... on the Red Cross. It feels like such a small amount. I’ll see if I can squeeze a little more out of the budget.

Go thou and do likewise. It doesn’t have to be a hundred. Five bucks is a hot meal for someone. Give what you can.

Note:Many old comments were lost in a database crash in 2008. Some conversations may seem to make less sense than they would have. A few will make more sense now.

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   Stephanie 2005 09 01 at 10:14:04 pm

   Done. Thanks for the nudge.

   It bothers me a bit-and perhaps I’m strange for this-that they forced me to choose to give to only one of the Katrina fund, a national disaster fund, my local chapter, or an international fund. There was no option for general fund or “send it wherever it’s the most needed.” I suspect that’s fallout from the ‘scandal’ after 9/11, when people were upset that the money they’d given in the wake of the terrorist attacks went into the general fund and got used for other things. I never saw the point of being upset by that-is my money being useful somewhere in the world? is only relevant question to my mind.

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   Rita Xavier 2005 09 02 at 3:38:18 pm

   I sent my check via the Senior Center, for a decent amount, although I feel like giving them all of the money I have been saving for a home. At this point, many of the survivors would love to have the crummy trailer I live in.

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   Wayne 2005 09 02 at 5:33:57 pm

   I did likewise yesterday.  As you say, it seemed like such a small amount, so inadequate.  Multiply it as an average by 100 million potential donors and you’ve got 10 or 15 billion dollars right there.

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   Bob Smith 2005 09 06 at 6:32:58 pm

   The head of the RED CROSS, is anjd has recieved a yearly income, that is soooo exhorbant and unjustified, that it should be illegal, we are talkin very many millions, and im sure hes gonna get a big raise now. Its happening in all charities in the USA and our PREZ allows it, HUH,wonderwhy? so when you donate to the cause , they are seein their own pockets widen , i wish the greed wasnt so bad in our country, but it is RAMPANT.