Support Our Troops This Holiday Season

 
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Post by freetown fred » Tue. Dec. 07, 2010 1:08 pm

Real good point Richard--do it local--or start something local if you don't have it :)
Richard S. wrote:I'm for supporting troops more than the next guy however I'm very skeptical of any organization soliciting donation money for charity, personally I think your money is better spent finding a local organization. Preferably one run by a church or other respectable organization. Many of these charitble causes even legitimate ones end up using a lot of the money they collect for "office expenses", advertisements etc.. This includes many very large long standing organizations.


 
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Post by samhill » Tue. Dec. 07, 2010 2:00 pm

Good point Richard, as with all things these days there is always someone trying to take advantage you have to be careful. I know with our local post we get a constant flow of thank-yous & some requests for a few things no one thought of. Gives you a good feeling knowing its getting there.

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