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The 50 Rip-Off Charities: Give at Your Own Risk
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| 6-17-2013
| Morgan Brittany
Posted on 06/17/2013 3:02:18 AM PDT by servo1969
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To: Finatic
Yep, same thing during the hurricane. So many people were angry with the Red Cross. OTOH, the Salvation Army would give the shirt off their back.
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posted on
06/17/2013 8:08:14 AM PDT
by
bgill
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets
United Way ... has had one of the worst returns of the major charities for years.
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posted on
06/17/2013 8:49:49 AM PDT
by
zeugma
(Those of us who work for a living are outnumbered by those who vote for a living.)
To: anoldafvet
I give to 2 charities:My church
St. Jude Children's Hospital.
Both excellent choices.
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posted on
06/17/2013 8:55:33 AM PDT
by
zeugma
(Those of us who work for a living are outnumbered by those who vote for a living.)
To: bgill
Like my DAD said about the red cross charging for do-nuts during WW-II , found out myself 25-years later they were still doing the same,
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posted on
06/17/2013 9:07:53 AM PDT
by
piroque
("In times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act")
To: servo1969
rip offs: united way, red cross (present day not past)
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posted on
06/17/2013 9:10:48 AM PDT
by
longtermmemmory
(VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
To: Finatic
Same here, see my #64 post
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posted on
06/17/2013 9:15:36 AM PDT
by
piroque
("In times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act")
To: RetSignman
... should lose their status not for profit.
They have no profit because they suck the coffers dry with exorbitant salaries and "expenses."
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posted on
06/17/2013 9:32:50 AM PDT
by
oh8eleven
(RVN '67-'68)
To: Finatic
My dads army unit came off the front lines in the battle of the bulge in WWII. They were shot up,starving etc ....the Red Cross tried to sell them hot coffee and a donut...they refused to pay......he never donated to them in his life...neither will I
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posted on
06/17/2013 3:42:06 PM PDT
by
Bravo six
(Bravo six)
To: bgill
Yep. My parents would tell about them charging for coffee in Michigan that just had a deadly tornado destroy most of a town. Think this was in the 50’s.
From what I have read on their website, seen on charity rating sites and from local news reports, Convoy of Hope out of Springfield MO is one of the better charities that about 90% is spent on helping and the rest is used for fundraising and admin costs.
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posted on
06/17/2013 8:21:40 PM PDT
by
CARDINALRULES
(Tough times never last -Tough people do. DK57 -- 6-22-02)
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