At my school we raise money for a different charity every year. This year we have decided to raise money for UNICEF to provide safe drinking water and clean sanitation in developing countries.
The pupils are going on a sponsored walk to raise funds.
I decided that it would be a good idea to ask all the staff members at my school to also make a donation to UNICEF.
Imagine my absolute disgust when three members of staff refused to make a donation.
They all have clothes on their back, food on their tables, a roof over their heads, access to medicines and clean sanitation, in my opinion that puts them amongst the most wealthiest people in the world.
How the f*ck could they not spare a few measly pounds for those less fortunate than them?
I had one staff member who generously donated £250, bless her.
Thank you for allowing me to vent my frustration.
May I point out that I’m not a pupil, I’m a member of staff:))
Thank you
nowjoey79
June 8, 2010 at 7:45 pm
Because some people are so self centered and only care about their own materialistic state. Its a saddening sign which is rife within our society.
But then there is shining examples, that it goes the other way too, in this case your teacher.
Well done for raising money , keep it up.
Gunnerz4lyfe-go fabregas!
June 8, 2010 at 8:41 pm
i agree with u
the teachers here xpect the children to make donations… while they don’t even put a rupee forward themselves
y shuld they expect the children to do when they don’t
no prob!
EDIT – y the thumbs down?
galoucura09
June 8, 2010 at 9:09 pm
u forgot that i cant read !!
TOUZOURS
June 8, 2010 at 9:19 pm
MAYBE THEY WERE REAL MADRID FANS
will da real gansta plz stand up
June 8, 2010 at 9:41 pm
yeh duniya hai bahat selfish
steve.c_50
June 8, 2010 at 9:50 pm
Back in 1995, when I worked at Bridgestone/Firestone, everybody promoted the crap out of the United Way. That is, until it was published that the director of the United Way got paid $275,000USD a year and perks, expense accounts and graft.
You think you’re feeding hungry children, think again. On a good day 25% of your money buys some food… the rest pays fatcats.
M4rky d
June 8, 2010 at 10:33 pm
if it wasnt for us kids teachers wouldnt be getting the wages.(least i think anyeay lol) how ignorent can you get,i hope u dont talk to them mebers of staff again,i mean teachers get paid what? 40 thousand a year. i would donate £150 if i had the money lol.
handerande
June 8, 2010 at 10:58 pm
“Charity begins at home.” They are teachers, not lawyers. Sometimes you have to take care of yourself and your family, instead of helping others. Just because you think they are wealthy, doesn’t mean they are. Remember, it’s a donation, not a tax.
Petro
June 8, 2010 at 11:27 pm
You appear to be in the UK, while I’m over in America, but I’m sure a lot of this will apply.
First off UNICEF is a UN program. A lot of people who pay attention will not have anything to do with the UN or it’s charities–a lot of that money gets misused, funneled to dictators bank accounts etc.
I will give (on occasion) to charities, but never to something run by the UN, and never to the International Red Cross.
Secondly, a LOT of people feel that since (1) they pay taxes and (2) the Government (at least here in the US) gives a lot of foreign aid and domestic transfer payments (Social Security, Welfare, Medicare/Medicaid in the US, I don’t know what the programs are called in the UK) that they are already “giving” their share. I know here in the US my wife and I pay almost 1/2 of our salaries in taxes (between Federal and state income taxes, FICA taxes, sales taxes, excise taxes etc.) We do make a decent living (we make enough that one of us was able to quit work to stay home and raise our daughter for a year or two), but losing 1/2 your wages to a government that wastes it the way US and the UK governments do…
Third, some people *look* like they’re doing ok, but may have a lot of debt or may be “barely scraping by” by the standards of their community. Sure they’ve got clean water, safe food, and heat and etc., but they’re driving a 10 year old car and their neighbor has a 60 inch TV and a new mercedes…
Finally some people are just selfish.
Stefy
June 9, 2010 at 12:18 am
I think donations are a good way to help as long as your sure the money is trully going to the kids or whatever you are trying to help out. People are ignorant and can’t spare a little money for those that don’t have the fortune that we do to have a roof over their heads and plenty of food and other things. It’s not so much about the amount you give as the effort!
andygurl_RooneyRox
June 9, 2010 at 12:59 am
I too used to get annoyed over issues like this. However whilst studying a unit on this at Uni I became aware that for 8 out of 10 Charities, 40% of a donation assists employee wages, 40% offsets Administartion costs, 10% is noted for Miscellaneous use and 10% to the actual cause.
I have no problem donating to Charities that have low overheads and see that the donation is used for what we intend it to be used for. I believe if we are fortunate enough to help someone else, we should attempt to do it.
Perhaps they don’t support the particular charity, perhaps they are just misers. Its not how much we give that is important, its the gift of giving anything that counts. I cannot believe though that they would not even donate $5 or something.
bumbleboi
June 9, 2010 at 1:26 am
People have right to chose which charities they donate to, just because you think they should is not a good enough reason to do so. It maybe the said people prefer only to donate to a Mental Health Charity, who don’t get much because of the stupid stigma about Mental Illness or they donate only to a Cancer charities because of personal experience. Some Charities cause objections, a friend of mine won’t donate to Oxfam for instance because they don’t have an animal rights policy and she is vegatarian, I don’t agree with her decision but it is her right to make it. I wish you luck and prosperity with your campaign but Charity is a personal choice and if people say no you have to respect that it is their choice and the reasons why they say no are, frankly, none of your business.