If we raise money for BCC again in 2010 and there is no denying it is a great cause - I would like to see that decided well in advance so that we (or a representative person) can do some work with the organisation in advance of and leading up to the event to ensure that our efforts are well publicised during their campaign.
It would seem to be the ideal opportunity to get people "outside" to join in the fun -as BCC has so many supporters who might welcome a way to take part without organising a coffee morning or whatever - but they need to know what we are doing in order to join in. Otherwise I would agree that it is asking a good deal of our forum members to be the only ones bidding on BCC and YDC items in the same month. Of course by November with the new site and the expected publicity there may be many many more eBidders joining in ....
My suggestion for BCC would be that they need to do much more publicity about what people are getting up to as the PINK Fridays progress as that didn't seem to be happening in 2009 - in spite of the efforts of our team. They would stand to raise a great deal more money for the cause that way!