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Maddie | Report | 8 Jan 2014 10:44 |
I donated to some charities over Christmas by text. Now I keep getting phone calls asking for more. I apologise and hang up. I donate when i can afford it and don't want to be pestered. I feel it is my choice as to when and how | donate. I don't think i will be texting donations again. |
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InspectorGreenPen | Report | 8 Jan 2014 06:33 |
True but the problem is that the Government has no money, they can only spend what we give them in our taxes,or borrow, so one way or another, we end up paying. The difference is that if the government fund them, we no longer have any say in where our money goes. |
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AnnCardiff | Report | 7 Jan 2014 23:12 |
my two favourite charities are Lifeboats and Air Ambulance, which in my opinion should be funded by the government, not by public donation - they are essential |
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Karen in the desert | Report | 7 Jan 2014 22:24 |
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SueMaid | Report | 7 Jan 2014 20:51 |
I have three chosen charities which I have researched as I like to know how much actually goes to the cause I have chosen to support. I also have a list of charities that I refuse to donate anything to because I know that most of the money goes to administration and promotional stuff like caps and t-shirts. |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 7 Jan 2014 20:42 |
'Chuggers' are just as bad. they're the ones that try to collar you in the high street (CHarity mUGGERS). They don't just want a 'one-off' donation, they want to raid your bank account with a regular direct debit. Not only that - they're not people volunteering - the charity pays them (£33 a day was the last amount I heard). When they ever manage to stop me, (usually by chasing me, and once, by grabbing my arm), I point out that they are harassing me, and I am quite capable of giving to a charity of my choice without being coerced, and without a middle man. |
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~Lynda~ | Report | 7 Jan 2014 19:02 |
I have the same sign as Ann, if I want something I'll go to the shop for it, if i want to give to any charity or good cause, I source out where to send the money myself. |
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Sue In Yorkshire. | Report | 7 Jan 2014 18:50 |
And what's not to say the elderly man wasn't pocketting the money for hisself.. |
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AnnCardiff | Report | 7 Jan 2014 18:43 |
I have a sign on my door which amongst other things, says "We do not buy at the door" |
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GlasgowLass | Report | 7 Jan 2014 18:36 |
Charity Collectors... What do you do? |
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