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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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I was reading an interesting news article earlier from the BBC, that charities in the UK have raised £13 million for aid. I must firstly add, fantastic work by everyone for a very worthy cause.
Now my next point is, other than existing charities, who I might add are all doing an amazing job, why can't we have appeals to help the homeless for example during the winter months as an example, or something alike.
Granted that there are already charities for this stuff, but if every now and again an appeal was made, I am certain more money would be raised quickly for those in dire needs.
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I was reading an interesting news article earlier from the BBC, that charities in the UK have raised £13 million for aid. I must firstly add, fantastic work by everyone for a very worthy cause.
Now my next point is, other than existing charities, who I might add are all doing an amazing job, why can't we have appeals to help the homeless for example during the winter months as an example, or something alike.
Granted that there are already charities for this stuff, but if every now and again an appeal was made, I am certain more money would be raised quickly for those in dire needs.
Just a thought "
Probably because in my view folk in dire need here are looked down on in society by some folk which is shameful. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I was reading an interesting news article earlier from the BBC, that charities in the UK have raised £13 million for aid. I must firstly add, fantastic work by everyone for a very worthy cause.
Now my next point is, other than existing charities, who I might add are all doing an amazing job, why can't we have appeals to help the homeless for example during the winter months as an example, or something alike.
Granted that there are already charities for this stuff, but if every now and again an appeal was made, I am certain more money would be raised quickly for those in dire needs.
Just a thought
Probably because in my view folk in dire need here are looked down on in society by some folk which is shameful. "
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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@ Tripodius
It's a real shame that people in less fortunate positions are looked down in that way.
No one chooses to be in that position, but circumstances and events force them to be there |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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People respond to disaster in a way they just don't respond to day to day need. There are Christmas appeals, such as no second night out and Crisis at Christmas. Charities do try lots of different ways to raise money but then people complain that they are stopped in the street by 'chuggers' or get 'begging' letters from charities.
The Philippines disaster is out of the realm of imagination when you hear that the storm covered an area equivalent to the whole of Britain to Berlin.
The thing about DEC appeals is that they are immediate to the issue at hand at the time that the story is news. That is what they were set up to do and have the systems to handle a mass appeal.
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By (user no longer on site)
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In my opinion, this kind of charity is a heart felt human response to the immediate suffering following a major catastrophic event
we just happen to be in a lucky part of the world that isnt affected by these sorts of disasters...yet
if and when it does happen here, perhaps people will be in a better opinion of overseas aid |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"People respond to disaster in a way they just don't respond to day to day need. There are Christmas appeals, such as no second night out and Crisis at Christmas. Charities do try lots of different ways to raise money but then people complain that they are stopped in the street by 'chuggers' or get 'begging' letters from charities.
The Philippines disaster is out of the realm of imagination when you hear that the storm covered an area equivalent to the whole of Britain to Berlin.
The thing about DEC appeals is that they are immediate to the issue at hand at the time that the story is news. That is what they were set up to do and have the systems to handle a mass appeal.
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By *inaTitzTV/TS
over a year ago
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I think we would begin to suffer good cause fatigue if there were regular appeals for charity. I was in Derby earlier tonight to see Jason Manford and I had 3 separate people try to collect money off of me. 1 is fine, but too many gets a bit wearing.  |
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By *nnyMan
over a year ago
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"In my opinion, this kind of charity is a heart felt human response to the immediate suffering following a major catastrophic event
we just happen to be in a lucky part of the world that isnt affected by these sorts of disasters...yet
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Not on the scale we've seen elsewhere but only 60 years ago some 2,000 people were killed in UK/ Holland because of a major flood. |
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