There are several reports in the papers today about a woman aged 92 who has committed suicide by jumping into a gorge, and the reports suggest that she felt "hounded" by charities and could not keep up the various charitable donations that she had agreed to. I felt so sorry to read about it.
My husband supported the Alzheimer's Society during the year that he was captain of his golf club, as his chosen charity. They did not stop hounding him after his term of office was over, even though he explained that he could no longer keep up the level of donations of that year. When I say hounded him, there were several days when there would be a call a day. Eventually last week when I recognised the voice of the caller yet again, I said "Why would you upset someone who has supported you generously in the past, with this unwelcome and aggressive marketing strategy?" I demanded and he agreed to take our name off the list. Since then no phone calls.
I'm not sure who governs or decides how money is raised, but something isn't right about the system of getting donations.
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