Do You Donate To Charities?

some people do by buying bracelets, some buy ribbons for cars and houses, some volunteer their time or resources, some drop money in the bucket at the stoplight or the cash register, some donate vehicles or personal items, and some cut checks. do you do any of these things? huh? well do you?!

i'm just curious and if so, you should head here-
http://www.redcross.org/donate/donate.html

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I always give a substantial percentage of my income...

^The organisation I represent is already working on it!

^The organisation I represent is already working on it!

that's cool, i wish i was RICH so i could just throw money at charities. i would probably give half of my income if i were ever to strike it rich.

yup, i give to the X-Factor Foundation for those in need....lol, nah j/p. i do what i can. school fundraisers, those bracelet things, etc.

I donate where I can by buying bracelets and I donate to the Aga Khan Foundation. I'm a student so it's hard for me to spare much cash right now but I do what I can.

ill be honest i dont really contribute that much (maybe because im 14 and my job doesnt pay that much lol) but I have been thinking and I am going to try to contribute more.

We give pretty substantially to our church... its a small town and there isn't a lot of cashflow... the local library, food bank, and arts council get a chunk too.. on the smaller side I am the biggest fundraiser-sucker EVER! Every kid who comes to the door (or my classroom) gets a piece of my ching... ... I have rolls of Xmas wrapping paper, popcorn in tins, and cheese spread that date back a coupla years now

why is it 5 days later and those people in new orleans are still on ROOFTOPS?!!

and cheese spread that date back a coupla years now

yum

because they chose not to leave ...

because they chose not to leave

i agree, they shouldn't have even needed ANYONE to tell them to get the hell out. if they were too poor and didn't have a car, gas, etc. they should have got on a bus and went to the superdome. i know it's a bad situation there, but at least they wouldn't be on rooftops or dead. it just seems crazy that there are still people who need help and haven't gotten ANYTHING. this is the richest nation in the world, that stuff should have been waiting to go in before the hurricane even hit. it just kills me to watch any of it anymore. i'm thinking about going down there as a volunteer.

yeah i do, but i aint rich tho, on christmas day my mom makes christmas food and puts them in disposable containers, and drives around giving the homeless people food(like the homeless giving and female santa claus lol)i give a lil somethin here and there 2 like clothes 2 da homeless and my old gamesystems 2 orphanages

Originally Posted by -TracKMastA-

i agree, they shouldn't have even needed ANYONE to tell them to get the hell out. if they were too poor and didn't have a car, gas, etc. they should have got on a bus and went to the superdome. i know it's a bad situation there, but at least they wouldn't be on rooftops or dead. it just seems crazy that there are still people who need help and haven't gotten ANYTHING. this is the richest nation in the world, that stuff should have been waiting to go in before the hurricane even hit. it just kills me to watch any of it anymore. i'm thinking about going down there as a volunteer.

yeah man track seriously , i would volenteer if i was living in america but i aint , wish i could help, but thats life , aint it a bit*h

Yeah, some stayed for the looting and raping... others couldn't afford to go anywhere... the biggest issue is the fact that the city is considerably flooded and it's simply difficult to get in there.

agreed.... I'm certain a number of people imagined a Charlie-like situation and thought it would be FUN to stay and be the ones on the news... Y'know, a relatively clean ocean surge that drains away as opposed to the sewage and debris laden filth of water in their upstairs bedroooms. But if I knew pre-katrina about the "bowl" topography of N.O. then the residents had to know too. While I have pity on families with old beligerent relatives (you can be certain that if it were my mom I'd drug her food and carry her out! ), the people who chose to stay chose their destiny. While it is our job as humanitarians to save people from their own foolishness, the safety of the saviours needs to be a priority. Harsh, yeah... I'm sorry...

It does surprise me that there wasn't more preparation on the part of those slightly inland. Our church started collecting bottled water to send South even before the big K hit - I'm surprised that there wasn't a REALLY big push in preparation for refugees...

As for my part... if there were a way to find a family who lost it all.. I'd love to say "come stay here, I have extra space and extra love"... put the kids in school and the parents can return south to pick up thier lives when they can... but its so far away here... maybe if I found a family that had sworn off the coastal life! ... Gonna ask my Pastor if the church has established anything,,,

Oh no.... a popular artist is trying to turn this to a racial issue ...

It is a lack of planning and action... they're not black or white or rich or poor... they're people in need