Read the small print before you donate

24 March 2007

The shaving foam has been scraped off the floors of TV studios and the vomit cleared up from student pub crawls. Yes, Red Nose Day is over for another year, and after an excruciating few hours enjoying the wit of Noel Edmonds the nation can reflect that more than £40 million has been raised to help, er ...you know, those starving children in whatitsland and, well, I’m sure I remember something about people suffering from that horrible disease in the Congo, whatever it was, which makes you turn a bright shade of whatever....

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andy

November 18th, 2011 11:51am Report this comment

So are you saying that because you've identified 1% of the charities were not specifically for starving and injured children that you feel you have to 'warn' people about the 'abuses' and 'trickery' before they make a charitable donation?

I think it's a shame that some people need to see dying children in order be moved enough to decide to make a contribution, and in fact, the more people are helped by such widely promoted events - the better.

This is the most valuable use of your time rather than putting the same effort into something positive that would help the people you prefer to help?

Life is too short to sit around taking pot shots at people helping others when you can be helping them instead.

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