Do yu have a charity that you like to donate to?

[sbenkoski]

I got my whole town of 68 people  to save cans for the DAC  our disabled people ...  we have  turned in 1300 pounds of aluminum  to date 

[dsosnowski06]

Every year we donate to St. Jude's, Toys for tots and Ronald McDonald House.  Anything that involves children is usually a good cause.  Also donate use clothing and household items to Amvets. 

[Tresbn00]

I choose a different charity every Denver which is a no kill shelter for dogs. It is a no kill shelter that will receive dogs from all over and gets messages from other shelters that do not have a no kill policy. They have accepted dogs from people who can not afford to provide proper care to their pets. For example, there is a dog that needed surgery for two torn ACLs and a Saint Bernard who's owner is in jail and wanted to turn the Bernard into a vicious guard dog. I will have donated fifty hours of my time by December for which my day time job will award the shelter a check for five hundred dollars. I will donate ten percent of all income earned outside of my two and a half full time jobs (so as not to diminish income slated for my family's immediate needs).

[braggin]

I have several I donate to every year: The Fistula Foundation, She's The First (which pays for school for girls in third world countries), my college and grad school, PBS and my local library. I try to wait for matching grants before donating to increase the impact of my gift.

[jenniferhoder]

I am a big fan of St. Jude, or anything to do with animals. I also donate to my church.

[darkxtsuna]

No, I just donate it to w/e the site I go to say its for etc foreign doctors and such.

[rghvac69]

I donate to the paralyzed vets and church.

[adriarobi]

I like to give at Christmas to Salvation Army. I know the organization, and feel safe giving there. I give every year.

Also have given to the Scouts, but don't like the changes in the organizations, so don't anymore. I was a Brownie leader when my kids were young.

There are a lot of agencies that have a good cause, but one or a few in the organization have evil intent.  I would rather give locally, or to the individuals needing the help.

I remember how many gave to a certain agency during "9/11" for the firemen.  If I recall correctly, the head of the whole national agency was pulling a "fast one" to get her share before the Firemen got anything. Awful.

I believe that was cleared up, but it stuck in my mind.  I worked inside that agency later, that everyone knows, and it has drama and intrigue even at ground level at times. 

So, other than Salvation Army, I do not. Want to help veterans, but you have to be careful. I would rather give locally there.

 

[judylucas]

mostly thru my church

[alice44]

We tithe to our church, and then give when an occasion arises.  Sometime the Boy or Girl Scouts, something we are familiar with and trust where the money will go.

[pectacon]

I wish I could give to every charity. I give to water and hunger charities mostly, I used to give to the ASPCA but I got annoyed at the amount of money they spend on sending me junk mail and little freebies, I would rather find a charity that actually uses my donation for what I donated it for.

I was thinking about joining the ASPCA since our dog just passed away.I told my wife i wanted to still be involved with animals without owning another one cos i dont like the grief we just went thru.Now i see your post and im a little hesitant.Thats the problem i have with charities....worrying about if the money is spent well.You see their commercials and you get moved by them and you wanna help...but then you wonder.

I'm sorry you lost your buddy In light of these concerns, may I suggest donating directly to a local shelter? I figure they are usually too small to afford to waste donation money on advertising/junk mailing. Or you could even volunteer there so you're sure where your resources are going, I did that for a while and you could see "behind the scenes" how a small shelter really values every dollar and every pair of hands.

[sfreeman8]

I can no longer give but I used to give to North Shore Animal Hospital on their automatic monthly gift. I believe over the years I gave around $4000 to them. I also gave to Wounded Warriors and the Salvation Army. Hubby gave to Disable Veterans of America by they keep sending address labels every month or so, so he quit.

If I had my way, I'd give to the above 3 once again plus Shriner's Hospital and St. Jude's Hospitals.

[ancmetro]

   Charity starts at home.
   My donations do not go to groups...
   Because you do not know go gets what.
   I donate on a one on one basis...
   based on personal needs...the very needed
   comes first.

[cathy37]

I have donated food to the food bank.  Last weekend I bought school supplies and gave to the sheriff's office to donate to local kids that can't afford them.  If I was going to give a cash donation, it would be for babies born too early.  My grandson was born at 6 weeks early.  He only had to stay in NICU for 2 weeks.  I would also donate to the Shriners Crippled Children's Hospital because my daughter received services from them.

[mamatygress]

We give to St. Jude's.