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I just wanted to see how many people put their money where their mouth is as far as this disaster is concerned

I did.

We had a collection jar at my college

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I just wanted to see how many people put their money where their mouth is as far as this disaster is concerned
I didn't have enough left over after paying my bills and buying food to donate, but I've contacted the Red Cross about volunteering.

I didn't have enough left over after paying my bills and buying food to donate, but I've contacted the Red Cross about volunteering.
I understand that’s why that poll option is there :)

We will probably be collecting when I go back to school. Our school is always collecting for things. :rolleyes:

I didn't have enough left over after paying my bills and buying food to donate, but I've contacted the Red Cross about volunteering.

I would do so, however, one is bombarded with charitable requests on a daily basis, and I accordingly refuse to donate to charity at all, omitting the Royal British Legion

The University of Arkansas collected $21k on Saturday.

I'm most likely going to be involved with the NOLA clean up and reconstruction before the end of it all.

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I just wanted to see how many people put their money where their mouth is as far as this disaster is concerned
By the way, making the poll public probably wasn't the best idea, and as such, I won't be voting.

I gave no money. Instead, I gave my time.

I didnt give anything because I have better things to use my money and time on, then cleaning up a situation that Bush created with his cronies and incompetence.

I didn't.

Does that make me a bad person?

I'm sorry I didn't read the thread topic before polling. We donated to Catholic Charities, not the Red Cross...but, hey...it all goes to the folks who need it. I delivered a pint of O negative to the Red Cross though. :cool:

I donated a couple of bucks to the American Red Cross. Those people really do need our help and we should all do our best to help them.

I donated supplies, money, and time.

I didnt give anything because I have better things to use my money and time on, then cleaning up a situation that Bush created with his cronies and incompetence.

I've had enough of your trolling Caribel.
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I've had enough of your trolling Caribel.
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Finally! I was going to complain about him in moderation! Thanks for saving me the trouble Euroslavia1

By the way, making the poll public probably wasn't the best idea, and as such, I won't be voting.
If you are ashamed of your choice you are welcome to not vote (though if that was the case I might start analyzing why you feel that way)

There are certain things I refuse to make a public poll for but I figured maybe on this one it would make people a bit more honest, and not just vote top.

I donated supplies, money, and time.
Awsome I wish I had thought of supplies when making the poll (glad I put the other on there)

I didn't.

Does that make me a bad person?
Nope I was just curious ... there are times when I myself can not or wont donate as well

(in fact being honest in my opinion makes you a good person)

not to the red cross, but yes, in a sense. my husbands wages have been effectually garnished by the restauraunt he serves at by giving free/heavily discounted food to refugees that have been bussed to my town, meaning that he has not been receiving tips from a good portion of his tables, which, if we actually had it in our hands, would be donated to a charity of some kind anyhow, so we hold no ill will towards it, and it's nice that he gets to help these people out in some direct manner by giving them a tasty meal and a drink or two at a nice restaraunt. and i would've donated blood, but i've had a large fever for the past several days, so that wasn't an option.

not to the red cross, but yes, in a sense. my husbands wages have been effectually garnished by the restauraunt he serves at by giving free/heavily discounted food to refugees that have been bussed to my town, meaning that he has not been receiving tips from a good portion of his tables, which, if we actually had it in our hands, would be donated to a charity of some kind anyhow, so we hold no ill will towards it, and it's nice that he gets to help these people out in some direct manner by giving them a tasty meal and a drink or two at a nice restaraunt. and i would've donated blood, but i've had a large fever for the past several days, so that wasn't an option.
Wow I never even thought of that (personally having a lower minimum wage for tipped profession kind of pissed me off to start with) such a sneaky way for restaurant to effectively add a “hidden” charge for the service while keeping their menu prices relatively low (nothing against your husband)

While I like that the restaurant your husband works for is donating food (that’s AWSOME) if it were me I would raise the hard wages of the workers till the crisis is over and they can go back to more normal income and such

(though if that was the case I might start analyzing why you feel that way)
You don't have to analyze. I'll tell you. It's because I don't want to be judged on this forum by how much I do or do not give to the Red Cross. If you want, you can assume that I didn't give anything and that I don't care about NOLA at all, it's up to you, but by not voting, I force you to assume, and I think we all know the saying about assuming.

That said, you can't make a levee out of green-tinted cloth with old dead people's faces on them. You can't even make a levee out of metal coins with old dead people's faces on them. Somewhere, some time ago, people got you thinking that time is money. That's only because they instituted the $$/hr form of payment. Truth by told, time isn't money. Time is much more valuable.

Example: $100/hr is pretty good pay, right? Which would you rather have, $100, or 20 minutes with someone significant to you (parent, child, significant other, etc) who was dying?

This thread and poll analyzes people based solely on what monetary contributions they make.

Wow I never even thought of that (personally having a lower minimum wage for tipped profession kind of pissed me off to start with) such a sneaky way for restaurant to effectively add a “hidden” charge for the service while keeping their menu prices relatively low (nothing against your husband)

While I like that the restaurant your husband works for is donating food (that’s AWSOME) if it were me I would raise the hard wages of the workers till the crisis is over and they can go back to more normal income and such

yeah, a typical restaraunt owner raising the wages of his workers to be fair. that's fucking rich.
honestly, i think the only reason the owner of this particular restaraunt is doing it is for good PR. it's pretty much a coincidence for him that he's also doing a god thing for people. if he doesn't have any legal obligations to pay his waitstaff more than $2.13/hr (that's the minimum servers wage in texas, i'm aware that it is higher in many other places) then he won't. this is a guy who will openly admit to you that he'd turn the refridgerators off at night to save power if it wouldn't push the health inspectors over the edge. his heart is black as coal, i tell you.

i totally agree with you, by the by. but that's getting off-topic.

You don't have to analyze. I'll tell you. It's because I don't want to be judged on this forum by how much I do or do not give to the Red Cross. If you want, you can assume that I didn't give anything and that I don't care about NOLA at all, it's up to you, but by not voting, I force you to assume, and I think we all know the saying about assuming.

That said, you can't make a levee out of green-tinted cloth with old dead people's faces on them. You can't even make a levee out of metal coins with old dead people's faces on them. Somewhere, some time ago, people got you thinking that time is money. That's only because they instituted the $$/hr form of payment. Truth by told, time isn't money. Time is much more valuable.

Example: $100/hr is pretty good pay, right? Which would you rather have, $100, or 20 minutes with someone significant to you (parent, child, significant other, etc) who was dying?

This thread and poll analyzes people based solely on what monetary contributions they make.

That said, you can't make a levee out of green-tinted cloth with old dead people's faces on them. You can't even make a levee out of metal coins with old dead people's faces on them. Somewhere, some time ago, people got you thinking that time is money. That's only because they instituted the $$/hr form of payment. Truth by told, time isn't money. Time is much more valuable.

Example: $100/hr is pretty good pay, right? Which would you rather have, $100, or 20 minutes with someone significant to you (parent, child, significant other, etc) who was dying?
That’s all good and fine but those bits of green cloth and coins in our system can still be changed back into food and supplies

Time may be more valuable

But that money might buy a lot more time on this earth for people with a very short amount of it now, so they can spend some more time with their loved ones. As you imply that is defiantly worth more then those little bits of green paper and coins are to me

That’s all good and fine but those bits of green cloth and coins in our system can still be changed back into food and supplies

Time may be more valuable

But that money might buy a lot more time on this earth for people with a very short amount of it now, so they can spend some more time with their loved ones. As you imply that is defiantly worth more then those little bits of green paper and coins are to me
I was unaware that whatever it is that you believe in as a God (or whatever equivelent) accepted USDollars.

My wife volunteered at a local phone bank for the purpose of taking Red Cross donations. When I returned to town, after a business trip, we talked about the experience.

CNN, and Wolf Blitzer in particular, has highlighted racial issues in this disaster and relief operations so much that I started to wonder about a couple things. One of those things I wondered about was 'Who is contributing money?'. Caucasians in this country are being condemned as not caring about the blacks caught in New Orleans. Are blacks donating money to the relief efforts? That's a hard question to answer. No one really cares what the race of a contributor is, but the conversation with my wife was interesting.

She had mentioned that for a predominately black city, the phone bank didn't have very many black volunteers. On her shift it amounted to 2 out of 10 people. I guess she was serving with the few Caucasians that care about blacks, but what happened to the rest of the black folks in Atlanta. Don't they want to work towards a successful relief?

My guess is that those that are living in Atlanta share the same attitude as the folks that waited patiently in the Superdome for the government to do something. I'm afraid they may just consider this a 'government' problem and not something that they need to help with.

I hope not.

Donate until it hurts. Remember that there are a lot of folks that depend on that donation.

The argument, by the way, is not so much that it is a race issue entirely. (After all, Bush has plenty of rich black friends that are rich.) It's a race/class issue.

The argument, by the way, is not so much that it is a race issue entirely. (After all, Bush has plenty of rich black friends that are rich.) It's a race/class issue.
I'm really not trying to generate a race issue, as much as it appears that way. I'm just trying to square my (wife's) observations with what is being heavily reported and widely accused.

I'm really not trying to generate a race issue, as much as it appears that way. I'm just trying to square my (wife's) observations with what is being heavily reported and widely accused.
I understand that. But even though Wolf Blitzer isn't making it as clear as he should, to me it seems like he views it as more of a class issue, which in America, is unfortunately largely a race issue as well.

Nope I was just curious ... there are times when I myself can not or wont donate as well

(in fact being honest in my opinion makes you a good person)
Oh, ok. Fair enough :)

I'm sorry I didn't read the thread topic before polling. We donated to Catholic Charities, not the Red Cross...but, hey...it all goes to the folks who need it. I delivered a pint of O negative to the Red Cross though. :cool:
Good for you! While on site at the blood drive I did the money option & the pint o' blood as well. I confess ulterior motives tho' - I was bribed with coffie & donuts.

I just put in some hours at some shelter here, I donated some clothes and such too, no monies though...maybe if I had some >.>

I contributed $500, even though I will be moving, out of job and going to college in 2 weeks. I will also try an d give some time.

I prefer not to donate cash, which is all the Red Cross seems to want. I always think that my donation is going to pay the CEO, Marsha (Marty) Johnson Evans who according to the Red Cross website is a Military leader and public servant. I will serve the public too, for her salary...

$450,008.00 according to

http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm/bay/search.summary/orgid/3277.htm

Don't get me wrong, I think they are a great organization but I prefer to donate hard goods, like water and diapers and formula, etc...

SOMEONE's money has to be part of the $450k the CEO is making, and I don't feel good about it being my money.

I´ve got 950:-/month, I haven´t got enough money for most things.

I was unaware that whatever it is that you believe in as a God (or whatever equivelent) accepted USDollars.
Nope don’t believe in god … so keeping them alive to me DOES make them have longer with their family in my eyes … life is precious and really all we know for sure that we have
I just want to make sure they (especially those in trouble through no fault of their own … but even the ones that are) are at least given a chance if they are willing to take it.

I contributed $500, even though I will be moving, out of job and going to college in 2 weeks. I will also try an d give some time.
I am also a collage student (working on my doctorate now) … I know where ya are at.

I just put in some hours at some shelter here, I donated some clothes and such too, no monies though...maybe if I had some >.>
Absolutely … I forgot to add that option … sorry guys. Time and things like clothing are needed as well.

Nope don’t believe in god … so keeping them alive to me DOES make them have longer with their family in my eyes … life is precious and really all we know for sure that we have
I just want to make sure they (especially those in trouble through no fault of their own … but even the ones that are) are at least given a chance if they are willing to take it.
What I'm confused about is your equation of currency and vitality.

I haven't donated yet because of lack of funds on my credit card, but tomorrow (when I recieve money) I will be donating.

If I had a way over to NO and a means to still get my schoolwork done, I would go. But unfortunatly, neither of those looks like its coming true at the moment.

If I had a way over to NO and a means to still get my schoolwork done, I would go. But unfortunatly, neither of those looks like its coming true at the moment.
Which is why I'm attending Tulane for the Spring 2006 semester if they are able to move back into their NO campus.

I donated $50. Which option do I vote for?

I haven't donated yet because of lack of funds on my credit card, but tomorrow (when I recieve money) I will be donating.

If I had a way over to NO and a means to still get my schoolwork done, I would go. But unfortunatly, neither of those looks like its coming true at the moment.
Same if I was not required here because of school starting I would be there as well

I donated $50. Which option do I vote for?
Lol sorry for the typo the 50 – 100 instead of the 10 – 49 (what it should be)

I would donate about 15 dollars

Same if I was not required here because of school starting I would be there as well

Gah! School! Always in the way of more important things. Give me a car, a small trailer, and 500 USD and I'd be on my way right now.

Lol sorry for the typo the 50 – 100 instead of the 10 – 49 (what it should be)

Sorry to be a pain in the butt, but I did really donate $50. :)

Gah! School! Always in the way of more important things. Give me a car, a small trailer, and 500 USD and I'd be on my way right now.
No I am not just talking about my classes (getting my doctorate) … I would put those off

I am the networking guy for our collage of 13k people
Move in day was this weekend

We have 2700 new PC connections THIS WEEKEND ALONE

If I care to have a JOB come the end of the week I WILL be working (and more then likely 20+ hour days) on top of my classes

Sorry to be a pain in the butt, but I did really donate $50. :)
No problem :)

No I am not just talking about my classes (getting my doctorate) … I would put those off

I am the networking guy for our collage of 13k people
Move in day was this weekend

We have 2700 new PC connections THIS WEEKEND ALONE

If I care to have a JOB come the end of the week I WILL be working (and more then likely 20+ hour days) on top of my classes

Ouch. I'm just a dumb little freshamn taking classes. Unfortunatly, I don't have the money I need and I am on the "pay for performance" parent loan package. I preform, they pay for school.

Ouch. I'm just a dumb little freshamn taking classes. Unfortunatly, I don't have the money I need and I am on the "pay for performance" parent loan package. I preform, they pay for school.
Know that package well (my parents wouldn’t help me with the main cost but they offered to help for books … my dad is a big fan of earn your own way (if I had failed and ran out of money I am sure they would have actually helped … but I managed))

As such I don’t have a whole lot of cash nor time here either … cause I don’t take student loans so I have to make about 10 grand a semester for school roughly (that and bought a house)

I'll probably donate when I go back to school if they hold a charity (which they probably will)

I haven't donated and I won't, because the US is a rich country and as such does not need my money. There are other, more needy and deserving causes that I donate to.

I gave blood. Does that count?

I've been on the lookout for a jar or something to drop money in, but all the drives around here want upwards of $100, and I really just don't have that right now.

Yep, $30.00. Always good to lend a helping hand.

The Red Cross has been getting an automatic withdrawal out of my bank account every month for several years. Once per year (usually in late fall or winter) I give additional larger sums of money, up to $500, to the Red Cross, World Vision, and my local food drive. I also donate blood regularly.

I do not give extra for high-profile disasters, because there are always disasters. Nothing makes the victims of Hurricane Katrina or last December's tsunami any more deserving of my money than the victims of the un-noticed and forgotten ice storms, floods, plagues, droughts, wars, earthquakes etc that happen constantly throughout the world.

Edit: Oh yeah, I also give $500 per year to the United Way. But I make a good wage and have no dependents, so I can afford this stuff.

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I just wanted to see how many people put their money where their mouth is as far as this disaster is concerned

I donated.

Helped pack three tractor trailers of supplies.

Gave blood. I offered semen too, but they said it wasn't THAT kind of emergency. :(

350 right out of my savings yall. Im 17, with little casha s it is, but you know, as a Christian, we're always taught to give what we have, and even with being broke, im still better off. If i could afford more I'd giv eit.

Not yet; I have to make sure my mortgage clears first, then I will probably throw in whatever I've got left. I usually give to local charities, but even they are throwing in a portion of their donations so I might as well give it to the Red Cross.

i donated 200 and my company matched 2 dollars to my 1, so that's 600 i guess :P tho i only voted in the 100-249 range.

i'd go there, but i have school that i can't leave. if they still need help in jan/etc and my company will help me go there, i'll go. otherwise not.

A weeks pay to the Red Cross. Smaller donations to A&P and Lowes who are collecting at check out. Catholic Charities at church.Non perishable canned food, rice & pasta.
Blood.

I didn't give any money to the Red Cross, and no one in my family has given any money to the Red Cross. Why? Because they're not really an aid organization- they're a political bureaucratic body, so instead we gave to the local Catholic Church. My family's worked in aid for years, and they've never seen a Red Cross worker or even someone who's seen a Red Cross Worker. If you want your money to do any good, give it to AmeriCares or one of the ultra-efficient Mormon charities (you might not agree with their proselytizing, like I don't, but they save people and that's all that matters in my opinion).

My two cents on why I didn't give anything to the Red Cross but to other people instead.

Well Greill, I don't know where your people work, but I sure as hell have seen the Red Cross at large. They do good work.

It angers me to no end when people denigrate the Red Cross. They are one of the finest aid organizations in the world. Yes, they have had their problems, I will not deny that, but when there is a disaster, they are there. Provided of course that it is reasonably safe for them to be there and the local government lets them in.