it's for a needy cause
for charitable purposes
TRANSLATION
needy cause = wohltätiger Zweck --- GOOGLE INDEX needy cause: approximately 50,000 Google hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
The Ford Foundation finds a NEEDY CAUSE
(Wall Street Journal - news headline)
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It is easy to be swayed by heart wrenching letters that turn up in your post box or flyers left through your door about a NEEDY CAUSE that is looking for sponsors...
(www.associatedcontent.com)
(Wall Street Journal - news headline)
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It is easy to be swayed by heart wrenching letters that turn up in your post box or flyers left through your door about a NEEDY CAUSE that is looking for sponsors...
(www.associatedcontent.com)
Did you
know?
needy cause
noun phrase
- an organisation or project that uses donations to help people in need
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There were over 200,000 registered charities in the UK at the start of 2005. One of the oldest and most well-known is the Salvation Army, whose members can always be seen on the streets during the Christmas holidays ringing bells and asking for donations. It's founder, William Booth, began walking the streets of London in 1852 preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ to the poor, homeless and hungry.
Thieves, prostitutes, gamblers, and drunkards were among Booth's first converts to Christianity. His aim was to lead people to Christ and link them to a church for further spiritual guidance. Many churches, however, did not accept Booth's followers because of their past. So he continued giving his new converts spiritual direction, challenging them to save others like themselves. Soon, they too were preaching and singing in the streets.
In 1867, Booth had only 10 full-time workers. Today the organisation is active in nearly every corner of the world and is involved in a wide range of services including disaster relief and missing persons.
(adapted from the Salvation Army web site)
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SYNONYMS
good cause, charitable cause
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"We donate to a different needy cause each year."
noun phrase
- an organisation or project that uses donations to help people in need
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There were over 200,000 registered charities in the UK at the start of 2005. One of the oldest and most well-known is the Salvation Army, whose members can always be seen on the streets during the Christmas holidays ringing bells and asking for donations. It's founder, William Booth, began walking the streets of London in 1852 preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ to the poor, homeless and hungry.
Thieves, prostitutes, gamblers, and drunkards were among Booth's first converts to Christianity. His aim was to lead people to Christ and link them to a church for further spiritual guidance. Many churches, however, did not accept Booth's followers because of their past. So he continued giving his new converts spiritual direction, challenging them to save others like themselves. Soon, they too were preaching and singing in the streets.
In 1867, Booth had only 10 full-time workers. Today the organisation is active in nearly every corner of the world and is involved in a wide range of services including disaster relief and missing persons.
(adapted from the Salvation Army web site)
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SYNONYMS
good cause, charitable cause
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"We donate to a different needy cause each year."
