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Originally posted by hellboy
Well, The Red Cross hasnt given me any reason not to trust them thus far. Please......no stories. I dont want to start feeling bad and worried about a good deed. I have a good friend that works for them and he'll keep me posted on the tracking of my money. I'd like to think there's good in everyone. Even if it be a little good.:rolleyes:
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I wouldn't worry about it HB...hopefully all is good and your donation will be used for the purposes intended :)
I've always donated to the Red Cross, and I've never second guessed it...they're reputable (from what I understand), and they're almost always the organization suggested to make donations to in a disaster...
The fact of the matter is...that you NEVER really know what happens to your money when you donate to something...however, if you donate to an established organization...you have to try and trust that they're going to do the right thing...
And you know what? If something shady goes on, and somebody uses your donation for something other than its intended purpose...you're not going to know about it ;) So...you can rest assured that *YOU* did the right thing...that you tried to make a difference...that you went into it with a good heart...what happens after that, is very unfortunately, out of your control. It's sad, and I don't agree with it...as you want to make sure your donation is being used for the purposes intended...however, we just never really know...
HAUNTED-I'm not sure what you meant when you said that you donated to the Red Cross and then never heard from them again...so they "stole it officially" (your money)....I'm not sure how never hearing from them equates stealing...I never hear from anyone I donate to! LOL ;) But anyway, elaborate! Cause that's not cool if that's what happened...however, there's good and bad in everything...and hopefully if you had a bad experience with them, it was a fairly isolated incident :(