to be annoyed at all this stuff from Race for Life?

[philmeupwithamassiveeasteregg]

I've signed up to run (well, walk) the Race for Life this year in aid of cancer research. I'm really glad to be doing it and to be raising funds for a good cause.

What I didn't expect is the random and unnecessary post that they keep sending me. You pay £15 as a joining fee. Fair enough, I know they have to admin and pay for organising it all so not a problem. But having sent the initial pack out I have then had 3 more bits of post (to date) reminding me to get sponsors; bring some stuff with me to donate to charity shops and another one that just went direct to the recycling pile without me reading it. All on good quality paper and postcards. I'd rather my £15 was spent on the end user than on this rubbish.

AIBU to think that instead of junk mailing me they should be spending the money on the charitable cause? This has made me wonder whether i'd be better off supporting a less corporate charity tbh.

YANBU I have worked for charities in the past and it does seem that there is an awful lot of wastage. the three additional letters seem completely unnecessary. Surely it's information that could have been sent out in an email?

YANBU. I have signed up too, but have had no other mail from them besides my pack.

I absolutely agree with you. I did Race For Life two years ago, and have not done it again simply because of the endless amounts of crap they sent me after, and still do. I raised money for them to spend on cancer research, not to pay for sending me random junk mail every couple of weeks for the last two years. I will now only fund raise for my local cancer hospice instead.

Completely agree, I cancelled my direct debit payments to Unicef because they kept sending me beautiful, glossy booklets telling me how my money would help.

I cancelled the payments and donated them to Comic Relief instead, who send me emails and not big fat magazines.