[Coldwater Creek]

Thanks. Red Cross would not give anyone on my husband's medivac flight coffee, donuts or cigarettes unless they paid. All were donated items. Just one thing that made me mad.

[silentknight]

Quote "Thanks. Red Cross would not give anyone on my husband's medivac flight coffee, donuts or cigarettes unless they paid. All were donated items. Just one thing that made me mad."

It's not the job of the Red Cross to give you cigarettes or anyone else for that matter.

heh

The job of the Red Cross is to help sustain life during and after a disaster. They are helping hundreds of thousands of people. There are NOT other groups out there opening up all these shelters.

[buccaneer81]

Thanks. Red Cross would not give anyone on my husband's medivac flight coffee, donuts or cigarettes unless they paid. All were donated items. Just one thing that made me mad.

Interesting. My Mom was an RN at Mass General in Boston for over 20 years. She always said she would never donate to the Red Cross after having to deal with them on a professional level. She always gave to The Salvation Army.

[mtbopfuyn]

We have no use for the Red Cross. During Hurrican Alicia they made everyone pay for donated water and home made sandwiches. They wanted money for everything they did. Any wonder they had several "helpful" hands moving their sorry rears out of Galveston asap.

[GovernmentShrinker]

The Red Cross seems to regard disasters as dandy fundraising events. They won't get one cent from me.