If any. No offence taken if you prefer proper posh christmas cards. Personally i've been buying Unicef ones for about 5 years now. They're not cheap but i don't need many and they are good quality with very cheerfull prints. How about you?
2006-12-17 01:59:30 · 21 answers · asked by Part Time Cynic 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
No offense but I prefer to donate directly to the cause, not buy stupid things where only like half or not even of the proceeds go to charity just so I can show people that I donated.
If you were all so righteous, why don't you make sure 100% of your proceeds go to charity? Why do you need something that says you donated half of your money?
2006-12-17 02:01:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 4⤋
UNICEF and OXFAM (buy a goat etc!) the last couple of years. Some years I don't buy any!!
It's not out of altruism, but out of sense of something being saved for a good cause, however little - it's better than 100% going to a commercial enterprise.
Ideally I would like to see a card amnesty - say every 5 or 10 years where no-one produces or sends cards but instead money from industry and individuals goes to Children in Need or any other charity - it probably needs a Bob Geldorf to set a fund up and get things in motion.
2006-12-25 01:44:27 · answer #2 · answered by sheila 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Indeed the Unicef cards are lovely. I do however, as others have mentioned, donate (admittedly only a little) directly to the cause. I am in uni, so there isn't a lot of extra money, but what we might pay for an extra order of chips or somesuch could, if a lot of people contribute, make a huge difference.
Far better to be of a giving heart, and give a little, no matter how you give, than to do nothing at all.
--That Cheeky Lad
Wishing you and everyone a joyously wicked Happy Christmas!
2006-12-17 02:57:12 · answer #3 · answered by Charles-CeeJay_UK_ USA/CheekyLad 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I prefer to donate directly to what ever charity I am supporting at the time.
Christmas cards are getting on my nerves now, hundreds from neighbours and work colleagues, how long does it take to wish someone Happy Christmas, have a drink, come round one evening or what ever.
I am now only sending Christmas cards to those who I rarely see, and to people I really do care for. I ring most and have a lovely chat or send a long chatty letter, much nicer!
2006-12-24 10:48:54 · answer #4 · answered by SUPER-GLITCH 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I choose a different one each year, usually Amnesty, Friends of the Earth, Campaign Against the Arms Trade, Crisis or Shelter. But I also give directly to most of those charities, too.
2006-12-24 14:41:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I usually go for ones which support either child / animal related charities. I also usually donate to actual collectors throughout the year. I don't think it's that important to let the charity know who's donated though, surely that is more for self gratification than caring about the charity?
2006-12-17 02:06:00 · answer #6 · answered by kpk 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Generally a different charity each year, nice to spread the charity around at this time of year, this year were supporting the blind and lifeboats.
2006-12-17 12:24:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I tend not to send any cards at all, I donate money to SANDS (stillbirth and neonatal death society) All of it goes to them as opposed to any money being taken out to manufacture the cards. I have done this for the last few years, and will carry on with the same charity.
2006-12-17 02:08:38 · answer #8 · answered by Cara 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
None.
Except for family I no longer send Christmas Cards.
Instead I send a gift aided donation to WORKAID based in Amersham.Bucks.
2006-12-17 02:09:53 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I agree with you the ones for charity seem to be much better quality
I try to change the charity every year - this year I have gone for Cancer Research
2006-12-17 02:07:47 · answer #10 · answered by toon_tigger 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋