Cheek Or What?

[TWR]

I was looking for the Red Cross site to donate a amount to the Philippines, when the site opened they come up with, £ 25>>£50>>£75, what a bloody cheek when money is tight & you are donating, what's your view?

[TWR]

If it's possible for me & my wife to help in a small way, we will.

[gness]

TWR....I have worked with third world charities for years. How often have I heard.....Here is a small donation....I'm sorry it's not more....It's the best I can do.

No-one should ever apologise for what they consider a "small" donation. I have seen what a difference these donations make....Save the Children can save the life of a child with £1....how good is that?....

Thank you for what you have given...I promise you...it is appreciated and it will help....x

[TWR]

s I sit here Gness I am watching the news on the disaster, we can all help, we have our own way, OK its read, regards the Red Cross, but I think some of these Charities push the boundaries with their cheek. xx

[gness]

And on that I can agree with you in some instances....I donate by direct debit to Crisis. This week I had a phone call asking for more....and trying to put pressure on me.

Now that will only make me reconsider where my donations go....but for one offs like this there will always be an option without pressure.

[pixie373]

I do agree, TWR. I have made a donation, but i had a client who used to make regular donations to different charities. Every time he did, he got a letter shortly after asking for, say £75, if he had donated £50.
Not as bad as Macmillan Cancer Charity, who told two separate ladies, independently, not to do any more Coffee mornings for them, because they weren't raising enough money!

[choux]

I agree with you TWR. I believe the suggested donations are a form of emotional blackmail, trying to make you feel that your donation is hardly up to the mark. It appalled me to find out this week that the Red Cross employ a PR company to telephone 'lapsed' donators to ask them to reconsider.