Account Update
Despite my efforts, I have not been able to track down an agency or charity that is willing to take funds paid directly into their account from this Phoenix Account. So here is what I am now going to do!
I have used my own personal savings account, set aside specifically for Phoenix Account, and from there will be making direct debit payments into the Bank of Bendigo Charity Shop.
What does this mean?
Each month, when funds are paid by Redbubble into my ‘savings’ account, I will then be forwarding the funds into a Bendigo Charity Shop charity account of choice. If you would like to check out what community charities are available here, the link is Online Bank Shop
This means that there will be no specific, set charity benefiting from this account and we can choose the most in-need of help at the time. It may be to help victims of bushfires, or of floods, or Tsunamis overseas (from Australia). I will be happy to consider any suggestions from those participating in the Phoenix Account who have donated their works to this altruistic effort! Please limit your suggestions to those charities already represented in the Bendigo Bank Charity Shop as I am not able to seek out and check the veracity of other funds.
I apologise sincerely for the delay in getting back to you with this information. Life has a way of being overwhelming, doesn’t it. But it has always been firmly in mind that I must sort this out.
There are funds currently sitting in the Phoenix Account awaiting a place to go to do some good works in the community. They will head out of the account at the end of November.
Please let me know if you have any wishes for payment at the end of November by Sunday 22nd at the latest.
Also please let me know
if you no longer wish your work to be included in the Phoenix Appeal collection
Send me a bubblemail and I will organise to have them removed. It would be very helpful to me to know whether your work is a tshirt or image, and what page it falls on within this account.
Thank you to one and all for your kind generosity since the inception of the Phoenix Appeal account in February. The spirit of giving has been wonderful
Anne
Michael Alesich
Anne. I think this is a great plan. Thankyou so much for organising and making sure it all works out.
Phoenix-Appeal replied
Thanks Michael. I didn’t want to do it this way, to be honest. I wanted the account details within the Phoenix account to be those of a charity and avoid money being ‘handled’ by me personally, just to maintain a kind of transparency. But It’s gone on for too long now not being paid anywhere so I thought it best to do it this way. I guess it gives us a bit more flexibility too where the money goes. For example, if there’s a new need somewhere that people would like to support, we can accommodate that on a monthly basis. (And the accounts lady at Redbubble was a tad pissed at me not having details there that would accept the payments!!!).
bites
Sounds great Anne : )
Ross Robinson
Sounds like a great idea Anne. Thanx for putting so much time and thought into this. Do things continue to sell?
Phoenix-Appeal replied
Hi Ross. Yes, there are sales from this account at least every week, sometimes 4-5 all at once, then nothing for awhile.
Phoenix-Appeal replied
Actually, sold a crimson rosella tee just four hours ago. lol.
Lenka
Sounds good (I understand a difference to your original plan, but we simply can’t do better than our best! You too…:)) Thumbs up!
Have a nice day and good light :)
Phoenix-Appeal replied
Thanks Lenka. The best we can do is pretty good though. LOL.
nofrillsart
Its funny how you just can’t give money to charities anymore. Anywho, good work Anne.
Phoenix-Appeal replied
Thanks NFA. Yeah, weird. My first approach was to Red Cross. Then to the Bushfires Commission set up to rebuild … then they put me onto a Landcare group at the heart of the devastated territories and they didn’t even return my emails or phone calls. Finally, the Commission got back to me with the Bendigo Bank info. There is a great deal of suspicion and belief you don’t get anything for nothing!! I’ve come across this attitude a few times lately. A little disheartening about the ‘kindness to/of strangers’.
Karin Taylor
oh Anne, what a bummer, at least the money is going to help people in need…...you’ve gone through a lot with all this….it’s hard to comprehend not being able to gift the monies, but never mind.. trust you wholeheartedly