Re: Boiling Mad

Posted by Doc M on October 29, 2001 at 15:20:39:

In Reply to: Re: Boiling Mad posted by Christina on October 29, 2001 at 10:09:40:

: : This gives a whole new meaning to the phrase, "give 'til it hurts".

: : Marc

:
: I wouldn't let this one story dissuade anybody from supporting the Red Cross. Having gone through several hurricanes on the coast of South Carolina, I know that both that organization and the Salvation Army made life livable for thousands of folks who were displaced and left homeless by floods. There are bad apples in every bushel...but they're not the majority.

: christina

I was a little taken aback myself when I read in one of the
news magazines that one of the victims was going to get
help paying her $3,000 a month mortgage and the $500 a month
payment on her Volvo. Hmmmm. However, my solution was to
earmark my donations for the police and firefighters
families ONLY. I also gave money to my local volunteer
firefighters. Anytime you're dealing with millions and
millions of dollars you're going to start seeing a lot
of greed and ugliness begin to surface, I'm afraid.
And like another poster said, don't neglect all your
local charities -- foodbanks, women's shelters, animal
rescue associations ... they may not be near Ground
Zero, but they desperately need help just the same.

Doc M

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: : : This gives a whole new meaning to the phrase, "give 'til it hurts".

: : : Marc

: : 
: : I wouldn't let this one story dissuade anybody from supporting the Red Cross. Having gone through several hurricanes on the coast of South Carolina, I know that both that organization and the Salvation Army made life livable for thousands of folks who were displaced and left homeless by floods. There are bad apples in every bushel...but they're not the majority.

: : christina

: 
: I was a little taken aback myself when I read in one of the
: news magazines that one of the victims was going to get
: help paying her $3,000 a month mortgage and the $500 a month
: payment on her Volvo. Hmmmm. However, my solution was to
: earmark my donations for the police and firefighters
: families ONLY. I also gave money to my local volunteer
: firefighters. Anytime you're dealing with millions and
: millions of dollars you're going to start seeing a lot
: of greed and ugliness begin to surface, I'm afraid.
: And like another poster said, don't neglect all your
: local charities -- foodbanks, women's shelters, animal
: rescue associations ... they may not be near Ground
: Zero, but they desperately need help just the same.

: Doc M


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