Least Effective Charity Event Infographic

It's always important to do things for a good cause, but there are limits.

©2015 James Mathurin

Least Effective Charity Event

The least effective charity event ever organised was the “Mugging for Charity Fortnight” organised by the mayor of Llanllewy, Wales in 1998. Over the two weeks there was an amnesty on all street crime, as long as 50% of all money taken was given to a charity set up to raise money for a new gift shop in the town’s hospital. Unfortunately, the steep rise in crime was too much for the town’s 9 police officers to deal with, and by Wednesday on the second week, the entire hospital had been burned down. Gwynnford Powys, the mayor of Llanllewy's only comment was, “I still believe it was a basically sound idea, and you can’t deny that it got a lot of people very excited.”


























Reg Dennis, one of the 'Mugging For Charity' organisers, in his role of 'Donation-encourager'. Picture courtesy of Swamibu

©2008 James Mathurin

Most severe case of sleep-walking

The most severe case of sleepwalking occurred in 1999. Rachel Fordless of Swansea, Wales, awoke at around 11:30pm on the 21^st July. In her sleep she dressed herself, took her purse, made her way to a 24-hour Internet Café and booked a ticket for herself to Glasgow, under the name Pietra Flambeau. She awoke in a Glasgow police station at 9:45 the next morning, having been arrested for assaulting two bouncers, leaving one in hospital.

©2008 James Mathurin