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Right ! Be warned ! I'm going to have a moan !

On my way to a meeting this morning and walking through the city i got physically stopped by five people !
All collecting for their different charities !

They weren't just stood there rattling tins. They ALL physically stood in front of me and asked for donations. And 'Did i know i can now leave a gift in my will ?' Or "You can become a regular gift-giver ! Please give me your bank account details...."

One or two you just shrug off and walk on. But i think this 'aggressive begging' is becoming more and more like an epidemic. And it's not right !

I'm sure i've mentioned before that at the start of the 2000's there were some 620 different registered charities dealing with the Cancer issue alone !
And just as an example, Cancer Research UK actually [b]spent[/b] 413 [b]Million Pounds[/b] last year !

(https://www.thehealthexperts.co.uk/charities/a-guide-to-cancer-charities-and-organisations-in-the-uk/)

It's estimated that voluntary funding supports 40% of [b]ALL[/b] medical research in the UK.
And that can't be right.
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bowman81 · M
...and the phone solicitation never stops. Charities are big business here in the States. It isn't unusual for charities to spend 85% or more on salaries and "fund raising" activities and give less than 15% of the money collected to the people/causes they claim to be helping.