tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686354713190138224.post5460214672414783904..comments2023-10-12T00:07:25.722+13:00Comments on roarprawn: CYNICISM GROWING OVER TV3 CHARITYUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686354713190138224.post-29883817058459810002009-08-10T08:39:38.590+12:002009-08-10T08:39:38.590+12:00My wife is a lot more trusting / less cynical than...My wife is a lot more trusting / less cynical than I am, and even she had reservations about this. Her main concern was that it would allow parents to default on providing the basics to their children, in the knowledge that "charity" would pick-up the difference.<br /><br />While they were saying that this is to provide shoes, raincoats and lunch, we understand that some schools are already providing breakfast to students. Well, we have porridge each morning. A $5 bag last us around 2 weeks (for the two of us), and with milk it means we have breakfast for less than $2 a day. Can the "poor" really not afford this?Spamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686354713190138224.post-67944928138125909212009-08-09T19:17:39.167+12:002009-08-09T19:17:39.167+12:00Don't do telethons.
Couldn't stand them ...Don't do telethons. <br />Couldn't stand them in the past, can't stand them now.<br />I do believe in service clubs and the understated good that they do.alex Masterleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686354713190138224.post-83429056462623697232009-08-09T19:09:42.688+12:002009-08-09T19:09:42.688+12:00Well, you might've got me thinking until you m...Well, you might've got me thinking until you mentioned Michael Laws.<br />Kia TupatoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686354713190138224.post-54268634427162005922009-08-09T16:51:33.543+12:002009-08-09T16:51:33.543+12:00We have a post timed to load up at 6.01pm - after ...We have a post timed to load up at 6.01pm - after the "telethon" concludes. If we tell you that we haven't donated one cent, you'll get an idea of where we are coming from ;)Keeping Stockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13635959917715078192noreply@blogger.com