Monday, June 12, 2006

SocietyGuardian.co.uk | Voluntary sector | On reflection

SocietyGuardian.co.uk | Voluntary sector | On reflection: "n reflection

Squeegees mop up charity profit

Patrick Collinson
Saturday June 10, 2006
The Guardian

I spent rather too much time this week avoiding friendly, smiling young adults all wanting to talk to me. Unfortunately, they all wanted to talk to me about direct debits. I thought the curse of the 'chuggers' was mostly over. But oh no. Tuesday night the door bell rang, and the rep from the British Heart Foundation started his spiel. Wednesday, reps from Age Concern were everywhere. I dodged the first, only to be assailed by a second. At the station they jumped out again, pleading with me to 'just talk' to them."

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