On Thu, Dec 29, 2011 at 2:24 PM, Larry Colen <[email protected]> wrote: > I've read various things about the Salvation Army engaging in too much > activism regarding their donations than I like. If they disapprove of the > content of a book or something, they'll destroy it and throw it away rather > than giving it to another charity that could use it. Likewise they engage in > a bit too much anti-gay activism for my taste.
I agree ... I don't drop things there very often. Sometimes I do because they are the only ones who will take it and, despite the negative aspects of their "mission", they do provide help for many who need it. "Wheat is never harvested without some chaff" and all that. The books I've disposed of go first to Ebay, the remainder to a used bookseller where I get credit for what they can use. Once that has filtered them, I drop the remainder (usually very few) at the Good Will right down the street from the bookseller, or straight into a dumpster. I've disposed of many books, but I have never considered the Salvation Army a good place to do that. -- Godfrey godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
