Do you donate?

[schoolvan]

I used to donate I have not in a couple of years

[africanclaudie]

I used to donate monthly to a few charities when I had a steady income. Now, being unemployed, I can only donate food, clothing and time. 

[Traze]

Yes. I love to donate and help those who are in need. The reason I do it is I know theirs someone out there in need and I love to help.

[lovekittytam]

I haven't donated any money lately because I don't have a job and need all the money I have right now. But I do donate old clothes and stuff occasionally.

[bungholiotgn]

The only time that I usually donate is at restaurants when they have the donate your change things. I do that all the time when I eat at Firehouse Subs and right now when I go to Chilis I do the same.

[Ittai]

  yes i do...and now i even join in and do walks, bike or in the future run for charities...in the past i would give money to red cross etc etc

[bleyd]

I do donate stuff...only to get rid of something I dont want anymore and too much of a hassle to sell it. And to get the tax deduction. 

[ben50]

Mostly just tithe to church, but have to go donate plasma to get extra money sometimes, but it is a nice feeling to be able to help save lives in the process

[Phx0808]

I am too busy deciding if I should pay utility bills or pay to go see a doctor. As much as I would like to, the money just isn't there. As far donating things, I used but stopped. I stopped simply because the charity didn't want the stuff.  It wasn't new but at the same time it wasn't crap, either. One guy told me we just want new in the package stuff now or money.

I remember when it was you donated stuff to a charity, they taught people to restore it or fix it and got them back in the job market.
Those days are long gone, I guess. Now it seems it's all about the money.

[jkhanson]

Yes I donate.  Weekly to our church; when we have food drives, I round up on our City bill, and I donate to the YMCA when we have clothes and household items we no longer want/need.

[natashaspy]

we donate to the veteran's association, and to the red cross when we have the money.  unfortunately we have times where we can barely pay our own bills, much less others

[davidf938]

I will not donate cash or even goods to be distributed by a charity. I have dealt personally with "charitable" organizations in the past and personally seen donations being loaded into the vehicles of staff, never to be seen by those for whom they were intended. If you feel the need to donate, do so, but insist on handing out the goods yourself so that you know who is really benefitting from them. You could go to a shelter and serve a meal with a group, or hand out hygiene products to thoin homeless camps. Just never go alone. Some needy people have untreated mental health issues and could become violent.

[plennis]

I do what I can, use to be more.  Now it is mostly gently used things.  Oh whenever I get buy one, get one free I will put those aside to give to charities near the holidays.

[emily01]

I donate whenever I can!