General Chat

Regularly give to? I was having a discussion this morning with a friend who will only donate to specific charites. My dad always gave to the Salvation Army - he used to say ' you never know when you might need them'.

CP, WWF, and Willow Foundation

I give to the Leonard Cheshire Trust, they do a lot to help disabled people, and have helped me in the past, so now I am in a situation to return the favour. Bev

Speedy I think that it is outrageous that they want to drop the name of Leonard Cheshire from the foundation. I read about it at the weekend - also I didn't realise that Leonard Cheshire was married to Sue Ryder - what a formidable couple they must have made !

Kris, I have not heard that, I feel that they should not drop the name, as it is one a lot of people know, and as for being married to Sue Ryder, again you have stumped me, I keep my head buried in the sand a lot....lol Bev

There was a very interesting article about him in last weeks Mail on Sunday.

Hi i use to give to the Asthma Society, but when i needed to buy a nebulizer im going back some time now and times were hard they refused to help saying it all went to research, since then Charity begins at home Lil

Most cancer charities and the British Heart Foundation.........and anything for starving children. Jen

nspcc and cancer,and local animal sanctuary,[paws]xxxjoy

Cancer Research as my Dad died of Cancer. The NSPCC as children are helpless! They are the two I concentrate on!

I regularly donate to St John's ambulance Medical Foundation (helps victims of torture) various cancer and heart disease charities and to the now and then disaster appeals. Also pop odd change into local hospice collection boxes from time to time. nell

Hi Have Direct debit to Cancer Research, also donate to CRY (cardiac risk in the young) as a friend died 2 years ago leaving behind 4 young children & Sue Ryder who looked after my father-in-law before he died.. E x

Special Care Bay Unit RSPCC RSPCA and anyone who needs in between ...

had a DD going for disabled sportpersons for years. also give to most cancer ones, especially mcmillan as they look after mum so well. did once give a fiver to the canine defence league thinking it was cancer research, but thats another strory!

My favourite has to be Sightsavers International, manned by voluntary eye doctors who are able to give people back their lives for the cost of a tube of tetracyclin ointment - there's a common condition, River Blindness I think it's called, where the eyelashes turn inward. (It just took a stray eyelash in mine one day to bring home what that condition must feel like.) Sightsavers also prevent needless blindness (resulting in loss of income and independence) in third world countries with simple, free, cataract operations, etc. Caroline Ahearne (Denise of the Royle family) is a patron, I believe. Save the Children, Cancer research, Christian Aid are regulars also, (small amounts I must add). I'll probably get slated for this, but it seems irresponsible to me not to give support anywhere, however small the amount, when most of us in this country enjoy a reasonable standard of living. Bearing in mind that very little can go a long way. Jumps down off soapbox and runs for cover, lol. Joy xx

W.D.C.S,I.F.A.W, World vision, Redwing horse sanctuary, P.D.S.A, local animal shelter hereP.A.D, P.A.L !

I have standing orders setup for Shelter and Barnados, I give to WarChild too, and of course I'm still fundraising for CRUK, plus I always give to any childrens charities, the wife has a monthly SO for BLISS.

shooting stars childrens hospice and i always put money in boxes always buy badges always do the cristian aid envelope . Rosex Ps and i give all unwanted items to the charity shops :-)

Children with Leaukamia Breakthrough Breast Cancer. BASIC (Brain And Spinal Injury Charity) catherine xx

Cancer We also do quite a bit of fundraising in our area for Dreamflight (UK based charity) and am often involved with that. Dreamflight was started by BA many years ago and sends children on a holiday of a lifetime to Disney. Was privileged to get an invite to Heathrow a couple of years ago to see the children leave - wow! - never to be forgotten - the party started in the old Concorde hangar with brass bands playing and the children joining in. Have never seen such a happy bunch of kids with so many disabilities. Apparently some 25% do not live much longer than 3-6 months after the holiday.