Uncharitable charities

[Hoser John]

Many take much more for themselves than the needy receive. Do you want your money to provide million dollar salaries,mansions,limos and opulent lifestyles or help folks?? Anyhow my #1 is Vets as without them there'd be no US or us either- www.charitynavigator.org lists over 1,750 charities but have a barf bucket close by as will be needed-----John

[h20prospector]

Many take much more for themselves than the needy receive. Do you want your money to provide million dollar salaries,mansions,limos and opulent lifestyles or help folks?? Anyhow my #1 is Vets as without them there'd be no US or us either- http://www.charitynavigator.org lists over 1,750 charities but have a barf bucket close by as will be needed-----John

I only give to those charitable institutions that have less than 5% admin costs

[russau]

in todays ecconomy, charity begins at home! weve got 8 children,19 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren and three of our grown child are out of work and have been for 4 years. yep they got some sort of work, but not near what they used to get. that kind of money is gone for the young people! now they need to get imaginative and carve out their own nitch in life and learn todo with what you have.ive given just about all i can give, except for my labor in helping them.thatll never end!these people on the upper end of these charities are liveing very well off our donations. its time for them to donate!

[gremlin]

i have found if you give to your local Church or find some one in need and give them a bit of a hand up it is way better.

i

[eightymesh]

our food bank ... Pelican harbor .... runs on a wing and a prayer budget ... we pray then wing it

[Cochetopa]

i have found if you give to your local Church or find some one in need and give them a bit of a hand up it is way better.

i

Good way to do it. Us, too. My wife joined the local Tea Party group 6 months ago. By meeting all those people, she became aware of the many needs in our local community. We like best to help out locally because there is virtually no administration cost...it's often a 1-to-1 action. We've come to know 2 of our county commissioners in this way. They're both good, conservative guys, and they've helped our charitable networking a great deal.

[gremlin]

a guy i worked with is a big time hunter. he would not hunt a deer until he has some one to take the meet. he would keep two steaks, and give the rest to a family in need. he is the only one in his family that eats deer. as far as i know he has never missed a year hunting ducks, turkey and deer.

some times helping some one is more of giving them a push to do something. i had a kid in the guards, he dropped out of high school to take care of his pageant girlfriend. this put him in a bad spot. no eduction. i would sit in the office with the news paper, checking off jobs when i was hunting them. one day i told him you should go to college, your all set. he gave me a finely look. then i explained he can take one class at a time till he gets his degree then find a better job. all he needed was a GED. he had no ideal he could go to college with a GED. once he found out that would work and he could get in to a way better pay scale is was off and running. he had a good head on his shoulders and a good work ethnic, he just needed the push to go for it.

[Hoser John]

Charity always begins at home for me. By home I mean the ones I know,then those in closest proxomity,and Vets always. Pass it on philosphy has worked for my just fine. When giving personal help to one and all,which is what I coveth above all others, I always ask whomever I do the good deed for to pass it on to 2 folks so maybe this screwed up ol'world may just be a better place?? Hahaha I know silly ol'man BUT I've seen it work and that's a damn fine feeling--John

[russau]

perfect plan John!