Christmas Charity Fundraiser 2014: YOUR suggestions!

[Chris]

Hello!

It's time once again for you to start making your suggestions for who we should support this year for our annual charity VIP sale.

All you need to do is post your suggestions here so that they can be compiled into our first poll that will be going up next month.

The only requirements are that the charity is registered and that the charity is not Shelter, as we donated to them last year.

Who do you feel deserves our attention this year?

[Rachel]

Donate for poor families or children. Like most doesn't get a lot of food to eat during Christmas or even gifts to open as they can't afford it. I'm not sure what this cause would be called but it is a good cause.

[David]

donate to v7

[-Nick]

donate to v7

Was literally going to say this. Raise money to buy a coder.

[buttons]

as much as i find it important to raise money for mental health, im going to suggest Ataxia Uk.

http://www.ataxia.org.uk/

ataxia is a neurological disorder that affects walking, balance, speech, vision, swallowing, physical tasks and can cause heart problems.

there currently isn't a cure for most types of ataxia, including friedreichs ataxia which is a inherited progressive type of ataxia, basically it worsens until the individual is finally confined to a wheelchair and can't walk/stand at all. their cognition isn't affected and so they're basically trapped in their body unable to walk and often unable to talk. people with this type of ataxia die early because it's so poorly known about and treatments haven't been developed fully because more research needs to be done. the ataxia foundation doesn't receive money from the government to help them out so they really do rely on people donating to them. so far researchers have been able to find out how the gene affects neurology which has been a big step for friedreich's but there's still a long way to go in developing research and treatments.


you can find out more about it here http://www.ataxia.org.uk/data/files/..._leafet_07.pdf

[Expling]

I'd personally suggest the older generation, those who have been around for years and live alone. I think it'd be nice for them to have a nice christmas, as for some of us... we wouldn't be here today if it wasn't for them. (An example: http://www.ageuk.org.uk/) AgeUK help and support older people, from physical to emotional support - I think it's time to give something back to them .

[MKR&*42]

~Waits for someone to suggest animals
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[David]

~Waits for someone to suggest animals
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unless it's for a sloth
people seem to like those above others

[Rachel]

Also what would be good for donations is Donate for Education. Many countries can't afford to have education. I don't know any sites who does that but it is just an idea.

[Chris]

donate to v7

Was literally going to say this. Raise money to buy a coder.

Thanks for your concern but we have people working on V7. This thread is for serious posts only so unless you have a suggestion then don't bother posting silly things like this.