Reply #63: you got me to thinking . . .

[DollyM]

Everyone who still has a job (:)check to see if your employer has a volunteer hour match program. My mom works for wal-mart and volunteers at our local food pantry. She turns in those volunteer hours to wal-mart and every quarter they cut a check to the food pantry for $250.00. It goes directly to them and since she is there, she can hand the check to them and see the good that it does. I agree on United Way, too much of that money goes to Overhead and CEO salaries. I would much rather give to local organizations without all the corporate layers.