Category: Let's talk
Do any of you donate to charity if so, do you know for sure where your hard earned cash has gone. Are you aware of how the charity works, and how the recipients benefit from the donations...why do you donate, and if the person collecting is disabled ect, would you be inclined to feel guilty about refusing....
Although I don't make regular donations to charities in the form say, of a regular direct debit, i will donate if I feel it's a worthy cause. I did make a donation to the tsunami appeal and I have also donated regularly to the RSPCA, moreover, I have two cats which I rescued from there, grin. If it's someone collecting on the street and I think it's a good cause I will make a donation. however, I do believe that charity is a very personal thing. some people feel that they don't wish to donate for whatever reason, and I think that all too often people are guilt tripped into making donations. I used to work for a company who put a lot of emphasis on charity, and people were pretty much obliged to make donations to the charity committee, in the form of dressing down days etc where you paid a pound to wear casual clothes, or £2 if you wore work clothes. I feel this is wrong because I think that if people choose to give it is their choice, nobody should be forced into it.
I agree and I feel that programmes such as the unbearable children in need, should be scrapped, as it is nothing more than emotional blackmail...
and then maybe they'll put terry wogan in a museum where he belongs with all the other foscils, lol
LOL! Your man's well past the stage where can dye his hair ect...
LOL! Your man's well past the stage where can dye his hair ect...
To answer your question, no. I wouldn't feel guilty if I refused to donate and the person collecting was disabled. I donate because I want to do it for a good cause, not because I feel bad for anybody. So, most of the time, if I'm feeling charitable, and if I have the money/clothing/related items, I'll gladly donate if I feel it's gonna be put to good use.
--Allie
Well today I came across the perfect excuse not to donate..some fella standing outside Woolworths asking us lucky bipeds to help the disabled!... I replied Rights not charity pal you should be ashamed of yourself and walked away...I do give but only to The Scottish Mountain Rescue,The Royal National Lifeboat institution,And the Poppy Appeal for WW2 War veterans...