sand sculptures

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 10:00 pm

those that complain about people saying no to charities will no doubt keep in mind that charities will also have to say no to their demands that things should be done.

i have heard many english people who think charities in portugal are some sort of uk social security,....i have heard comments .they MUST do it....that s what they are their for...others who telephone at 4 am in the morning wanting something sorted out .....well without income and volunteers the answer is no.

Gerry Cullen · Post by **Gerry Cullen** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 10:12 pm

Guest i have just reread thru this subject and i think i may have been.. shall i say.. a little short with you, sorry, i feel i was a bit quick off the mark..as a publican i tend to get bombarded by collecters ,ticket sellers,spot prize collecters etc and in the scramble it can be easy to forget just how much good ,people such as yourself do..i know how much hard work can be put into a charity and how frustrating it must be dealing with people who don,t share your passion ,maybe they can make you appreciate the ones that do support your cause all the more,i hope this serves to take some of the edge off my comments...keep up the good work.
gerry cullen

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 10:14 pm

thankyou for your kind words

falcon · Post by **falcon** » Sun Jul 18, 2004 10:05 am

Guest, I wish you had posted the fact that they were extremely rude to you (initially). There is no excuse for that...

Ellie · Post by **Ellie** » Sun Jul 18, 2004 10:46 am

You are perfectly right falcon!
But it happens everywhere!
I was in Boston last Saturday and saw a middle age woman collecting for 'dogs for the blind'.She was sitting in a corner close to the busy market place. I went over to contribute & asked how she was doing? I could tell from her eyes that her sight was badly impaired(she told me she had very little vision)..but then went on to tell me how a few people had called her a 'bloody nuisance'..that she was 'in the way',she 'shouldnt be there' and other words unsuitable to here!
I couldn't believe it

How can people be so terribly unkind,unsympathetic and downright insulting..can you tell me ?

But she was unfazed. She had been there since 8.30 am(in the rain)and it was now about 2.30pm.
spoke to her for at least half hour and learnt a lot about all the good work carried out for the blind& partially sighted.
Who would those uncharitable people turn to if ..suddenly..their sight was taken from them I wonder?
An operation 2 years ago saved my sight..there but for the grace of God(&all that).I might haved needed one of those dogs....you never know..........
sorry.gone off track a little..but it is related......

Gerry Cullen · Post by **Gerry Cullen** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 10:32 am

I agree with all the above but i still hold with the fact that if people don,t wish to support you then thats their choise

falcon · Post by **falcon** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 4:46 pm

My point is that no matter what you are offering (be it a charity or not) there is no reason to be rude. Unfortunately for English speaking people the Portuguese manner is often wrongly interpretated as rude.

I remember once asking some friends if they were having a fight as it seemed to me that they were having a full blown heated argument. They both turned around with a laugh and said "No, man, we were just discussing the football"

Uggie · Post by **Uggie** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 3:07 pm

Just a couple of thoughts guest:

1. If they agreed to have your collection box on their counter, they could not refuse anybody else, could they? Pretty soon that empty counter would be choca-block full of collecting tins...and all of them empty I'd wager.

2. How much "trade" did the blind lady lose as a result of you engaging her in a thirty minute convo?

No malice intended.

cember · Post by **cember** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 2:46 pm

Just been to see the Fiesta 2005 sand sculptures

truely amazing, well worth a visit if you haven't been yet
but not on for much longer

DaveK · Post by **DaveK** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 8:28 pm

Visited sand sculptures late july - very impressive. Closed now but new theme opens next May.

cember · Post by **cember** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 1:21 am

Well I went yesterday(Friday)
they said they were open till the 25th

tbbr · Post by **tbbr** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 6:33 pm

BACK TOO SAND SCULPTURES !!!.

Went there a couple of weeks ago ,certainly as good as last years.

Well attended and the children present certainly seemed to be enjoying it.

|Thisnk it would be better at night with lights and music but for the small cost well worth it.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 8:33 pm

yes - sorry. It is late September it closes. A visit at night is well worth it - like a miniature son et lumiere at Karnak.

digger · Post by **digger** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 9:01 pm

http://www.fiesa2005.com/

grobbo · Post by **grobbo** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 2:29 pm

Took the kids last year after dark, very striking with the low lighting which somehow added to the theme of childrens stories and nightime.