Daily Chat Thursday 30th Sept -all welcome!

SuzySu

Pooks....what a lovely idea and how generous. I don't think people realise the desperation of being in debt until they've actually experienced rock bottom. I hope you do find a really deserving cause.

Ames

Pooky, could you buy a load of stocking fillers and take them to the children's ward at the local hospital at xmas? Or chocolates for the local hospice, or something like that?

Pooky

I really would prefer it went to one person Ames so that it made the difference between paying the rent and eating....if that makes sense.:o

spud30

Pooky wrote: »

Ohhhhhh Spud! Go for it! I'll come up and cheer you on (not that, that would make you do it...)

Beannie - Hope the tooth's feeling a bit better.

Had my parents here today which was lovely. Spent lots of money, which was also lovely and decided that now we're debt free and have a nice lump of savings that we want to give something to someone. We want to give £100 to someone who really, really could do with it because I know just how much we could have done with that during some of the dark days of deep debt. But the problem is who....I don't want to donate to a charity where some of the money is lost in administration, I want it to go to someone who really needs it. So ideas on a post card - are there any organisations out there that I can contact that would help people in this way? I know £100 isn't a huge sum but I know just how much it could help someone so if anyones got any ideas please let me know.

The cheerleading offers are actually making me want to do it. I cant quite believe anyone would want to bother for me. I really hope some of the proper runners that want to do it get in - Luc, Squizz, Sal, Bun - fingers crossed for you all.

What a lovely thing to do hun. What about lurking on the diaries, see if a long timer is struggling at the moment?

Ames

That makes perfect sense Pooky.

I know loads of groups in Leeds that would know people, but not where you are. If there's a refugees centre they're always needing help and donations. The salvation army might know of families on the poverty line. Or if there's a tenants federation - one of their member organisations will know people and families local to them that are struggling.

Spud, I'd cheer you on too.

clairewop

SuzySu wrote: »

Claire....you need to clear your inbox hun.

cleared it a bit

Pooky

Thanks Ames - the Salvation Army place is just round the corner so I might pop in and have a word.

Ames

Another thought - if you get in touch with your local women's aid they probably have loads of families who've left homes with nothing and need help to start afresh.

clairewop

how do you calculate 150% above the min wage?

SuzySu

Yay.....a Marathon meet?????