Charity

[skcin]

Do you give to charity? If so, to which one(s)? This is not meant to brag about how generous we are, I just thought it would be nice to share with others some good causes we really believe in that others may not be aware of.

I used to give $10 or $20 to about 20 different charities throughout the year. Now I focus on just a few.

SPCA of Erie County - I donate to them weekly through payroll deduction.

St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital - same as above

American Cancer Society - donated through work a lot in the past

Best Friends Animal Society - Hubby & I found this place in UT. It was a total fluke, we happened to be driving by during our cross country trip in 2000 & saw the sign & decided to stop in. They do wonderful work - it's a no-kill shelter in the middle of a beautiful canyon.

Best Friends


Second Chance Boxer Resuce - This is the agency through which we adopted out Bubba. All volunteer, all non-profit.

Second Chance


I've also donated to the ONE campaign as well as the American Red Cross recently. I give clothes to Goodwill or the City Mission.

[DrummerDeanna]

Wow Paula - that is impressive!!!

When I'm more settled financially and caught up with myself more I hope to donate more to charity.

FOr now all I have to donate really in my time - I've not done anything here in Rochester yet - but I just found out how to become a dog walker at the local shelter lol - and there's a homeless shelter that I've been looking into volunteering at

[skcin]

Originally Posted by DrummerDeanna

Wow Paula - that is impressive!!!

When I'm more settled financially and caught up with myself more I hope to donate more to charity.

FOr now all I have to donate really in my time - I've not done anything here in Rochester yet - but I just found out how to become a dog walker at the local shelter lol - and there's a homeless shelter that I've been looking into volunteering at

It's not all that impressive - a couple bucks here & there. I'm not exactly a philanthropist.

I wish I had more time to volunteer, but I just don't. Maybe I'm making excuses & I'm just lazy, who knows. I think it's great that you're thinking about volunteering.

[DrummerDeanna]

Originally Posted by skcin

It's not all that impressive - a couple bucks here & there. I'm not exactly a philanthropist.

I wish I had more time to volunteer, but I just don't. Maybe I'm making excuses & I'm just lazy, who knows. I think it's great that you're thinking about volunteering.

And it's the thought that counts, right?

No - I used to volunteer at this homeless place in Phoenix - for a week or two during the summer- three years in a row - LOVE that place. My dream is to be financially viable enough to take a year-long leave of absence from work and go work at Andre House in Phoenix full-time (They have a volunteer program - volunteers live and work Andre House all year) - it's just an amazing place and I've had amazing and life-changing experiences there.

Until then, however, I'm trying to find the right place for me to volunteer here

[bikerchic]

Canadian Diabetes Association
Tuberous Sclerosis Association
The Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto)
Canadian Cancer Society
Save the Children

[GypsySorcerer]

I'm not exactly rolling in the dough, but I try to give what I can. Here are a few to which I've donated in the past year:

R.O.S.E. Fund (provides victims of domestic violence with scholarships and funds for facial reconstruction surgery) http://www.rosefund.org

Environmental Defense Fund http://www.environmentaldefense.org

America's Second Harvest http://www.secondharvest.org

After the tsunami of last year, I gave to the Red Cross and UNICEF, and I give to a few local charities.

[wondergirl9847]

St. Judes
Habitat for Humanity
Salvation Army
Goodwill

We also have these donation boxes here and there close to my house where we've taken clothes and other stuff after garage sales.

[jannieC]

I am a volunteer for Hospice and I work in a soup kitchen every Thursday night.

[Miss Vicky]

World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA)
Nature Conservancy
National Wildlife Federation (NWF)
National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA)
Ocean Conservancy
Surfrider Foundation
African Wildlife Foundation (AWF)
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW)
Defenders of Wildlife
Humane Society of the United States (HSUS)
North Shore Animal League (NSAL)

The links to all of these can also be found on my website.

Remember also, donations to registered non-profit orgs are tax deductible, so even if you don't have much money, it's never a bad idea to donate.

[AliceLover]

At my school, I donate to all the food and blanket drives for the homeless. I also like to contribute to the Christmas donation for children who don't get any presents on Christmas.

[Miss Vicky]

Originally Posted by GypsySorcerer

Environmental Defense Fund http://www.environmentaldefense.org

As of a few minutes ago, you can add this one to my list.

[Lisa1769]

Special Olympics
Feed the Children
Second Harvest

[GypsySorcerer]

Originally Posted by Miss Vicky

As of a few minutes ago, you can add this one to my list.

I've looked into giving to a few on your list - Surfrider and the Ocean Conservancy. Glad to see they're recommended.

[catinthedark]

United Way - through payroll deduction

My college and university - I donate to scholarship and library foundations

Canadian Cancer Society

[mylittledemon]

I am the friggin charity case! haha..I give to United Way once a year. Usually $25 or something of the sort. I just cant afford to help out charities when I'm struggling myself.