BEGGING LETTERS - HOW TO - OR NOT TO WIN PENSIONER FRIENDS AND LOSE DONATIONS

I am 90 years old and my partner is 90 years old.

We have been giving donations to organisations over the years as and when we have been able to.

We live on age pensions and have a very modest lifestyle. We don't own a car and don't go out very much.Our entertainment consists of DVDs, going with a friend in his car to Preston Market once a week to do our weekly shopping and often as well on a Saturday to buy groceries which are heavy to drag along to catch the bus when the friend is not available.

Lately I have been getting begging letters from organisations mainly in Sydney who got my name and address from where? from a donation once given to some organisation and then all organisations decided he is an easy touch.

Well I have had enough.

From today, in this blog, I am going to list all those organisations from who(m?) i get these begging letters, starting with:

1) Time for Hope Collection