Choose Charity
Our local motorbike club has in recent years supported the local Air Ambulance as our chosen charity. We are looking at supporting a different charity for 2014 - if you had a choice what charity would you choose to support?
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Sorry to be so late but, for this or next year, how about 'Horatio's Gardens'?
Rather than aiming to physically cure a problem they look after the soul, which in turn promotes physical/mental well being by providing garden refuges for those in a long stay situation. This in turn may well lead to a better state of well being for the recipients.
Look them up.
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Ones that receive our money on a regular basis include RSPB, Dogs Trust, MacMillan Nurses, Local Hospices, Air Ambulance and RNLI.
Others get money if I have any spare and agree with the cause. There are a few I've stopped supporting due issues with Management and the direction in which they are now run.
We try to support local charity shops such as Salvation Army as they also supply some housing for those in need. Goodness knows there are enough different charity shops these days to choose from.
Tried to give a £5 note yesterday to someone collecting on behalf of a Childrens Hospice. They wouldn't take the money as they only wanted a monthly direct debit! Strange way to run a charity.
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Agree about your last Paragraph, WN.
When I'm at a show I carry two or three plastic pots** of small change for charities. Coppers up to about 30p, 5 and 10 pence coins up to about 60 / 80 pence. When I tip one into a collecting box the result usually is the same as if I'd given them a free shot at my credit card !! Yet it probably costs the collectors more to have a stall or whatever than they reap in !
** Pots that my Blood testing strips come in - recycle everything
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I support a local animal rescue because they are very good and work really hard for the animals.
i won’t support the Dogs Trust as I believe they waste money. I used to work for their solicitors in the City of London and was shocked that a charity was so cavalier with their supporters’ donations. They were paying about £180 an hour and I felt they should have used local solicitors who would probably have charged half that leaving more money to care for the dogs. Which is, after all, the whole point of the charity in the first place.
Nora
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Easyfundraising, choose a charity and when you spend on line hopefully the retailer has opted in and a percentage of your spend goes to your chosen charity.
eg mine goes to a local RSPCA, I have raised more than £130 over the last few years, the pennies add up, even local schools can benefit. I support other charities as well.
here's the >LINK<
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The other day I had an odd incident with Just Giving which I use a lot for donations as I can do it anonymously. The local Hospice sends out raffle tickets every so often which I can't really be bothered with but I send a donation to cover the cost of the tickets. I also opt for Gift Aid as it boosts the amount giving by quite a lot. Had a message from Just Giving saying that the Gift Aid had been rejected. It turns out that because I had put in the reason box "In Lieu of Raffle Tickets" the filters had rejected it as there are strict rules on money only coming from a tax paying individual rather than any other source. Too late to change it now so I will have to be more careful in future!
David
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Small charities benefit more than the big nationals from individual donations.
So can I suggest both the Cinnamon Trust and Pets As Therapy as the sort of charities which benefit both humans and animals as worthy recipients of any support.
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I’ve seen them out in HullCC & I donated at monument bridge that was the last time. Good cause too👍🏻
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I’d like to put in a word for the National Animal Welfare Trust who have rescue centres in several locations in the south of England and do sterling work in rescuing and rehoming animals. They’re a little cash strapped at present and may have to close their Somerset centre🙁.
https://www.nawt.org.uk
Moulesy has already mentioned my other favoured animal charity - The Cinnamon Trust👍🏻1 -
TW. That will be our local Heavens Gate NAWT who are in difficulties, they also run boarding kennels. I see quite a few former "residents" enjoying a new life around here.
Our local hospice is under threat too, I don't know how that will resolve but it's surprising how much can be raised from charity shop donations and purchases generally. In support of the hospice shop yesterday I bought an unused shiny black Le Creuset kettle for my daughter and partner at Christmas (I hope they like it!?
)In view of the RSPB concession going from the club that's another one to think about. We've been members for years and will continue to be.
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Yes, Heaven's Gate. We have been there and it’s quite a big centre. Our Boy came from their Cornish centre and we help them with food donations from time to time.
Similarly we donate in various ways to help our local hospice and it’s sad to hear yours is struggling, Brue.
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