So my dear people! Hopefully winter is going to end soon :) Check your map, plan your journey and visit Broadway!
About
The idea
Sweet Charity is a marriage of my two great passions. Traveling and Charity . I am a couchsurfing member and for years I have been hosting travelers in my house for free. One day I came up with this idea of doing it with a bit of a charitable twist. So the deal is simple : You are very welcome to stay in my house for as little as £10 per night. The money is not my profit, but it is going to be donated to a charity.
About me
My name is Weronika and I am originally from Poland. I live in Broadway with my family – my partner Henry and my daughter Iris . I want to believe , we are very open minded and creative people. The Sweet Charity Project is my very first attempt of raising money to help people. In the past I made some donations myself but I always had a feeling that it wasn’t enough.
What to expect
What can you expect in our house for £10 per night ? Since this isn’t quite the same as AirB&B and the price in minimal , we will expect you to understand some limitations of what we can offer.
Still we are going to do our best to make you feel comfortable and Happy ! You are going to be offered a nice and private space in our lounge. Since the idea of Sweet Charity has its origin in a couchsurfing culture, we will offer you our sofa bed. We are taking large and comfortable sofa bed ! You don’t need to bring any sheets or sleeping bags- Everything will be provided.
You will have an access to the kitchen, where you can prepare your meal, or if you choose- we can cook together. The more friendly- the better.
We have a child in the house, but she sleeps upstairs so she won’t bother you during the night. However during the day she will probably come downstairs and spend some time in the lounge.
The other thing you need to be aware of is that you won’t be given any keys to the house. Therefore your arrival and booking has to previously discussed and agreed with us. We need to make sure that we are at home during the days of your stay. Having said that ,I am a stay at home mum , so it is almost guaranteed that we will be available. If you have any question- just send me a message .
Is this place suitable for couple or larger groups ?
Unfortunately at this moment we can only offer a place for two people. So this is really an option for sole travelers and couples. However, if you have a tent during the summer time, and you would like to put in in our garden – this can also we arranged.
Location
Broadway is a well known tourist place in the heart of the Cotswolds. Beautiful landscape , stunning architecture , romantic Tea Rooms and old history. The only thing that this place lacks- in my opinion -is an affordable hostel or any other sort of alternative cheap accommodation. But here is a Sweet Charity for you. Our house is located close to the Main Street of Broadway. We live in a quiet and safe residential area. The best way to get to Broadway is by driving , but you can also use a public transport. There are daily buses arriving here from Cheltenham, Stratford-upon-Avon and Moreton-in -Marsh
Is there an option for staying for free ?
Safety
You can check my references with people . Hopeful people who are going to visit us are going to leave some valuable feedback.
I support Red Cross ( I have direct debit set up with them) and a charity called Kiva. Because I strongly believe what Kiva does, I will encourage you to give your money to them. However if you prefer to invest your money into a different philanthropy project, you are more than welcome. As long as there is option of one off payment done with a paypal button – we can do it.
How is the donation made ?
When you choose a receiver of your donation, we are simply going to use a paypal button or your card. I do not handle money , you won’t give anything to me. You just choose an organization and before leaving my house you make an online transfer. One thing : I want to witness this transaction , so I know for sure that the money was donated. That’s all 
Get in touch with me !
Thank you so much for reading this. Just the fact that someone is curious about this idea means a lot to me. Maybe you would like to give me some suggestion of how to improve this project ? Or maybe you like it so much, you would like to do something similar and we could try to BUILD A WHOLE NETWORK of Sweet Charity places ? Or maybe you like the idea and you are wiling to invite me to your house ( somewhere in Europe) so I CAN DO MY Sweet Charity Holiday !?
Thursday 20 February 2020
Firt guest in 2020
Despite Dennis. Despite Ciara. Despite the heavy rain. The first guest in 2020 has finally arrived. The name of this brave person was Ania. She stayed with us for two nights and I really enjoyed her company :) Ania had some good ideas about the donation she wanted to make. She chose the organisation called All Together in Dignity - ATD Ireland . We went on the website to hit the donation button and ... We couldn't do it. Again we had to look for different options and an alternative NGO. Not for the first time my guests had to change the recipient , because the website didn't work properly. This can be quite frustrating when you go from organization to organisation, willing to give your money and you just can't! Not sure why the websites are being run so inefficiently, but I just learned from the experience that good 20% has some problems with processing payments. One thing that never fails is Donate Button on Facebook. Not all the charities have it on their page, but that is something worth taking into account when you choose NGO you want to support. Ania also managed to complete her transfer to Womankind Worldwide via Facebook page.
So my dear people! Hopefully winter is going to end soon :) Check your map, plan your journey and visit Broadway!
So my dear people! Hopefully winter is going to end soon :) Check your map, plan your journey and visit Broadway!
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