sorry that i sent a personal reply to the list. when you reply to any
email on the list, the original email is automatically written in the
address bar, so i have no idea if an email is sent to me or to lace or
lace chat. i appoligize if i caused any problem with that. i'll be
more careful about that, and i definitly apoligize for it.
i'm glad that you can speak up for people who are helping others in
need like what you do for the red cross. i know you do your job whole
heartedly and so do your other coworkers, but the red cross here is a
pain. i understand what you mean by hear-say, and of course you
weren't calling anyone a lier. but america has a lot of issues with
cons and some work for agencies like red cross where they can get their
hands on donation money. all i've read since this hurricane hit is
"beware where you donate. make sure they are real organizations".
those are warnings all over the internet and newspapers.
but the red cross themselves have been investigated for using money
improperly, and its hard to trust them for me. all i suggested for me
was to donate to the local churches i know of here. they were
gathering funds and items for the survivors as well, and they are very
honest people. it is local though because they are small town
churches. i'm not drumming up donation business for someone else.
i have heard other stories like what i said of the red cross. the
organization is like a corporate company who creates red tape to defer
giving funds to who they were meant for. there is no one to go to
about it. the only one that investigates stuff like this is the better
business bureau and the consumer affairs organization and i would have
to have times,dates, reciepts, etc.. etc... to file a complaint. i
don't have one personaly because i don't donate to them. there are too
many good local people and legitate organizations here in this small
town for me to overlook, and why would i look to donate to the red
cross when so many people i've talked to has had bad experiences with
them? i definity would not. i am not a regular donater to
organizations like this. i just wait until i know someone who tells me
their church or local employer is sending who-ever for
what-ever-the-cause, and i donate then.
good luck on your job. i have no idea what regulates donations in the
u.k., but i'm glad you can trust them. i'm not trying to discourage
others from donating, but they should look at some of the fine print
here in the u.s. before they put their money down.
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