Any needy charities out there?

[Ship called Dignity]

Hi what about 'The local After School Club' which is a registered charity looking after children whose parents are working. This club runs out of the Community Centre and apart from running week to week covers many of the school holidays which is very beneficial to parents needing holiday cover for their children. The club are always looking for funding for holiday times to help with the cover of trips in which they take children on excursions etc. They also use local facilities which don't cost money such as the community garden, walks up bengullion etc, where the children learn much about their surrounding environment. Last year we very gratefully recieved donations from Campbeltown Jog scotland and The Rotary Club which allowed the children many fun filled days of activities such as a day trip to Gigha, Horse riding etc.

Kareen Cox

Sorry but how can you ask for donations?

Because they are a registered charity? ....

[NelsonL1995]

Here is a wee list -

Make A Wish Foundation (http://www.make-a-wish.org.uk)

Yorkhill Childrens Hospital (http://www.yorkhillchildrensfoundation.org)

Help For Heroes (http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk)

Mary's Meals (http://www.marysmeals.org) This one is fairly local as it is based in Dalmally.

Cancer Research (http://www.CancerResearchUK.org)

Practical Action (http://www.practicalaction.org.uk)

Plan Uk (http://www.plan-uk.org)

Action Aid UK (http://www.actionaid.org.uk)

Hope this helps

All worthy causes but they asked for LOCAL charities nelsonL1995

Oh aye, so they did . Uch well, the Mary's Meals one is fairly local.

[History]

the Mary's Meals one is fairly local.

Africa, Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe??.......Hope you weren't sitting prelim Geography.

[D10jimmy]

thanks nelson, we were thinking on national charitys too, just though it would be a it more meaningful to local people if it was local.

thanks again, james

[NelsonL1995]

the Mary's Meals one is fairly local.

Africa, Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe??.......Hope you weren't sitting prelim Geography.

Mary's Meals is Local, based in Dalmally. They help places like the ones you listed above. The original post didn't say that the charities had to help the local community? It just said any local charities. So to clarify, do the charities we list have to be local and only help the local community, or, like Mary's Meals be local and help different places?

And History, it's not my fault the original post wasn't very clear. I'm not an idiot.

[Mr.Everready]

To be fair, if a Campbeltown group is looking to donate to a local organisation it's pretty easy to assume they mean the money to stay locally.

I also wouldn't call Dalmally local to Campbeltown. Glasgow is closer, is that local too ?

[4th gen Suthen']

thanks nelson, we were thinking on national charitys too, just though it would be a it more meaningful to local people if it was local.

thanks again, james

keep it local James...you know it makes sense

[EMDEE]

I also wouldn't call Dalmally local to Campbeltown. Glasgow is closer, is that local too ?

I would assume that the fact that LOCAL is in capital letters in the original post is a clear indication that the intention is to assist the local community, and not an international charity that happens to be based 90 miles away from the town, worthy though that charity might be.

[Mr.Everready]

Thats what I said !

[EMDEE]

I know, but Glasgow's not closer than Dalmally, is it?

[Mr.Everready]

As the crow flies it is.

[Govangirl]

Well, I’m certainly not local but I’d like to plead for a wee bit of charitable aid in understanding. The first page of this thread contains 9 great ideas for the money – exactly what the original poster requested. The second page has 11, yes 11, snipes and comments about geography.
No Nelson, you are certainly not an idiot but one can see why you are not a more prolific poster. Maybe the money could go to the local charity GITS (Grow Into a Thick Skin) so more can contribute on here!!!!!!

[History]

The first page of this thread contains 9 great ideas for the money – exactly what the original poster requested. The second page has 11, yes 11, snipes and comments about geography.
No Nelson, you are certainly not an idiot but one can see why you are not a more prolific poster. Maybe the money could go to the local charity GITS (Grow Into a Thick Skin) so more can contribute on here!!!!!!

Don't often bother to read your posts never mind answer them but I felt this one was worth a couple of minutes wasted out of my busy morning collecting for a LOCAL charity.

If you read the original post the word LOCAL was in capitals for emphasis therefore it was not what the poster asked for.

Get it right before you post and the word "idiot" wasn't mentioned other than by you and NelsonL1995 and I'm sure he is capable of speaking for speak for himself rather than you coming in to stir the mix. So patronising....

I would suggest that you take your own advice about the "GITS" I have noticed that your own skin appears to be at its thinnest when someone has an opinion other than your own.

history

[Govangirl]

[History]

:lol:

Nice to see you have lightened at last