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 [...]
More
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 [...]
More
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 [...]
More
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 [...]
More
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 [...]
More
June 3, 2009 at 8:36 pm
This month i have participated in 4 charity raffles, even though i know i shall win none as i never ever do. The reason i buy my own tickets is that at certain times of the year i am so deluged with books of tickets if i were to try and flog them at work, [...]
More
May 11, 2009 at 1:08 pm
As a regular and habitual giver to charity, how should i deal with the kerbcrawling activities of the chuggers ie those who importune one in the street to sign up to a direct debit for a specific charity? I know what i actually do ie avoid eye contact and scuttle past as quickly as possible. [...]
More
April 27, 2009 at 7:11 pm
From moaning about those who bombard me with appeals, i am now thinking about those charities to which i made a donation and have heard nothing since. I appreciate my tenner (or if years ago maybe just a fiver) does not count as a kings ransom, but i do wonder that there are charities for [...]
More
April 27, 2009 at 6:49 pm
(Wrote this 3rd April and intended to publish then, not sure what happened…
While i have not read the book (yet) i have read several reviews of a book called ‘The Spirit Level’, an examination of how the inequalities in society underlie all our social ills. For all the failed government initiatives, the authors state their belief, with [...]
More
April 8, 2009 at 2:02 pm
I have not given to the British Red Cross in 18 months, for a number of reasons. And still the pens and cards and address stickers keep coming. With Breadline Africa i actually e-mailed them to say i wanted no more mail, was advised i would be taken off the mailing list – and still [...]
More
