3C’S DESPERATE FOR NEW MEMBERS
This is a serious appeal for people to join the 3C’s Committee.
Over the last few years a number of committee members have left the 3C’s either to return permanently to the UK, to move on to pastures new or to pursue other interests or to meet business commitments.
Although the charity is very pleased and very grateful to receive lots of support from many sources and we are able to recruit volunteers who are more than happy to work for a few hours in our charity shop or to help man (or woman) a stall at one of our fairs or coffee mornings, regrettably, there is no-one volunteering to come forward to join the committee at the sharp end where the plans and decisions are made. As a result, our committee is getting smaller and smaller but our events are getting bigger and bigger.
Also, in September, some of the 3C’s long standing members are standing down from their senior positions on the committee after many years of commitment. Although some will still be around to help out generally on the committee, our charity is looking for new members to come forward to help fill these roles and to bring fresh ideas to take us forward into the future.
Sadly, it is a fact that without the work and commitment of the 3C’s committee members, there would be no Çalış Christmas Fair, no Çalış Spring Fair, no monthly Çalış car boot sales, no 3C’s charity shop and no other 3C’s fundraising events. It is the committee members that organise all of these things and it is the committee members that then decide where the money raised from these events is best spent to help the children.
If our charity is unable to recruit more committee members to help in this organisation, then it is possible that some, or all of these events, and therefore, in turn the amount of help that is given to local children, may be in jeopardy.
If you feel that you are able to commit to helping the 3C’s on a more regular basis and enjoy a challenge then the charity would love to have you on board. Unfortunately, we cannot pay you and sometimes it will be stressful, but we can guarantee that you will be well rewarded when you see how the money raised through the committee’s organisation helps to change the lives of local youngsters and helps the poorer local schools.
The committee generally meets once a month (there may be additional meetings before a major event) and in between there could be school visits (which are a reward in themselves), or additional meetings or events that you may be required to attend. However, it is not all work, it is also fun and it is a really great way to get to know people and to put back something into the local Turkish community that have warmly welcomed us into their country.
The 3C’s has now been operating for 8 years (for the first 3 years under the name of Çalış Carnival Committee) and at the end of this financial year we will have raised close on half a million Turkish Lira during this time, all which has gone to help local children.
Please help our charity to continue this good work into the future. If you would like to join the 3C’s committee or would like to discuss what is involved further please pm me or ring the charity phone 0536 373 9520.
Thank you for reading this.
