This information isn't "my dad told me" lies, it's happened in just the past ten years or so, snd was printed in the newspaper so you can bet if the media could cover it up they would! You can just knock off condemning folks who pass along those "old lies" as you state!
What I can state also for a fact, happened when I was 9 years old: our family home burned and we were without a place to stay. The Red Cross "helped" us find a place to stay (we had to pay cash, of which we were short, as dad got paid each Friday and the fire occurred on a Thursday) and as we only had the clothes on our backs, they sold us toiletries and a few items of clothing, which had all been purchased with donated money from others!
Our church members took care of us after that first night, all without cost for three months while we were without a place to stay!
This is the first time I have ever told anyone about my personal story but you can be certain that I'd never donate one red cent to that awful group!
NOT YOUR GRAMPA’S RESPONSE,
I volunteered in Indianapolis after Katrina and was trained for one hour on the phones. My main job was to give folks who called in another damn number to call! I knew these people had been trying to get though for hours! After 4 hours of hearing their stories I was broken hearted and pissed. I left and never came back!
What a mess !