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Giving to charities, anyone else?

Alice-nice-Alice

With my house sale completing on Monday I will be able to start donating regularly to charities again. Initially I wiil set up a decent direct debit to the National Youth Orchestra. My exposure to classical music opportunities in my school teenage years gave me a joy which lasts for ever (even though my jobs have had nothing to do with music). There was a school orchestra and choir, then the Leicestershire county schools music service bused kids from all over the area to a central a large central campus every Saturday to push their skills further and maje friends. I am aware that these services have been decimated in recent years so supporting NYO makes sense for me, my contribution helping other young people experience what I did. 

As well as learning a phenomenal amount about western music history, the two highlights of those years were singing in Verdi’s Requiem under Lazlo Heltay, and being in the audience for a performance of Mahler’s 8th symphony, both memories full of light and which I can still access in dark times. 

I appreciate that many cannot afford to give regularly to charity but are there others here who do, and if so why?

Thanks

Alice

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  • I give a set amount to Cancer Research every month, I do get very annoyed with charity collectors being forceful in the street.
    Our local supermarket seems to have a different charity in the foyer every day. They don’t want a pound in the pot, they try to sign me up for a direct debit. It causes great anxiety, sometimes I won’t actually go in. I’ve noticed they are often the same people with just a different tabard on.

    I just like to choose my charities and not be pressured.

  • in reply to Roy
    Roy said:
    I do get very annoyed with charity collectors being forceful in the street.

    Yes, also outside supermarkets, where you feel pressured to 'give' because of their close proximity and no way of getting past them.

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