If any. No offence taken if you prefer proper posh christmas cards. Personally i've been buying Unicef ones for about 5 years now. They're not cheap but i don't need many and they are good quality with very cheerfull prints. How about you?
No offense but I prefer to donate directly to the cause, not buy stupid things where only like half or not even of the proceeds go to charity just so I can show people that I donated.
If you were all so righteous, why don't you make sure 100% of your proceeds go to charity? Why do you need something that says you donated half of your money?
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No offense but I prefer to donate directly to the cause, not buy stupid things where only like half or not even of the proceeds go to charity just so I can show people that I donated.
If you were all so righteous, why don’t you make sure 100% of your proceeds go to charity? Why do you need something that says you donated half of your money?
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WWII veterans charity
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St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital. They have cards and wrapping paper (which we also use) that are printed from drawings kids who are patients there drew.
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I usually go for ones which support either child / animal related charities. I also usually donate to actual collectors throughout the year. I don’t think it’s that important to let the charity know who’s donated though, surely that is more for self gratification than caring about the charity?
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I agree with you the ones for charity seem to be much better quality
I try to change the charity every year – this year I have gone for Cancer Research
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I tend not to send any cards at all, I donate money to SANDS (stillbirth and neonatal death society) All of it goes to them as opposed to any money being taken out to manufacture the cards. I have done this for the last few years, and will carry on with the same charity.
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None.
Except for family I no longer send Christmas Cards.
Instead I send a gift aided donation to WORKAID based in Amersham.Bucks.
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S.O.S. Children’s villages.I don’t know if you have it,but they take care of orphans,wherein they employ "mothers" for them.each mom is responsible for a house where 10 kids live as sisters and brothers.All the houses have one father who’s the manager of the village.
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I donate a few dollars to The Salvation Army.
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I buy the WHEN YOU WISH UPON A STAR cards for sick children, not sure why though as i think this corrupt government get their hands on most of the profits
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Indeed the Unicef cards are lovely. I do however, as others have mentioned, donate (admittedly only a little) directly to the cause. I am in uni, so there isn’t a lot of extra money, but what we might pay for an extra order of chips or somesuch could, if a lot of people contribute, make a huge difference.
Far better to be of a giving heart, and give a little, no matter how you give, than to do nothing at all.
–That Cheeky Lad
Wishing you and everyone a joyously wicked Happy Christmas!
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A local HIV/ Aids project that – from the money raised – buys food parcells for families that are hit by HIV/Aids.
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Generally a different charity each year, nice to spread the charity around at this time of year, this year were supporting the blind and lifeboats.
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..cancer research…have a good one…xxx
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Why send out cards at all, I give a donation to charity where I know nothing is taken out for administration in my opinion it is better to give someone a thick slice of toast than a thin sheet of card………………..
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I prefer to donate directly to what ever charity I am supporting at the time.
Christmas cards are getting on my nerves now, hundreds from neighbours and work colleagues, how long does it take to wish someone Happy Christmas, have a drink, come round one evening or what ever.
I am now only sending Christmas cards to those who I rarely see, and to people I really do care for. I ring most and have a lovely chat or send a long chatty letter, much nicer!
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I support my legs cause they support me
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I choose a different one each year, usually Amnesty, Friends of the Earth, Campaign Against the Arms Trade, Crisis or Shelter. But I also give directly to most of those charities, too.
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MIND
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UNICEF and OXFAM (buy a goat etc!) the last couple of years. Some years I don’t buy any!!
It’s not out of altruism, but out of sense of something being saved for a good cause, however little – it’s better than 100% going to a commercial enterprise.
Ideally I would like to see a card amnesty – say every 5 or 10 years where no-one produces or sends cards but instead money from industry and individuals goes to Children in Need or any other charity – it probably needs a Bob Geldorf to set a fund up and get things in motion.
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