Do you donate?

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I got a thing in the mail today about donating to St. Judes Hospital. I usually try to send at least $10 to donate, (if I have the money) and usually there are people that I work with that raise money for them as well, and I usually contribute as much as I can, if I have the money availiable..


Do you donate to certain organizations?
 

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Yes I do. I normally don't do the mail in thing because i don't know that the money is going to them and not some agency that was hired to collect donations. I donte directly to the organization of my choice. Mainly I donate money when they sell the little papers you wrtie your name on like Children's Miracle Network or St.Jude. And of course the local Humane Society.
 

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Yes when i have the money,
In australia because of school activities i was so much more involved with charities and donations, here i feel kinda left out as i havent found anythng?
 

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Sometimes I donate to the Veterans, or Mentally Disabled.
My Grandma donates MASSIVE amounts of $$ to St. Judes, So I personally don't think they need my 10 bucks.
 

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I support cats protection here by purchasing stuff they sell on ebay, I buy things for the computer, or for the cats or other stuff they sell, so I support them that way, In the supermarket I always buy extra cat food and put it in the donation box they have there for that purpose.

I always support cancer research, as that has affected me alot, thats what I lost my mum, grandad and nan to aswell as my friend who was just 21 when he passed, I also support the homeless and always buy 'The big issue' magazine, and also Cystic Fibrosis..I watched a TV programme about children with this and it really touched me a great deal.

If I don't have alot of money to spare I do so when I can, and if not I'll be doing some event or other to help raise money and awareness.
 

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More info than you were looking for, but this topic is close to my heart: I'm a volunteer fundraiser organizer, and in the last 6 years, I have directly or indirectly, through donating money, raffle items, and/or my time, helped to raise over a quarter of a million dollars for charities including:

Toys for Tots, Local Heroes (care packages for soldiers overseas,) Muscular Dystrophy Association, Cystic Fibrosis, Children's Brain Cancer Research, ASPCA, Breast Cancer Research, Ronald McDonald House, Massachusetts Motorcyclists Survivors Fund, the 9-11 funds, the American Red Cross (Tsunami and Katrina Relief) and uncountable small, independent fundraisers designed to help a child with cancer, or a dad with cancer, or for research funding in the memory of someone who died from cancer, or a funeral expense for someone killed in a motorcycle accident that had no life insurance, survivors of house fires that have lost everything, etc., etc., etc.

I spend my summers riding my motorcycle to one charity event after another, combining something that I feel I need to do (contribute to those less fortunate than I - and I'm not rich by ANY means) with something that I just love to do (ride my Harley.) In some cases I help to organize and run the events, which gives me GREAT satisfaction.

I do NOT claim my donations on my taxes, because I feel like I'm paying my dues back to society for having had to raise my child on welfare while I went to college. I'm sure that my donations, volunteer time NOT included, probably equate to more than a thousand dollars per year, as each biker charity event I go to, I wind up spending lots of money at, all for good cause.

Typical charity event donations: $20 to get in, $40 for raffle tickets, $10 for food/drink, etc. I can shell out anywhere from $20 to $120 at a fun event, and all proceeds over cost of the events go directly to the organization/individual that benefits.
 

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Everytime I go to petsmart, I donate a dollar. May not sound like much, but if you know me, I go to petsmart all the time. I've probably donated near $40 in the past two to three months.
 

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Originally Posted by lilleah

My Grandma donates MASSIVE amounts of $$ to St. Judes, So I personally don't think they need my 10 bucks.
This is the way of thinking that prevents many people from donating to worth charities
Every little bit really does help them out.

I have donated to St. Jude's in the past and would happily join their month to month program if I weren't in school full time and limited on funds.
This might sound silly, but later in life, my dream is to move to Tennessee and volunteer there. The work they do is amazing.
 

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SAFE Shelter (our local domestic violence shelter) and the American Diabetes Association (our wedding favors were little scrolls telling everyone we made a large donation to the ADA in their honor- DH is a Type 1 Diabetic). I also participate in their various fundraisers (Kiss-A-Pig, Walk on the Wild Side) each year. I would give every spare penny I had to the ADA if I could- I will not stop donating until they found a cure to Type 1 (juvenile) diabetes!
 

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I donate to the Marley Fund for Feline Leukemia reaearch. I lost my precious Leo to that horrible disease, and it broke my heart.
I also donate to Petsmart local charities.
 

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I donate to St. Lukes when I have extra money. I also donate to alot of the rescues in my area. I donate clothes and stuff too.
 

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I donate to the local animal shelters and vets. Our local vet shelters a few cats and dogs until they can find them good homes. And we like to help out even if it is buying a bag of kitty chow. It help out. I also donate to Cancer Society. A few people in my family have had cancer and beat it so i hope my donation go on and help others. And I donate a little to them Jars i find sitting on store counters for a varity of things.
 
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