Posted on 09/28/2005 4:29:17 PM PDT by anymouse
Money, money, money. There's a lot of it being thrown around right now. Money, money, money. Good old American greed. Money, money, money. Everbody wants a cut. Money, money, money. It's always about money. Don't send clothes, food or water. We don't want no steekin' clothes, food or water. We want money. Send money! Money, money, money.
I worked on a Red Cros project about 15 years ago. I saw the overhead. It was, from my perspective, PATHETIC. The Feds should just roll The Red Cross into the rest of their socialist programs. It's really simple. /fedup
Sucker.
Send a check to 1-800-STOOPID. (no personal offence)
Bunch of jealous people out there. Some people can find anything to complain about. Truly sad. It is also sad to see the number of freepers who make claims and comments without backing them up with facts and figures. Typical though.
The American Red Cross has done a great job at reaching out to tens of thousands of people. Good job!
For example: Within a week after 9/11 a United Way representative came to the office where I was working and whined about how there were other charities that needed our money to. Sure NY and the Pentagon attacked, but where are your priorities?! I wanted to smack her. Not one penny. Not now, not ever.
Red Cross has it's problems but I trust them a heck of a lot more than the United Way and their ilk. Even so, all of my donations to relief efforts of any kind go to my church. That way, I know the money will go where I want it to go and nowhere else.
I'm not talking about used furniture and clothing. They don't even want truckloads of diapers, food, water...nothing. All basic necessities that could be dispersed in a matter of hours to shelters, local churches, etc. to be immediately used by victims.
They want total control; think about it.
Give to Salvation Army; buy good food for local food banks (not $.29 cans of vegetables); diapers and other children's items for local church charities.
I think it would be great if major churches got together and formed their own national "disaster response team." There would be thousands of people...on the ground...at the ready in every locale in the country...to give shelter and immediate relief. Others churches in the "disaster chain" around the country could have specific instructions on how to respond (food, water, cash, medical care, necessities) as soon as called to head to the affected area.
An added bonus is that church-members around the country could have an "in case of emergency" card assigning them to a particular sheltering church in another community or state. They could actually start working as partners prior to a disaster ever happening. And yes, you Catholics and Baptists will have to "play nice"...LOL!
Heck, there could even be a buddy program for folks who might have a problem evacuating...to make sure they get out.
>>>>Because of that experience, Goldburg said the Red Cross is determined to use its massive donations for purposes its donors were asked to support. These include emergency shelter and food, plus short-term financial aid, but not longer-term recovery or rebuilding. Such efforts have never been part of the Red Cross mission.
The Red Cross is providing shelter?
I thought MoveOn.org was.....
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1493302/posts
FR Exclusive: John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, MoveOn DNC and Katrina
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1493302/posts?page=34#34
http://www.redcross-semn.org/index.php
Additional Information:
The State of Minnesota has requested all evacuees to Minnesota to register via telephone for possible additional resources:
Metro area: (651) 297-1304
Toll free: 1-800-657-3504
Check Community Services brochure for local Rochester resources
Call 2-1-1: The Governor of Minnesota has designated United Way’s 2-1-1 as the place to call for people wanting to volunteer or wanting to know how to donate.
Check in with FEMA
Website: www.fema.gov
Phone: 1-800-621-3362
Hurricane Housing: www.hurricanehousing.org
http://www.hurricanehousing.org
Ever look at their payroll expense in relationship to revenues?
During the 1960's there was a fire that wiped out a whole street of houses in two hours in Southern Maine. My grandfather's house was one of the houses that burned down.
The Red Cross showed up with a van with coffee and donuts. The Red Cross then collected money from people in the town. The people they collected the money from were mostly poor mill workers. The Red Cross never gave any money to any of the victims to my knowledge. My relatives indicated my grandfather never heard anything from the Red Cross.
Absolutely correct.
"Give it to Salvation Army..."
That's where donation #1 went. Donation #2, as well as any subsequent donations, will also be going to the SA.
I loathe workplace fundraising. I don't care what the cause is, anything from United Way to Girl Scout Cookies. There's always that subtle pressure to part with you own money or risk being identified as a "Poor Team Member." When I was active duty, we had Combined Federal Campaign and its "100% Participation!" goals.
It's never bothered me to say to anyone, "No thank you, and please don't contact me about this again."
And, for the record: It's not because I'm stingy. I contributed over $2000 to victims of Katrina. They were my own family members. I won't even get a tax deduction for that.
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