Hi all,
Long story, short. I survived the Bali bomb 4 years ago. A fellow survivor has set up a fantastic charity to help Burns Victims. I'd like to raise money for her. I'm going to do this by getting people to send me CDs / DVDs. I'll sell them on ebay in 1 month. So.... if you could have a scan of your CD collections & pick out anything you could stick in a jiffy bag & send over to me.... that would be FANTASTIC.
xx
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You may not realise since it's not had a lot of media coverage, but today's the fourth anniversary of the Bali Bombing. I won't bore you with my story again, however some of you will remember that I was in the Sari Club when the bomb went off, and it's nothing short of a miracle that i'm still here today.
On a couple of occasions now i've met Polly Miller, a fellow survivor of the bombing. Although the stories of how we escaped are very similar, the outcomes were very different. Polly lost her husband of 5 weeks and 8 of her best friends. She also suffered horrific burns to 43% of her body. There was an article about Polly in the Observer Magazine a few weeks ago, that i'd really urge you to read. It's very moving, and conveys what an inspirational woman she is.
Anyway, as you will discover in the article, Polly has since the moment she stepped out of hospital, put an incredible amount of energy into a charity she set up in memory of her husband. Called 'Dans Fund For Burns' (registration details here), it's now raised over ยฃ500,000 for the treatment of burns victims in the UK and abroad... and still going strong.
I've been wondering for a while how best to raise some money for the charity, and thought that since I get quite a few readers now I could try and (ab)use your generocity.
What I am hoping is that you can all have a look into your record collections, and pick out some unwanted CDs that you could send me. I'll be collecting donations over the coming month, at the end of which I will auction the CDs on ebay. All proceeds will go to Dans Fund For Burns.
Whether I sell them all in one lot or split into smaller ones I don't know. I'll do whatever I think will raise the most money. Please for the time being could you just have a scan of your CD (or DVD) collection, and pick out something you can stick in a jiffy bag & send over to me. Without being overly fussy,
* Please try & send things that are in a reasonable condition
* Please send things that you think someone may actually want to buy! If I end up with a couple of battered albums by Steps and Terrence Trent D'Arby, we're not gonna raise much money!
I'm going to kick things off with the following, although I'm sure I'll be adding to the pile as time goes on....
Hot Chip - The Warning
Daft Punk - Human After All
Scratch Perverts - Fabric Live 22
The Flaming Lips - Clouds Taste Metallic
Basement Jaxx - Atlantic Jaxx Recordings Vol. 2
Grand Central Records - Central Heating
Sonic Youth - Screaming Fields of Sonic Love
Maximo Park - Missing Songs
The Neptunes Present... Clones
Farley & Heller - Late Night Sessions Vol. 3
I really hope that you can help me make this work. Obviously if no-one sends anything in this will be a complete waste of time, however i'm really hoping we can raise at least ยฃ1,000. As a small charity, anything we can raise will have a great impact. Please take a look at last year's newsletter for examples of some of the projects that will be funded.
In order to differentiate the CDs for sale from others I receive, please could you ensure that you send the booty to the following address:
James Woodley
Bali CD Collection
PO Box 204
Slough
SL2 2QE
UNITED KINGDOM
If you work for a Record Company / PR Company, or anywhere else where you may be surrounded by boxes of CDs, DVDS or other Merchandise.... please dig deep & send something in for the auction. I will make sure I plug whatever it is you're selling!
My provisional date for starting the auction(s) is November 12th.
Tomorrow i'll be back to usual... music mixed in with many many increasingly insistent reminders to SEND ME SOME CDS. For example, i'm sure there must be at least some people who've bought the new Razorlight album. Don't let it pollute your ears again! Send it to me....
Thanks a lot in advance. I love you.
