A local charity has recently been awarded several thousand pounds of funding. They are using that funding to pay for various clubs and events in our local area; which is incredibly deprived.
Now I’ll declare my bias first; I have a quiet personal issue with the chair of this charity; which may be colouring my thinking. So here’s the aibu:
As part of this funding her charity (and everyone round here does think of her when they think of the charity), are paying the expenses for me to put on a community event next saturday.
Basically, I’ve organised and paid for everything needed for the event; and then I’ve put my receipts in to claim the money back. One of them got turned down - £15ish on refreshments to feed the volunteers at the event.
Due to the nature of the event, most of the volunteers are children; many of whom due to the demographics of the area are free-school meals; and who will be at venue from 11am to 10pm. When I asks why this money had been denied; she told me they could just bring a pack-up. I reminded her that many of these kids are fsm; so wouldn’t be expected to bring pack up to school trips or similar; and in this case we’re giving up their whole Saturday near enough for the benefit of the commmunity.The answer was still no.
Okay then - I’ll pay for it.
The thing that annoys me is she has approved money for refreshments to sell; with the money going to her charity, she has approved marketing with her name all over it (Yes, her name not her charities name), but she will not approve £1.50 per child so a group of disadvantaged, likely fsm, kids, who are volunteering for their community, don’t have to worry about lunch.