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  • Black Diamond
    Black Diamond Posts: 25,109
    OK Just to Confirm

    Pet Hates (UK/Canada) = Pet Peeves (USA)
    Scheme (UK) = Idea (USA)

    Helping Kids = Good (Worldwide)
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  • dunkman
    dunkman Posts: 19,646
    TrixieCat wrote:
    My pet peeve is when people don't really know wtf they are talking about.
    The English language evolved from the Germans.
    They brought the language to the British Isles. It wasn't "invented" there.
    And while we are at it, no one "invented" the English language.


    paste this onto the know-it-all thread.
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • Jeremy1012
    Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    TrixieCat wrote:
    Yes, it is.
    :)
    My church handed out the info the other day.
    I think it is awesome.
    Toys for Tots on a global level.
    I don't mind the religious paperwork they put in.
    I think it is a wonderful cause.
    I have always been a big fan of collecting for UNICEF on Halloween.
    :)
    The only problem I have with the religious stuff is that it should be a universal charity, without an agenda. Putting in Christian stuff is definitely an attempt to lead the recipients in a certain directions and I'm not sure that's right, especially since they advise that people making donations steer clear of including anything of a religious nature.

    Other than that, I think it's a great idea. We used to get a shit load of them packed up and sent off from my school, some kids would do 3 or 4 because they knew that not everyone would do one.
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • Jeremy1012
    Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    Black Diamond wrote:
    OK Just to Confirm

    Pet Hates (UK/Canada) = Pet Peeves (USA)
    Scheme (UK) = Idea (USA)

    Helping Kids = Good (Worldwide)
    :):):)
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • TrixieCat
    TrixieCat Posts: 5,756
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    The only problem I have with the religious stuff is that it should be a universal charity, without an agenda. Putting in Christian stuff is definitely an attempt to lead the recipients in a certain directions and I'm not sure that's right, especially since they advise that people making donations steer clear of including anything of a religious nature.

    Other than that, I think it's a great idea. We used to get a shit load of them packed up and sent off from my school, some kids would do 3 or 4 because they knew that not everyone would do one.
    I remember we used to do it in school too.
    It is something I would like Holden to start doing every year. Civic mindedness is important.
    I didn't realize you weren't supposed to put anything of a religious nature. That may be so that a muslim doesn't recieve a red velvet Jesus or a Catholic doesn't receive a macaroni encrusted star of david???
    Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
    And I don't feel right when you're gone away
  • Jeremy1012
    Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    TrixieCat wrote:
    I remember we used to do it in school too.
    It is something I would like Holden to start doing every year. Civic mindedness is important.
    I didn't realize you weren't supposed to put anything of a religious nature. That may be so that a muslim doesn't recieve a red velvet Jesus or a Catholic doesn't receive a macaroni encrusted star of david???
    I guess that's why, yeah. I just remember it said on the leaflet we got that they'd prefer it if we didn't put anything of that nature in them, presumably so no one would be offended or something, which is fair enough. I know that no one I knew who made a box did it to spread the story of the nativity, we just wanted to give some kids who had nothing a present :)

    They also said no knives etc but that had a more practical reason behind it obviously.
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • Black Diamond
    Black Diamond Posts: 25,109
    TrixieCat wrote:
    I remember we used to do it in school too.
    It is something I would like Holden to start doing every year. Civic mindedness is important.
    I didn't realize you weren't supposed to put anything of a religious nature. That may be so that a muslim doesn't recieve a red velvet Jesus or a Catholic doesn't receive a macaroni encrusted star of david???

    One thing we have been doing with my kids since they have been cognisent, is every B-day, or every other holiday where there are presents, each of them puts aside one present for charity. Their choice. We accumulate and give to local Children's group.
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  • TrixieCat
    TrixieCat Posts: 5,756
    Black Diamond wrote:
    One thing we have been doing with my kids since they have been cognisent, is every B-day, or every other holiday where there are presents, each of them puts aside one present for charity. Their choice. We accumulate and give to local Children's group.
    That is an awesome idea. I have holden give his other toys to charity, not the new ones. I would feel badly for the person that gave him a prezzie and then he is like, oh let's give that one away. lol

    Jamie, I have the brochure around here somewhere. I went to church for the first time in forever the other week. They were talking about it and gave everyone the brochure.
    I will see what it says and if it has been updated.
    Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
    And I don't feel right when you're gone away
  • audiodave
    audiodave Posts: 1,623
    See i'm showing that i've only just started working...everyone knows about this but me. :p

    I obviously come from a selfish small town whose schools did no such thing. We gave away our tins of unwanted sweetcorn at harvest festival though ;)

    I also hadn't had enough time to read enough into it to realise that they hand out Christian leaflets with it. Is that right hmm? I'm not really encouraging that, but it doesn't take away from the fact that it's a good cause. It's just a bit like...here's a gift, Jesus made it possible...but oh well ;):p
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  • Jeremy1012
    Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    audiodave wrote:
    See i'm showing that i've only just started working...everyone knows about this but me. : p

    I obviously come from a selfish small town whose schools did no such thing. We gave away our tins of unwanted sweetcorn at harvest festival though ;)

    I also hadn't had enough time to read enough into it to realise that they hand out Christian leaflets with it. Is that right hmm? I'm not really encouraging that, but it doesn't take away from the fact that it's a good cause. It's just a bit like...here's a gift, Jesus made it possible...but oh well ;):p
    It's definitely something that made me a little unsure about it but at the end of the day, it's still worthwhile. Most of the kids probably don't read anything that comes with it anyway, they just want to play with their toys, and fair enough I reckon :) Just slip a little note in saying "don't swallow everything they feed you whole" :p
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"

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