Christmas Charity Fundraiser 2013: YOUR suggestions

[Suspective]

Action for Children

[Kardan]

I'd donate to this, seeing those wishlists and thinking, "Those toys are actually for kids, they're probably Christmas presents that they've wished for and it's gonna make their life so happy". Just melts me heart it does, I'm a proper softy.

Another one I'd volunteer is the Ronald McDonald House Charities, this is their website: http://www.rmhc.org.uk/

I always see the advertisements in McDonald's and on one occasion I almost cried the ad made me that upset for some reason LOL must've been a bad day

I'm sure you already know, but just incase somebody else doesn't it's worth noting that the items we would buy would belong to the hospital and not the ill kids. So an ill child could play on a Nintendo DS for their stay, and so would the next kid - so it would help a lot more children than just the one.

[Aiden]

Trevor

[Jin]

Must it be UK based? We have had HUGE fire disasters the past week in Australia and would love to recommend some charities which could benefit greatly.

It can be a charity based anywhere in the world providing that they are a registered NPO or Charity in that country and they can accept international / online donations.

[Daltron]

At the time of this post there is currently 73 fires burning across my state with 29 uncontained. So far hundreds of houses have been burn down and two people have lost their lives whilst thousands of firefighters work around the clock to contain and stop the fire outbreaks. With winds exceeding 100km's an hour expected over the next few days it doesn't look like it's going to get much better. It's also expected that these fires will rank up there with Ash Wednesday and Black Saturday which you can read about by clicking the respective links. The firefighters working around the clock and constant donations is believed to be relieving the loss of lives and homes!

So far the Salvation Army has raised almost $3 million in public donations, I think it could be a great charity to donate too! Not just for the bushfires but the humanitarian work they do in general! There is my two cents!

[JustZach]

Whenever it comes to donating to charity, I always suggest SANDS (Stillbirth And Neonatal Death Charity). For anyone who isn't aware of what they do, they are there to help support parents who have lost who they planned on being their son or daughter. These parents will have spent months buying clothes, clearing out a new bedroom, moving house, decorating, thinking of baby names, excited for the new life which is about to be born. Unfortunately, some parent don't get to see their babies first breathe, and for others, they only get to see their first few breaths.

This is a very personal charity to me, but it's also a charit that every single person can try and understand what the parents must be going through. SANDS are there to support the parent and families through these devastating times. The work they do, from personal experience is unbelievable, but the resources to help parents can't expend to all parents in is situation without our help.

This is why I recommend SANDS to be the chosen charity.

Website link: http://www.uk-sands.org/

Thanks

[OldLoveSong]

ANY CAT FOUNDATION. OR LIKE AN ANIMAL SHELTER

[Plumest]

Operation Christmas Child. It's not really a charity, but the money raised can be used to buy items for shoeboxes for children,. Search up Operation Christmas Child on google and read about it.

[Kardan]

At this rate, we're going to need another thread to get the list of charities down to a manageable size since there's not much agreement

[AgnesIO]

Operation Christmas Child. It's not really a charity, but the money raised can be used to buy items for shoeboxes for children,. Search up Operation Christmas Child on google and read about it.

Never been a massive fan of this one. Whilst the boxes do go to children, I remember when my sister was younger she made one for a young girl, and got a response from a 15 year old boy. Whilst it is great they still get something, this did seem a little odd. Schools always do this though, I think.

This is a very personal charity to me, but it's also a charit that every single person can try and understand what the parents must be going through. SANDS are there to support the parent and families through these devastating times. The work they do, from personal experience is unbelievable, but the resources to help parents can't expend to all parents in is situation without our help.

Just looking at this bit, my first thought was that most charities have stuff you can relate to, or content that anyone can try and understand what it must be like - otherwise they'd have no grasp on their target audience.

At this rate, we're going to need another thread to get the list of charities down to a manageable size since there's not much agreement

Certainly looking that way :L