Favorite Charities

Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
edited December 2006 in A Moving Train
I just donated to Heifer International.

http://www.heifer.org/site/c.edJRKQNiFiG/b.204586/


I rather like their approach.

What are some of your favorite charities?
My Girlfriend said to me..."How many guitars do you need?" and I replied...."How many pairs of shoes do you need?" She got really quiet.
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  • jeffbrjeffbr Posts: 7,177
    Pacomc79 wrote:
    I just donated to Heifer International.

    http://www.heifer.org/site/c.edJRKQNiFiG/b.204586/

    My wife and and I donated to them last week. They do great work and are highly rated.
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  • hippiemomhippiemom Posts: 3,326
    "Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity." ~ MLK, 1963
  • VictoryGinVictoryGin Posts: 1,207
    i don't know if i call this a 'charity', perhaps more 'the most awesome organization ever', but i support the rock 'n' roll camp for girls:

    http://www.girlsrockcamp.org/

    they are amazing.
    if you wanna be a friend of mine
    cross the river to the eastside
  • Heifer? Is it a charity about cows? :D

    I got signed up by a charity mugger a few years ago so have been giving £3 a month to centrepoint (homeless charity) which isn;t much really but at least it means that when I'm really skint and considering cancelling some outgoings I'm unlikely to cancel something that is only £3 a month! http://www.centrepoint.org.uk

    We do payroll giving now at work so I chose medicines sans frontiers to donate to as well. http://www.msf.org
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  • RainDogRainDog Posts: 1,824
    I've sent money to America's Wetland:
    http://www.americaswetland.com/

    Yeah, even my charitable giving is selfish. ;)
  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    jeffbr wrote:
    My wife and and I donated to them last week. They do great work and are highly rated.


    That's good to know. I have a friend that works for food for the hungry I have donated too, this just seemed like a great idea, I'm glad to know that they are highly rated.
    My Girlfriend said to me..."How many guitars do you need?" and I replied...."How many pairs of shoes do you need?" She got really quiet.
  • stuckinlinestuckinline Posts: 3,368
    please take a few minutes this holiday season and donate to your favorite charity/non-profit. donate your time or your money

    thank you!
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  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    RainDog wrote:
    I've sent money to America's Wetland:
    http://www.americaswetland.com/

    Yeah, even my charitable giving is selfish. ;)


    sure would be nice to have something out there to muck up that storm surge. Wetlands are prettier than a giant floodgate.
    My Girlfriend said to me..."How many guitars do you need?" and I replied...."How many pairs of shoes do you need?" She got really quiet.
  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    This is good stuff guys, keep em coming, I want to be able to use this thread for references.
    My Girlfriend said to me..."How many guitars do you need?" and I replied...."How many pairs of shoes do you need?" She got really quiet.
  • stuckinlinestuckinline Posts: 3,368
    a few of the charities i donate to


    leukemia and lymphoma society http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/hm_lls

    immune deficiency foundation http://www.primaryimmune.org
  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    I do work for Hollywood CPR

    http://www.hollywoodcpr.org

    Another one I love

    Challengers Boys & Girls Club
    http://www.cbgcla.org
  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    My Girlfriend said to me..."How many guitars do you need?" and I replied...."How many pairs of shoes do you need?" She got really quiet.
  • miller8966miller8966 Posts: 1,450
    The NRA.

    The republican party
    America...the greatest Country in the world.
  • Sonja_SSonja_S Posts: 444
    http://www.integrationshaus.at
    they give shelter to refugees, help them deal with red tape, teach them how things work around here, provide therapists and operate a kindergarten whose pupils consist half of the kids living in the integrationshaus, half of local kids.

    http://www.sos-kinderdorf.at / http://www.sos-childrensvillages.org
    they build villages where orphaned, abandoned and neglected children live in their own house with a mother and siblings (up to seven kids per mother/house). there are 1.799 facilities in 132 countries and territories. we visited one close to vienna with school once, it was impressive.

    http://www.cliniclowns.at
    the name speaks for itself, their motto is "Hope is a good thing maybe the best of things and no good thing ever dies."

    and the red cross.
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  • http://www.mariolemieux.org/
    The Mario Lemieux Foundation - Does a TON for cancer, premature infant care, and other medical issues in the Pittsburgh area.

    http://www.secondharvest.org/
    America's Second Harvest
    My whole life
    was like a picture
    of a sunny day
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  • miller8966 wrote:
    The NRA.

    The republican party
    Damn right there dude.



    oh.i forgot.


    THE FUCKIN BANK OF AMERICA!!!!!!!!!!

    seriuousley.why would you give you're hard earned dollar's to charaty's.it only ends up bein spent on shitty food.do urself a favour and get on down to kfc.i would
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    and they can’t take that away.

    And I’m proud to be an American,
    where at least I know I’m free.
    And I wont forget the men who died,
    who gave that right to me.
  • Ms. HaikuMs. Haiku Posts: 7,265
    At work one of the VPs asks that any money used towards a Christmas gift for her be donated towards the heifer organization. I donate locally; I just gave toys to local children through an Angel Tree program at work, and I'm trying to find someone who will partner with me to give food. In other words I bake the cakes/cookies and someone else gives them to a shelter. I'm asking around at work. So, both of us (or how many people want to bake or deliver) can be involved. I just don't have a car, and I'm not near a shelter, but I want to give food to a shelter. I would like this to stretch beyond the New Year because I'll really be motivated to bake.
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  • polarispolaris Posts: 3,527
    in the past month i've given money to:

    * http://www.metrac.org - in support of women who suffer from violence
    * amnesty international
    * a local hospice
    * edit: oh yeah - spinal cord research

    i'll be calculating my carbon emissions for the year and making a donation in the next couple of weeks ... can't say that i have a favourite charity tho ...
  • NCfanNCfan Posts: 945
    The Human Fund....
  • soulsingingsoulsinging Posts: 13,202
    miller8966 wrote:
    The NRA.

    The republican party

    those aren't charities. they are political action groups. the nra is not giving guns to the poor unfortunate people who can't afford them.

    i dont have any money to donate. im currently benefitting from federal perkins and stafford loans though. after that, i will donate to the "pay off my loans" fund. then i might be able to do something good for the world.
  • miller8966 wrote:
    The NRA.

    The republican party

    Jesus, even you turned a nice positive thread into a political issue...

    As for me, I don't have money to donate, but we help out putting on shows for various things, etc...
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  • hippiemomhippiemom Posts: 3,326
    Dino283 wrote:
    Damn right there dude.



    oh.i forgot.


    THE FUCKIN BANK OF AMERICA!!!!!!!!!!

    seriuousley.why would you give you're hard earned dollar's to charaty's.it only ends up bein spent on shitty food.do urself a favour and get on down to kfc.i would
    Ok, now I'm certain that this is a joke.
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  • flywallyflyflywallyfly Posts: 1,453
    The Nature Conservancy

    http://www.nature.org/
  • flywallyflyflywallyfly Posts: 1,453
    miller8966 wrote:
    The NRA.

    The republican party


    Charities.... not charity cases.
  • If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they'll kill you.

    Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
    -Oscar Wilde
  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    VictoryGin wrote:
    i don't know if i call this a 'charity', perhaps more 'the most awesome organization ever', but i support the rock 'n' roll camp for girls:

    http://www.girlsrockcamp.org/

    they are amazing.


    Riot Grrl would be proud I think.
    My Girlfriend said to me..."How many guitars do you need?" and I replied...."How many pairs of shoes do you need?" She got really quiet.
  • know1know1 Posts: 6,794
    My church and the Salvation Army.
    The only people we should try to get even with...
    ...are those who've helped us.

    Right 'round the corner could be bigger than ourselves.
  • those aren't charities. they are political action groups. the nra is not giving guns to the poor unfortunate people who can't afford them.

    i dont have any money to donate. im currently benefitting from federal perkins and stafford loans though. after that, i will donate to the "pay off my loans" fund. then i might be able to do something good for the world.

    He's right, the NRA doesn't give guns to poor people.

    But that doesn't mean that you can't.
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  • CollinCollin Posts: 4,931
    THANK YOU, LOSTDAWG!


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