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.

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