ian rush Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 From manxradio news "An extraordinary donation of three quarters of a million pounds - just announced by Hospice Care - has taken the Mighty Oak Appeal to its target of two million pounds. To celebrate his 90th birthday, Guy Barrett and his wife Christine - who live in the north of the Island - have given the fund seven hundred and fifty thousand pounds" I'm sure plenty of long-established local charities will be glad to see that local donations will be available to be a bit more evenly spread around. I think the Hospice and the Appeal is a good thing but I get the feeling that it has overshadowed the good work done by a lot of smaller charities who have unpaid volunteers and don't have professional fund raisers and a high media profile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ans Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 Does this mean we wont have to see that ghastly Sara Palmer in every sodding newspaper anymore? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian rush Posted February 18, 2005 Author Share Posted February 18, 2005 She was on the radio for a while as well wasn't she? Maybe that's why the benefactor dug so deep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy camper Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 I reckon it's not the last we'll see of her. New Fenella anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Old Git Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 I reckon it's not the last we'll see of her. New Fenella anyone? I think she'll be leaving the Island soon, when her husband, who works for Coutts, gets a transfer somewhere else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonto Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 wonder if they said to the government - we'll give the 750K if you find them a free site? I think its a terrific thing the Barratts have done, even though I dont agree that hospice provision should be something provided by charitable donations. Must feel great to do something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ans Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 I think its a terrific thing the Barratts have done, even though I dont agree that hospice provision should be something provided by charitable donations. Agreed. No matter how you feel about the whole appeal, it's a significant sum of money to donate to anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy camper Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 Hadn't they already handed over a sizeable sum earlier in the appeal? Well done them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deejay Denzel Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 Well done from me, I always did feel for the other charities while this Mighty Oak thing was going on. I thought it was wreckless of so many people to brush a lot of charities under the mat, now the mat has been lifted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speckled Frost Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 It's in the nature of the beast that some charities will always dominate. Sometimes the media just seem to get on a bandwagon - maybe due to the heart-rendering plight of some one in need or a particularly ambitious project. Of course, the work of some charities touches the lives of more people than other causes. Most of us will end up with family or friends needing the care offered by Hospice at some point but few of us will suffer from leprosy. There are so many charities out there, working so hard for a noble cause, but they get left high and dry. Trouble is we, the public, don't have deep enough pockets to contribute to all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addie Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 It's in the nature of the beast that some charities will always dominate ... That is true, however most charites cannot afford to pay a full time PR person to drum up the money. Nor can they expect such up front and in your face backing and publicity as the Mighty Oak Appeal received from the likes of Manx radio and the rest of the media. It has been a powerful appeal alright. It's even had people being very public in their support when they previously and privately opined that the charity was too rich by half! Other charities have been the island's Cinderellas for too long. Hospice is a really good cause, that cannot be doubted but there is more than one Cancer charity on the Isle of Man. Hospice is too big to be a charity on a small island like this. I hope that government (aka us) fund Hospice directly after this and leave the other charities some space to recover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speckled Frost Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 I agree Addie but I fear another 'super charity' will fill the void very shortly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkey_magic Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 Does the hospice look after anyone who is terminally ill, or just cancer patients? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kite Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 "The aim of Hospice Care is to provide opportunities for enhancement of quality of life for people for whom Hospice Palliative Care is appropriate. For fifteen years we have provided specialist Palliative Care for those with life threatening illnesses – usually, but not exclusively, cancer." google is your friend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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