Suggest a charity

[Winmar]

I'm looking to give some dosh to charity before the end of the financial year. Not that I'm exactly rolling in it, but it's always to give some to a handful. Can you suggest some worthy ones that might not get as much attention as others?

I just gave some to Muscular Dystrophy Australia earlier. I read a while back about a charity set up to support Indian widows, who are often ostracised and end up living in appalling conditions. Anyone know what that might have been?

 

[Spiff]

I sponsor two Indonesian kids through Plan. Not only is it a good cause, it also helps stop me from having to pay the ATO when tax return time comes around.

The only other time I've donated anything of substance was to the Red Cross for the tsunami appeal.

 

[Winmar]

Nice work. Where do the kids live?

I pay for one Indonesian girl's education. She is my sister-in-law though.

 

[Shadow298]

try The Brain Foundation, whom used to be supported by Metal For the Brain.

 

[Mark]

Well since I work for a cancer charity, I would obviously suggest you donate to a cancer charity However, I think it's best to donate to something which has touched your life somehow *shrug* Bev regularly donates to the Dogs Trust (since we're both dog lovers) and a donkey sanctuary (hey, they're donkeys! Awesome!), and I've raised money for Everyman (male cancer charity here in the UK; also part of the charity I work for).

Whatever you donate to, good on ya!

 

[KoichCPA]

https://secure.democrats.org.au/donate/



Seriously though, I donate to the salvos.

It's all well and good to donate to people overseas who need it. Me, I'd rather help the people I have to step over on cold winter mornings.

 

[Goreripper]

try The Brain Foundation, whom used to be supported by Metal For the Brain.

*who

I like giving to the Red Cross. They're not choosy, they help anyone.

 

[Spiff]

Gore beat me to it. With the who-whom thing, not the Red Cross bit.

 

[Shadow298]

*who

yo momma.

also, a good charity would also be one of the local AIDS funds or the prostate cancer fund -both of whom are good charities.

did I get it right this time?

 

[Goreripper]

Yes, although technically charities are entities not individuals, so it is even more correct to use "which".

 

[Shadow298]

Yes, although technically charities are entities not individuals, so it is even more correct to use "which".

again: yo mamma.

 

[Priest of Evil]

Well since I work for a cancer charity, I would obviously suggest you donate to a cancer charity However, I think it's best to donate to something which has touched your life somehow *shrug*

Whatever you donate to, good on ya!

yes yes

 

[Stonewall]

Yes, although technically charities are entities not individuals, so it is even more correct to use "which".

Unless the charity in question happens to be incorporated.

 

[dreamwatch]

What Mark says really. I donate regularly to animal charities - so every month, Dogs Trust, Isle of Wight Donkey Sanctuary, World Wildlife Fund and WSPA. Then there are the more once in a while type donations which are mostly Cancer charities of one sort or another, and again that's personal because my Dad has an incurable cancer. Those are the two big concerns for me so that's where I look to put my money. So have a think about the kind of things that bother you. I think Mark donated to Amnesty International for a while.

 

[Winmar]

Yeah an animal charity would be good - I've given to WWF before. Might go an environmental one too. I made a donation to the Bone Marrow Donor Institute last night. Donating bone marrow itself sounds bloody painful, so I'd rather give them a few dollars!

 

[KoichCPA]

Don't give the WWF any money.

They are cunts.

Give the to wilderness foundation or something.

 

[Winmar]

How come they're cunts? I've given to the Wilderness Foundation before as well. Might do again.

 

[KoichCPA]

top heavy organisation that squander your money.

They wasted something like 26 million dollars on the court case with the wrestling company.

 

[Stonewall]

Who was suing who?

 

[Southy]

They sued the now WWE over the rights to the WWF bunch of lettering