Not only are there too many Christmas charities, but many of them have exactly the same competing objectives. In my town, both Santa's Anonymous and Toys For Tots donate toys to impoverished kids; the Christmas Bureau and Food Bank donate food; and etc. They think that we can donate to all of them, when in fact most people can only contribute to one of them. Then during the days before Christmas, they go on TV and cry and complain about falling short of their goals. Well, duh! Maybe if they pooled their resources (especially the cross-purpose ones) and co-ordinate, then maybe they can ensure that every kid gets a toy, and everyone gets a good meal at Christmas. Or take it a step further and pool all the charities into one United Way type of thing, where people can donate what they can and the donations are allocated out according to need.
Too many Christmas charities
- Thread starter wolverine
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And by doing that it would put an end to double dipping also. Right now there are parents who hit all the toy banks. Their kids make out like bandits and other kids end up having to do without. I've seen it happen with Salvation Army hampers and at the food bank. One charity would be able to track who gets what and how often. It would work.wolverine said:
And it would cut way back all those annoying calls at dinner time. Some of the names of supposed agencys have actually made me laugh. Last year I asked one guy if he had just made that sh*t up. He hung up on me.
And don't even get me started with the agencys who are named extremely close to a reputable agency in order to deceive donors. The Cancer Society of Canada? What the hell is that?
I agree that charity organizations shouldn't be run by paid employees, nor should my donation money pay for them; it should be 100% volunteer-oriented. I only donate to the United Way because of the convenience of payroll deductions and because of the concept of donation to an umbrella of various charities.Grendleaxe said:
And it's the various competing charities serving the same purpose that I find silly, wasteful and inefficient.
a Charitable alternative
In the Peg we now have an alternative to the usual charities. Check out Kerry and Mandy`s post
https://perb.cc/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=&threadid=21968
They are raffling off a double, all proceeds going to christmas hampers for the poor. Maybe you can get something like this off the ground in Vancouver. This may be the only time Winnipeg has something that we can gloat about to those of you on the beautiful west coast.
Tom
In the Peg we now have an alternative to the usual charities. Check out Kerry and Mandy`s post
https://perb.cc/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=&threadid=21968
They are raffling off a double, all proceeds going to christmas hampers for the poor. Maybe you can get something like this off the ground in Vancouver. This may be the only time Winnipeg has something that we can gloat about to those of you on the beautiful west coast.
Tom
In the Vancouver area, the CKNW Orphan's Fund gets my dollars. They help kids all over the province, and 100% of what you give goes to the kids. NW / the parent company covers all administrative costs
Re: a Charitable alternative
Gloat all you want...I live in Alberta.tom25 said:In the Peg we now have an alternative to the usual charities. Check out Kerry and Mandy`s post
https://perb.cc/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=&threadid=21968
They are raffling off a double, all proceeds going to christmas hampers for the poor. Maybe you can get something like this off the ground in Vancouver. This may be the only time Winnipeg has something that we can gloat about to those of you on the beautiful west coast.
Tom
ooops ... Sorry about that Wolverine. I didn't say how much smarter than the average bear!
Well, we usually don't have much in terms of bragging rights there either!!!! How cold is it there today?? ... we've probably got you beat on that one.
Tom
Sorry about that Wolverine. I didn't say how much smarter than the average bear!Well, we usually don't have much in terms of bragging rights there either!!!! How cold is it there today?? ... we've probably got you beat on that one.
Tom
I don't give at Christmas. I make all my donations throughout the year so I don't get caught up in the "hype" of the season. These charities count on us being ssoft touches this time of year. Only thing I do at Christmas is find out about a truly needy family and donate anonymously some gifts and food. It amazes me at some of the families profiled in the papers this time of year. Many of them are victims of their own stupidity and laziness and expect a charity to bail them out.
