I plan on making plenty of donations to Salvation Army this year.....

[SheilaT]

7. I have been aware of their anti-gay stand for some years now,

and have not put money in their kettles in at least a decade.

At Christmas time I try to do at least one or two of the things where you give specific donations to specific needy people. Where I work, there's a tree set up with paper ornaments on it with a name and the one or two things requested. The organization that put it up works with senior citizens. The ornament I have has the name Peppy on it, a female who is requesting a robe and a nightgown. Well, she's going to get at least two robes, slippers, and an afghan I'm crocheting, as well as the robe. Maybe I'll throw in a gift back of bubble bath while I'm at it. This is the kind of thing that makes me understand how very wealthy I really am. I don't need to beg total strangers for a bathrobe and nightgown.