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I dont often do this sort of thing, and I'm assuming that no one ever reads the sticky posts, but here goes.

Right now there are 199 (38 members & 161 guests) people reading the Canada forum.

If every one of those donated just a paltry $20 to the Westfalia Orphanage that BE has taken to its hearts this year, that would be nearly $4000 that would make a huge difference to the lives of these kids.

Now $4k may not be much in the great universal scheme of things, in fact apparently it may not even be some of your monthly grocery budgets:), but in Peru it goes a long way.

Dont be a Grinch, click on the link to find out more and donate some loose change! It takes only a minute.


http://westfaliaorphanage.chipin.com...alia-orphanage
http://britishexpats.com/blogs/sue/8...mas+Cheer.html

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OK, I read it.

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And is your heart two sizes too small...

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Done!

I will share this with my children too. We have been talking about the importance of remembering to think of others who have so little; in the hope that it brings a little perspective to this commercial madness they call the holidays! :blink:

What a perfect example... and a very worthwhile cause... I will keep my fingers crossed that they meet their target! :fingerscrossed:

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Done and thanks for the reminder.

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I would love to be able to donate to every charity that asked me for money, but it's just not feasible. I am sponsoring a family (as I do every year) through the local food bank over the Christmas period. That's my bit :)

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And i'm just a selfish bitch.

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Ive got three kids of my own to look after.

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We already donate to charity. We pick who we want to give to.

And what's with these chocolate bars? I bought one from my neighbour's kid recently and made the mistake of eating it. I almost threw up.

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First time ever dbd has absorbed critisim so quietly on here and didnt say anything in defence. But I'm sure it wont last long :p

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Is it not enough that the schools sponsor a family you have to donate to and then whatever club your kid is affiliated to decides to adopt a family that you have to donate to and then the RCMP do a collection on one of the major roads in town that you have to stop and donate to, then there are the STARS people everywhere trying to sell you a flipping expensive calendar and then there are women's shelter Poinsetta's and then those awful adverts on the telly about how it costs as little as a dollar a day to keep this kid alive - well stop spending advertising dollars then and keep a few more kids alive.

Yes we are all very lucky, we have far more than we need, but let us choose our charities. I will be helping to sponsor two families, I donated to the RCMP thingy and I will be taking dog food to the SPCA shortly as Henrys' tag is up for renewal, AND it's the most expensive time of the year as it is!:frown:

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There are a couple of charities around here that do intersection collections. They appear to be allowed to partially block the road, forcing people to stop. That is just plain wrong.

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I agree, it's just more guilt tripping, just like the Salvation Army folk, jangling their bells as loud as they can just as you walk past:lol:

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Slightly off-topic here. My local IGA runs a promotion every weekend. For every $70 or multiples thereof, you get a freebie. It's different every week. Many people put it into the Food Bank box on the way out. This is fine for non-perishable foodstuffs but last weekend's freebie was odd. What is the Food Bank going to do with several hundred rolls of Xmas wrapping paper?

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Does the Food Bank do booze?

I can imagine that poor families would really appreciate the luxury of a bottle of wine at Christmas. Or do the people who run the Food Bank sit in judgement too...?