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Title: Charities?
Post by: Reagan on March 19, 2007, 10:42:03 pm: Quote from: FrankZappa;139016
good to hear from you Reagan! Hope the west coast is treating you well.

It\'s treating me as well as it can. We had a dry winter, so fire season may be interesting. I got one of those "We haven\'t heard from you in forever, please stop by" emails a week or so ago and decided to check this site out again. Prior to the other night I hadn\'t been on since 2005. Whoops. I also refused to get internet for a year, but now I need it for work.

As for the comments about the shoes...yeah, I wear heels to work and take them off. I walk around my office barefoot most of the time. Luckily I haven\'t hit a staple yet.

"Walk A Mile..." is a great event and a lot of fun watching the guys try to walk in 4 inch heels. Several guys came up to me and said they respect me more because it sucked and they were in pain.

The guy I dragged into it bought his own shoes and they were wedges, so he kind of cheated. He was skipping down the road enjoying himself.

Hope you\'re well, Paul.
Title: Charities?
Post by: FrankZappa on March 19, 2007, 05:07:01 pm: mommy, where do cankles come from?
Title: Charities?
Post by: jocelyn on March 19, 2007, 11:42:32 am: Long term regular use also causes a shortening of the calf muscle which causes problems down the road.
Title: Charities?
Post by: Todd on March 19, 2007, 11:14:51 am: Quote from: FreeSpirit;139077
they slenderize the leg by adding length and also make the ass appear more curved and lifted, which some women do need help with! ;)

So does going to the gym :duck:
Title: Charities?
Post by: FreeSpirit on March 19, 2007, 09:39:54 am: Quote from: oldnewbie;139021
they are stupid stupid shoes that mostly look stupid and serve little or no purpose. is it me?

:lol: so true! I can\'t wear them for an entire night and usually end up barefoot at some point! There is a purpose for them, however - they slenderize the leg by adding length and also make the ass appear more curved and lifted, which some women do need help with! ;)
Title: Charities?
Post by: oldnewbie on March 18, 2007, 08:30:27 pm: "the girls walk by...dressed up for each other....."
Title: Charities?
Post by: FrankZappa on March 18, 2007, 08:15:57 pm: post modern western equivalent to chinese foot binding imo.
Title: Charities?
Post by: oldnewbie on March 18, 2007, 09:27:37 am: Quote from: Reagan;138996
Here are a couple of charities that I hold near and dear to me...

Children\'s Hunger Fund http://childrenshungerfund.org/ (http://Children\'s Hunger Fund) I have two friends who work there and I\'ve taken part in their Holiday Toy Wrap. What an amazing event.

And then a local-to-CA charity is the Valley Trauma Center http://www.valleytraumacenter.org/ (http://Valley Trauma Center) They deal with Sexual Assault and Crisis Intervention. I\'m currently in training to become a **** Crisis Advocate with them. They have an event called Walk A Mile In Her Shoes http://walkamileinhershoes.org/ (http://Walk A Mile In Her Shoes) where men walk for one mile in women\'s high heel shoes to both raise money and awareness. I took part in it two years ago and it\'s a powerful event. I believe there is one in CT raising money for a local organization similar to the VTC.

hijack.....is it me...or do women wear the stupidest shoes. i would give money to an event like this...but i would never wear high heels....and there are some women that look amazing in high heels....but who really cares.....they are stupid stupid shoes that mostly look stupid and serve little or no purpose. is it me?
Title: Charities?
Post by: FrankZappa on March 18, 2007, 06:53:41 am: good to hear from you Reagan! Hope the west coast is treating you well.
Title: Charities?
Post by: Reagan on March 17, 2007, 09:53:03 pm: Here are a couple of charities that I hold near and dear to me...

Children\'s Hunger Fund http://childrenshungerfund.org/ (http://Children\'s Hunger Fund) I have two friends who work there and I\'ve taken part in their Holiday Toy Wrap. What an amazing event.

And then a local-to-CA charity is the Valley Trauma Center http://www.valleytraumacenter.org/ (http://Valley Trauma Center) They deal with Sexual Assault and Crisis Intervention. I\'m currently in training to become a **** Crisis Advocate with them. They have an event called Walk A Mile In Her Shoes http://walkamileinhershoes.org/ (http://Walk A Mile In Her Shoes) where men walk for one mile in women\'s high heel shoes to both raise money and awareness. I took part in it two years ago and it\'s a powerful event. I believe there is one in CT raising money for a local organization similar to the VTC.
Title: Charities?
Post by: FrankZappa on March 08, 2007, 05:26:13 am: Quote from: oldnewbie;137713
just for the record, in my business i see the red cross do many many things for people during times of overwhelming personal crisis....i\'m just saying......

i sure hope i don\'t see them tonight ;)

I\'d like to hope you wouldn\'t see then any night, but it is what it is. I agree with both you and jocelyn; they do good work some times, but the organization could definetly be run better.

Drew, tell your mom thanks for the info, but I\'ll take a rain check on the presentation ;)
Title: Charities?
Post by: oldnewbie on March 08, 2007, 02:20:22 am: just for the record, in my business i see the red cross do many many things for people during times of overwhelming personal crisis....i\'m just saying......

i sure hope i don\'t see them tonight ;)
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Post by: Overexjoesure on March 08, 2007, 01:50:31 am: Paul don\'t donate to a local charity, or any charity for that matter. Make our dreams come true, buy The Breakfast and force them to play Inca Roads every show for the rest of their career.
Title: Charities?
Post by: Drew_Kingsley on March 07, 2007, 09:26:10 pm: My mother works for the United Way out of Hartford. I mentioned this discussion to her so she would think that I talk about than beer and boobies. Here is what she said.

- First and most obviously, figure out a cause/service that appeals to you.
- Are you looking for direct service (i.e. food pantry), advocacy (lobbying Congress) or research (cure cancer)
- In Connecticut, call 211, who will then give you a list of agencies to check
out that meet your needs.

Make sure the charity is legitimate: http://www.charitynavigator.com

Also check out the charity\'s 990 Form at http://www.guidestar.org which will tell you if they are financial viable. This will tell you (among other things) what percentage of your money will go to the program and not administration/advertising/fund raising expenses. 75% is considered a good percentage.

Mom\'s got a full 20-minute presentation if you care that much.
Title: Charities?
Post by: FrankZappa on March 07, 2007, 07:32:38 pm: our country was harvested by slave labor and manufactured by child labor. The textile mills in the north especially used teenage and younger girls quite a bit. And then there was that horrible fire in new york city. :sigh:
Title: Charities?
Post by: Spacey on March 07, 2007, 05:01:10 pm: No our country was built on Slave labor sprikled with child labor.

The problem with companies with Nike is they outsource to save money although they receive tax breaks. I haven\'t worn Nike for many years for a few reasons. Nike was asked if they had a plant built in the US that they did not have to pay for but had to supply labor would they open it and use it. Nike\'s response was No because they didn\'t want to pay minimum wage.
Title: Charities?
Post by: kindm's on March 07, 2007, 04:53:28 pm: Quote from: jocelyn;137641
Probably. But they have been busted more than once for using child labor in sweat shops. Porbably so have other brands I wear, but I try to stay somewhat aware...

Whats wrong with child labor ?

Our friggin country was built on child labor.
Title: Charities?
Post by: FreeSpirit on March 07, 2007, 04:12:25 pm: On a serious note, another good charity I\'ve donated to in the past is the Oak Hill Center for the Blind... they\'re located in Hartford, and have done a lot of great community-based support for people with disabilities. Before my dad passed away, he went completely blind - this charity funded his business & he was able to work as a coffee-shop owner at a courthouse in New Britain. Oak Hill gave him a bill reader, talking cash register, and many other items that helped him have a successful business.
http://www.ciboakhill.org/OH05/index.htm
Title: Charities?
Post by: jocelyn on March 07, 2007, 04:11:38 pm: Probably. But they have been busted more than once for using child labor in sweat shops. Porbably so have other brands I wear, but I try to stay somewhat aware...
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Post by: derickw on March 07, 2007, 04:05:50 pm: Quote from: jocelyn;137627
Those are pretty sick shoes. Except for I won[t wear Nikes.

what do they do animal testing or something
Title: Charities?
Post by: jocelyn on March 07, 2007, 03:40:26 pm: Those are pretty sick shoes. Except for I won[t wear Nikes.
Title: Charities?
Post by: kindm's on March 07, 2007, 11:39:37 am: Quote from: davepeck;137558
The Breakfast != Dave

Dave you are kind of the 4th or 5th member depending on the year IMHO.

I think i\'ll start referring to you as Clarence.

"Hey Ron, let\'s get rid of Clarence and steal all of his good ideas!"
Title: Charities?
Post by: davepeck on March 07, 2007, 09:48:13 am: The Breakfast != Dave
Title: Charities?
Post by: FrankZappa on March 07, 2007, 09:40:52 am: yea, but dave doesn\'t have a tax id. :shrug:

actually, knowing dave, he probably does. :P

as for the shoes, if I was cori I\'d say you had me pegged.
Title: Charities?
Post by: davepeck on March 07, 2007, 09:07:38 am: (https://thebreakfast.info/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.toothpastefordinner.com%2Ffiscal-responsibility.jpg&hash=44ff7964b3201dd1366582d48eaeabba1053f21a)
Title: Charities?
Post by: FreeSpirit on March 07, 2007, 08:25:02 am: wait - isn\'t donating to the Breakfast considered charitable? ;)

:/thread:
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Post by: FrankZappa on March 07, 2007, 05:39:09 am: Quote from: wildcoyote;137480
I think you should buy a boat.

:finger:

Thank you for all your advice. I have decided to put all 100% of the funds into the Newt Gingrich exploratory committee fund for the 2008 election.
Title: Charities?
Post by: jking on March 06, 2007, 08:05:27 pm: i figured i\'d better own up... :lol:
Title: Charities?
Post by: jocelyn on March 06, 2007, 08:04:43 pm: Quote from: jking;137504
i did some work for them

I knew it! ;)
Title: Charities?
Post by: jking on March 06, 2007, 08:01:27 pm: fair enough. i did some work for them when i was in politics and i found them to be one of the few places that actually could change/push agendas at the capital. no, they didn\'t get people to go to smithfield and clean up the stream, but they did get smithfield hams (pretty much any \'virginia ham\' you\'ve ever had at xmas) tons of negative publicity, fined millions of dollars and forced them to change their waste dumping practices as a result. now, things are growing in that stream again with no fear of it being re-polluted. and everything - fish, animal, bird, plant, everything- in that stream had died off and still would be gone if they hadn\'t. to me, that\'s much more profound than folks sending a few days working clean up, for instance. not more immediate, but more lasting.

however, since there are SOME aspects that you don\'t agree with, then certainly don\'t support them financially. as you alluded, you can\'t tell them where and how to spend your money. there are always other ways to support and get done what you want!
Title: Charities?
Post by: jocelyn on March 06, 2007, 07:53:05 pm: Well... I don\'t support ALL of what the Sierra Club is about. Therefore I cannot support ALL of their political lobbying. And I am not willing to pay people to lobby for something I don\'t agree with. Besides, TOO MUCH of their money goes there, when it could be used in other ways which would have a much more immediate and profound effect.

My biggest issue is the way they have misrepresented to me where my money was going to go. (Probably assuming I wasn\'t going to do my research...)

I also have a few friends who worked for them and have some pretty negative stories to tell. I\'m not going to get into this though, as I don\'t remember all of the details.
Title: Charities?
Post by: jking on March 06, 2007, 07:47:26 pm: re: sierra club~ if you know what the sierra club supports, then you know what their lobbyists are supporting. ergo, if you support what sierra is doing, then give them your money, since trying to make any sort of non-local environmental change without lobbyists is simply impossible. its not like they are hiring lobbyists who then go out and do whatever they like. and frankly, a national charity *without* a lobbyist/s is not one i\'d have anything to do with, since no matter what, they aren\'t going to be able to influence law. hell, any local chairty without a state level lobbyist is a waste of money, too, unless they are just collecting and redistributing money/items and not actually trying to make a change.

that being said, local charities are generally preferable, as their admin costs are usually lower and thus more money actually goes to what you want it to go to, not just salaries and whatnot.
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Post by: Stephengencs on March 06, 2007, 07:44:55 pm: ahhhhh, now that is the pic i was lookin for.........

"furious george!...what have they done to your beautiful face?"
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Post by: jocelyn on March 06, 2007, 07:44:10 pm: Quote from: kindm\'s;137478
Do you get paid ?

I always see folks saying you can get paid to donate blood.

Nope. Not sure how I would go about doing that.

I can get paid for Plasma Apheresis, but I have only done that once. Left massive welts on both of my arms. I\'m going to stick to regular blood donation.
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Post by: Spacey on March 06, 2007, 07:42:50 pm: (https://thebreakfast.info/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fandyvogel.com%2Fimages%2Ffuriousgeorge.jpg&hash=fbc881449883f151eb88fd003a04d4547dab6853)
Title: Charities?
Post by: Stephengencs on March 06, 2007, 07:22:53 pm: Quote from: wildcoyote;137480
I think you should buy a boat.

Then throw a big party in international waters where we can gamble on monkey knife fights.....

(https://thebreakfast.info/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi113.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fn201%2Fstephengencs%2Fmonkeyknifefight.jpg&hash=30443ef039fc2dfcb41ac7dba00826b0c86d2c67)
Title: Charities?
Post by: wildcoyote on March 06, 2007, 05:41:03 pm: I think you should buy a boat.
Title: Charities?
Post by: kindm's on March 06, 2007, 05:33:44 pm: Quote from: jocelyn;137445
Doesn\'t surprise me one bit.

Also notorious for throwing away pints and pints of blood at a time because they don\'t get it to where it needs to go fast enough/don\'t follow the correct procedure and end up having to pitch it. I still give them my blood every 8 weeks though. When I remember. I figure they should get it since it is such mighty blood.

Do you get paid ?

I always see folks saying you can get paid to donate blood.

I have a strange fear of needles. Not sure where it comes from tho.

"I know all that and I am. I\'m getting rid of a nice chunk of my morgage with a large principle only payment amongst some other things, and I will be saving also. The mortgage payment will save me more than anything else ever would. Eitherway, let\'s just say there is more than enough to give to charity after all of that. I\'m not talking tons, but more than enough. Regardless (like how I used the right word there Jocelyn? ) though, it was money I was not expecting which to me means automatically a portion of it should go to charities. It\'s just a question of how much and to whom."

That is really cool. congrats.

We have been pretty charitable this past 12 months or so. Kim donated her car to American Cancer Society. My old car is going to them as well. And we have been dropping clothes off at the local drop point. It is nice to know that they might be able to do something with the stuff instead of us just throwing it away
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Post by: FrankZappa on March 06, 2007, 04:46:03 pm: Quote from: kindm\'s;137399
But in all seriousness. If you are getting extra money I would highly suggest investing in your future. I am not really sure how old you are etc but having a safety net regardless of size is always a great idea. Giving to charity is always a nice idea and I am not trying to take away from that.

You could easily place the $ in a CD and earn some money off of it especially if you don\'t need it right now. Just roll it over each time it comes up. You will have to pay a small amount of capitol gains tax but it would be worth it to have it for a rainy day so to speak

I know all that and I am. I\'m getting rid of a nice chunk of my morgage with a large principle only payment amongst some other things, and I will be saving also. The mortgage payment will save me more than anything else ever would. Eitherway, let\'s just say there is more than enough to give to charity after all of that. I\'m not talking tons, but more than enough. Regardless (like how I used the right word there Jocelyn? :biggrin:) though, it was money I was not expecting which to me means automatically a portion of it should go to charities. It\'s just a question of how much and to whom.
Title: Charities?
Post by: antbach on March 06, 2007, 04:43:26 pm: Quote
donations are being accepted for the Giavanna Kersulis
Scholarship at San Diego State University.

Checks are made payable to "The Campanile Foundation" and sent to:

Dr. Marian Liebowitz, Chair, Scholarship Committee
School of Music and Dance
San Diego State University
5500 Campanile Drive
San Diego, CA 92182-7902

I know nothing about charities and which are good to donate to. Most of my donations go to the Mashantuckett Pequots and Mohegans of southeastern Connecticut.
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Post by: jocelyn on March 06, 2007, 03:46:14 pm: Quote from: leith;137444
The Red Cross is also notorious for misappropriating funds.

Doesn\'t surprise me one bit.

Also notorious for throwing away pints and pints of blood at a time because they don\'t get it to where it needs to go fast enough/don\'t follow the correct procedure and end up having to pitch it. I still give them my blood every 8 weeks though. When I remember. I figure they should get it since it is such mighty blood.
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Post by: leith on March 06, 2007, 03:41:41 pm: The Red Cross is also notorious for misappropriating funds.

Paul I would find a local charity to donate to. More of a chance your money will do some direct and immediate help.
Title: Charities?
Post by: postom on March 06, 2007, 03:37:35 pm: gotcha

thanks for the info
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Post by: jocelyn on March 06, 2007, 03:30:20 pm: Sierra Club and Environmental Defense both spend a huge amount of your money on political lobbyists. This is not what they tell you when they come asking for your money however. And I just cannot deal with the idea of giving any lobbyist my money without approving them and their agenda first.

As far as the Red Cross goes... well, that\'s just a personal thing. After Hurricane Katrina, my family decided to give all of the money that we would normally spend on Christmas gifts to The Red Cross\' Hurricane Relief Fund. I gave several hundred dollars. More than I usually spend at Christmas. My parents gave quite a bit more than that. And you would think that that money would be seriously needed, and put to good use quickly. Nope. It was almost a YEAR before the checks were cashed. However, they did send me a "thanks for your donation" letter in the mail almost immediately, complete with an envelope and a request for another donation. :rolleyes:
Title: Charities?
Post by: postom on March 06, 2007, 02:55:40 pm: if you\'re donate to planned parenthood, may i also recommend

http://www.myspace.com/emafund
http://www.nnaf.org/funds/ema/

Quote from: jocelyn;137390
Do NOT donate to:

Sierra Club
Environmental Defense Network
The Red Cross

why? i\'m not saying i donate to them or whatever, i\'m just curious as to the reasoning behind this.
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Post by: Gfunk on March 06, 2007, 01:53:26 pm: Bwahahahaha!:lol: thanks i got a good laugh outta that.
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Post by: kindm's on March 06, 2007, 01:48:03 pm: I came to my senses.

HOOKERS & BLOW
Title: Charities?
Post by: sallyalli on March 06, 2007, 01:41:11 pm: The ASPCA is always looking for $$, or maybe to some local animal shelters. Who does not like animals?
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Post by: Stephengencs on March 06, 2007, 01:22:15 pm: If I were to ever come into money, the charities I would donate to would include:

Any charity for Lupus research
St Jude\'s Children\'s Fund
Planned Parenthood

and of course,

Space City Affair, LLC d/b/a The Breakfast (probably the charity with the MOST DIRE NEED for some funds) ;)
Title: Charities?
Post by: BennyBoomers on March 06, 2007, 01:00:01 pm: I work at the United Way of Greater New Haven and we are always looking for donations. Money given to the United Way helps better the community and people in Greater New Haven. I think this would be a good place to donate seeing as though so many of us are from this area, and the money would go directly to helping people from New Haven and surrounding towns. Please give it some thought. If you have any questions or want to chat about it my phone number is (203) 228-8747 or you can e-mail me at bmitchell@uwgnh.org

May Peace and Love surround you!
Title: Charities?
Post by: kindm's on March 06, 2007, 12:18:33 pm: NORML - http://www.norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=7191

They will also help you if u are ever in trouble so it is a win win

American Cancer Society - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/DON/DON_0.asp?gclid=CJ7ogpPT4IoCFRs9gAodC2RppA

But in all seriousness. If you are getting extra money I would highly suggest investing in your future. I am not really sure how old you are etc but having a safety net regardless of size is always a great idea. Giving to charity is always a nice idea and I am not trying to take away from that.

You could easily place the $ in a CD and earn some money off of it especially if you don\'t need it right now. Just roll it over each time it comes up. You will have to pay a small amount of capitol gains tax but it would be worth it to have it for a rainy day so to speak
Title: Charities?
Post by: wildcoyote on March 06, 2007, 12:13:23 pm: This may be helpful for research. It rates numerous charties and gives a brief run down of how they spend their money.
http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm (http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm)

Personally, I like to give to impoverished childern. I\'m proving Dane Cook wrong. A couple of years ago one of those commericals really got me.

http://www.savethechildren.org/ (http://www.savethechildren.org/)

http://www.christianchildrensfund.org/sponsorship/sponsorEntry.aspx?moken=nofda41 (http://www.christianchildrensfund.org/sponsorship/sponsorEntry.aspx?moken=nofda41)
Title: Charities?
Post by: davepeck on March 06, 2007, 12:04:28 pm: http://www.autismspeaks.org

http://www.cancer.org/

https://www.imusranchfoods.com/index1.aspx?BD=18159
Title: Charities?
Post by: Mark on March 06, 2007, 11:45:11 am: I have the National Multiple Slcerosis walk coming up in April if you want to sponsor me.

Cheshire Relay for Life/American Cancer Society in June.

The Foundation for a Cure for Mitochondrial Disease is also a good one. This foundation was started by a Cheshire family who lost their 13 year old daughter to this rare disease. I strongly support this one, because based on recent reports, they are really making progress.

http://mitocure.org/HomePage.asp (http://mitocure.org/HomePage.asp)
Title: Charities?
Post by: jocelyn on March 06, 2007, 11:18:16 am: Do NOT donate to:

Sierra Club
Environmental Defense Network
The Red Cross

St Jude\'s is a good one... I have done stuff for them in the past (horse-related money raising)
Title: Charities?
Post by: FreeSpirit on March 06, 2007, 06:36:44 am: Two of my personal favorites are:
1)Saint Jude Children\'s Hospital... no child there is turned away because of a parent\'s inability to pay for services
2)& also American Diabetes Association, for obvious reasons! ;)

Good luck choosing a charity - all would benefit from a donation!
Title: Charities?
Post by: FrankZappa on March 06, 2007, 06:13:35 am: So I recently found out I will be inheriting some money, and I plan on donating (yea, I\'ll get you to peck, calm down) some of it once I figure out what\'s what after taxes. I\'m wondering what charities people like around here. Obviously I\'m looking for larger properly run organizations with tax ids and a breakdown of how moneys will be distributed, web links ideally so I can research as well. I\'ll be giving some to the Meriden pet shelter that Cori was talking about recently, but I\'d like to spread it among a few organizations.

So who likes what, and no personal groveling. I will not be donating to the human fund (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_human_fund). :P

(awaiting sarcastic responses\' from Freddie and serious ones from Marcial, Leith and AlZ)

Additionally, I suggest all of you donate what you can out of your tax returns if possible. It\'s always best to give whenever you can, you never know when you will be on the other side.