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    since this whole season is all about getting, what have people done lately for people that are less fortunate than ourselves?

    i spent most of the morning at a local food bank, and i plan on going again on Sunday.
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    Nothing personally.

    I do think its better to help personally as you are though, rather than donate through charities where your money is diluted into practically nothing. Some Appeals ask for up to £150 ($250?) per person, something which is demanding at the best of times, not to mention at christmas...

    But buy donating food, you know that your helping someone get eat and you see the positive effects.

    For example, people with drinking problems might get money and waste it on there habit, where as if food is accepted it shows it is needed. Sorry if I'm confusing.....
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    Quote Originally Posted by Thermal Mercury View Post

    I do think its better to help personally as you are though, rather than donate through charities where your money is diluted into practically nothing.
    not true AT ALL.
    donating to a charity is good if you dont have the time to personally do charity work. but to say its worthless to give charity?
    how dare you.
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    I contributed to the national aggregate demand.

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    not true AT ALL.
    donating to a charity is good if you dont have the time to personally do charity work. but to say its worthless to give charity?
    how dare you.
    Charities aren't infallible. A lot of the money you give to the bigger or more general "Help the Needy" or "Children in Need" etc. is wasted on admin. I make a specific point of not giving to big charities, and especially not to things like Red Nose Day etc. I won't be guilt-tripped into giving to a charity just because everyone else does. And I absolutely refuse to give to any sort of animal charity. Did you know that in the UK, the Donkey Sanctuary receives more money than Age Concern?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Subotan View Post
    Did you know that in the UK, the Donkey Sanctuary receives more money than Age Concern?
    Only because they have more assets in muletual funds.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Subotan View Post
    Charities aren't infallible. A lot of the money you give to the bigger or more general "Help the Needy" or "Children in Need" etc. is wasted on admin.
    It depends on the charity. You have to research, budget, and choose the good ones.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gregoshi View Post
    Only because they have more assets in muletual funds.
    They're such a bunch of asses.

    Quote Originally Posted by Evil_Maniac From Mars View Post
    It depends on the charity. You have to research, budget, and choose the good ones.
    Of course. I'm not saying I don't give to charity, but the notion that all charities are good is ridiculous.

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    We sent a deluxe package of food and goodies to my wife's grandma, who is both poor and too proud to accept charity on any occasion but Christmas. So every year we pack about a hundred bucks' worth of groceries into a huge box and get it to her.

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    I took my daughters the animal shelter, we didn't really work there or anything. But they liked playing with all the cute neglected kittens.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Subotan View Post

    Charities aren't infallible. A lot of the money you give to the bigger or more general "Help the Needy" or "Children in Need" etc. is wasted on admin.
    This is what I meant when I said money going into charities is diluted, perhaps I exaggerated a little, but same general point. How dare me....

    I find collecting & helping personally is better as you know you've personally got the money without it being worn at before the needy receive it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Thermal Mercury View Post
    This is what I meant when I said money going into charities is diluted, perhaps I exaggerated a little, but same general point. How dare me....

    I find collecting & helping personally is better as you know you've personally got the money without it being worn at before the needy receive it.
    You're better off giving to either specific cause charities, such as Spinal Research, or Marie Curie (Both of which I give to as thanks for them being extraordinarily helpful in the past), or local ones, such as North West Air Ambulance (If you live in the North West of England naturally).

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    Gave about $70 worth of basic supplies (toothpaste, soap, etc) to the salvation army. For some reason government assistance doesn't cover these basic items.



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    I did some packing for FeedMyStarvingChildren. Also in something somebody else has done for me, some random guy at In-N-Out bought food for me and a few friends! That was really cool...

    Edit: To clarify, we weren't asking for money, he just came up to the cashier and offered to pay for all of us
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    Uhm...I've been walking the dawg daily.

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