"graham" > wrote in message
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> "James Silverton" > wrote in message
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>> There are a lot of worthy charities to which I contribute but it seems
>> that the requests for money tend to come earlier and earlier each year.
>> This amounts to a sneaky attempt to get a larger annual contribution. I
>> wonder if they realize that if I put the requests aside I will probably
>> forget them completely.
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> What annoys me is that once I give to a charity, it then pesters me to
> give every few weeks after that. I gave to one charity last year, and it
> e-mailed me *the following day* asking me to give again.

Yes it is really aggressive here. A few years ago we had a bit of luck on
the lottery and gave a substantial amount to a charity. They have been on
our backs ever since. We do give now but we do so anonymously.
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