Day 1, captain's log 1st June 2011, and North Deal Community Park sets off into the blue..... It's thrilling and scary at the same time. After what seems like years of work (well it is, six years, actually) we are in the running for a substantial grant from the Lottery.
I know we have a great project and that the people who live in our neighbourhood both need and deserve this Community Park. But can our community group convince other people that we need it more than the others? And is it good to be competitive anyway? Don't all these projects need the money just as badly??? Guess I need to put that thought out of my head and play the game.
It's quite a responsibility, actually. Having to put on a whizz bang campaign, with loads of new media, (and old media) to persuade strangers who don't know us or our place that we deserve this funding. We are just amateurs, after all. We are completely committed volunteers, and dedicated to our cause, but amateurs nevertheless. What if we don't get the money because we do a bad job of campaigning?
Well, let's give it a go and see what happens... Come back next week and see how it is going.
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