I also donated to them. I don't want to bring the thread down, but I posted on the Katrina thread about the experience of my sister's friend who evacuated to Houston with her mother and some other relatives. She went to the Red Cross and was told they didn't have any money!! In Houston! A policemant gave her $100 as she was standing on the street corner crying.
Long story short, another sister had to contact the main RC office in DC to find out the magic words she had to say to the Houston offices in order to get help.
I'm disgusted.
To end on a more positive note (kinda), what trials our President has had to go through! And yet, I can't think of too many leaders who would have dealt with them so well.
And THAT my friend is EXACTLY why we didn't and never will give to the Red Cross. Too many horror stories and our money is not going to be given to them so they can refuse to help somone. No way. No how!
God continue to lift him up! It's an amazing thing to behold!
Sometimes the better place to go is a church in an emergency like that. We attend a Church of Christ and they always budget a benevolence fund that has monies for disaster situations. Also churches have clothing closets and food closets that they can give to families in times of need like this. I know several families that were evacuated to our area came by to receive such items.
I'm sorry for your sister's friend. I know she has been through a horrible ordeal. I hope things will be brighter for her soon.
Red Cross probs:
http://thetowntalk.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050904/NEWS01/509040328/1002&template=printart
(don't want to bring thread down, either, so leaving it at a link.) :)
What has happened to all those millions of dollars that have been donated to the RC?
Hubby and I gave to World Vision. They are on the ground too. RC fired a Christian employee here in SD that declined to participate in a "celebration of the gay lifestyle".
They will not get my donation.
I like to know why Red Cross didn't get your sister money OH OH do we have contract Fox news Bill O'Reilly see where REd Cross send the money to aka 9/11 and thier mishandling