Archive for the Tag 'CanadaHelps'

Donating to Gabriola charities in 2010: last chance!

Been meaning to donate to some Gabriola charity during the 2010 tax year? Today is your last chance! Here are some links to Gabriola charities you might consider, and here’s how you can donate online through CanadaHelps, which is one of the websites I love most. I think I’ll go give some money to the [...]

Read the rest of this article »

Filed in Gabriola Island Comments Off

On donating to the Gabriola Commons

Some months ago a volunteer from the Gabriola Commons phoned me. Would I consider signing up to support the Commons? Would I give them a cheque to authorize bank account deductions each month? Well, no, I wouldn’t. I give to charities, but I don’t write cheques anymore, and that monthly deduction thing creeps me out. [...]

Read the rest of this article »

Filed in Gabriola Island 2 Comments so far

Dear Gabriola charities

Dear Gabriola charities, I’d give you a lot more money if I could donate online. Imagine me, at the end of last December, wanting to donate in a hurry before the end of the year. Yipes! No time to mail a cheque… and besides, I haven’t written a cheque in ages, since I pay all [...]

Read the rest of this article »

Filed in Gabriola Island Comments Off