Suggestions: Pro And Con On Seasonal Donations

I was sent this through e-mail and somehow managed to copy and paste it here.. The print and presentation leave a lot to be desired, but the message is very clear “some charities are much more charitable than others”..

Happy Holidays to all,

Jake.

THINK BEFORE YOU DONATE! SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT BEFORE YOU MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS :   As you open your pockets to do a good thing and make yourself feel  good, please keep the following facts in mind:

The American Red Cross President andCEOMarsha J.

Evans’

salary for the year
was $651,957
plus expenses

 

MARCH OF

 

DIMES
It is called the March of
Dimes
because

only a dime for

every 1 dollar is given to the
needy
.

The
United
Way
President Brian
Gallagher

receives a $375,000
base salary
along with numerous expense
benefits.

UNICEF

CEO Caryl M. Stern
receives

$1,200,000 per year
(100k
per month) plus all expenses including a ROLLS

 

ROYCE.

Less than 5
cents of
your donated dollar goes to the
cause
.

 

GOODWILL

CEO and owner Mark Curran
profits
$2.3 million a year.
Goodwill is a
very catchy
name for his business.

You donate to his
business
and then he sells the items for
PROFIT.

He pays nothing
for his products and pays his
workers minimum wage!
Nice Guy.

$0.00 goes to
help
anyone!
Stop giving to this

 

man.

Instead, give it to ANY OF THE

FOLLOWING

GO “GREEN” AND
PUT YOUR
MONEY WHERE IT WILL DO SOME GOOD:

 

The Salvation Army Commissioner, Todd Bassett receives a small salary of only $13,000 per year(plus housing) for managing this $2 billion dollar

organization.

96 percent of
donated dollars go
to the cause.

 

The
American
Legion
National Commander receives

 

a $0.00 zero

salary .
Your donations go to help
Veterans
and their families and youth!

The
Veterans of
Foreign Wars
National Commander receives

 

a $0.00 zero

salary .

Your donations go
to help
Veterans and their families and youth!

 

The
Disabled
American Veterans
National Commander receives

 

a $0.00 zero

salary.
Your
donations go to help
Veterans and their families and
youth!

The
Military
Order of Purple Hearts
National Commander receives a
$0.00
zero salary .
Your donations go to help
Veterans and
their families and youth!

The
Vietnam
Veterans Association
National Commander receives

 

a $0.00 zero

salary.

Your donations go
to help
Veterans and their families and youth!

 

Make a

 

Wish: For
children’s last
wishes.

100% goes to
funding trips or
special wishes for a dying
child.

 

St. Jude

 

Research Hospital

100% goes towards
funding and
helping Children with Cancer who have no
insurance and
cannot afford to pay.

 

Ronald
McDonald
Houses

All monies go to
running
the houses for parents who have critically ill

 

Children in the hospital.

100% goes to
housing, and feeding
the families.

 

Lions
Club
International

100% OF DONATIONS
GO TO HELP THE
BLIND, BUY HEARING AIDES, SUPPORT MEDICAL
MISSIONS
AROUND THE tel:800-531-9658WORLD.THEIR LATEST

UNDERTAKING

IS MEASLES
VACCINATIONS
(ONLY $1.00 PER SHOT).

 

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