This is blog #6 of our 10 reasons blog campaign! As we promised 1 blog per day for the next 10 days, each giving one reason why people should get involved with Oxjam, from Lindsey and Ewan’s point of view.
Reason #6 It’s all about friends helping out friends
Oxjam event organisers are people like you and me. They are music lovers trying to use their passion for their local music scene to raise money and awareness for Oxfam. They are your friends, your friend’s friends, your friend’s friend’s friends… Helping out for Oxjam is helping out a friend.
So what can you do to help?
Well, all Oxjammers need people to do certain things before the event: Talk to your friends – tell everyone and your granny about Oxjam and the events your friends are planning; Ask them to like the Facebook pages! (Yes, my granny is on Facebook) Also, help by reposting blogs and sharing Oxjam content with your friends. Recommending the best local music and other performers to the Oxjam organisers. If you want to do more you can try volunteering for the street team, writing a blog, attending any fundraisers or telling your friends.
At the main event most Oxjammers need friends for the cash/ticket desk, for the cloakroom, for facilities and friends with musical talent, just to name a few!
What do you do if you don’t have the time to volunteer?
Buying a ticket for an Oxjam event is still helping out a friend.
What do you do if there are no Oxjam events in your area that you like?
If you get involved earlier enough your ideas will be heard by the organisers, who will be listening to people like you who can make the event even bigger and better!
You could always recommend the bands that you like, and then buy a ticket for the gig!
Or even run your own event?
Our event Oxjam We’re Skint, They’re Skinter has been created on the input from friends so far. We’ve grown our initial 3 bands and 2 DJs into a 14 hours event, running during the day and into the wee small hours of the night. Our name was chosen by friends. Our comedy, face painting and stalls are all suggestions from friends. We’re doing this to raise money for Oxfam and provide a cracking event for friends, for friend’s friends, for friend’s friend’s friends…
Local music, global impact.
Song #6
(I bet you never expected this? Or did you?) I love this tune.
Glasgow Oxjammer 