If you had $250,000 to donate, where would you spend it?

[efhmc]

Four North Carolina donors give $250,000 for Bush inaugural.

[roguevalley]

1. at our food bank locally.

[efhmc]

3. What a blessing that would be. Can you imagine the excitement?

[mr_hat]

2. My company, GoDaddy.com, gave $250,000 for tsunami relief. >

The company I work for, that is.

[efhmc]

5. Helping human suffering versus adding to the fat cats' party, what a

difficult choice. You work for one great company.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. That's obscene.

Considering all the suffering and need in the world, if I had $250K to donate, it sure wouldn't go for some fat cat political assholes' party.

[Skittles]

6. SOP for Bush Whores

who gives a shit if we are "at war"???

[efhmc]

8. Hi Skittles. Well, of course the Duers get it, but I really want to know

if you had it to give, how would you distribute it?

[Skittles]

25. damn double posts!

they fix facial deformities on poor children world-wide, and work with the local community medical staff to teach them how to do the work. They are amazing and change the lives of children sometimes in as little as 45 minutes (for cleft palates). :D

[efhmc]

27. What good work so many humans do to help others. Glad that I am

getting reminded of that this evening by my fellow DUers and I guess my lonely 25 or 50 bucks will still help out. But as usual, I am totally disgusted by the repukes.

[Skittles]

29. every donation counts

all those little ones usually add up to be more than the big ones :D

[Skittles]

26. I'd donate it to Operation Smiles

they fix facial deformities on poor children world-wide, and work with the local community medical staff to teach them how to do the work. They are amazing and change the lives of children (and sometimes adults) sometimes in as little as 45 minutes (for cleft palates). :D

[efhmc]

7. Great minds do think alike. We used the same term for the same

disgusting behavior.

[melnjones]

9. Right now,

I'd take the $250,000, buy up the old dilapidated HUD properties in my city, renovate them, and start a program to sell the properties at low prices to low-income individuals and families.

[efhmc]

12. That is not only a good idea for helping but would have an ongoing,

positive impact on your community.

[melnjones]

18. My city is in such bad shape...

I'm buying a house (made an offer today!!!! My first house too!!) and have been looking at different homes for sale in the area that are in my price range. Granted, my price range is $30,000 and under, because I'm going to renovate the house. Take a look at these properties...
http://www.realtor.com/FindHome/HomeListings.asp?mlsttl=&frm=bymap&pgnum=1&mls=xmls&js=on&target=&ct=Anderson&st=IN&sbint=&sbls=&sblo=&lnksrc=SRP-ModSearch&areaid=3159&mnsqft=&fid=so&vtsort=&mnprice=0&mxprice=30000&mnbed=0&mnbath=0&typ=1&typ=2&typ=4&typ=3&poe=realtor&x=16&y=9
Please look at this link. It's unlike anything you've probably ever seen before- the sheer number of dilapidated houses, the ridiculously low prices they are listed at, and the fact that most of these houses have been vacant for years and no one will buy them. Instead they get rented for $300-$500 a month to poor families who can't afford to make a downpayment and pay closing costs for a mortgage, or who simply have bad credit. I could cry for my city...I honestly think it's one of the most economically depressed cities in the nation. This is what you get when GM starts outsourcing all its jobs, folks. We used to be a wealthy manufacturing town, now the city is, well, not in good shape.

[efhmc]

21. If there was ever any sadder indication of what is wrong with our

country, I do not know what it is. That is tragic. Wish I had money and lived closer. What a waste; of people and talent and resources. That is an example of the worse side of capitalism.

[MsTryska]

94. i can't believe how old those homes are.

if i had 250K i would buy them all up and fix them up. and then rent to own them out. like little dollhouses.

[melnjones]

99. :-) Thanks

Some of them are in our historic district and were once absolutely beautiful, but they've been reduced to slums. By law renovations done on homes in the historic district must first be approved and must follow certain guidelines, making the whole process even more cumbersome and expensive. Instead of preserving the old properties like the laws were meant to do, they have guaranteed that NO ONE can or would want to mess with them, thus letting them deteriorate to the point they are at now. It's sad.

[efhmc]

104. Now that is just wrong. I live in a hundred year old family home and we

discussed getting historical designation for the house from the state historical society before I had it redone but said no because we did not want others telling us how to fix our dwelling. Preserving history is a great idea but choosing that over total disrepair and destruction is batty, especially when there are so many who could use housing.

[MsTryska]

107. That's really a damn shame.

but seriously - how much can you really do to 900-1000 square feet?
i mean, how difficult can it possibly be? you know what i mean?

[efhmc]

112. Habitat for humanity doesn't take old house anymore, does it?

Could they get something done?

[melnjones]

114. you should see the insides of some of these houses...

Many of them were in such bad shape that they have been totally gutted. Often there is water damage from badly leaking roofs, sometimes with the ceiling starting to cave in. I've seen walls with holes punched clean through them. Floors are uneven, sometimes missing, even in upper levels. One house I walked inside the first floor and could see through holes in the ceiling all the way up to the third floor. Some of the houses really should just be torn down. There are sometimes still people living in the houses too, either being allowed to live there free from the owner b/c they have no other place to go, or they just break in to be able to sleep inside. Some are missing all windows with the doors broken too. I saw one yesterday with fire damage- the plastic siding on one side and the back of the house had melted and was just hanging in places kinda like the sides of a candle. When you add all of this plus rewiring all the electric and re-doing all the plumbing, which is often what needs to be done, you're talking a good chunk of money needed to fix the house. It seems a pretty hopeless situation unfortunately.

[efhmc]

122. Still, they can be restored and used. I have two houses on the

ranch in terrible condition. One is probably older than the ranch house, which is from the 1880 and I have no idea how old the other one is. I am almost through with the bunkhouse. (It is probably from the 20's or 30's). That has been work from hell but now it is done. Getting any one of quality and honesty to work out there is almost impossible. I had a right wing religious guy who came and took my money and then took his family back to Montana because the Texas town of 7K we are close to was corrupting his children. It was Christmas and I felt sorry for the guy and paid him in advance. He stole my money and took off. He, like his leader, bush are all good Christian people. Working with the people out there is giving me a shorter life.

[Seabiscuit]

10. What happens to the money these creeps donate to the Bush inaugural?

Surely it can't cost all those millions to throw a few parties for some repuke fatcats. Where does the majority of that money go?

[efhmc]

15. Don't; know but when I was at the protest in 2000, us peons who were

waiting in line to get in to protest or some to just watch, were waved aside while several of those well dressed fat cats and their zombie women were rushed to the front to get preferential treatment so they could get through and not be late. I had a rip roaring, knock down fit and complained long and loudly to no avail. Every time I think of the bushies, I see that pompous, arrogant white, young repuke male and his arm candy and know that democracy is flat dab dead. (Luckily I still get some hope here at DU)So to answer your question, so they be protected from us regular folks.

[Ilsa]

11. Those needy Republicans!

Jesus wouldn't have wanted them to give it to godless Muslims or lazy welfare moms.
Sarcasm off.

[efhmc]

30. Saw a bumper sticker coming out of Austin today that said, "Jesus is

a liberal." What really struck me about the message was the use of the present tense. So perfect!

[wellstone dem]

13. legal aid

fighting for justice for the poor, disabled, and elderly.

[efhmc]

16. Now that is a great idea. Fight injustice with the law or whatever is left

of it.

[lenidog]

14. Its a tough question

I am not sure what would be better to make one 250 grand donation or lets say 5 25 grand donations. It it was the latter I would start with a donation to a charity for domestic violence and then another one for child abuse, then another for rape victims, one the homeless and then finally an animal related donation.

[efhmc]

17. I also like the idea of dividing the money up, some to humanitarian

causes and some to political and legal causes.

[lenidog]

20. I think it does more good

and there are so many causes that need help that I could never just pick one. Some may give me flack for the last one some kind of charity for animals. But I love animals and it could be something like donating to the ASPCA or donating to the Washington Zoo's program to save say Black Footed Ferrets. (one of my favorite animals since I used to own ferrets) Not sure what would be the best.

[efhmc]

23. I think helping animals is great idea but I would donate the money to

have strays spayed and neutered. I hate the idea of animals having to be destroyed simply because humans are so irresponsible.

[lenidog]

28. That too is an excellent idea

With a lot of merit.

[shawcomm]

I'd probably buy four or five small homes

and give them to local low income renters.

* That's wierd... my posting showed up twice, one without a number.

[shawcomm]

19. I'd probably buy four or five small homes

and give them to local low income renters.

[melnjones]

22. You are awesome. Read my post above about my city... nt

[efhmc]

24. This is such a grand idea. as I said in my response to another post,

because it has such a positive, ongoing impact on the community.

[seabeyond]

31. i would probably walk it to a neighborhood close by

and take some people grocery shopping. i do my charity in the hand to hand face to face kinda thing, where i know they are getting it all

[efhmc]

34. That would be some shopping trip. You could do a lot of good with that

much money.

[seabeyond]

37. better yet, cost of college in this area

i could provide college money for 8-10 kids. like that one better. kids that will no way get the money nor have the incentive to go to college, yet would be quite capable and desire. yup, liking that one better

wouldnt that be wonderful to have the money to sponsor a kids thru four/five year college, one after the other.

[efhmc]

39. To be able to provide the funds that will help someone have a better

entire life. Sounds like a good one to me.

[jmowreader]

32. I'd split it up

$50,000 to the free clinic in town.

$50,000 to the no-kill shelter.

$100,000 toward buying a couple of homes, repairing them and selling them to low-income families.

$50,000 to relief for Iraq war veterans.

[efhmc]

35. Wouldn't the world be a wonderful place if people with your thoughts

and generosity had money?

[jmowreader]

53. It would be a wonderful place if I had money!

If you gave me $250,000 tax-free as an unrestricted grant, here's what I'd really do with it:

$50,000 to the free clinic

$50,000 to the no-kill shelter

$50,000 to buy four $8000 used vans and start a "stuff taxi" service. A "stuff taxi" would be like a regular taxi, but it wouldn't carry people. If you wanted to buy something that wouldn't fit in your car, you'd call a stuff taxi and they'd follow you home with the thing in your car. Net result: probably ten jobs created. The other $18,000 would be operating capital until the business really got going.

$50,000 to buy some pickup trucks and some tools, and start a finish-carpentry company. I figure three two-person crews would be plenty to start with. I'd also need a few guys in the shop to make things for the road crews like odd-size doors and special mouldings, and I'd need a dispatcher, probably an inventory person/secretary, and a foreman. Net result: another ten jobs created.

And $40,000 to start a foundation dedicated to good works--I'll think of the good works if I ever come up with the $250,000.

The other $10,000 goes toward getting me a car that doesn't have 230,000 miles on it, so I can supervise my workers.

[fortyfeetunder]

33. to the institutions that inspired me to follow my career

public schools
music programs
science and engineering societies

Well, if anything happened to my family and I were left alone, that is where it would go anyway.

[efhmc]

36. Scholarships or to the schools' general funds?

[fortyfeetunder]

38. scholarships

the public schools for kids wanting to major in engineering.
the music school for kids needing tuition (at the time I went it was free, now it's paid tuition) plus donate money toward musical instrument maintenance/repair.

[efhmc]

40. I truly wish you and I had the funds to do these great things. Wouldn't

that be fabulous? Or we could send the money to bush's crowning.

[Sugarbleus]

41. I'd spend it at some charity that helps either a battered women's

shelter or homeless shelter or help for ex felons needing to reenter society. It's not much money in the whole scheme of things but maybe I'd have to split it between some of these type groups...certainly I'd NOT spend it on an inauguration event when the whole country is going to hell in a hand basket!!

How can anyone spend that much money on a single days frivolous events yet balk like MoFos when it comes to spending some tax dollars for the relief and well being of fellow citizens?? Tsunami relief is fine, American relief? Hell no...bastards

Frick, I hope they all get really sick at the inaugural. Choke on it you slimeball Bushass kissers!

[efhmc]

101. I do not know how I skipped your impassioned and so right response.

I was listening to NPR on Sunday and one of the women's shelters in DC needs money desperately and is concerned that donations will go down because of the Tsunami relief. The person speaking said that people, who are out in the cold, lose limbs. Made me so sad. Wish I could remember the name of the shelter.

[Sugarbleus]

115. =o) I guess I was a bit empassioned in my post wasn't I (lol)

But it's how I feel. I don't EVER want to take away from the charitable good deeds of others; I just kinda, sorta cringe a wee bit when so much good will is shelled out abroad while hurting americans get kicked to the curb.

It all just seems so surreal sometimes; stepping over bodies right in front of us while trying to show "how charitable we are" to people far far away... :shrug:

Peace~~

[efhmc]

125. Americans think that those who are here who are

suffering can go for help around the corner or that they can pull themselves up by their bootstraps and go on about their lives. People they have no actual contact with seem so much more worthy to them.

[Sugarbleus]

131. Out of sight, out of mind.........

I hope to keep pounding this drum about poverty issues. There's all sorts of "poverty". Lack of health care is a poverty issue. Lack of affordable housing is another, falling apart schools is another, disabled and elderly lifestyles or the lack thereof is another, single mothers/battered women in need are a serious poverty issue, "reforming" social security is a pending disaster...

The general cost of living for the average worker/american is a poverty issue in the making. Lack of adequate jobs is a poverty maker.so many catagories with needs and so little attention paid to them.


Those that have already fallen through the cracks in a failing system are the symptoms of things to come for MANY MORE people in this "great society"..the land of "opportunity". The system is broken for the average person; I feel compelled to keep harping on these facts. I never thought I'd see so much go so wrong; never thought I'd see the America we loved so much tilt so far away from common humanitarian ideals.

There is NO place "just around the corner" for most people to go to for help. I'll bet if we took a survey of the average person on the street, they'd be able to tell a story of so and so in their family or a friend who is "going through" some horrid circumstance. That's the reality but the population prefers to stick their head in the sand. It's every man for himself... :(

[hoi polloi]

42. Who are the four donors

Do you have their email? Where did you get this information. It would be good to get this on Air America Radio.

[efhmc]

67. This is the info from yesterday's LBN.

Charlotte banking giants Wachovia and Bank of America, Charlotte billionaire C.D. Spangler's company and High Point businessman Dave Phillips each have given the maximum $250,000 to help bankroll President Bush's inauguration festivities.

The banks, Spangler's Golden Eagle Industries and Phillips — former state commerce secretary under Democratic Gov. Jim Hunt — are among at least 45 people and businesses who have each given $250,000. Others helping organizers defray the costs of the four-day celebration include Exxon Mobile, Time Warner, Home Depot and Ford Motor Co.

"They're not trying to make any money on this thing; they're trying to pay the bills," says Jim Culbertson of Winston-Salem, who is a national co-chairman of the inaugural finance effort.

Wachovia chief executive officer Ken Thompson, Bank of America vice chairman Jim Hance, Phillips were all "Rangers," a group of about 200 Americans who raised at least $200,000 for the Bush campaign.
more....
http://www.wcnc.com/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D87...

[Buck_Fush]

43. that's disgusting. I'd give my $250,000 to the ACLU n/t

[tokenlib]

44. To fight Bush on Social Security privatization..

I'd give it to whatever group ends up in the forefront of the fight. To whoever has the ability to get good hard-hitting commercials on the air to counter the millions in the Wall Street "war chest."

[efhmc]

80. Let face it, even with money, we do not have the power to fight this.

Hate to be so pessimist but it is how I feel about any and all issues before our government now that do not directly benefit big business.

[traco]

45. I would spread it around a little

but one of the first donations I would make would be to DU! I would lose my sanity if it wasn't for DU.

I would donate to the fund for the victims of the Tsunami's. I would donate to the local homeless shelter and the animal shelter.

But alas, I can't even afford to donate to DU let alone any of the others. Being a single mom sucks! (Don't get me wrong, I love my kids!) Especially a single mom in this day, when there are no jobs. I am unemployed, both my kids' birthdays are coming up, Christmas just passed; and was very slim this year! :cry:

[oscar111]

46. AAR or the homeless

hard to make a choice

Perhaps to AAR, with some ads there asking for donations to food banks too.

[oscar111]

49. 1O5 Trillion is US wealth. so all the re's above here, are in fact posible

fed reserve site, table L5 has the fact documented.

[Seldona]

47. I would donate it to Iraqi families relief.

Probably the outfit that is sending money to Falusians to help with the aftermath of all the killing and destruction.

I really feel that we owe the Iraqi's so much for the last 12 or so years.

Not the despotic jagoffs that used to run the country, but to all the 'regular' people that have had their lives destroyed.

Then again in this economy my family could use a little relief atm as well.

[Elwood P Dowd]

48. Help my fellow vets

People I served with during Vietnam are hurting. Many are homeless and helpless. It's a national disgrace what the Bushits are doing to our veterans.

[efhmc]

68. Disposable humans. That is the bush credo.

[Lorien]

50. Probably the wilderness defense fund

BushCo is stripping away any chance for future generations by destroying the environment. If the resources are gone and the planet continues to heat up, nothing will grow, storms will become worse, the entire ecosystem could collapse. If we don't have a living planet to call home, then what?

[efhmc]

72. That is important too. Do we as citizens have any power left in this area?

[Lorien]

132. if we fund lawyers like those that work for the Sierra Club

and the wilderness defense fund, we do.

People usually give money to charities that bring immediate relief to people. The environmental issue seems "too big" and doesn't have a face. It's been neglected by liberals a lot in the past ten years (partially because GOP memes on the issue have been so effective). I can't imagine anything more important to humanity than saving the planet that we live on.It's not about hugging trees and fuzzy seals-it's about surviving beyond the next twenty years.

On edit; case in point; I haven't seen any other suggestions involving the environment on this thread, which kind shows where it is in our list of priorities.

[tomkertes]

51. Three places

http://draftfreedom.org

http://universityofthepoor/theology

http://unitedworkers.org

[newyawker99]

52. Hi tomkertes!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[tomkertes]

59. thank you n/t

[efhmc]

79. Thanks for the input and welcome to DU.

[flvegan]

54. State of the art animal shelter and s/n clinic

Sure, it wouldn't buy the whole thing, but it'd be a great start for a charity planning one.

[Lithos]

118. Same here

Would be a no-kill shelter of course.

L-

[efhmc]

127. People who love life, always seem to love animals.

That would be all of us here.

[ohio_liberal]

55. I think I'd

buy or rent an empty building, renovate it, and give the kids in the area someplace to hang out. There's just nothing here for any of them.

[efhmc]

69. And if you could add job fairs and workshops on getting jobs and

education possiblites plus fun and food, you'd have a fab place.

[ChairOne]

56. Easy - As many college educations for poor kids as possible...

Food banks and such things are nice, but they're only *temporary*. I'm after something longer-term - of the give-a-man-a-fish-feed-him-for-a-day-give-him-a-fishing-pole-feed-him-for-life sort.

[ChairOne]

58. And better yet, for implementation....

Do the thing about picking *young* kids (6 years old or something), and telling *them* that their college is paid for, if they can qualify for college.

This has several advantages. First, it's been done before, and it works. Second, it gives those kids, and even a somewhat larger community around them, something tangible to work towards - hope is a great motivator. Third, it allows me to put the money away in an annuity, and so be able to pay for more kids in 15 years than I could now. Fouth, it makes GREAT press, serving somewhat to encourage others to do similar things.

[efhmc]

70. I've heard about a program something like that. Sounds very doable,

if one had the cash.

[ChairOne]

77. And also, maximizing the number of college educated people....

.... would tend to minimize the other problems discussed in this thread...

It's a win-win, so far as I can see...

[greyfox]

57. ANY where but to the Shrub and crew

Heck, I'd burn it first!

I suppose I would donate to several area churches. Yep.

[DemoTex]

60. I'd give $200k to The Stewpot, Dallas Texas.

I would give $50k to animal shelters.

[efhmc]

74. What's the Stewpot? Great name.

[DemoTex]

96. The Stewpot is a world-class soup kitchen in downtown Dallas.

I did volunteer work there when I lived in Dallas. The Stewpot serves a free lunch every weekday to Dallas homeless people. The number of lunches served breaks records every week, as Bu$h policies hurt the poor more and more. I think the average is in the high 600s every day now.

Additionally, the Stewpot provides free medical, psychiatric, and dental care. The Stewpot is now an affiliate with the Community Voice Mail program ( www.cvm.org ), which gives the homeless a phone number and voice-mail .. essential for securing employment and housing. The Stewpot also provides mailbox services for the homeless. Stewpot social workers advise clients on a variety of issues, including SSI, low-income housing, birth certificate retrieval for state IDs, sustance abuse (AA and NA meet daily at the Stewpot), and the like.

In the same building with the Stewpot, are a clothing bank, a food bank, and other related charities.

http://www.presbyterians.org/spprograms.html


Larry Sykes (L), Dallas CVM, helps Mel Cornelison, first Dallas CVM client, record his opening greeting

[efhmc]

102. Now that is the way to have an impact. People helping people in

ways that make a real, daily difference.

[julialnyc]

61. Please don't laugh at me

but I would give to Oprah's Angel Network for help in Africa.

I know it's through a TV personality, but it is donated to various African causes such as AIDS, Education, ect......
A little bit of money can go a long way there. I watched her show on this and it would only cost $1 a day to get someone AIDS medicine so they do not live in pain.

[soup]

62. Laugh?

Oh, dear. What a sad thought.

Anyone who would laugh at someone's effort to ease the pain of others truly doesn't belong here.

That said - as for me, I can't even imagine having $250,000, let alone that much in 'disposable' money, so it would take a while for me to try to figure out where it would be best served. I can tell you one thing though, it sure as hell wouldn't go to funding for **'s coronation.

[efhmc]

66. Oprah does enormous good and we should never be reluctant to

say so. Using a national (and wider) forum to gather and distribute funds is a glorious thing to do.

[spanone]

63. Could've gotten Armpitstain Williams for less.

[MadHound]

64. I would put it in a trust fund, invested in high security,

Low yield investments. I would be getting something around around $12,500 in dividends each year, which I could donate to various charities of my choice for the rest of my life, and beyond my death. While I would probably reinvest aprox. $1000.00/yr to continously grow the fund, the rest I would donate to charities of my choice. Within twenty two years I would have surpassed the original mark of $250,000, and the rest would be gravy to go towards charitable causes. Why do a big one time splash when you could do a constant drip-drip of good works forever?

[efhmc]

75. Can I have you as my investment counselor? Practical and good works.

[MadHound]

83. LOL, it is nothing special friend,

Just use common sense, a modicum of market knowledge, and a heart for those who have less than I. I was homeless myself for a couple of years when I was much younger, so that experience has always made me aware of the plight of those less fortunate.

[efhmc]

88. I wish we could put some of your heart into this administration, but it

is just not going to happen.

[MadHound]

92. Heh, yeah, that would be nice.

One of my ideas for a reality show would be to take a number of twenty somethings, who are from some seriously rich families, strip them of their money, prestige, power, home and resources. Give them a hundred bucks and the clothes on their back. Drop them off in some urban area, and see how long they could live out on the streets. Longest one to stay out wins. It would be entertaining and educational at the same time.

[efhmc]

106. You need to sell that idea to someone. That would be real survival.

Whoever wins, get an equal amount of prize money to give to those charities he/she received help from.

[MadHound]

109. Ooo, yeah, I like that, they give the money to charity!

Great idea!

[Jose Diablo]

65. I kinda like

The Habitat for Humanity and the Food Backpack programs.

Helping poor people with shelter is good, as is supplying weekend food to children that don't get enough food at home.

If somehow I was to come into a $250,000 windfall, I think thats where it would go.

[efhmc]

119. Many years ago, my Mom worked at our church in Dallas preparing

food for hungry children. It was just what one did as a person who cared. There wasn't any fanfare or big deal. If you were able, you helped.

[Taxloss]

71. Amnesty International.

Prosperity is nothing without freedom.

[Cuban_Liberal]

73. Our local food bank and the C.A.S.A program. n/t

[Logiola]

76. To Armstrong Williams to talk about how great

the no child left behind is

[efhmc]

78. But that might be a conflict of interest.

[Squatch]

81. I'd donate to the Squatch Relief Fund...

They're a private 501(c) charity with one benefactor.

[efhmc]

85. Much rather see it go to you than bush and company.

[noonwitch]

82. Focus: Hope, a Detroit organization that trains people for good jobs

Among other things, like providing day care and surplus food distribution to the poor.

I'd give a chunk the the Humane Society and a couple of children's charities, too.

[efhmc]

86. Sure sounds like a great organization.

[msgadget]

84. A charity that funds surgery for underprivileged children

[efhmc]

87. Skittles mentioned Operation Smiles.

[msgadget]

98. I saw another organization on TLC last night but can't think of the name.

From the website it looks like they do the same as Operation Smiles so that's good enough for me too.

[theboss]

89. I've always wanted to start a scholarship fund at my old high school

And maybe one at my universtiy.

But would I have another $250,000 to spend on me?

[efhmc]

90. If I am giving out imaginary donation money, then you can also have

some.

[theboss]

91. Awesome

Because I really really want a flat-screen tv.

[dryan]

95. My 2 cents.....

would donate $10,000 to local Democratic Party
would donate $10,000 to Orlando Museum of Art
$10,000 to Orlando Science Center
$25,000 to St. James to fix the bathrooms
$25,000 to UCF Music Department
$25,000 to Florida Federation of Business & Professional
Women's Education Foundation
$50,000 to the American Red Cross
$25,000 for AiDS Research
$25,000 to Habitat For Humanity
$50,000 to Mustard Seed's Success Program
$20,000 to Orlando Rescue Mission

[efhmc]

105. Now that's spreading the goodies around.

[Blue_Tires]

93. startup $$$$ for Bluetires' race team???

lol....or it can go into my 'fleet of corvettes' fund

[efhmc]

97. Better than giving it to the bushes but I want you to imagine that you

have enought disposible income so that you can give to others. Now who would it be?

[Blue_Tires]

129. scholarship fund for those who can't afford college

[kerry-is-my-prez]

100. I would buy stock in one of the media companies.

My dream is to buy CNN and fire Blitzer, Woof-woof, Novak and Zahn.

[efhmc]

108. You are going to need a great deal more imaginary money than 250K

[phylny]

103. I would find young, local high school seniors

who could not ordinarily afford college and pay for their four year degree at a state university.

Either that, or donate to the local food bank or jobs training program, but I like the college idea better ;)

[leftofthedial]

110. world hunger

AIDS

disaster relief

local food banks and shelters

childcare

[Contrary1]

111. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital n/t

[efhmc]

116. I do so love the people here. They understand the meaning of compassion

and love, even if it is with imaginary money,

[sarcasmo]

113. Local Homeless shelter

Local donations are the only way we donate.

[efhmc]

117. Making a difference in our own communities will change the world.

[paulie5]

120. Portland, OR Rescue Mission

They provide food and services to the homeless . Winter time is when they need it the most. If I was a rich man I'd give them more than $250,000.


P5

[efhmc]

123. But you know our $25 or $50 donations ,as Skittles said, together will

make that big amount come to fruition sooner than we think.

[Billy Ruffian]

121. local Ronald McDonald House n/t

[efhmc]

124. Children suffering will make me about as down as I can go. No child

should ever have to endure pain and suffering. That is just wrong!!!

[mitchum]

126. Someone in Florida with very good eyesight

[efhmc]

128. I am sure that I am being obtuse here ,but what? If you mean the election

and the counting of it, then please explain. Thanks.

[progressivebydesign]

130. Local food bank and money for homeless mentally ill. n/t

[juajen]

133. That's easy;; for homeless veterans

I think it is unconscionable for any vet to be homeless, or indeed any person in this wealthy country.