Anyone else getting pissed off with the 'I must help someone in need' posts on social media?

[mymadworld]

On a couple of local Facebook groups I'm on there are literally daily posts from members asking where they can volunteer to help or donate xyz (usually a long list of very generous sounding items) followed by numerous replies telling them how kind and generous they are

Of course it's wonderful to be charitable and help those in need, but surely everyone who's on Facebook knows about food banks and could find details and google can probably also help you with other non food items. It just all seems so attention seeking and unnecessary and I'm seeing more and more of it and wonder how many actually do what they are promising.

Yanbu

I cringe so much

That's social media for you it's full of show off,s .

Must be your friends, i haven't seen any of these

I've not seen this. Is this what they call virtue signalling?

What makes me a bit is the posts with a picture of an old child's coat or toy, saying "I have this to donate but it MUST go to someone in need (oh and by the way it needs a wash)"

I just think, well give it a wash then and donate it to a charity shop, shelter or children's centre! Instead of expecting people to fight for your old stuff on a Facebook post.

Yup. I’ve seen so many “I’ve had a Christmas clear out and have a load of toys to give away to someone in need. Must collect.”

One of the other volunteers in the food bank I volunteer in has responded to one such post recently.

Poverty isn't just for Christmas. Feel free to be equally generous in every other month of the year.

Her post was deleted as it caused something of an outrage!

Interestingly, Jesus had no time for virtue signallers either- see Matthew Chapter 6.
Hilarious that 2000 years ago ostentatious do gooders got told to pack in the showing off.

The only time I've seen it, it's about people genuinely not sure what to do with stuff. Posts like "will the hospital take these toys" or "what can I do with my duvets"

It isn't always as simple as just googling it. I don't know why people must always assume the worst of others.

Good deeds don’t count unless you post about them on Facebook.

One woman on our local fb page was desperately trying donate an old duvet cover

Some friends of mine recently asked (on social media) for everyone to give them wrapped Christmas gifts which they would then give to a church to give to the homeless.

I don't get it (maybe someone can enlighten me). They were a middle man. They may have encouraged people to give when they might not otherwise have thought to which may have increased donations - is that it? But they didn't personally donate loads but their kids were pictured with a huge pile of gifts. It's not hard to take your gift directly to the collection point yourself.