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    <title>topic Re: Unclaimed Prizes - Charity Suggestions in Fun and Games</title>
    <link>https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Fun-and-Games/Unclaimed-Prizes-Charity-Suggestions/m-p/4929#M1257</link>
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eBay - well done for deciding to donate all unclaimed prizes&lt;BR /&gt;
to charity.&lt;BR /&gt;
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I have read through this thread, and it is clear to me that there are many thoughts on which charities to support, and many charities that need the support.&lt;BR /&gt;
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From all the posts in the thread, two suggestions &lt;BR /&gt;
stand out from the rest as being the most worthy of &lt;BR /&gt;
consideration, but for different reasons.  &lt;BR /&gt;
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May I please suggest that eBay consider the merits of &lt;BR /&gt;
these options;&lt;BR /&gt;
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1.  The winner nominates a UK registered charity. I can&lt;BR /&gt;
see a number of benefits to this option...  &lt;BR /&gt;
If I am bidding knowing that my winning bid will support &lt;BR /&gt;
my nominated charity, then I will bid more.  &lt;BR /&gt;
A wider range of lesser known and local charities (local &lt;BR /&gt;
hospices, animal shelters etc) will be in with a chance &lt;BR /&gt;
for once, rather than it all going to the GIANT charities.&lt;BR /&gt;
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2.  The raffle idea, simply because it has the possibility&lt;BR /&gt;
of raising so much more money for good causes.  While many&lt;BR /&gt;
people can afford to purchase one (or many) 'buy it now - &lt;BR /&gt;
immediate payment required' raffle ticket, fewer people &lt;BR /&gt;
would be in a position to bid high prices for expensive &lt;BR /&gt;
items such as holidays or even those great fridges.  The &lt;BR /&gt;
raffle would allow more peole to become involved, and &lt;BR /&gt;
should raise more money.&lt;BR /&gt;
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3.  It would also be possible to combine the two ideas so &lt;BR /&gt;
that the raffle winner could nominate the UK registered &lt;BR /&gt;
charity.  &lt;BR /&gt;
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I for one could certainly find £25 worth of raffle ticket &lt;BR /&gt;
money for such good prizes and such good causes, yet for &lt;BR /&gt;
my £25 'donation' you may not even have to send me &lt;BR /&gt;
anything!  It does sound good for the charities.&lt;BR /&gt;
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Please eBay, consider one of these three proposals, it &lt;BR /&gt;
allows people with less money to be involved, and to be in&lt;BR /&gt;
with a chance.  It gives many more often overlooked &lt;BR /&gt;
charities an opportunity to benefit from a donation.    &lt;BR /&gt;
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If in preference you simply decide to give the items to a &lt;BR /&gt;
charity or charities, then here are my nominations.&lt;BR /&gt;
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The Hampshire Autistic Society&lt;BR /&gt;
http://has.org.uk&lt;BR /&gt;
Fantasic work for the Autistic&lt;BR /&gt;
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World Society for thr Protection of Animals (WSPA)&lt;BR /&gt;
http://www.wspa.org.uk &lt;BR /&gt;
I support the WSPA by regular donation in recognition of &lt;BR /&gt;
their special work for bears.  Few people know (or care)&lt;BR /&gt;
about just how cruelly bears are treated by mankind the &lt;BR /&gt;
world over.  As they say, read it and weep!  I have videos&lt;BR /&gt;
here that would reduce the toughest of you to tears.&lt;BR /&gt;
I have travelled with the WSPA, and visted one of their&lt;BR /&gt;
bear sancturaries - I can vouch first hand for the good &lt;BR /&gt;
work that they do.&lt;BR /&gt;
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The Chichester &amp;amp; District Dog Rescue Society&lt;BR /&gt;
As they are a small charity with no web site I'll put in a couple of words about them.  CDDRS is a small charity established in the 1960s for the welfare of dogs.  They NEVER put a dog down, but will pay for it's feeding, kenneling, veterinary treatment etc until a good home can be found.  They also run an 'Animal Ambulance' to attend to emergency calls for injured animals (usually dogs, but others too), and get them to a vet.&lt;BR /&gt;
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Picking up on a remark from an earlier thread about the &lt;BR /&gt;
PDSA being one of the few animal charities that does not &lt;BR /&gt;
get government support?  It is my believe that ALMOST NO &lt;BR /&gt;
animal charities receive government support.&lt;BR /&gt;
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ALL ANIMAL CHARITIES ARE EXCLUDED FROM RECEIVING LOTTERY FUNDING!!!  Please do not exclude them from eBay's donations too.</description>
    <pubDate>Sat, 25 Dec 2004 08:40:12 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>mrgrizzly</dc:creator>
    <dc:date>2004-12-25T08:40:12Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Unclaimed Prizes - Charity Suggestions</title>
      <link>https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Fun-and-Games/Unclaimed-Prizes-Charity-Suggestions/m-p/3651#M862</link>
      <description>Ebay will be donating unclaimed prizes to charity.&lt;BR /&gt;
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Suggestions for which charity are very welcome!&lt;BR /&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Dec 2004 19:55:32 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Fun-and-Games/Unclaimed-Prizes-Charity-Suggestions/m-p/3651#M862</guid>
      <dc:creator>treasure_elf@ebay.com</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2004-12-24T19:55:32Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Unclaimed Prizes - Charity Suggestions</title>
      <link>https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Fun-and-Games/Unclaimed-Prizes-Charity-Suggestions/m-p/3667#M865</link>
      <description>I think it would be fair to use one of the charities that already use ebay as a way of raising money</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Dec 2004 19:57:36 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Fun-and-Games/Unclaimed-Prizes-Charity-Suggestions/m-p/3667#M865</guid>
      <dc:creator>the_roman_blind_company</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2004-12-24T19:57:36Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Unclaimed Prizes - Charity Suggestions</title>
      <link>https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Fun-and-Games/Unclaimed-Prizes-Charity-Suggestions/m-p/3679#M867</link>
      <description>nspcc stop campain (kids christmas)</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Dec 2004 19:57:46 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Fun-and-Games/Unclaimed-Prizes-Charity-Suggestions/m-p/3679#M867</guid>
      <dc:creator>kaycross0</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2004-12-24T19:57:46Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Unclaimed Prizes - Charity Suggestions</title>
      <link>https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Fun-and-Games/Unclaimed-Prizes-Charity-Suggestions/m-p/3691#M870</link>
      <description>Hi Pop&lt;BR /&gt;
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Why not put them up for auction on ebay and distribute he funds to worthy charities&lt;BR /&gt;
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just a thought&lt;BR /&gt;
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      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Dec 2004 19:58:23 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Fun-and-Games/Unclaimed-Prizes-Charity-Suggestions/m-p/3691#M870</guid>
      <dc:creator>coopermanyorkshire</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2004-12-24T19:58:23Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Unclaimed Prizes - Charity Suggestions</title>
      <link>https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Fun-and-Games/Unclaimed-Prizes-Charity-Suggestions/m-p/3697#M871</link>
      <description>Seeing as it's xmas then I think it's only fitting that it goes to a childrens charity.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Dec 2004 19:58:43 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Fun-and-Games/Unclaimed-Prizes-Charity-Suggestions/m-p/3697#M871</guid>
      <dc:creator>mrs_forum_lurker</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2004-12-24T19:58:43Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Unclaimed Prizes - Charity Suggestions</title>
      <link>https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Fun-and-Games/Unclaimed-Prizes-Charity-Suggestions/m-p/3711#M874</link>
      <description>Because this is a 'Christmas treasure hunt' how about the charity that we are all reminded of at this time of year (xmas) 'Action Aid' (feed the world/band aid)</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Dec 2004 20:00:21 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Fun-and-Games/Unclaimed-Prizes-Charity-Suggestions/m-p/3711#M874</guid>
      <dc:creator>gorsecraft</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2004-12-24T20:00:21Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Unclaimed Prizes - Charity Suggestions</title>
      <link>https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Fun-and-Games/Unclaimed-Prizes-Charity-Suggestions/m-p/3720#M875</link>
      <description>I agree with mrs fl after all that's what Christmas is all about these days.&lt;BR /&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Dec 2004 20:01:08 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Fun-and-Games/Unclaimed-Prizes-Charity-Suggestions/m-p/3720#M875</guid>
      <dc:creator>martinmother</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2004-12-24T20:01:08Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Unclaimed Prizes - Charity Suggestions</title>
      <link>https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Fun-and-Games/Unclaimed-Prizes-Charity-Suggestions/m-p/3729#M877</link>
      <description>Operation Happy Child &amp;gt; they sand terminally ill kids on trips, and provide support to families.&lt;BR /&gt;
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My residents association has donated to them before, so can supply details &amp;amp; charity number if req.&lt;BR /&gt;
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Or there's always Simon's Christmas charity ;-);-);-)</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Dec 2004 20:02:30 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Fun-and-Games/Unclaimed-Prizes-Charity-Suggestions/m-p/3729#M877</guid>
      <dc:creator>simon-hawking</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2004-12-24T20:02:30Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Unclaimed Prizes - Charity Suggestions</title>
      <link>https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Fun-and-Games/Unclaimed-Prizes-Charity-Suggestions/m-p/3742#M880</link>
      <description>Great Ormond Street Hospital?</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Dec 2004 20:08:42 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Fun-and-Games/Unclaimed-Prizes-Charity-Suggestions/m-p/3742#M880</guid>
      <dc:creator>argyle58</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2004-12-24T20:08:42Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Unclaimed Prizes - Charity Suggestions</title>
      <link>https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Fun-and-Games/Unclaimed-Prizes-Charity-Suggestions/m-p/3751#M883</link>
      <description>Or something like Childline for children who need help all year round not just now.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Dec 2004 20:09:22 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Fun-and-Games/Unclaimed-Prizes-Charity-Suggestions/m-p/3751#M883</guid>
      <dc:creator>argyle58</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2004-12-24T20:09:22Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Unclaimed Prizes - Charity Suggestions</title>
      <link>https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Fun-and-Games/Unclaimed-Prizes-Charity-Suggestions/m-p/3759#M885</link>
      <description>Definitely agree with Mrs FL - they should go to a childrens' charity.  They need all the help they can get and Christmas is really for children.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Dec 2004 20:12:32 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Fun-and-Games/Unclaimed-Prizes-Charity-Suggestions/m-p/3759#M885</guid>
      <dc:creator>webwey</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2004-12-24T20:12:32Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Unclaimed Prizes - Charity Suggestions</title>
      <link>https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Fun-and-Games/Unclaimed-Prizes-Charity-Suggestions/m-p/3781#M888</link>
      <description>A hospice for terminally ill children.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Dec 2004 20:13:47 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Fun-and-Games/Unclaimed-Prizes-Charity-Suggestions/m-p/3781#M888</guid>
      <dc:creator>pooshkat</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2004-12-24T20:13:47Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Unclaimed Prizes - Charity Suggestions</title>
      <link>https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Fun-and-Games/Unclaimed-Prizes-Charity-Suggestions/m-p/3792#M892</link>
      <description>I would like to see it donated to any charities that help the homeless. This is the time of year when we all over indulge while these people have nothing no family no home no warmth.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Dec 2004 20:15:21 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Fun-and-Games/Unclaimed-Prizes-Charity-Suggestions/m-p/3792#M892</guid>
      <dc:creator>lincoln19640</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2004-12-24T20:15:21Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Unclaimed Prizes - Charity Suggestions</title>
      <link>https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Fun-and-Games/Unclaimed-Prizes-Charity-Suggestions/m-p/3806#M895</link>
      <description>Yes a childrens charity is a good idea.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Dec 2004 20:19:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Fun-and-Games/Unclaimed-Prizes-Charity-Suggestions/m-p/3806#M895</guid>
      <dc:creator>ratmadcath</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2004-12-24T20:19:15Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Unclaimed Prizes - Charity Suggestions</title>
      <link>https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Fun-and-Games/Unclaimed-Prizes-Charity-Suggestions/m-p/3824#M900</link>
      <description>Definately a childrens charity - but any of the items which are aimed at adults ie: coffee machines should be auctioned off and the money should be spent on toys or medical equipment or something else for kids. I think people will generally be pleased with any childrens charity.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Dec 2004 20:26:16 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Fun-and-Games/Unclaimed-Prizes-Charity-Suggestions/m-p/3824#M900</guid>
      <dc:creator>headprom</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2004-12-24T20:26:16Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Unclaimed Prizes - Charity Suggestions</title>
      <link>https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Fun-and-Games/Unclaimed-Prizes-Charity-Suggestions/m-p/3846#M905</link>
      <description>I think a terminally ill childrens charity,... In this country.....</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Dec 2004 20:27:11 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Fun-and-Games/Unclaimed-Prizes-Charity-Suggestions/m-p/3846#M905</guid>
      <dc:creator>bug120367</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2004-12-24T20:27:11Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Unclaimed Prizes - Charity Suggestions</title>
      <link>https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Fun-and-Games/Unclaimed-Prizes-Charity-Suggestions/m-p/3852#M906</link>
      <description>Hi Elfie, so you HAVE been looking at the SUBHUNT CHARITY thread !</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Dec 2004 20:27:57 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Fun-and-Games/Unclaimed-Prizes-Charity-Suggestions/m-p/3852#M906</guid>
      <dc:creator>bracken0_4</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2004-12-24T20:27:57Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Unclaimed Prizes - Charity Suggestions</title>
      <link>https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Fun-and-Games/Unclaimed-Prizes-Charity-Suggestions/m-p/3873#M910</link>
      <description>Hi everyone&lt;BR /&gt;
            Would like to start by wishing everyone a happy christmas.&lt;BR /&gt;
 Being an Aunty to a terminally ill quadriplegic teenager, i know how important respite care is, not just for the carer, but also the child.&lt;BR /&gt;
  All parents will understand how tiring it can be, with a newborn baby, totally dependent on you for it's every need. The first few months being the hardest. Now imagine that scenario seven days a week for the next thirteen years and in my nephews case hopefully longer.&lt;BR /&gt;
  I would like to nominate the Butterwich Hospice in Stockton, Teeside, who provide much needed respite, and have been a great help, to my sister and her family over the years.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Dec 2004 20:33:19 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Fun-and-Games/Unclaimed-Prizes-Charity-Suggestions/m-p/3873#M910</guid>
      <dc:creator>dawn3738</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2004-12-24T20:33:19Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Unclaimed Prizes - Charity Suggestions</title>
      <link>https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Fun-and-Games/Unclaimed-Prizes-Charity-Suggestions/m-p/3899#M916</link>
      <description>how many p[rizes are left that havent been claimed?</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Dec 2004 20:34:59 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Fun-and-Games/Unclaimed-Prizes-Charity-Suggestions/m-p/3899#M916</guid>
      <dc:creator>royalmailqueen</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2004-12-24T20:34:59Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Unclaimed Prizes - Charity Suggestions</title>
      <link>https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Fun-and-Games/Unclaimed-Prizes-Charity-Suggestions/m-p/3910#M921</link>
      <description>treasure elf auction them off on ebay and split the proceeds to a few worthy charities..&lt;BR /&gt;
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defianly top of the list is any dealing with termilly ill children.&lt;BR /&gt;
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i'd have a word with moongazer or board surfer over on the q and a forum.&lt;BR /&gt;
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hell if you can find people stupid enough to pay £50 for an ebay laptop bag for charity...&lt;BR /&gt;
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      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Dec 2004 20:38:09 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Fun-and-Games/Unclaimed-Prizes-Charity-Suggestions/m-p/3910#M921</guid>
      <dc:creator>forum_lurker</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2004-12-24T20:38:09Z</dc:date>
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