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TSUNAMI APPEAL

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  • tomek_2
    tomek_2 Posts: 74 Forumite
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    Anything you can spare, money or even a prayer...
  • CLICK MY SIGNATURE TO DONATE
  • Murtle
    Murtle Posts: 4,154 Forumite
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    Now going to check whether the stuff is more useful to the appeal as it is or by us selling it off and sending the cash.


    Not sure if all charities work like this - but I think so

    Why we ask for money, not gifts

    Cash is the lifeblood of emergency response

    It is often thought that a 'free' donation of clothes, medicine, or tinned food helps the victims of disasters, but with cash the British Red Cross can help more people, more cheaply, and more efficiently.

    As part of the world's largest emergency response network, the British Red Cross is ready to meet crisis needs anywhere, at any time. That means having the right equipment, personnel, aid and technical know-how to respond to anything from a major earthquake to the outbreak of war.

    Due to our global size and local presence we are able to buy more aid for your money.
    Cash is the lifeblood of rapid response. It can be instantly transferred and converted into whatever is most needed, anywhere in the world. Cash not only allows us to use our strong purchasing power to benefit the maximum number of people; it also allows us to adjust our response very rapidly to changing needs and priorities in the affected country.

    https://www.redcross.org.uk/index.asp?id=18761
  • Hello:
    >I m from HK and I still remeber some years ago,many of chinese was killed by indonesian.
    >There were some scenes in my heart I would never forget. :'(
    >I have no mercy for them until I saw those little children there who are suffering.
    >In china and HK,people are trying to rise money for them as well.
    Here come to my new year wish;
    Please no more riot and discrimination.
  • I know this sounds mean and horrible, but I never normally give cash to charity collectors in the street, suspecting that the whole amount doesn't get to the charity.
    On this occasion, I had to drop something (only£2) into the collection box, and I have just read that you can give in Oxfam stores, which I will do as it seems like a more direct way of doing things. Also, I did not realise that even small amounts of cash are preferable to global charities such as Oxfam as thire buying power is far greater than any individual.

    Thanks for the inforamtion
    "Excuse me, this expires today, will you be reducing it?"
  • aycor
    aycor Posts: 277 Forumite
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    will be bag packing in my local M & S tomorrow with a lot of people from the local Christian Aid group for the appeal so if you are shopping for New Years Eve/Day give generously if you come across a group of bag-packers; throw paper money into the bucket you can go without a few extra goodies, there a some whose new year is not too bright I have already been given £50 to put in by a friend to put in.
    Thought you would like to know we raised £8,500 on friday bag packing and it was good fun as well ;D
  • Sofa_Sogood
    Sofa_Sogood Posts: 5,258 Forumite
    will be bag packing in my local M & S tomorrow with a lot of people from the local Christian Aid group for the appeal so if you are shopping for New Years Eve/Day give generously if you come across a group of bag-packers; throw paper money into the bucket you can go without a few extra goodies, there a some whose new year is not too bright I have already been given £50 to put in by a friend to put in.
    Thought you would like to know we raised £8,500 on friday bag packing and it was good fun as well  ;D

    The generosity shown by some people never ceases to amaze me. And cheer me up!

    Well done ;D
  • baffcat
    baffcat Posts: 502 Forumite
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    I went to see Ipswich play in the Championship yesterday. They were collecting there too (and, I believe, at all the other grounds). I put in a note or two, but whilst I stood drinking a cup of soup before the game started, I was amazed how many people not only put money in the buckets when they passed, but also made special journeys to those bucket-holders to make sure they gave too. Heart-warming, that's what it was.
    Exclamation and question marks - ONE exclamation mark or question mark is sufficient to exclaim or ask about something. More than one just makes you look/sound like a prat.
    Should OF, would OF
    . Dear oh dear. You really should have, or should've listened at school when that nice English teacher was explaining how words get abbreviated.
  • queensway_boy
    queensway_boy Posts: 5,990 Forumite
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    ;);)
  • Please visit the referrals board, sign up to Greasy Palm and personally I will donate the £7 recieved to DEC - Disasters Emergency Commitee to help with the relief effort...

    Also, if any one wants to be referred to MutualPoints, £1 will be donated to OXFAM - with no financial benefit to me. However, I can only refer 10 people so those who have been reffered please refer other people to ensure OXFAM recieve the maximum donation possible.
    Even if you don't intend to use MutualPoints please do register with them so £1 goes to OXFAM.

    Otherwise please call:
    0870 60 60 900
    or donate online at:
    https://www.dec.org.uk

    Remember to click/state that you would like your donation to be made GIFT AID.
    sorry no links in signatures by site rules - Forum Team 2
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