Thank you for your interest!
Here you can find out more about Jenny’s monthly expenses and how we’re raising contributions to cover her costs. You can also find out, how you can get involved. And right at the end, you can read more about previous campaigns.
THANK YOU!!
This is a list fo Jenny’s projected basic expenses for 2024:
- HOME: R12 500
- MEDICAL : R4 000 (PROCEDURES AND MEDICATION THAT MEDICAL AID WON’T COVER: CREAMS, CATHETER BAGS, STOMA EQUIPMENT. THE COST HAS GONE UP IN THE LAST YEAR AND SOME MEDS ARE INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO SOURCE )
- NAPPIES : R2 000
- PHONE and INTERNET : R500
- FURTHER COSTS: R 500 (FOR THOSE UNEXPECTED EXTRAS)
(ALL FIGURES REFLECT EXPENSES ON A MONTHLY BASIS.)
Total:
R 19 500 (ca. 1 030 €) per month
R 234 000 (ca. 12 360 €) for the year Dec 2023 – Nov. 2024.
About three quarters of these enormous costs are covered by friends, family and regular sponsorship. But we’re still R 3 600 a month short – that’s why we do these fundraisers.
On top of the monthly expenses, this year we want to raise R 20 000 towards a new motorised wheelchair. Jenny’s back-up wheelchair from 1999 finally broke down, and the current one (from 2010) is also getting old. So the plan is to get a new one – and for the current one to become the backup.
HOW we raise money:
No single person could cover all of these expenses. But since 2015, we’ve been building a base of regular sponsors, who contribute small amounts every month or year – and all of those add up to keep Jenny going financially. Every year in November, we do a fundraiser aimed at both people who give one-off donations, and those who commit to a monthly payment.
INFO FOR THE 2023/2024 FUNDRAISER.
Our Fundraising Goal:
By 30.11.2023 we want to raise R 65 200 (ca. 3 440 €)
The plan is to do so by getting
- R 1355 (ca. 70 €) per month in regular, monthly contributions and
- R 48 940 (ca. 2 580 €) in one-off donations.
In order to reach these goals, in South Africa, we’re looking for:
- 2 people who can commit R50 per month
- 2 people who can commit R100 per month
- 1 person who can commit R200 per month
Internationally (from all the countries with TROUBLE fans, including Britain, Sweden, Germany, New Zealand) we’re looking for:
- 2 people who can commit 5 Euro per month
- 2 people who can commit 10 Euro per month
- 1 person who can commit 15 Euro per month
This would leave us with a little bit extra to cover transfer costs or currency fluctuation.
We ask people ( maybe you? ) to make this commitment for one year
(Dec. 2023 until Nov. 2024).
But beside the monthly contributions, one-off donations of ANY AMOUNT, no matter how small, are greatly appreciated. Jenny has been sustained these past few years by big and small contributions made by wonderful, caring people. All of these add up, and Jenny wants to THANK EVERYONE for them!!!
If you would like to contribute, please write an e-mail to fundraisingfortrouble[at]gmail.com. REMEMBER: YOU CAN CONTRIBUTE ANY TIME, NOT JUST DURING THE FUNDRAISERS!! THANK YOU!!
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FINANCIAL INFO ABOUT PREVIOUS FUNDRAISERS
I LOVE TROUBLE
Fundraiser in Nov/Dec 2022
We raised a total of R 64 220 (around 3 500 € at the time):
– new monthly pledges of R 110 a month (R1 320 for the year)
– one-off contributions amounting to R 62 900
This was slightly MORE than our goal (which was to raise R 63 360). The extra cash was a blessing because inflation was soaring and we just didn’t know what to expect. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO CONTRIBUTED SO GENEROUSLY!!!
I LOVE TROUBLE
Fundraiser in Nov/Dec 2021
We raised a total of R 48 175 (around 2 699 € at the time):
– monthly pledges of R 450 a month (R5 400 for the year)
– one-off contributions amounting to R 42 775
This was actually MORE than our goal (which was to raise R 45 960). The extra cash has served as a safety net in case of medical emergencies, and to deal with surging expenses.
THANK YOU SO MUCH TO EVERYONE WHO CONTRIBUTED SO GENEROUSLY DESPITE THE UNCERTAINTIES SURROUNDING THE PANDEMIC!!!!
I LOVE TROUBLE
Fundraiser in Nov/Dec 2020
We raised a total of R 68 460 (around 3 800 € at the time):
– monthly pledges of R 3 030 a month
– one-off contributions amounting to R 32 100
This was actually MORE than our goal (which was to raise R 66 000). The extra cash allowed Jenny to take care of some computer investments she’d been putting off for a long time.
THANK YOU SO MUCH TO EVERYONE WHO GAVE US MONEY DESPITE THE PANDEMIC WITH ALL IT’S UNCERTAINTIES!!!!
I LOVE TROUBLE
Fundraiser in Nov/Dec 2019
We raised a total of R 44 792 (around 2 757 € at the time):
– monthly pledges of R 3 110 a month
– one-off contributions amounting to R 7 472
This was 88% of our goal – and even more money came in after the end of the fundraiser.
THANK YOU SO MUCH TO EVERYONE WHO CONTRIBUTED!!!!
I LOVE TROUBLE
Fundraiser in Nov/Dec 2018
We raised a total of R 51 040 (around 3 170 € at the time)
– monthly pledges of R 2 415 (150€)
– one-off donations of R 22 060 (1 370€)
THANK YOU SO MUCH TO ALL OF OUR SPONSORS!! These contributions enabled Jenny to move into a home closer to her friends and family, which has made her a LOT happier.
TROUBLE’S HERE TO STAY
Fundraiser in Nov/Dec 2017
We raised a total of R 47 346 (around 3 117€ ).
– Monthly pledges for R 2 414
– One-off donations totalling R18 378.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO EVERYONE WHO CONTRIBUTED!!
Here comes TROUBLE!!
Fundraiser in Nov 2016
We received monthly pledges for more than R 2 500
115 € from Germany.
R850 from South Africa.
The rest of Jenny’s costs were covered by one-off donations.
Thank you again to everyone who contributed!! This campaign played a great part in giving Jenny a spot in a wonderful home for 2017.
I LOVE TROUBLE
Fundraiser in Nov 2015
Money raised in the first month:
R 15 973.
The campaign also resulted in many long-term sponsorships.
This is what has kept Jenny going financially. THANK YOU to everyone who contributed / is still contributing!
I am available to help in anyway. I deliver Meals on Wheels to Jen every Wednesday. Please send me her bank details as well.
thanks
Sash