Charity hits lottery jackpot (From Daily Echo)

I know the money comes from the Heritage Fund and will therefore have strings, but it seems to me to be a pity that the money is being used for navel gazing the past and not helping present-day blind and partially-sighted people.

For pity sake wrote:
I know the money comes from the Heritage Fund and will therefore have strings, but it seems to me to be a pity that the money is being used for navel gazing the past and not helping present-day blind and partially-sighted people.

Must agree, this is exactly what I was thinking as i read this article

Initially I thought the same, Pity.. But maybe "Vision Of The Past" is to be produced as a book to be sold, thus securing more funds for the charity. The book would also raise the charity's profile and attract new sponsors.

From their web site..

One of our current projects, ‘Vision of the Past’ is recording the life reminiscences of some of our users and volunteers and setting this in the context of our long history, as part of our 90 years celebrations. We will be launching this publication – including a book, CD and film – in November this year.

Plus I and I suspect many others have now heard of them which I hadn't before and therefore am far more likely to donate to them.

Come on ! Hampshire Autistic Society, with their superb staff and business acumen, are struggling to keep Hope Lodge open. They have been publicising and "raising awareness" for decades, chasing those elusive donations. Why should the above charity, extremely deserving though it may be, find things any different ?

Those CD's, films and books will be in the bargain bins in no time. You couldn't burn the money quicker.

I know several partially-sighted people, one a close relative, who would benefit from more support, but the money isn't there.

I've a feeling this charity is going to wish it had not publicised this story, as it raises controversial issues.

what a waste of good money ,why do these coe think it should boost their ego,a lot could be done for the now not long gone ,if he wants to achieve maybe he should use some of his own wealth,its the same with all charities the put themselves,admin and cosy7 offices first,USE THE Cash for a honest helping to these people and then the public will surport you more idiot

cmth40 wrote:
what a waste of good money ,why do these coe think it should boost their ego,a lot could be done for the now not long gone ,if he wants to achieve maybe he should use some of his own wealth,its the same with all charities the put themselves,admin and cosy7 offices first,USE THE Cash for a honest helping to these people and then the public will surport you more idiot

Would you care to run that by us again ?

BillyTheKid wrote:

cmth40 wrote:
what a waste of good money ,why do these coe think it should boost their ego,a lot could be done for the now not long gone ,if he wants to achieve maybe he should use some of his own wealth,its the same with all charities the put themselves,admin and cosy7 offices first,USE THE Cash for a honest helping to these people and then the public will surport you more idiot

Would you care to run that by us again ?

typed by someone partially sighted perhaps?

Des Olated wrote:

BillyTheKid wrote:

cmth40 wrote:
what a waste of good money ,why do these coe think it should boost their ego,a lot could be done for the now not long gone ,if he wants to achieve maybe he should use some of his own wealth,its the same with all charities the put themselves,admin and cosy7 offices first,USE THE Cash for a honest helping to these people and then the public will surport you more idiot

Would you care to run that by us again ?

typed by someone partially sighted perhaps?

That is, in my opinion, not a very funny or intelligent comment.

The sentence structure, the general appearance, and the overall tone does not look or sound anything like something produced by a partially-sighted person. If it did, I would not have asked them to "run it by us again". There is also the fact that someone with sight problems would not slag off a charity that supports their issues.

BillyTheKid wrote:

Des Olated wrote:

BillyTheKid wrote:

cmth40 wrote:
what a waste of good money ,why do these coe think it should boost their ego,a lot could be done for the now not long gone ,if he wants to achieve maybe he should use some of his own wealth,its the same with all charities the put themselves,admin and cosy7 offices first,USE THE Cash for a honest helping to these people and then the public will surport you more idiot

Would you care to run that by us again ?

typed by someone partially sighted perhaps?

That is, in my opinion, not a very funny or intelligent comment.

The sentence structure, the general appearance, and the overall tone does not look or sound anything like something produced by a partially-sighted person. If it did, I would not have asked them to "run it by us again". There is also the fact that someone with sight problems would not slag off a charity that supports their issues.

His problem seems to be that while the charity in question ostensibly supports the issues of the sight impaired, in reality they do not. Or are not in this instance, at least.