Worthy Charities

wwhwang

Hey guys. I was just thinking of giving some money or supplies to a charitable organization after I'm done saving up for the wedding. I was thinking of St. Jude's Children Hospital. What other organizations are worthy of considering and why? Thanks for your time in advance, guys.

kuzi16

Luko

One2gofst

TatuajeVI

Lasabar

Lassy Liver Fund

TatuajeVI

Lasabar:

Lassy Liver Fund

I've heard of this one! You just deposit money into a Medical Savings Account entitled "Lassy drank way too much Miller Lite"

wwhwang

smoke em if you got em

Last year my wife and I ran in a 10k to support and raise money for the leukemia & lymphoma society. I really like this charity because it raises money for people of all ages. I was really impressed with my race time considering I had never did a run of that distance ever in my life : )

jship079

fla-gypsy

There are many good charities you could donate too, just pick one. There are a few I do not like also, particularly those where very little of the donation actually gets to those who are supposed to benefit and shadow charities that fund political/terrorist groups.

dennisking

St. Judes and Shriner's Hospitals do a lot for families and children.

jship079

fla-gypsy:

. There are a few I do not like also, particularly those where very little of the donation actually gets to those who are supposed to benefit

I agree do you home work some charities only like 70% of your dollar might go to the cause

The Cank

lilwing88

Just a suggestion......... When my wife and I got married, instead of wedding favors at the dinner tables (ie chocolates, mints, knick-knacks....) we made a donation to Shriner's Hospital for Children and left a note for the guests which stated that a donation was made in their name...... We figured we would have spent about $300-$400 on favors so we donated $500.....

sirfoster83

anything that helps children or cancer research is what I do.

vegassparky

xmacro

I typically donate to my local church; it typically goes to the needy, and the church has the lowest overhead deductions. I think I read that Red Cross takes more than 50% of any donation and applies it to their own overhead; I think the church only applies 20% or less of any donation to overhead, with the rest going where you intended it to go.

bigjohn125

Look into heifer project international. They give animals to familys all over the world and teaches them how to care for them. The rule is that the receiving family than has to give the animals offspring to a neighbor and so on. They actually hold the people accountable also. They don't just give people food, they give them sustainable food. My grandpa has travelled all over the world for HPI. Great organization!

jship079

bigjohn125:

Look into heifer project international. They give animals to familys all over the world and teaches them how to care for them. The rule is that the receiving family than has to give the animals offspring to a neighbor and so on. They actually hold the people accountable also. They don't just give people food, they give them sustainable food. My grandpa has travelled all over the world for HPI. Great organization!

Give a man a fish he eats for a day teach a man to fish he eats for a lifetime Im thinking this would be there mission

lilwing88

bigjohn125:

Look into heifer project international. They give animals to familys all over the world and teaches them how to care for them. The rule is that the receiving family than has to give the animals offspring to a neighbor and so on. They actually hold the people accountable also. They don't just give people food, they give them sustainable food. My grandpa has travelled all over the world for HPI. Great organization!

My Grandma still buys me a goat every now and again.......