Posted on 08/18/2017 5:00:53 PM PDT by madison10
On Friday, three well-known charities — the American Red Cross, the Salvation Army and Susan G. Komen — announced they are canceling plans for fundraising events at President Trump's Palm Beach country club, Mar-a-Lago.
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We have been big donors for many years. That stopped today! There are consequences for a political eye gouge.
Bill from Milton
They hide payments in many, many ways. Until the SA releases their financial audits, which they should as a non-profit winning government contracts, no one knows what anyone at the SA makes.
Good for them.
I will send their donation cards back to them with a pic of Mar-A-Lago. They chose their road and I choose mine.
No it isn't. They have chosen to alienate the ones that support them. Not to damn hard to figure out.
The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian Church. Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by the love of God. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.
My great grandmother was Salvation Army
Churches are often incorporated. It is done for liability purposes: only the assets of the church corporation can be held liable. Individual members are not liable for what another member did in case of a lawsuit.
They’re with Planned Parenthood??? That figures.
I like that idea!
, a prominent business leader on Palm Beach urged other charitable organizations sticking with Mar-a-Lago to reconsider their commitment to the president’s club. Laurel Baker, executive director of the Palm Beach Chamber of Commerce, told those groups and their deep-pocket donors to 'have a conscience' and seek another venue for their events.
https://www.bizbash.com/august-18-2017-three-organizations-pull-galas-from-trumps-mar-a-lago-us-north-korea-tensions-may-impact-nbc-investment-in/new-york/story/34423/#.WgB4I0ROmBY
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