Tuesday, November 25, 2014

You might want to do some research before contributing to organizations

     This came to me as an email.  I don't know who put it together and I haven't checked the accuracy of each one, although I have seen some of these facts other places.  It goes to show that to be a good steward we need to research the companies/organizations to which we are planning to donate not blindly give to those who do the most advertising for name recognition.

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 and CEO Marsha 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 WORLD. 
THEIR LATEST
UNDERTAKING
IS MEASLES VACCINATIONS
(ONLY $1.00 PER SHOT).

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