Quote Originally Posted by Andy_Faber View Post
If you just feel a tightarse, fair enough, but if you are just concerned about stuff being creamed off, take a more direct approach, Mrs F and I used to run a soup kitchen (as part of a team) and despite the fact the folk queueing up for Mrs F's outstanding home made soup were mostly the exact type of folk who don't fit my 'help those who can't help themselves, not those who won't help themselves' ethos, it was a pretty humbling experience.
Not being a tight arse mucker. Just selective about who and when.
ITV do text santa. 100% goes to the charity for example. I've done fund rising for Macmillan in the past.
But I don't just throw money in a pot anymore, until I do some digging. There is way too much skimming going on for "charities" and it's become a career for some.