Quote Originally Posted by Pax View Post
Indy - I got so tired of the way money was wasted by all the big charities I just stopped giving. Now it's all local, right down to the personal level... my sister in law's younger sister has cancer, so I send her money to help out with expenses. A friend from a motorcycling forum has a disabled daughter, I buy up fun stuff and send it along with some money to help out with her expenses. Local animal shelter needs supplies I buy a bunch and haul it over there. Just feels better to skip the "middle man".
This is exactly how I feel. I had someone ask me to donate to Run for the Cure. She's using it as motivation to get fit. So I told her I wouldn't donate any money but that I would give her some donated coaching time. It's all about keeping it local and real.