Who is Your Charity of Choice?

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I was just searching for a recipient of the breakfast food I had left over from an event this past weekend. The Board asked me to take it to a particular place, which I will do. While looking at their site I saw that I could take them the food ... OR I could take it along with 5 other people and actually cook and serve it in their kitchen. That might be cool. Bear, three cubs and myself... Christmas morning...

Anyways, it got me to thinking about other charities in the area, ways to give back and I found an amazing variety of opportunities through a city search. There are about as many "niche" charities as there are consumer products.

Do you have a charity that you prefer to give to? That you volunteer for? That you would designate as "...in lieu of flowers...?

If the Mods allow, I thought it might be cool to have a link to your favorite Cause provided here.

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give regularly to the local food bank

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Toys for Tots

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@eoe,

easier for me to specify the one i am NOT giving to : the local police association !!!

they ask for money about once a month (phone call) and ask for support for shrine circus , booklet for teens on drugs (or not yet on drugs) ... ...

and they'll get their picture into the newspaper with the caption :

the local police association donated $xxxx to XYZ

GRRR !!!

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I keep a supply of canned stew in the cupboard to give to the occasional people scouring through the garbage bins below my window. Anyone needing and willing to stand inside the dumpster searching through garbage bags for cans and tidbits of food when it is 30 degrees outside is my first choice for local charity.

On Thanksgiving evening I took out some trash and was startled by a head popping out of the dumpster. I went back inside, got a can of stew, a cup of hot tea, an old blanket and five bucks for the toothless old man who was without a coat and shivering.

I can't afford to donate enough to official charities to make any kind of impact so I just do what I can on an individual basis and hope it gives them a small bit of comfort.

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Our "favorites" are:
The Smile Train
Boston Rescue Mission
New England Home for Little Wanderers

One cool thing about the company I work for is that they will make matching
donations to these charities.

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Last year a friend and I adopted an Iraqi woman and her son through the International Institute here in St. Louis. We bought stuff for her to set up an apartment....dishes, blankets, towels, silverware, a rug and tons of other stuff. This year we adopted an abused woman and her two year old son from Lutheran Family and Children's services. Toys, clothes and gift certificates at Target and the grocery store. There are so many opportunities for giving right nearby. I would rather do that than something impersonal.

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@djjd62,

Me too.

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@squinney,

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Do you have a charity that you prefer to give to? That you volunteer for?

Ah let's see now...:

I always give to the "Salvos" (Salvation Army), because they do any incredibly good job of looking after the homeless & out of luck here in Oz.
The Red Cross, when they come door knocking.
Always buy a copy of The Big Issue from my local vendor. (Homeless, too. Have gotten to know him quite well.) I often don't get around to actually reading it though.
Street beggars in my local shopping precinct. Not every single one, mind.
And the Lort Smith Animal Hospital when I'm flush. They do an incredible job with unwanted & dumped animals & receive zilch government subsidy. Open 365 days a year. I've adopted many a pet from there, as well. Often thought of volunterring some time at Lort Smith, too, but I don't think I could hack it. Too heart-breaking by far.

As for volunteer work, I teach English to a newly arrived (Arabic) refugee at her home. (Had to do a proper course to do that!)

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