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[vicarz]

Thank you very much for your tax-deductible donation to the American Red Cross. Your generous support means the most to the families who rely on Red Cross to help them through some of the most difficult times of their lives. Together, we can save a life.

Please print and retain this donation receipt for your records.

Gift Information
Amount: $x.00
Donation Fund: International Response Fund

International Response Fund:
You can help those affected by the recent tsunamis in South Asia, the humanitarian crisis in Sudan and Chad, and countless other crises around the world each year by making a financial gift. This fund enables us to provide immediate and long-term support through supplies, technical assistance, and other support to those in need.

I stand by the idea that babbling on LJ is not just a waste of breath. I watched the news and for some insane reason it hadn't occurred to me to donate until a couple people mentioned the idea or that they had...fucking duh, but I finally caught up a little. If this is your wake up call...

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YAY! Good for you

[tiana67.livejournal.com]

I donated to Red Cross (IRF) & also to Doctors without Borders....I figure between the 2, they can hopefully get what they need to help people.

Re: YAY! Good for you

[vicar.livejournal.com]

Doctors w/o borders fairs far better on administrative expenses

Red cross: http://www.give.org/reports/arc.asp
Funds to: Program 82%, Fund raising / admin 4% each, Increase in assets 10% (huh?)

Doctors: crap not listed...still the 82% isn't bad, but I think Doctors is a cool charity if my memory is any good at all. I gave them $bling$ this year already as a regular part of the routine.

Re: YAY! Good for you

[tiana67.livejournal.com]

The thing I really liked about the donation to Doctors was that I could be very specific that I wanted the money to go to the Tsunami disaster & they also have a chart that shows you exactly what $AMOUNT will do and they give reports of what/ how many supplies/ people are where

Unlike you, I was behind in my donation decisions this year & I usually give to much smaller foundations (Lupus, FOHA, etc.) This is my first time donation to Red Cross even.....