As you may be aware a savings company called farepak have gone bust and all those families who have saved with them all year have lost all their money. About a million kids arnt going to have a happy xmas. If everyone sent in one present those kids would atleast have something to open on xmas day.
2006-11-16 09:56:58 · 11 answers · asked by mobile_mad1 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
ty for those quick responses. I am looking at the website now and gonna donate.!!!
2006-11-16 10:08:08 · update #1
Go to www.farepakresponsefund.org.uk and donate.
And boycott Halifax Bank of Scotland.
2006-11-16 10:00:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I think whats happened is really awful and I feel very sorry for these families, however I also think its really bad that there are families putting their children on tv to cry in front of millions is awful to. I woould protect my children from this and certainly wouldnt tell them they are going to have an awful christmas, I would donate to as I know friends who have lost money, but I think its awful that some families are involving their children to pull at heartstrings, some of these children may not know that santa doesnt exist !!!
2006-11-16 10:09:43 · answer #2 · answered by FRED 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Must agree with Fred, its the parents who have ruined their kids christmas by telling the kids, i'm sick of hearing about it, hundreds of companies go bust every year and people loose their money, jobs, houses etc, if it wasn't for christmas no one would care. Why do people have to save thousands of pounds to pay for christmas and if they do want to save why don't they put it in a building society like normal people.
2006-11-16 11:39:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I got chinese characters from the above web site, but when I googled Farepak in the news, lots of stuff came up including this plan to help
http://icberkshire.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0200berkshireheadlines/tm_headline=campaign-aims-to-help-victims-of-farepak-collapse&method=full&objectid=18105139&siteid=50102-name_page.html
2006-11-16 10:13:28 · answer #4 · answered by kate 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Has anyone thought of how much these people spend on christmas? Some maintain they have lost hundreds or thousands and I can't afford that sort of money - I spend accordingly and we enjoy our christmas. Its not all about presents, overeating and getting drunk.
To help them, why not try to teach them the real meaning of christmas which is cheap but priceless.
2006-11-16 21:42:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If that's Christmas morning, precise till now she/he races off to ensure what sort of provides Santa left her/him...that's undeniable incorrect, invoice...(yet only exciting the thought is extraordinarily darn a snort).
2016-10-04 01:16:19 · answer #6 · answered by mauzon 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's really sweet. We are actually one of those families, along with many of our friends. Fortunately, we didn't invest too much money in the first place, because we simply couldn't afford to, but our friends have lost hundreds of pounds. It's a crap thing to happen at a crap time of year to those who can ill afford it.
2006-11-16 10:04:10 · answer #7 · answered by Daisy Artichoke 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
think the government is thinking along the same lines - talking about setting up charities at the banks etc. maybe you could contribute to one of these. if they are to make a difference they will have to do it soon though.
2006-11-16 10:02:49 · answer #8 · answered by magicalle 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Thats really nice and a great idea
2006-11-16 09:59:48 · answer #9 · answered by gaulde 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
thats a cool idea,im gonna look at that website.
2006-11-16 10:06:27 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋