Charity

[SSMAN]

No such thing as nonprofit, there is always someone making a buck off of charities

[SVT Lurch]

There are a lot of people who are genuinely dealt a bad hand and need every ounce of help they can get.

The CEO of my company has a good phrase that he uses to describe his philosophy, "You should give until it makes you a little uncomfortable". I have adopted that idea. I don't believe you should ever publicly talk about what you donate because charity with recognition is just another form of self serving vanity. Although I do believe you should write it off your taxes with enthusiasm. lol

[War Machine]

Chili hates charity

[Baba Ganoush]

Volunteering for an animal shelter Friday and Saturday, setting up at The Irish Festival. It's a great party @ Fair Park, dog friendly too.

I pay taxes, so there's my monetary contribution to the needy.

[Mopar63]

I donate my time and some funds to the Arthritis Foundation and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
I have Rheumatoid Arthritis and my Dad passed away last year from Leukemia related issues, if anyone needs information or wants to volunteer I can hook you up.

[BigDumbRedneck]

Give to our church and missions & clothes to goodwill. Once a year, my son and I spend a week repairing houses with the church youth group. It's through World Changers and the homeowners are truly in need, very graitious, and even join in if their health allows it. Doing Joplin, MO this year.

[Ruffdaddy]

I'll know more as it unfolds, but it just needs to be in resellable condition. She does a lot of clothing, furniture, etc. Stays away from electronics and what not.

K...next time I head up to dfw ill bring a bunch of stuff. We have 3 or 4 bags of clothes waiting for donation since we moved.

[71chevellejohn]

Just a heads up for those that use Amazon regularly. If you use the link smile.amazon.com , they will donate a small percentage of your purchase total to the charity of your choice. You do have to go through the link for it to apply, but they do give you reminders on the site. And it doesn't cost you a dime.

[Gasser64]

I have never given to a charity. But I have handed out money on many occasions to those poor bastards that come up to you asking for money. Or those people who are selling something and are clearly in need of some money and are only doing that because they need some money. I know the odds are they're just going to buy crack. But I don't know that for sure, and its not my place to judge them anyway. You never know, you might just help someone out that was normal and really needed it. I'm a little wary of giving to charities, seeing as how they've been in the news plenty of time for just hoarding the money or erecting (lol) a nice new state of the art office building.

[93LXHORSE]

I carry the message of recovery down to the Pine Street treatment center on Sunday afternoons. Sometimes I'll but some water and smiles and pass them out to the skid row folks on Lancaster while I'm down in the area. I do it more for me than for them though.

[93LXHORSE]

I have never given to a charity. But I have handed out money on many occasions to those poor bastards that come up to you asking for money. Or those people who are selling something and are clearly in need of some money and are only doing that because they need some money. I know the odds are they're just going to buy crack. But I don't know that for sure, and its not my place to judge them anyway. You never know, you might just help someone out that was normal and really needed it. I'm a little wary of giving to charities, seeing as how they've been in the news plenty of time for just hoarding the money or erecting (lol) a nice new state of the art office building.

Precisely. If I'm in a giving mood I do it as a self esteem builder. Its none of my business what they do with it. If they wanna get high that's not my problem.

[Sean88gt]

K...next time I head up to dfw ill bring a bunch of stuff. We have 3 or 4 bags of clothes waiting for donation since we moved.

Cool, just let me know.

No such thing as nonprofit, there is always someone making a buck off of charities

Are you talking about salaries or what?

[Denny]

I have plenty of projects going on. I also use it as a learning tool for the kids. Not only to give, but give responsibly. Do research on the organizations' missions, check financial statements, review previous outcomes, etc.

I also tell them it's their own business what they do. Your success and heart should be reflected in your contributions to those less fortunate.

[SMKR]

Pleasant Hills Children's Home

[Rreemo]

When my daughter was born she had some pretty serious complications early-on. We were referred to Scottish-Rite children's hospital, not b/c we didn't have insurance...to the contrary, we had exceptional health insurance at the time...we were referred there b/c they had a doctor who specialized in the condition that she had. We took her in one day for an early morning appointment...she went through a barrage of tests and they developed a treatment plan for her. That first day we were there most of the day...on our breaks between they had magicians, clowns, people who brought toys, played music, read books to the children. It was an amazing experience, especially being a new parent at the time. They even provided breakfast and lunch.

When we got ready to checkout and leave that afternoon, I went to sign papers at the desk, and when I pulled out my insurance card the lady said, sir we don't accept payment here...I was confused and asked, will I be billed?...she smiled and said, no sir - we are fully funded through the charity of others...your bill was paid before you ever made an appointment.

It really stuck with me, and it left quite an impression. I've given a yearly donation to them ever since, and I will continue to do so as long as I am able. My company has a matching program now, which makes it that much better....it's automatically taken from my paycheck on a set date, just after my yearly bonus...so kind of like 401K, I never see it, never miss it.

Majority of my charity still goes to them, but the last 2 years we've also given to the Justin Animal Alliance...they are a no-kill shelter for house pets all the way up to goats, horses, cows, etc. Unfortunately I don't donate my time...but I just don't have enough of that to give.