Why does this need to be said?

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Charities should make sure they thank their donors and "say it very quickly", according to the international art dealer and philanthropist Frederick Mulder.

You won't keep many donors if you don't thank them.

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To the men driving the gritters - thanks!

This winter Bradford Council has spread nearly 10,000 tonnes of rock salt along 750 miles of treated roads in the district. And I know that the same goes for other Pennine authorities. It's never good enough - there are people who have had problems getting about especially as some steep cul-de-sacs in villages like Cullingworth don't get treated. But speaking personally, I have not been stopped from going about my normal life - work, shopping, family - by the snow.

So that's why I'd like to thank the folk driving the gritter wagons all night every night for the past few weeks. They's done a grand job.

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