O/T from my normal posts:
I’m feeling more and more like I need to help people and do good things. I’m wanting to give some decent sums of expendable income to worthy causes, but as ever want to make sure it’s going to the right place - otherwise I may as well just help out the homeless in Leicester with cash, which sadly ain’t going to be spent wisely... :-(
I’m really interested in hearing what others have found and would welcome any (sensible) suggestions and recommendations please.
Children’s charities resonate highly with me, being a newish dad of two little darlings. This also makes me want to make sure they have a decent world to live in after I’m gone.
I’m also interested in the state of the planet, how we’re killing the lungs of the world in the rainforests, then pumping the depleted system full of atmosphere warming gases....
The state of animal extinction bothers me too.
The wife had set up a direct debit with a forestry agency to plant an acre of trees per annum, which seems good. And she’s sponsored some endangered penguins on behalf of our children, who will then get the updates and hopefully grow up conscious of preservation.
My dad has battled bladder cancer over the last 3 years which has been a mountain to climb for him, and my gran finally succumbed to Alzheimer’s related issues last September. But although those charities therefore seem obvious, weirdly I’m not sure I’m ‘feeling’ them....
We've also agreed we want to do some volunteering (child care permitting). Has anyone done this before and if so any tips please? I think this is a really interesting area to contribute and become more deeply aware of the issues those who aren’t as lucky as most of us, suffer. I’m hoping time spent in a suitable environment could then spin off and develop into other areas of giving.
Following last Sunday’s chat on here about mental fragility of today’s youth, I’ve noticed we have mental health helpers/volunteers assigned at work, so I’ve signed up with an enquiry to look to get trained up.
Thanks in advance team!
(and apologies for the momentary dropping of the usual posting facade. Promise I’ll make a shagging gag involving Tom Jones and custard very soon)
I’m feeling more and more like I need to help people and do good things. I’m wanting to give some decent sums of expendable income to worthy causes, but as ever want to make sure it’s going to the right place - otherwise I may as well just help out the homeless in Leicester with cash, which sadly ain’t going to be spent wisely... :-(
I’m really interested in hearing what others have found and would welcome any (sensible) suggestions and recommendations please.
Children’s charities resonate highly with me, being a newish dad of two little darlings. This also makes me want to make sure they have a decent world to live in after I’m gone.
I’m also interested in the state of the planet, how we’re killing the lungs of the world in the rainforests, then pumping the depleted system full of atmosphere warming gases....
The state of animal extinction bothers me too.
The wife had set up a direct debit with a forestry agency to plant an acre of trees per annum, which seems good. And she’s sponsored some endangered penguins on behalf of our children, who will then get the updates and hopefully grow up conscious of preservation.
My dad has battled bladder cancer over the last 3 years which has been a mountain to climb for him, and my gran finally succumbed to Alzheimer’s related issues last September. But although those charities therefore seem obvious, weirdly I’m not sure I’m ‘feeling’ them....
We've also agreed we want to do some volunteering (child care permitting). Has anyone done this before and if so any tips please? I think this is a really interesting area to contribute and become more deeply aware of the issues those who aren’t as lucky as most of us, suffer. I’m hoping time spent in a suitable environment could then spin off and develop into other areas of giving.
Following last Sunday’s chat on here about mental fragility of today’s youth, I’ve noticed we have mental health helpers/volunteers assigned at work, so I’ve signed up with an enquiry to look to get trained up.
Thanks in advance team!
(and apologies for the momentary dropping of the usual posting facade. Promise I’ll make a shagging gag involving Tom Jones and custard very soon)