March 11, 2010 at 3:04 pm
A few weeks ago i read a story in in everyone’s favorite free daily paper, reporting on a Metro Harris poll around the governments decision to increase overseas aid by £2.3bn. The poll showed
50% think the UK government is giving too much in overseas aid
49% think foreign aid for developing countries is a a bad [...]
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February 24, 2010 at 10:37 am
I didn’t give to the latest disaster, ie the earthquake in Haiti, same as i didn’t give to the tsunami some years ago. My reasoning being that plenty of people who are not regular givers to charity (apart from loose change in a charity tin waved in their face) who will dig deep when the need is so obvious [...]
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February 14, 2010 at 5:40 pm
Can’t find the post where i suggested as much, but i was delighted to read a few days back that Help the Aged and Age Concern are shortly to merge to become Age UK. So now i will not have to haver over which one deserves my dosh when i am in the giving mood. I dare say if i [...]
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December 16, 2009 at 2:28 pm
Stille tag too, to judge by the lighter burden charities placed on my ’postie’ this December. I don’t have records to show but i am positive i have had considerably less charity mailshots this past month.
Then i read a piece in the London Metro last week highlighting how much harder fundraising is across the charity sector [...]
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November 3, 2009 at 3:03 pm
The latest appeal from Crisis should shift some money into their coffers anyway. What came through my door was round, a plate of food, and i was impresssed the plate had an underside too. It was the trad Christmas meal which was presented – trad for indigeneous Brits anyway – and well-designed to catch the attention [...]
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September 17, 2009 at 9:22 am
Have not had it yet but was delighted to hear this week i have been awarded a £25 a month payrise. Could not possibly spend all that on myself (!) so have decided to up my monthly contribution by a tenner, to £60. (Mr Gates, that is what is known as the ‘widows mite’.)
Most months i [...]
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September 4, 2009 at 2:48 pm
I am hoping to spend my weekend clearing my friend’s flat since he don’t need it no more. I was told the council charge rent until such time as they can clear out what remains and therefore the more family & friends can do the quicker it is for the local council to act.
From thinking [...]
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September 3, 2009 at 6:19 pm
A very dear friend died recently and us nearest and dearest agreed that – apart from a solitary rose on top of the (disposable, cardboard) coffin – there would be no flowers. Instead all mourners, at the service and pub after, were asked to give to the UK Wolf Conservation Trust,in the dearly departed’s name. He had [...]
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August 4, 2009 at 6:43 pm
Not so much to say this month. Hope i am not getting mellow in my old age. Puh-leaze.
Just to say i realised that for me the best form of casual giving are the plastic tubs seen in stores, at the checkout, or till. Tho’ my monthly donations continue as ever, i confess that on work [...]
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June 18, 2009 at 2:04 pm
I have my favourite charities, as do we all i am sure. Then there is a rotating group which get occasional donations, often depending on what book i have just read or what is in the news etc. Finally there is a group of charities i have decided i will never give to ever again.
Question is [...]
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