Which charity would you support?

Reply #23

colthmn — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 03:06:41 GMT

Thank you! justxploring.

Reply #22

justxploring — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 20:36:57 GMT

I cannot be a poet, cause I cannot rhyme,

I disagree. Your post could have been written by one of our finest poets! Eloquently said, colthmn.

Reply #21

pacattack05 — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 05:26:13 GMT

Welcome to the Human Race.

Reply #20

colthmn — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 05:14:47 GMT

If I had a Billion dollars, there would not be any one charity that I'd commit to. I have been a member of World Vision for a good many years, but the paltry sum that I have given means nothing! I look back over my life, and I have more life behind me than before me. To look into the eyes of children in need, or that have been abused, or that suffer from neglect, or so many other and sundry conditions I find very painful. If I had a billion dollars, perhaps I'd become a land developer, to build... [ More ]

Reply #19

guesser — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 21:39:15 GMT

It's not a different side from my past at all.

I just don't feel the urge to bail EVERYONE I know out of their financial difficulties, problems or 'wants', and people that say they will 'make sure all of my family members are taken care of' are, for the most part, fooling themselves.

It's the Holidays, which reminds me there is NOTHING THAT COMPARES to seeing a smile on a child's face, or hearing an infant child's laughter. I want to actually SEE my money is doing something, irregardless o... [ More ]

Reply #18

Uff Da! — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 18:31:11 GMT

Billions wouldn't be necessary. Millions out to do it. And even if I don't win a major lottery, there is a high probability, since I don't have children of my own and most of the relatives I care about are in poorer health than I am and thus have a shorter life expectancy, that I'll end up leaving a large portion of what I do have to various charities on a much smaller scale.

With millions I'd set up scholarships, donate to public libraries, donate to food banks and other selected huma... [ More ]

Reply #17

four4me — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 07:29:32 GMT

Disabled American Veterans and a few other groups.

Reply #16

pacattack05 — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 07:20:16 GMT

WOW! You are truly a good human, to say the least. I've read many of your posts, and I think that this one shows a different side I personallly haven't seen. Very comendable and forthwright sounding. Not that you were any less before, but different in what I call my reality check list....lol

Reply #15

guesser — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 07:04:15 GMT

I would spread it across several worthy organizations, children's hospitals, animal humane societies, kid's sports leagues such as little league baseball and pee wee football in the 'poor' sections of town, visit some schools in the area, and personally find out what they NEED and I would buy it, etc.

Reply #14

tntea — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 01:19:03 GMT

that is interesting to know.. Thanks for sharing..

Reply #13

tntea — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 01:18:06 GMT

Manage how they spend what you donate.

If you want to help children receive surgery for disfigured faces, or have braces/dental work.. Find a dentist/surgeon and pay them... Keep the money going to the cause.

Reply #12

angelm — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 17:20:26 GMT

Neglected and abused children

Reply #11

tungsten chef — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 02:02:25 GMT

none. i give my money to people in poor countries. too much goes to bureaucracy, very little gets into the hands that need it.

Reply #10

MADDOG10 — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 01:46:50 GMT

St.Judes and the american humane society......

Reply #9

tntea — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 01:37:21 GMT

I would continue to give to the children's charity and helping those with disfigured faces

Reply #8

Coin Toss — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 23:42:54 GMT

Here's a listing of top rated chairites:

http://www.charitywatch.org/toprated.html

The mission categories below list charities which get high grades from AIP for putting 75% or more towards program cost while generally spending $25 or less to raise $100. These groups also receive an open book credit from AIP for willingly sending the the financial documents we request.

Reply #7

justxploring — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 23:07:35 GMT

Although this is off-topic, I just thought if it when I read this post. Many of us travel by air for one reason or another and get frequent flyer miles that we'll never use. You can usually donate your miles to Make-A-Wish and Children's Miracle Network. Just something I thought I'd mention, because some people who fly once in a while told me they never knew they could donate their miles.

Reply #6

don johnson — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 21:34:55 GMT

Anything dealing with kids like make-a-wish, victory junction gang camp, and other childrens hospitals.

Reply #5

CARBOB — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 20:57:43 GMT

That is a very, very good charity. I make a donation to them every year. I love the way they specialize in children. There are many more worth while charities.

Reply #4

pacattack05 — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 20:45:05 GMT

The Pacattack relief from labor fund. Don't worry, 100% of the donations go straight to the cause.

Reply #3

LOTTOMIKE — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 09:11:14 GMT

st. jude here in memphis....

back when my grandmother was still alive i had some cousins i had never seen and they asked me to go see a relative with them who was sick.well we ended up at st. jude and when i went to see this relative it really broke my heart.i've blocked a lot of that out of my mind for some reason but it made me really sad to see all those young children there who had cancer.this relative was only ten or eleven but it was really hard on... [ More ]

Reply #2

justxploring — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 08:49:53 GMT

I think this is a very personal question. There are many great charities for both people and animals that need our support and you don't need to be wealthy to help a little. Having billions just means you can do so much more.

From an article about the Hilton foundation:

More than 50 percent of the money funds international initiatives such as sanitation and water systems in developing countries; housing for mentally ill homeless people and homeless mothers and children in the United St... [ More ]

Reply #1

myturn — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 08:41:21 GMT

If I has billions, I would set-up a Medical Aid Endowment. I would put one billion into the endowment, and any interest earned would be used to assist people waiting for medical care. The general public would be encouraged to donate to the endowment.

Which charity would you support?

myturn — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 08:37:22 GMT

Barron Hilton, chairman of the foundation, intends to contribute 97 per cent of his entire net worth, estimated today at $US2.3 billion, including the created trusts, at whatever value it is at the time of his passing, the foundation said.

Good on ya, Barron!

If you had billions, which charity would you support