Somebody sent me a message on Facebook asking me to pass on a message saying we care about cancer. I replied that I thought it was a scam. The sender replied that he (my friend P) had been sent it by a friend who had cancer and he (P) wanted to support.
If you want pass on a message, pass on something useful, which is not a generic message not revealing who created it, but a link back to a traceable organization.
For example:
https://shop.cancerresearchuk.org/charity-christmas-cards
https://shop.cancerresearchuk.org/product/catching-christmas-post-christmas-cards-pack-10
An investigation was done into charity cards which revealed that many charity cards receive only a fraction of the money spent by the buyer. The result is an annual Scrooge award. Some charity cards boxes state on the front eh proportion of the price going to the charity.
Which, the UK consumers association, suggests that you buy charity cards direct from the charity rather than from supermarkets which give between 10 per cent and thirty per cent or a lump sum, and may give to one charity or two or three.
Useful Websites
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charity_gift_card#Types_of_charity_gift_cards
https://www.which.co.uk/news/2018/12/how-much-is-donated-from-charity-christmas-card-sales/
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