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beast5680:
the event gets very samey and boring every year i dont even bother watching anymore, if it made a big difference then it wouldnt be needed year on year, until the people that run half these countries are sorted out we,ll be back again doing the same next year
I also dont like being bullied in the street "because its a good cause" by people carrying out events for it
i will give where i see a benefit and this year its supporting my father in law who has been diagnosed with bone cancer

zulublue:

--- Quote from: beast5680 on March 14, 2009, 13:25:03 --- if it made a big difference then it wouldn't be needed year on year,

--- End quote ---

I think IIRC it started off trying to feed them, you don't here that much any more so perhaps people giving a small amount made a large difference!!!!!

Everyone is entitled to donate to favoured charities, it is your choice. As mentioned 40% goes to the UK, but as redmavtaj said they would swap our problems for theirs without thinking about it, how anyone can look at a child suffering like some of those and not want to help baffles me, you don't have to spend anything, you can dress up in a 6ft rabbit suit  :lol: and help buy collecting for them. The only thing I have against the message this year is that would it not be better to try to tackle to cause of the problem.

robert francis:
last september my 4x4 club done a charity walk from hirwaun to cardiff, 28 miles, we arranged it all ourselves and we hoped by getting alot of press it would show that 4x4'ers in general are a good bunch. in total we raised £640.71 and we gave 100% to the mcmillan cancer support charity.

when i was filling the forms out i had to send to the councils about where and how much was going to charity, you can see why half these people do them you could take most back by expenditures.

this year were pulling a coach for a local childrens charity,

( caephilly childrens hospital )

i think we should do more to help people in our own country 1st,
thats my opinion

gnasha:
its all good raiseing money if it goes to good deeds what peed me of is them saying it was going to give children school uniforms so they can go to school why cant they were what ever they want and put the money to something better
also them saying the min they will accept is £1 which meens all those that may give 50p are turned away and that could and up to a lot of money wasted

discowoman:
I still cant understand how flying those 'celebrities' out to Africa and then film then walking up a mountain was going to help? surely the money that it cost could have been put straight into the kitty?
If you want some bedtime reading - ask ALL charities for their policy of funding, and se how much ACTUALLY goes to the intended source, wifes gran did that and was shocked - OXFAM were the worst roughly 5p from every £1 goes to the charity, the rest is 'expenses'
I only give to UK charities now - and on MY terms.

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