Tight?

[TWR]

Are you tight regards Charity Collections? the amount that's on the box, Animals, children in Africa & else where, do you give & to what? or do they P you off with their ads?

[boxtops]

I give to the ones I want to give to - depends what it is and what I can afford. Some regular, some one-offs.

I gave to a hospice (willingly) when my auntie died - trouble is, now I'm on their mailing list....

[McMouse]

I'm not tight but I do not donate to charity boxes in the street. As a couple we make regular monthly donations to a particular charity and an annual one to The Royal British Legion.

[2sp_]

I give what I can, when I can to the charities that mean something to me personally.

I have to admit, if a charity tries to guilt trip me by posting out free pens, book marks, etc, it makes me less likely to give them money.

[TWR]

My self, Air Ambulance in our area.

[Baldric]

/// the amount that's on the box///
Are you saying they are asking for a 'set' amount of money as a donation TWR, or what?
I support two Nationwide Charities by direct giving, and that's it.

[trt]

Im not tight but there is to many organistions asking for money. We have poverty in the UK, what about them?

[TWR]

Oxfam etc sending you Standing order form, & a few others.

[carrust]

All my charity giving is done by standing order. I pay people with a cheque if a person asks me to sponsor them in a walk etc. Chuggers get a flea in their ear if they hassle me on my local high street

[cazzz1975]

I will donate to specific local causes where the money raised goes 100% towards the intended cause. thats it.

[magsmay]

I will not give to any charity in the street except the Salvation Army as I trust them and know the money will go to them. Other than that a polite 'no thanks' does not cause offence. Oh! and I will put money in any box I see for the Great Air Ambulance if its in a bank or Post office. I do not trust charity collections in the High Street -anyone could do it and keep the money

[2sp_]

I donate stuff to our local charity shops too. At least then someone else can get a use out of my old things, and the charity gets some cash too.

[boxtops]

The charity shops I give stuff too have asked me to fill in a Gift Aid declaration, too - so they get the benefit of the extra tax reclaim from anything of mine which they sell.

[2sp_]

I've never come across a charity shop doing that, boxy. I must ask them the next time I'm dropping stuff off.

[Mick-Talbot]

Chrismas is charity and charity is Christmas, I do a lot of good work for charity, though I don't like to sing about it.

[chaptazbru]

I donate regularly to charity (at the risk of sounding sumg!), usually for animals and children, but I will give to collections in the street too, especially for Help the Heroes

[pusskin]

i was asked to fill in a form at my local charity shop too! No problem for me .

[Prudie]

I always give to the Poppy Appeal and whoever is doing carols in the high street but that's all. I give more than enough via the constant stream of sponsorships and cake sales to work colleagues.