[meet] Ask verb: Where Do You Donate?
This week, we asked the verb [ICT] writers where they direct their spare change during the holidays.
When I give money, I give to the United Way. Lots of local nonprofit agencies receive help from the United Way, so you get to help out multiple causes with one donation. – Denise Grays
I like to give to our local Red Cross. It’s not just because I worked there for eight and a half years. Well, that does make me biased. But I am biased because I’ve seen the organization at work. The Red Cross helps victims of house fires and other disasters, teaches lifesaving CPR and first aid, and takes the elderly to the doctor. Everything they do is compassion in action. – Andrea Anglin
Barnes and Noble has a program where you can donate books to kids in the Head Start program. The average price is around $4. To put that in perspective, the average Black Friday PS3 game costs the same as 10 of these books. And it hits me that there are kids for whom a new book would be great. I’m sure those same kids would love a video game or RC Car, but they’ll be happy with a book. I can’t help but chip in and buy a number of books. It makes me want to do more. – Matt Tharp
My best friend Jen and I take a name of a person served with developmental disabilities who does not have family or extra money off of the Angel Tree at work. Then we purchase gifts so they will have something to open on Christmas morning. This is a cause close to my heart because my clients bring so much joy to my life every day and I’m just happy to be able to bring them something to make their Christmas a happy one. – Carly Holmes
One way I support causes is to purchase greetings cards. I don’t mean school fundraisers, but cards from organizations like Independent Living Resource Center, KMUW, NPR, Monart School of Art, Ten Thousand Villages, Unicef and other non-profits that sell them to generate revenue. I send a lot of handwritten thank-you notes at work and get many positive comments when I use cards that I’ve purchased from nonprofit organizations. – Kris Schindler
Around this time of year, I always try to direct a few bucks in the direction of Feeding America (the charity formerly known as America’s Second Harvest). A small donation goes a long way toward providing a meal to the hungry around the country. – Steph Barnard
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This time of year I always do my best to donate to Child’s Play charity (www.childsplaycharity.org). They take donations and provide video games to kids in hospitals based off of the hospital’s wish-lists. There’s a Child’s Play hospital in Kansas City, so I feel like my money stays pretty close to home.
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