I know that last year we donated to the Heifer Project, but I was just wondering if we're doing anything this year. I'd be happy to contribute.
Posted by Storm Saxon (Member # 3101) on :
'Beer for Bachelors'
Won't you please help?
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
*mails in a bachelor*
Posted by Storm Saxon (Member # 3101) on :
Posted by Altáriël of Dorthonion (Member # 6473) on :
Personally, I'd like to propose donations to Children's Hospital.
Posted by KarlEd (Member # 571) on :
*mails in a beer*.
When do I get my bachelor?
Posted by Storm Saxon (Member # 3101) on :
What's the one that gives loans to womens in third world countries to start their own business?
Posted by Storm Saxon (Member # 3101) on :
KarlEd gets a , too.
Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
Alt, if you're talking about Children's Hospital in St. Paul, MN, I'm in. But I think you might find that most people aren't thrilled about sending donations to a US hospital that isn't in their own community.
Posted by Belle (Member # 2314) on :
What about St Jude's? They help kids regardless of their ability to pay, and through their research help fight children's cancers across the globe.
That's the only children's hospital you're likely to get widespread support for, because ElJay is right - if it's not something like that, I would rather just send my money to my local Children's Hospital.
Posted by Altáriël of Dorthonion (Member # 6473) on :
Well, we could just donate to some other charity that helps children in general? United way for instance, or Unicef. There is also Children.org.
Posted by romanylass (Member # 6306) on :
I like the old fave, First Book, because it seems appropriate to an author's website.
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
I like First Book or Heifer International - it's not location specific and it's focused.
Posted by romanylass (Member # 6306) on :
I like the old fave, First Book, because it seems appropriate to an author's website.
Posted by Dan_raven (Member # 3383) on :
And we do like to repeat ourselves here.
Posted by romanylass (Member # 6306) on :
It bears repeating.
(actually, I have no clue how that happened)
Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
I don't donate to United Way, personally, because I think too much of your donation goes to administration. I like First Book and Heifer. Have we ever considered Child's Play? The mission is to send toys and games to kids in the hospital, and you can choose directly what hospital to send to, from many in the US and Canada and a few in the UK and Australia. It was started by the Penny Arcade guys, and seems a great charity for a bunch of geeks to donate to. There wouldn't be a local hospital for everyone, though.
Posted by Valentine014 (Member # 5981) on :
I didn't know about Heifer until we donated to it last year. Having looked at their website and seen what they do, I fully support another donation to them.
Is Rabbit interested in organizing again this year? She has done such a fantastic job in the past.
Posted by The Rabbit (Member # 671) on :
I am up for organizing again if we have an interested group.
Posted by Stan the man (Member # 6249) on :
I did the Heifer one last year. I didn't get to participate in the First Book one. Though, I have read up a bit on it. Either one is fine with me.
Posted by blacwolve (Member # 2972) on :
I'm a huge fan of Heifer; but I also think First Book is a great charity. Either way, I'm in.
Posted by Altáriël of Dorthonion (Member # 6473) on :
I hope it happens again this year. I'm not too picky on who I donate to, as long as I do since I don't like to discriminate based on location. A sick kid in San Diego is the same as a sick kid in New York.
Posted by Sterling (Member # 8096) on :
I'd be more than happy to send a little money and/or time to a chosen cause. I'll confess I'm a reluctant organizer of such things at best, though.
Posted by Shigosei (Member # 3831) on :
I like Heifer or First Book or Child's Play. I'll donate to any one of them.
Posted by Altáriël of Dorthonion (Member # 6473) on :
Who would be willing to organize this year's charity project, should we just charge it to the person that did it last year?
Posted by breyerchic04 (Member # 6423) on :
She volunteered to do it again, up there.
Posted by Libbie (Member # 9529) on :
I am totally interested in helping out with a donation, if I can come up with some money! If I can't, maybe there is another way I will be able to contribute.
(I am extremely poor at the moment. I have $0.63 in my bank account and have not done any Christmas shopping yet!)
Posted by Altáriël of Dorthonion (Member # 6473) on :
My bad. Are we going to do it then?
Posted by Tatiana (Member # 6776) on :
I really like the microlending idea that Storm Saxon brought up above. That makes an enormous difference to families and whole communities in the third world, and our money is leveraged greatly, because for each successful business that gets going, the returns continue to accrue for the life of the business. Also, because it's a loan, it can be paid back, and then used again and again to start more new businesses. If you want real bang for your buck, microlending is the way to go.
However, I would be delighted to contribute to either First Book, or the Heifer project, if that's what people prefer.
Posted by Tatiana (Member # 6776) on :
I went ahead and sent my donation in to Bonnie via paypal for this year's gift. I'm assuming her email address hasn't changed since last year.
Dr. Rabbit, do you want to publicize the email address? I will wait and let you do that. =)
Posted by erosomniac (Member # 6834) on :
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, too.