This article takes you through my experience with raising £100 for charity. Detailing how the project started, my experience with it and the surprising transferable skills gained. 

Key Summary

• Re establish the rules before each match

• WhatsApp QR code is a great way to create a group

• A pre paid system works really well

• Rounders is a great sport as it's so inclusive

• Be open to organising new adventures with others you don't always have to lead

• check out Macmillan Cancer Research charity to donate

How the project started  

This project actually kind of found me, I speak a lot about the power of network and put a lot of stock the theory that when you think things into existence they normally come true (well nearly… still waiting for my millions).

Thomas Bacon from Bristol Junior Chamber reached out to Rebellious Co to see if we'd like to join them and 2 other Bristol based networking communities; Bristol Junior Lawyers Division (Bristol JLD) and Bristol Young Professionals in a rounders match for Macmillan Cancer Support. Of course we said yes!

As a big rounders fan I was excited to get involved and see if we could coordinate a team. The aim was simple each organisation would bring together 15 players for a "friendly" rounders match.

We decided that if each player donated £5 to play we would raise a decent amount for charity whilst having fun, I mean who doesn't love rounders?

Behind the scenes there was a lot of calls and managing of logistics. We decided to create an event page via Eventzilla, Connor Jones did an excellent job of pulling it all together! Thomas Bacon made a great graphic and together through social media posts, emails and a lot of Whatsapp messaging we managed to rally the troops.

Having only one networking event scheduled between deciding we were in and the big match my plan had been to do some heavy recruiting.

However, with a client call over running I unfortunately had to miss most of the event and the QR code I'd printed on flyers hadn't got much traction given the lack of direction toward them.

This meant a lot more personalised reach out to our most engaged members, this worked really well and I managed to get a full squad together 🖤

So much so, that we actually subbed in for other teams and the Rebellious Teams rivalry was heightened even more!

With each team having a slight variation/ interpretation of the initial rules, it was interesting to see how the games developed as the evening progressed. However we saw some great hits and some spectacular rounders.

Then came the scoring, my improvised score system worked a treat, until i forgot how to add…

Triangle = 1/2 rounder

Square= full rounder

an honest mistake from the rebellious team I promise!

Ash did a fantastic job of securing some drinks gifted from local Bristol businesses which really made half time special!

Overall it was a great evening and we raised £265 for charity which was a huge success!!

Massive thanks to all the co organisers, Thomas Bacon Zoe Scrimshaw, Connor Jones, Henry Bacon, Ash Phillips who made it possible and to all the players who got involved. I'm sure we'll be keen for a rematch next year!