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Charities, what gets you?
#7736873
02/04/20 01:37 AM
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Superduty
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Mine is St Judes. Children with Cancer. The pain and suffering these kids have to endure and some not survive is heart wrenching to me. 100% of donations go to the cause.
Innocent children, just not fair. Just breaks my heart.
Last edited by Superduty; 02/04/20 01:38 AM.
'It's Only Treason if You Lose."
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Re: Charities, what gets you?
[Re: Superduty]
#7736876
02/04/20 01:38 AM
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Re: Charities, what gets you?
[Re: Superduty]
#7736884
02/04/20 01:45 AM
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Creekrunner
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Any charity that promotes adoption over abortion. Again, innocent children.
...and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. Gen. 1:28
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Re: Charities, what gets you?
[Re: Creekrunner]
#7736886
02/04/20 01:46 AM
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BigPig
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Any charity that promotes adoption over abortion. Again, innocent children. We are looking into adopting. $15,000-$20,000 sure makes you think twice about that.
Wade Dews, REALTOR ® Rendon Realty, LLC Frontline Real Estate Team www.RendonRealty.comWadeDews@gmail.com 214-356-2410 Up to 1% for closing costs for First Responders & Veterans Proudly partnered with Assist The Officer Foundation https://atodallas.org/
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Re: Charities, what gets you?
[Re: Superduty]
#7736890
02/04/20 01:49 AM
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Greg
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I like the idea of make a wish. Also like St. Jude, just don’t care for their commercials.
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Re: Charities, what gets you?
[Re: Superduty]
#7736916
02/04/20 02:06 AM
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Tbar
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We have started giving direct to individuals we know that are in need. Two that have cancer, one that needed help paying medical bills after his wife died.
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Re: Charities, what gets you?
[Re: BigPig]
#7736934
02/04/20 02:21 AM
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Sneaky
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Any charity that promotes adoption over abortion. Again, innocent children. We are looking into adopting. $15,000-$20,000 sure makes you think twice about that. Do you have solid numbers on that? That’s a big improvement over what I’ve heard the going rate is. If you’re not aware (some people aren’t,) fostering to adopt is far more affordable. You just have to be a lot more flexible on a couple things.
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Re: Charities, what gets you?
[Re: Superduty]
#7736946
02/04/20 02:27 AM
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S.A. hunter
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Children with illnesses, and I also have a soft spot for those who try hard to better themselves. Mainly Kids trying to make it through college.
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Re: Charities, what gets you?
[Re: Superduty]
#7736970
02/04/20 02:40 AM
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Sailor
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Mine is St Jude too...…... I give, what I can, when I can...………… It ain't much.... But, I figure every little bit helps...……
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Re: Charities, what gets you?
[Re: Superduty]
#7736971
02/04/20 02:40 AM
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Bar-D
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I will donate to a few charities but this is the one my wife and I support and work with. When my grandson died in 2007, my son established the foundation in Joseph's memory. Medically fragile children often require lifelong care during which insurance, Medicare or Medicaid frequently do not pay for everything a child will need for health issues and development challenges. We no longer serve on the board of directors for the foundation but continue to help whenever and however we can. Check out the website if seeing people helping parents meet the challenges of raising medically fragile children makes you realize there are still good people in this world. www.josephthomasfoundation.org
Last edited by Bar-D; 02/04/20 02:44 AM.
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Re: Charities, what gets you?
[Re: Superduty]
#7736995
02/04/20 02:58 AM
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dkershen
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I'm sort of partial to the one I run.
To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first and call whatever you hit the target.www.NewHopeEquine.com - Health and Healing through Horses.
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Re: Charities, what gets you?
[Re: Superduty]
#7736997
02/04/20 03:00 AM
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bigbob_ftw
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Re: Charities, what gets you?
[Re: BigPig]
#7737002
02/04/20 03:03 AM
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HWY_MAN
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Any charity that promotes adoption over abortion. Again, innocent children. We are looking into adopting. $15,000-$20,000 sure makes you think twice about that. My niece and her Husband spent far more than that.
Yes! A Weatherby does kill them deader.
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Re: Charities, what gets you?
[Re: Superduty]
#7737003
02/04/20 03:04 AM
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SapperTitan
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Make a wish foundation.
While my brother was fighting cancer he was gifted a wish from Make. a wish. He chose to go on a Disney cruise with the family. The joy he got out of that while fighting for his life is why I donate to them. He ended being terminal after almost 3 yrs of fighting and died at 8.
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Re: Charities, what gets you?
[Re: Superduty]
#7737080
02/04/20 04:44 AM
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nak
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Gary Sinise Foundation The Gary Sinise Founcation --- everything they AND Gary do!!!!! They Support America's Wounded Veterans & First Responders & the family of the fallen. Accessible homes for those that have come home without limbs, mental help\support, and amazing things for the survivors of the fallen. Try reading and watching the videos about The Snowball Express with dry eyes. This is not a foundation that Gary Sinise made a big donation to so he could get is name on the letterhead...this guy also gives incredible amounts of of time, year in and year out. The Lt Dan Band is part of the foundation...the ONLY thing the do is perform for our troops , special concerts for surviving kids, and fund raisers for their foundation. Gary and over half the band perform without pay! Charity Navigator is a watchdog group that monitors and rates non-profits, according to the transparency of how money is spent, what percentage of the money raised goes to their cause, and similar. Go to the link and type in Gary Sinise Foundation...there is no other charity that scores higher. I met this guy at a SnowBall Express function a few years back. He is the real deal and does this from his heart.
We all need to practice Whoa more.
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Re: Charities, what gets you?
[Re: Superduty]
#7737104
02/04/20 10:54 AM
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soooo
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Disabled American Veterans has been my choice for decades.
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Re: Charities, what gets you?
[Re: SapperTitan]
#7737143
02/04/20 01:14 PM
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DQ Kid
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Make a wish foundation.
While my brother was fighting cancer he was gifted a wish from Make. a wish. He chose to go on a Disney cruise with the family. The joy he got out of that while fighting for his life is why I donate to them. He ended being terminal after almost 3 yrs of fighting and died at 8. I am also a big supporter of any reputable charity that supports the battle of pediatric cancer. Having personally gone through 5 years of intense Leukemia with my son from ages 2-7, I saw firsthand the physical and emotional toll pediatric cancers can have on families, the afflicted and their loved ones. With only 3% of available govt. medical research funding going to pediatric cancers, it has always boggled my mind. Childhood cancers are almost exclusively all non-inherited, non-lifestyle driven afflictions which is almost entirely the opposite of adult cancers; instead childhood cancers are nearly always the result of "genetic mutations" or "genetic anomalies" which truly makes these afflicted children the "innocent" ones in this mess of cancer and disease. With childhood cancer the "normal" circle of life is turned upside down and life as you knew it forever changed. My son and the family had the opportunity to take a Make a Wish trip to Disneyworld over Thanksgiving in 2011 when he was 6 years old and it was "first rate/first class" all the way around. The joy that he and the other afflicted children experienced, as well as the parents is something that I will never forget.
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Re: Charities, what gets you?
[Re: Superduty]
#7737176
02/04/20 02:04 PM
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pertnear
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I belong to the "100 Man Give A Damn" chapter in my area. We meet once a quarter & watch 3 local charities from my area give a presentation. Each presenter is limited to 8 minutes. Afterward we vote on which charity should get our money. Once the winner is announced each attendee writes a check for $100 directly to that charity. No overhead, it goes directly to the charity. Money stays local & at the start of the next meeting, the winning charity reports back on how it is spending the money. The whole meeting takes about 1-1/2 hours & is usually held at a local brewery so you get a beer or two & there is some good fellowship going on. Attendees now easily exceeds the 100 man donor target. 100 Man Give A Damn
The North has double last names. The South has double first names.
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Re: Charities, what gets you?
[Re: nak]
#7737277
02/04/20 03:14 PM
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dkershen
Rev Dave
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Gary Sinise Foundation The Gary Sinise Founcation --- everything they AND Gary do!!!!! They Support America's Wounded Veterans & First Responders & the family of the fallen. Accessible homes for those that have come home without limbs, mental help\support, and amazing things for the survivors of the fallen. Try reading and watching the videos about The Snowball Express with dry eyes. This is not a foundation that Gary Sinise made a big donation to so he could get is name on the letterhead...this guy also gives incredible amounts of of time, year in and year out. The Lt Dan Band is part of the foundation...the ONLY thing the do is perform for our troops , special concerts for surviving kids, and fund raisers for their foundation. Gary and over half the band perform without pay! Charity Navigator is a watchdog group that monitors and rates non-profits, according to the transparency of how money is spent, what percentage of the money raised goes to their cause, and similar. Go to the link and type in Gary Sinise Foundation...there is no other charity that scores higher. I met this guy at a SnowBall Express function a few years back. He is the real deal and does this from his heart. Good charity for sure. But Charity Navigator is short sighted in that they only rank large charities that receive over a $1million in annual donations. If you want to see the performance of all charities regardless of size I suggest GuideStar. https://www.guidestar.org/search
To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first and call whatever you hit the target.www.NewHopeEquine.com - Health and Healing through Horses.
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Re: Charities, what gets you?
[Re: Superduty]
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02/04/20 03:18 PM
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Dry Fire
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I make a nice donation to the Salvation Army every year around Christmas. It is my Christmas present to myself.
coffee spelled backwards is eeffoc. I don't give eeffoc until I have my morning coffee.
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Re: Charities, what gets you?
[Re: Dry Fire]
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02/04/20 03:31 PM
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fadetoblack64
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Texas Lottery gets mine anymore............I got tired of helping........................the return is about the same so far
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Re: Charities, what gets you?
[Re: Superduty]
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02/04/20 04:02 PM
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Gumbeaux
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Children and veterans. And we've starting a doing a lot of direct giving to those in need.
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Re: Charities, what gets you?
[Re: Superduty]
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02/04/20 04:02 PM
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I don't donate money to any charities. I'll volunteer from time to time - mainly with Ronald McDonald House
Otherwise I usually give directly on a case-by-case basis with 99% of it being to labrador rescue groups.
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Re: Charities, what gets you?
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02/04/20 04:27 PM
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Mr. T.
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Mine is St Jude too...…... I give, what I can, when I can...………… It ain't much.... But, I figure every little bit helps...…… X2
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Re: Charities, what gets you?
[Re: dkershen]
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02/04/20 06:28 PM
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Big Fitz
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I'm sort of partial to the one I run. Hearing from the kids that you help pulls at the heart strings. Awesome!
I was wrong...on anything technical. Fitz............. is right, ya know............
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