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Old 25-10-2005, 12:00   #18
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Re: Charity giving and Conscience

I am always very wary of any charity.. The collectors selling flowers in pubs or approaching you on the street are usually bogus in my opinion. I believe that most of the money from these so-called collections goes towards admin fees and the six figure salaries of some of the organisers. There is one particular charity which sells flowers in pubs and clubs in aid of special care baby units. This is totally bogus, according to a memo at work a couple of years back, there isn't a baby unit in the country which has benefitted from this charity.

I did give to the Tsunami and I do take stuff to charity shops. I dropped some change into a bucket at Asda the other week for the Earthquake, but I do not give all of the time and I do not feel the slightest pang of guilt when I don't. It's my choice and I will not be made to feel guilty or tight for not giving...
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