[Clifdo]

NEVER, NEVER, NEVER, NEVER give any money to the Red Cross!! If you want to contribute and make sure that the money reaches its stated destination, contribute directly to the people or to The Salvation Army. I have worked for them for many years as a lay person and they are 150% conscientious about seeing that a contribution reaches its destination. They are a church after all and they know that God is watching one's every movement; plus, they are not administration heavy. Their officers if necessary do menial tasks such as cleaning the toilets in their Corps without complaint. Without a doubt, they are the most self-sacrificial organization I have ever seen.

[Churchillspirit]

Damn! Send a check to the Red Cross the day after the WTC disaster. Oh, well.......

[Estra Jean]

My family has had an almost 60 year tradition of contributing to the Salvation Army rather than the Red Cross because of experiences my Mother's brothers had when they were serving in the Armed Forces during WWII. Packages from the Red Cross always had strings attached to them; packages from the Salvation Army came free and with no red tape. Tradition dies hard--and our gratefulness to the Salvation Army lives on.