[dandelion]

Scouting makes a real difference in the lives of boys who have no strong paternal influence - I have seen it personally in the lives of my Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts, many of whom did not have a father living at home.

I will never give a dime to the United Way ever again. My money goes directly to the Boy Scouts, and outside of the Salvation Army, it is one of the few organizations I actively support with my money and time.

Scouting works wonders!

[Obie Wan]

I will never give a dime to the United Way

We converse again dandelion. NO QUESTION this org. (United Way) is liberal too the max.I wouldn’t give this group 10 cents if their lives depended on it !!!

[Myrddin]

I made the same decision to contribute directly to the Scouts and rip up the United Way stuff they sent around the office. I did that the year that United Way decided to pull support from the Scouts. When I first hired on with Pacific Telephone, the district manager was trying to make points with his boss by have a large participation in United Way. He literally called people into his office and demanded that they sign a 1% of gross donation to United Way. You couldn't leave his office without making the donation or resigning your employment. A real, genuine asshole.