Tasine wrote:
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Goodness, I have never in my life donated to United Way, the American Red Cross, Lung Association, Cancer Society, etc because most of the money goes to pay outrageous salaries to Masters and PhD's for coming up with jingles and cute ideas to reach the braindead. I do donate to Goodwill. However, I view none of the above "charities". I view charity as my helping you because I want to. You helping your neighbor because he needs you. I volunteer an afternoon every week to entertain the elderly shut-ins, pay for my gas, etc. because I have empathy with them. I have volunteered at grade schools helping students learn to read. I volunteered years and years of faithful music for several churches in my community. I started the drive to get new water lines for my little community. I cracked down on those who stole water from the town (I was the mayor), as we paid dearly for the water. I formed a day each year for the town to celebrate and earn some money for various things like the 4-H, Band Boosters, Cheerleader squads, Ag department at school, etc. I donate to funds for people in my community who need financial help due to loss of the breadwinner, loss of jobs, etc. I consider this charity. I have never looked to businesses, corporations, government for charitable acts - because in every case, there is NO CHARITY involved. It is done for gain, be it corporations or government. Something done for gain is NOT charity.
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WOW! I could tell from your posts that you are definitely 'On the Ball', but I didn't realize how accomplished you really are! I totally admire you, and am glad you're on "MY" side of the fence! God Bless You.