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Just got back on.

If you just HAVE to give money to something..........
DO NOT GIVE IT TO THE RED CROSS!

Remember the mess about 9/11? The Red Cross did not give all the money that was given, that was supposed to go to the families.
I don't believe it did.
FOX and O'Reilly, tried to get to the bottom of it.
But I just wasn't satisfied about it.

Instead they saved it for other disasters. Not necessarily in these United States. The Red Cross is world wide.

It all sounds good.......But the money you give to the Red Cross may buy toiletries for Saddam Hussein, or other terrorists.

To say the least, I would give to charities that I know
serve the Lord.

I would not give the Red Cross one red cent!!!

GIVE TO THE SALVATION ARMY!!!

This is my opinion!

I can tell you what probably happened to the Red Cross money, as I used to work for them. If my memory serves me correctly, I believe it started with hurricane Andrew. They were getting too much money for previous disasters, because people would send in money and designate it to "xxx tornado", or "xxx hurricane". If money was designated to a certain disaster, the money would be put aside for that disaster and nothing else. Well, they always ended up with too much money from the generous donors that they couldn't use for other disasters.

Starting with Andrew, they had held telethons to raise money and specifically told people to make their checks out to "disaster services" instead of "Hurricane Andrew". That way they could redirect the money to other disasters if needed. I was so mad at that time, telling them it was wrong to do that. People were believing that their money would go to the "Andrew" fund, but in reality, the Red Cross could use it for any disaster. I understand that they got more money than needed and they wanted to use it for something else, but I was mad that wasn't being told to the public. They should have told them by making the checks out to disaster services, the money could be going to a future disaster.

So, If you choose to donate to the Red Cross and want the money to only go to "Hurricane Charley", state that on your check. If you don't mind it going to another future disaster, state it as "disaster services".

My prayers go out to those in Florida. We got lucky here in North Carolina. We have a few damaged trees and lots of water(no flooding), but all is well.