[Gleaming windows]

i do service at a local AA meeting and one to one 12 step work.

best wishes

dazmond

You naughty boy, thats not charity, thats an insurance policy 

[R W C™]

She earns £12,000 a year, we would be better off with her not working but we got a special needs Daughter so she likes to give a little back, she was a volunteer for 2 years and the top bods new there was better options for her, the charity workers that go abroad to help pay for themselves, she has set up a ebay shop because some products will earn more money on there, Personally I think a well presented shop will do better as it attracts those with a little bit more money as well as those with very little, rent isnt cheap either, I wont step foot in certain charity shops as they smell, have p stanes in the crutch of clothes, where as the ones I do go in are better presented, they send clothes in rag bags that cant be soled which they still make money from.
I tell you someone who got sweet fa this year Ian was my Daughters Social Worker  

[Window Washers]

She earns £12,000 a year, we would be better off with her not working but we got a special needs Daughter so she likes to give a little back, she was a volunteer for 2 years and the top bods new there was better options for her, the charity workers that go abroad to help pay for themselves, she has set up a ebay shop because some products will earn more money on there, Personally I think a well presented shop will do better as it attracts those with a little bit more money as well as those with very little, rent isnt cheap either, I wont step foot in certain charity shops as they smell, have p stanes in the crutch of clothes, where as the ones I do go in are better presented, they send clothes in rag bags that cant be soled which they still make money from.
I tell you someone who got sweet fa this year Ian was my Daughters Social Worker  

Not going into that with you Chris as you know what I will say. 

[R W C™]

She earns £12,000 a year, we would be better off with her not working but we got a special needs Daughter so she likes to give a little back, she was a volunteer for 2 years and the top bods new there was better options for her, the charity workers that go abroad to help pay for themselves, she has set up a ebay shop because some products will earn more money on there, Personally I think a well presented shop will do better as it attracts those with a little bit more money as well as those with very little, rent isnt cheap either, I wont step foot in certain charity shops as they smell, have p stanes in the crutch of clothes, where as the ones I do go in are better presented, they send clothes in rag bags that cant be soled which they still make money from.
I tell you someone who got sweet fa this year Ian was my Daughters Social Worker  

Not going into that with you Chris as you know what I will say. 

  just remember there not all the same, just 90% of them get £30,000 a year for giving false promises and not delivering 

[Window Washers]

She earns £12,000 a year, we would be better off with her not working but we got a special needs Daughter so she likes to give a little back, she was a volunteer for 2 years and the top bods new there was better options for her, the charity workers that go abroad to help pay for themselves, she has set up a ebay shop because some products will earn more money on there, Personally I think a well presented shop will do better as it attracts those with a little bit more money as well as those with very little, rent isnt cheap either, I wont step foot in certain charity shops as they smell, have p stanes in the crutch of clothes, where as the ones I do go in are better presented, they send clothes in rag bags that cant be soled which they still make money from.
I tell you someone who got sweet fa this year Ian was my Daughters Social Worker  

Not going into that with you Chris as you know what I will say. 

  just remember there not all the same, just 90% of them get £30,000 a year for giving false promises and not delivering 

are we talking about charity shop workers here 

[R W C™]

Ill leave the last word with you Ian as I know you like that 
























oh no wait a minute its me with the last word isnt it 

[Gleaming windows]

The person who says the last word has to go to Oxfam and give £10.00 and leave with nothing 

[Window Washers]

Ill leave the last word with you Ian as I know you like that 
























oh no wait a minute its me with the last word isnt it 

WHAT EVER 

[boshravie]

Well its nice to see there are some wise men among us all.
It doesn’t matter how you give as long as you give, usually 10% of your income will do nicely, and give to only people who inspire you and not just any one, for example I went to a restaurant last weekend and there was this waitress who really looked after me and wife and made us Both feel good, so I just gave her £20.00 in her hand which she was very happy, and also made me feel good to see a nice smile on her face and  last week I received 3 new window cleaning contract.
Don’t take my word for it and just try it, I know it is so hard for many people to understand this, but just try it.

You will be much happier person.

[mark dew]

Well its nice to see there are some wise men among us all.
It doesn’t matter how you give as long as you give, usually 10% of your income will do nicely, and give to only people who inspire you and not just any one, for example I went to a restaurant last weekend and there was this waitress who really looked after me and wife and made us Both feel good, so I just gave her £20.00 in her hand which she was very happy, and also made me feel good to see a nice smile on her face and  last week I received 3 new window cleaning contract.
Don’t take my word for it and just try it, I know it is so hard for many people to understand this, but just try it.

You will be much happier person.

Fair play to you. Therer is alot of truth in what you say.

[krave]

I give as when I feel like it which is normally every week,

 I do not give money to places like oxfam as they annoy me by having nice shop fronts and fittings, this money could have been spent on the people that need it, just goes to show however much money we give does not all get to the people that need it. I would love to know the cut oxfan take for expenses.

You are so so wrong on this one Ian, how should a charity shop look then, ?
should it have a cheap old till with a old box for a stall, and tatty old rails with multi colored clothing scattered on them, My misses is the Manager of The British Red Cross Shop and they had a re-fit just before the new financial year, so far she is £17,000 up on the year, her shop has just been visited by vogue she had a spread in the November issue basicly saying her shop is well worth a travel too etc, she been in the daily mail, and Thursday of this weeks Argus paper, the quality of goods i.e D&G, Ralph Lauren etc they get in there is unreal, why because the people with money who want to give to charity want to make sure that the item they give away will get a good decent amount of money, do you think a tatty old smelling charity shop will sell a LV bag for £40 the answer is no because it wont attract the right customer for that product but a smart well presented shop will  

You make a good point. Your missus is lucky that she is probably getting paid to be there.
But, if the red cross (and others) were really serious about giving as much as possible, they should have an online shop and not a high street shop.
Regadless of that though, the shops aren't the issue for me. My thoughts are about the people they pay to go abroad. Someone has to oversee, but from my experience of these operations, the real expertise is already on the ground, is local and (compared to how much red cross delegates got 10 years ago) costs less than 10% of the foreigners wages.  

My gran works in a oxfam depot and delivers to the shops etc. They over the last few years have been making major major cutbacks and loking of ways to earn more for less.
A online oxfam shopis exactly what they have done. Thought of and done at my nans depot and helped by wembley.

Wembley oxfam is one of the worst in london and surrounding as is Dalston if thats how it is spelt. But they turn over the most....

[boshravie]

By the way I put the same topic on the carpet cleaning section and so far no reply as yet.

HOW INTERESTING.

Regard

Bosh

[cockney rebel]

usually 10% of your income will do nicely

10%.......10% my arse.

[boshravie]

Don’t question it Cockney Rebel, just do it and see for yourself.

[leapstallbuildings]

Hi guys , just thought of putting  out this subject,  because As a rule we should all help out all the people all over the world who need help, specially this time of year, so I was thinking how much of your money would you give some one who is in poverty, or physical disorder, or mentally disorder, or who just need some kind of help?
As a rule I try to give as much as I can, because I know and actually has happened to me that when ever I helped some one who need my help, GOD has paid me back in double or more. Mind you this doesn’t mean that you give to receive, we should just give to feel good, and to those who never have given, I say just try it and you see how wonderful you feel just inside of yourself.

So please give sensible answer to this question.

Regards

Bosh

I don't particularly give any more at this time of year but i do donate a bit to my chosen charities if I can afford it.  The last couple of years my finances have been very tight and my financial donations have been very small. Therefore, I have been donating time to helping out when it's been possible.  There are ways of giving other than money and sometimes those ways are more helpful than money.  I would rather give food and a hot drink to someone sleeping in a doorway because money may be spent to feed an addiction.

[cockney rebel]

Don’t question it Cockney Rebel, just do it and see for yourself.

Haven't asked any questions.  

[leapstallbuildings]

Does anyone do any charity work or service?  That's a more direct way of giving than money.

Yes I have done things in the past and will do again.

[Window Washers]

By the way I put the same topic on the carpet cleaning section and so far no reply as yet.

HOW INTERESTING.

Regard

Bosh

There are a lot of kind hearted people on here Bosh,
They helped me raise over £2000   ;Din the summer in memory of my neice Summer Tiffin and raceforlife cancer research

[leapstallbuildings]

Id love to tell you all but my humility prevents me from bragging about what a nice, kind, generous, thoughtful, decent human being I am 

So you're brilliant at humility are you?   

[boshravie]

Well done to the ones who are wise and kind on here, specially Windowwasher & leapstallbuildings to name the few.
Well I am going to introduce you to a man that has helped many people and has received millions of pounds in money as well as kindness from others. And he is helping lots of people as we speak,
His name is Dr: Joe Vital
He has written lots of books about spiritual wisdom as well as many other positive subjects, you can always see him and some of his work on You Tub.

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=joe%20vitale&search=Search&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&spell=1

Also buy his new book and read every word of it.
 The book name is: ATTRACT MONEY NOW.
If you do everything he say on his book, your life will change for ever, that’s a promise.

I just thought I give you this little advise from me as a X- mass present 

Regard

Bosh