
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First and foremost…….
Without scunner’s (Keith’s) instigation of a fundraiser on CBF and without the subsequent Tribute Night, facilitated by the 3Cs, happening, Stuart would not have the grave in Turkey that he has.
That is an honourable and splendid thing to have happened and is a fitting accolade to a very remarkable man.
Cathy h and I had an emotional meeting with Linda last Wednesday during which Cathy explained the events following the initial work carried out at the grave.
The balance of the monies raised was handed over during the meeting.
Through her tears, Linda expressed the wish to have two of Stuart’s “Rod” jackets mounted, framed and hung in Lees Bar with a plaque detailing his selfless charity work for the kids.
Cathy undertook to find out who would be able to do this for her which she duly did. But Lee has again taken it upon himself to arrange for the frames.
On reflection that’s all I would really like to say.