I am not a sceptical person but I could not help feeling uncomfortable when recently I was asked to give a donation to a particular charity at the entrance of the outpatients department of Mater Dei Hospital.
To my surprise, when I handed over the money, the lady in question placed it in her handbag instead of a sealed container.
My concern is that this does nothing to encourage anyone to donate but will, instead, put people off helping charities.