Poem Please - no gifts but charity donation

Sallys_Savings

Calling all you poets

My father is celebrating his 80th birthday soon with a party. He does not wish to receive gifts but if people did want to donate money to Cancer Research instead that would be great...but he doesnt want people to feel they have to do that either.

Is there a poem that anyone can come up with to say the above. I've googled and googled and the only ones i seem to be able to find are for poems for weddings.

Thank you, your help will be greatly appreciated

djp64

Have to go out for a few hours but came up with this quick one. If it's no good let me know and I'll have a better play later.

I’m coming up for eighty
Please join me in some fun
It would be great to see you
But presents, I’d like none

I’ve got a drawer of hankies
And socks that fill a bin
If you want to buy me something
Then please just listen in

Just give a little money
To help my favourite cause
Cancer Research is the one for me
Please give and save my drawers!

Debbie

Sallys_Savings

Thank you......that is perfect!!
Thats really good of you...thank you for taking the time.

jodie20095

this poem is really good! Im also looking for one like this for my auntie who is going to be 50 and wants all birthday presents to be raffle prizes and all money will go to charity any ideas?

Sallys_Savings

Thanks Debbie again,

Everyone thought the poem was great!!
The gift donations totalled up to nearly £500 ... all for cancer research so he was really chuffed.