If a child request donations for a charity, instead of birthday presents, shoudl you give the child a gift along with the donation?
Make the donation and send the child a card with a note of their generosity in choosing the charity instead of asking for something for themselves.
February 28th, 2010 at 12:21 am
No. Just the donation.
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February 28th, 2010 at 12:58 am
No. You should honor the request that the child has given you. It would make me uncomfortable if someone gave me a gift after I asked not to. It would make me think that the person that did not honor my request does not appreciate my ideals or that my wishes are not important enough to that person.
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February 28th, 2010 at 1:21 am
i would get them a little something. maybe a card that explains your donation and just something small for the kid too… not necessarily a full-blown birthday gift.
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February 28th, 2010 at 1:54 am
How old is the child? If the child is really young and wanting to do something so respectable and mature (I mean like 7-11?? maybe older) then I would say give them the donation to the charity and buy them something small and let him/her know that what they are doing is very respectable and you just wanted to show your appreciation and get them something. Maybe you could buy them something that would help them learn more about what they are donating to. Maybe a book, a video, or you know something along them lines. Make them feel proud for what they are doing and they will do it more often as they grow. Very smart child! Good luck
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February 28th, 2010 at 2:24 am
No. But put the "Donation Received" receipt in a card with the price marked out.
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February 28th, 2010 at 2:57 am
Make the donation and send the child a card with a note of their generosity in choosing the charity instead of asking for something for themselves.
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February 28th, 2010 at 3:20 am
Respect the child’s wishes and give the donation. Otherwise it’s like the child saying "I’d like a ___ for my birthday" and you saying, "nah, I’ll give you this instead." It sounds like this child is learning the value of giving, so help him/her with that by complying.
For the record, any child that would prefer a charitable donation in lieu of birthday gifts is one awesome kid. Make sure and tell him/her so.
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February 28th, 2010 at 3:30 am
A small token gift might be nice and a note in the card to say how thoughtful the child was in giving up the presents in lieu of money for charity.
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Dr. Artemus Fangora Fogg’s Book of Etiquette.
February 28th, 2010 at 3:35 am
If a child asks for a donation to be made to charity, then the donation would be a sufficient gift. If I had the money available to do so and was close to the child, especially if it were a younger child, then I would possibly do a little something extra, and tie the theme into the donation. For example, if the child asked for donations to be made to the local animal shelter, I might get a small, inexpensive stuffed animal and make a little card that said, "Thanks for helping us out with your donation" or using a ribbon to attach the receipt from the donation. Or many places that accept donations provide a T-shirt or something similar for certain levels of donation, so I’d gift this item to the child who’d requested donations to that charity.
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