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AIBU?

to be disappointed that MNers haven't got off their arses and

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MardyBra · 08/06/2014 14:26

exceeded the targets for the MN giving week?

Here's the thread link:
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/site_stuff/2087731-Giving-Week-is-here-donate-funds-to-MNer-nominated-organisations-and-MNHQ-will-match-them?msgid=47541127

Wikipedia tells me that there are 4,800,000 monthly users of MN. So if we all just get a quid each, that'd be £4.8m. So £25k should be more than achievable.

I see that some of the causes have reached their target, but what Womens' Aid have only had just over a grand.

MN are offering to match our donations, and there's gift aid too, so it's a very effective way of donating.

A quid each. More if you can afford it.

NOW

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MardyBra · 08/06/2014 14:27

*give a quid each, not get.

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StickEmUpSkywards · 08/06/2014 14:30

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OwlCapone · 08/06/2014 14:31

Perhaps they prefer to give to their own choice of charity.

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dietcokefan · 08/06/2014 14:31

Well I give every month to charity via direct debit and it is no business of yours or anyone else's which charities I choose to support. Quiet giving without publicity is just as good as making a song and dance about it. So YABU.

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MardyBra · 08/06/2014 14:31

Virtual Flowers and Brew and Wine and Cake and [biscuits] for anyone who donates/has donated or bumps this thread.

We can do this.

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Icelollycraving · 08/06/2014 14:31

I didn't even know this was happening Blush

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MardyBra · 08/06/2014 14:32

Bloody hell. AIBU at its best.

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MardyBra · 08/06/2014 14:33

"I didn't even know this was happening"

Which is exactly why I wanted to highlight it on the busiest part of the site.

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Guitargirl · 08/06/2014 14:33

YABVU

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candycoatedwaterdrops · 08/06/2014 14:33

Eh?

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MardyBra · 08/06/2014 14:33

It's the last day of giving btw, so fingers out now. Wink

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MardyBra · 08/06/2014 14:34

Would you care to elaborate guitargirl

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candycoatedwaterdrops · 08/06/2014 14:34

It's fine to highlight it in case people haven't seen but a lecture just turns me off.

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ClashCityRocker · 08/06/2014 14:34

Um, I know this is just a technicality, but you can't actually just give a quid? I think it's £2 minimum of just giving.

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OwlCapone · 08/06/2014 14:35

Bloody hell. AIBU at its best.

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MardyBra · 08/06/2014 14:35

"It's fine to highlight it in case people haven't seen but a lecture just turns me off."

I am trying to be controversial to stir up some interest ffs.

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ScarlettDragon · 08/06/2014 14:35

Have just donated to the Women's Aid page.

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MardyBra · 08/06/2014 14:37

"personally i think cake for kids is a daft idea."

There are five charities there though.

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lougle · 08/06/2014 14:37

YANBU to be disappointed. YABU to tell us to do something about your disappointment.

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Guitargirl · 08/06/2014 14:38

Well actually, I take that back, you are not being unreasonable to be disappointed as obviously you are entitled to feel how you want.

But you are being unreasonable - IMO - to try to demand that people donate to charities, chosen by others, when they may have perfectly good reasons for not doing so.

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MardyBra · 08/06/2014 14:38

"Um, I know this is just a technicality, but you can't actually just give a quid? I think it's £2 minimum of just giving."

My apologies. Didn't realise that.

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Shakirasma · 08/06/2014 14:40

Thanks MardyBra. I didn't know about this, so I have now donated the women's aid.

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MyDHhasnomemory · 08/06/2014 14:40

Thank you for highlighting this and I'll be donating.

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