I don't give squat to charities

[TinyGiant]

i'm always bummed.. my church does this thing called mountain movers where they get a group of guys who have building skills together and go help people in the community that have house issues that need fixing that they cant afford to have repaired. they always do it on friday and saturday.. when i'm working. they started up when katrina hit. they banded together with local trades classes in local high schools and had them build modular homes then the homes were donated to people who lost thier homes in katrina. a year or so ago extreme home makeover helped them out with a family in NH . its quite amazing how just a couple hours of your time can really make a lasting impact on the people in your community and sometimes beyond.

[DevilGirl]

Originally Posted by TinyGiant

a year or so ago extreme home makeover helped them out with a family in NH . its quite amazing how just a couple hours of your time can really make a lasting impact on the people in your community and sometimes beyond.

My cousin's husband helped out with that project too! They live in Chichester.

[markitect]

Originally Posted by brotan1x

Don't feel bad about the bell ringers.. They are out there because they care... Also I found out a few years ago that the salvation army employs folks when they can't find folks to ring the bells..(so they may not really care as long as they get paid)
Good luck

Actually a significant portion of them are people from Salvation Army Drug and Alcohol rehabilitation programs. Unfortunately not all of the money you put in the kettles goes to those programs, and the organization in general spends much effort pushing their religion as opposed to just helping people. Also I think buying prescription heroin substitute is a poor use of funds.