tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post7040619754089350335..comments2024-03-29T13:47:52.160+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Finding the right CharityCro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-3878266763421525862022-03-11T18:37:16.717+00:002022-03-11T18:37:16.717+00:00i donate to the Red Cross (RC) and Doctors Without...i donate to the Red Cross (RC) and Doctors Without Borders. My mother was a surgical nurse and always supported RC. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14473063249106111719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-54780684999048511472022-03-11T18:14:27.905+00:002022-03-11T18:14:27.905+00:00Many years ago I would have supported OXFAM too, h...Many years ago I would have supported OXFAM too, however for me they are now a very tainted organisation, much given to their own aggrandisement at the expense of their original remit of Oxford Committee for Famine Relief.<br />Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06715674477635617592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-8580535242638830792022-03-11T14:16:22.115+00:002022-03-11T14:16:22.115+00:00They're always amongst the first into dangerou...They're always amongst the first into dangerous situations. They are good people.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-7199826826401233872022-03-11T14:15:08.228+00:002022-03-11T14:15:08.228+00:00My mother was a Red Cross nurse during the last wa...My mother was a Red Cross nurse during the last war, so I know from first hand that they do very good work. Good for you!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-48095765602418454222022-03-11T13:03:46.162+00:002022-03-11T13:03:46.162+00:00Doctors Without Borders is a wonderful charity and...Doctors Without Borders is a wonderful charity and I've donated to them before. I was just thinking about doing so again now that there's this crisis in Ukraine Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-70156123108498943692022-03-11T12:37:00.915+00:002022-03-11T12:37:00.915+00:00I donate to my church's outreach programs and ...I donate to my church's outreach programs and to Toronto's central food bank supplier on a regular basis - they both support people's most basic needs on a direct level.<br />At Christmas I add the Salvation Army and MSF.<br />For crisis situations, such as Ukraine I donate to the Red Cross (already done) and later his month I will donate to my church "head Office" Ukraine appeal as they are part of the ACT Alliance - that is an umbrella group with boots on the ground now in Europe and ready to assist refugees.Margie from Torontohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10103835021764804099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-22445691430028872612022-03-11T09:52:00.824+00:002022-03-11T09:52:00.824+00:00I particularly like Orbis; giving sight back to ch...I particularly like Orbis; giving sight back to children, and others, is just wonderful. There are so many 'good causes', one is sadly obliged to make a choiceCro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-68091705911785380202022-03-11T09:41:11.621+00:002022-03-11T09:41:11.621+00:00Since I was a boy, I have continued to donate to O...Since I was a boy, I have continued to donate to Oxfam. I worked for them as a volunteer for five years and have been on sponsored walks for them. As I write, even as Putrid destroys Ukraine, 2,126,215 citizens of the world have died from hunger this year and 1,455,097 infants under five have passed away too. However, I admit that your favoured charities are also most admirable and worthy of support.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-60664124374567919922022-03-11T08:34:34.850+00:002022-03-11T08:34:34.850+00:00You're right, it's heart-breaking to see a...You're right, it's heart-breaking to see all the innocent victims of this dreadful war. Women, children, and their pets, are all being targeted. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-76921721519209868352022-03-11T08:31:46.231+00:002022-03-11T08:31:46.231+00:00I would love to, but I have made a decision to sup...I would love to, but I have made a decision to support just 2 charities. I receive 'begging letters' almost every day, and have to say 'no'. Others would give only to PETA, and not to The Red Cross. It takes all sorts.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-65915499276746128292022-03-11T08:20:57.776+00:002022-03-11T08:20:57.776+00:00I will donate to them. The sight of the abandoned ...I will donate to them. The sight of the abandoned animals and the people fleeing with their cat or dog broke my heart.Yaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15181961536405061470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-53433242521548992322022-03-11T08:13:56.749+00:002022-03-11T08:13:56.749+00:00Would you consider donating even a small amount to...Would you consider donating even a small amount to PETA UK rescuing animals from Ukraine? They are working round the clock helping humans and their animals.Eileen Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05755260410513572943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-3273265035788712162022-03-11T07:03:03.239+00:002022-03-11T07:03:03.239+00:00As I said above, I only donate regularly to two ch...As I said above, I only donate regularly to two charities. I would like to do more, but where would it end. My pockets are not bottomless pits either!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-58573268987845893222022-03-11T04:30:58.308+00:002022-03-11T04:30:58.308+00:00I rarely donate, I have so little myself, but when...I rarely donate, I have so little myself, but when I was working I donated regularly to a couple of charities and kept it up for a year after retiring. Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.com