Pledge money and make a difference to those in need in Poole (From Bournemouth Echo)
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Pledge money and make a difference to those in need in Poole
5:00pm Thursday 27th September 2012 in News By Diana Henderson
LADIES WHO LAUNCH: Mayor of Poole Cllr Carol Evans joins Cllr Judy Butt, Tina Baker, of the Dorset Community Foundation, and Cllr Elaine Atkinson at the launch of the Poole Communities Fund
Give us £1 up to £10 and we can double it to aid small charities helping vulnerable people in Poole.
That’s the plea behind the new Poole Communities Fund which has been launched at the Civic Centre.
First up to pledge money was Cllr Judy Butt, Borough of Poole portfolio holder for communities, who made an online donation at localgiving.com/charity/poolecf.
“It’s a superb idea because it’s an ability to give a little to your community which is going to make a massive difference,” she said.
Hilary Evans, community strategy manager for Borough of Poole said: “With lot of charitable donations people make, the money doesn’t get back to Poole.
“This fund is actually for local charities, for the very small groups that are helping the most vulnerable in the community,” she said.
Half-a-million pounds of matched funding is available from government for the region and the more local people give, the more will come Poole’s way.
The Matched Funding Challenge will double your money up to a maximum of £10, and direct debit donations of up to £30 will also be matched, until the £500,000 has been used up.
In a year’s time there could be £2,000 available to be bid for from groups who run food banks, lunch clubs, who support young carers or disadvantaged young people, for example.
Run as an endowment fund, money will be invested to make it grow. And a bequest can also be left to it in a will.
Poole Mayor, Cllr Carol Evans, has chosen to support the Poole Communities Fund as one of her charities for the year. “I hope local people will join me in making a donation to the fund,” she said.
“It’s going to be a vital fund for people in future,” said Hilary.
Comments(10)
whataboutthat
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8:25pm Thu 27 Sep 12
Morrigan
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8:47am Fri 28 Sep 12
Why? Because they CHOOSE to take that path in life - it is not thrust upon them and I don't care what people say, everyone has their problems in life, but we don't all turn to booze or drugs when times are rough - because most of us are sensible enough to know that it won't help solve the problems, but will only make it worse!
I wish the charity success, but I won't be donating through it .......
elite50
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11:44am Fri 28 Sep 12
Morrigan wrote:Well said.
This sounds like a good idea in theory, but I prefer to donate direct to local charities such as Julia's House (for terminally ill children), Lewis-Manning Hospice etc., as I would not like to see my donations being used to fund drug addicts or alcoholics.
Why? Because they CHOOSE to take that path in life - it is not thrust upon them and I don't care what people say, everyone has their problems in life, but we don't all turn to booze or drugs when times are rough - because most of us are sensible enough to know that it won't help solve the problems, but will only make it worse!
I wish the charity success, but I won't be donating through it .......
If you take the trouble to look into the operations of some of these so called "charities" you will find that about 5% of the money donated actually filters through to the people in need.
As for the "booze and drug" mob, well the less they get the less they can spend and the young people looking at them can get a better wake-up call on what the results of this can mean!
ctrewyou
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1:00pm Fri 28 Sep 12
Morrigan wrote:Well said. Over half of war veterans develop alcohol and drug problems, and I do not want my money going to them, as they made the choice to join the army, knowing full well they would be sent to war. Then they choose to drink to deal with the so called 'stress' of it. The less we spend on them, the more it will make them realise they should have made better choices for themselves. All these peope coming back from Afghanistan are just a load of moaners. I absolutely agree with you. Terminaly ill children deserve all our support.
This sounds like a good idea in theory, but I prefer to donate direct to local charities such as Julia's House (for terminally ill children), Lewis-Manning Hospice etc., as I would not like to see my donations being used to fund drug addicts or alcoholics.
Why? Because they CHOOSE to take that path in life - it is not thrust upon them and I don't care what people say, everyone has their problems in life, but we don't all turn to booze or drugs when times are rough - because most of us are sensible enough to know that it won't help solve the problems, but will only make it worse!
I wish the charity success, but I won't be donating through it .......
Morrigan
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6:51pm Fri 28 Sep 12
ctrewyou wrote:I hope your comments are made with your tongue firmly in your cheek ..... yes war veterans do turn to drink to ease their pain, but the majority of drug users start out using it on a Saturday night for "recreational" purposes and it goes on to more and more ....
Morrigan wrote:Well said. Over half of war veterans develop alcohol and drug problems, and I do not want my money going to them, as they made the choice to join the army, knowing full well they would be sent to war. Then they choose to drink to deal with the so called 'stress' of it. The less we spend on them, the more it will make them realise they should have made better choices for themselves. All these peope coming back from Afghanistan are just a load of moaners. I absolutely agree with you. Terminaly ill children deserve all our support.
This sounds like a good idea in theory, but I prefer to donate direct to local charities such as Julia's House (for terminally ill children), Lewis-Manning Hospice etc., as I would not like to see my donations being used to fund drug addicts or alcoholics.
Why? Because they CHOOSE to take that path in life - it is not thrust upon them and I don't care what people say, everyone has their problems in life, but we don't all turn to booze or drugs when times are rough - because most of us are sensible enough to know that it won't help solve the problems, but will only make it worse!
I wish the charity success, but I won't be donating through it .......
I might point out, my husband is a war veteran of 22 years service and has suffered some horrific injuries to his body and his mind over those years - yet he has NOT dealt with that by drinking or taking drugs.
Drink and drug use is not the way forward and service veterans are well aware of that and indeed are counselled in such tactics on a regular basis whilst serving ........
pete woodley
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8:09pm Fri 28 Sep 12
ctrewyou
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6:41am Sat 29 Sep 12
Morrigan wrote:Just to be clear, you would only support alcoholics if they are ex-service personel. Anybody else with a drink problem has made a bad choice. But as you say, you 'dont care what people say' you have made your mind up. That's OK I suppose, but get yourself down to the night shelter and actually talk to some people with drug and alcohol problems, and you will realise that you are quite mistaken.
ctrewyou wrote:I hope your comments are made with your tongue firmly in your cheek ..... yes war veterans do turn to drink to ease their pain, but the majority of drug users start out using it on a Saturday night for "recreational" purposes and it goes on to more and more ....
Morrigan wrote:Well said. Over half of war veterans develop alcohol and drug problems, and I do not want my money going to them, as they made the choice to join the army, knowing full well they would be sent to war. Then they choose to drink to deal with the so called 'stress' of it. The less we spend on them, the more it will make them realise they should have made better choices for themselves. All these peope coming back from Afghanistan are just a load of moaners. I absolutely agree with you. Terminaly ill children deserve all our support.
This sounds like a good idea in theory, but I prefer to donate direct to local charities such as Julia's House (for terminally ill children), Lewis-Manning Hospice etc., as I would not like to see my donations being used to fund drug addicts or alcoholics.
Why? Because they CHOOSE to take that path in life - it is not thrust upon them and I don't care what people say, everyone has their problems in life, but we don't all turn to booze or drugs when times are rough - because most of us are sensible enough to know that it won't help solve the problems, but will only make it worse!
I wish the charity success, but I won't be donating through it .......
I might point out, my husband is a war veteran of 22 years service and has suffered some horrific injuries to his body and his mind over those years - yet he has NOT dealt with that by drinking or taking drugs.
Drink and drug use is not the way forward and service veterans are well aware of that and indeed are counselled in such tactics on a regular basis whilst serving ........
ctrewyou
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6:45am Sat 29 Sep 12
pete woodley wrote:Could you clarify your definition of a 'genuine' charity, and a 'scrounger' please? Some examples would be helpful, so I know where to give my money. How do you define a 'genuine' charity case?
I am all in favour of helping LOCAL charities,but only genuine ones,not like quite a few that pretend to be a proper charity but are just a money making scam,some animal ones are very dodgy,helping the elderly,disabled,or disadvantaged young ok,but NOT,to fund scroungers,
pete woodley
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8:33am Sat 29 Sep 12
there are good ones.
pete woodley says...
5:25pm Thu 27 Sep 12