DO you give MONEY to CHARITY?

Question

i make a monthly direct debit to Shelter (a homeless campaign), Unicef and a charity for the protection of animals. Its not alot but it sure makes me feel warm inside.......

Answer 1

Yeah, (but I don't like to talk about it) ;o)

Fellow Shelter supporter. Also at the moment, giving to Amnesty, a bunch called Concern who do relief work in countries with crappy infrastructure, and a bunch called Vitalise, which provides holiday breaks for carers (y'know, people who look after relatives etc). Used to work for a UK charity called the Fostering Network, and my dream job would be with either Shelter or Amnesty, though I'm also looking within a bunch called Dignity in Dying at the moment, who support the right of people to end their own lives. My wife (who, I may have mentioned from time to time, rocks!), also supports this lot and works for the RNIB.

Like you say man, it's not much, and I wish I could do more. In fact, I'm sort of twisting the editorial direction of the magazine I edit at the moment, to highlight more charity stuff. In the last few issues, I've featured a bunch called Flying Scholarships for the Disabled, the Tall Ships Youth Trust, a Spanish project to develop satellite navigation systems for blind people, and the British and International Sailors' Society, which helps sailors around the world. Come to think of it, for my next issue, I'm going deaf for a day to highlight Deaf Awareness Week in May and the work of the Deaf Pilots' Association.

As you say, any help I can give feels good to give, but there are just so many deserving causes, deserving people out there, that more would always be better...

Answer 2

Besides the usual $10 here $20 there, I have monthly deductions taken off to support the United Way. I also run a very large charity golf tournament. Over the past 10 years, I have raised $50K for MADD and a Scholarship Fund.

Answer 3

I raise money for McMillan nurses by answering questions on here, every time I get another 1,000 points my family and friends pay me £10 each in sponsorship, so far I have raised well over a £1,000, I don't work because of a serious accident I had a good few years ago so doing something for others keeps me occupied and helps the people who were brilliant to my mom when she was dying of breast cancer.

Answer 4

I wish I could say yes,but I don't have the extra money to do so.I do give to the bell ringing people around Christmas time,I try to give each one I see at least a dollar,I know it's not much but it is something.I also donate my children's clothes and toys that they don't use anymore,and I let both of my children pick out a toy for Toys For Tots each year.So I guess I do kinda do something?!

Answer 5

Yes I also give money to Charity's for people.I also donate clothes and food when I can.
I am a animal lover and also donate to animal shelters.
I think anyone that gives from the heart are really special.

Answer 6

We also make a monthly direct debit to a house where dying people are being taken care of (don't know what they call it in England). Especially people who have no money and no family or partner who cares for them. I also organize furniture and clothes donations by making and handing out fliers at school. What we cant use, we sell. It sure makes me feel good.

Answer 7

I always give to charity. Like they say charity begins at home.

Answer 8

I give money to charities like the diabetes and cancer foundations. Sometime when people are collecting donations in the community for churches and stuff i usually give about 5 dollars.

Answer 9

just if somebody has a tube or summit and is collecting i often think i will set up a direct debit to nspcc but keep forgeting might just do that now and every penny counts good on u


oh and i want to give to the helen house, for very ill children and there families i watch the promgrame its on channel 2 always makes me cry

Answer 10

I don't always have it, but if I do, I give money
to a local dog rescue, as well as my available time.
On my last job, I had a regular payroll deduction,
for thirteen years, to The Children's Miracle Network.