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I'm probably very out of touch with this but our lad brought home his first sponsorship form from school the other day.
On the pre-printed sheet itself, there is an example sponsorship at the top with a value of £20 written in.
Does anyone else dislike this passive aggressive approach from charities? It feels as if they are trying to shame people into giving such amounts. I'm not averse to charitable giving, but no way would I ever let my child go around friends and neighbours asking for sponsorship amounts in multiples of £5, let alone £10. I mean OK, if it's a 12 year old with chronic asthma and a foot full of verrucas climbing everest I'd reach into my pocket, but not for a sponsored walk around a park by mid to late single digit age kids.
What happened to 50p fix?
Meanwhile, the CEO of the aformentioned charity rakes in £250,000 a year.
I'm getting so grumpy with age.
On the pre-printed sheet itself, there is an example sponsorship at the top with a value of £20 written in.
Does anyone else dislike this passive aggressive approach from charities? It feels as if they are trying to shame people into giving such amounts. I'm not averse to charitable giving, but no way would I ever let my child go around friends and neighbours asking for sponsorship amounts in multiples of £5, let alone £10. I mean OK, if it's a 12 year old with chronic asthma and a foot full of verrucas climbing everest I'd reach into my pocket, but not for a sponsored walk around a park by mid to late single digit age kids.
What happened to 50p fix?
Meanwhile, the CEO of the aformentioned charity rakes in £250,000 a year.
I'm getting so grumpy with age.