Donations to help victims of Hurricane Katrina

[coffee-guy]

Who has donated?

I haven't donated any money and I won't. However, I did manage to pick up some stuff from Sam's when I went there yesterday.

I bought

1 case of diapers
1 gigantic thing of toilet paper
1 case of water
1 mixed case of canned vegetables
1 case of Ramen Noodles
A couple packages of T-Shirts and undergarments

I am taking it to one of the local radio stations today - they have a tractor trailer that is being loaded this afternoon and taken down there tonight.

:usausausa

[BBAddict]

I haven't donated any money and I won't.

I can understand that most of the time. I've been to New Orleans too many times and I know how a lot of the people are. Despite how hungry they are, they would rather spend the money on booze, drugs and other habits. I offer to buy them food and 99% of them turn it down or get pissed that I'll spend 10bucks on food but won't give them a dollar.
However, in this case it's going to organizations that will be distributing the aid in the form of necessities. I've donated through several organizations.

[coffee-guy]

I can understand that most of the time. I've been to New Orleans too many times and I know how a lot of the people are. Despite how hungry they are, they would rather spend the money on booze, drugs and other habits. I offer to buy them food and 99% of them turn it down or get pissed that I'll spend 10bucks on food but won't give them a dollar.
However, in this case it's going to organizations that will be distributing the aid in the form of necessities. I've donated through several organizations.

I'm all for donating to organizations - with goods that they can't squander. I know that they need money to run their operations I am just not the most trusting person in the world. I don't think the organizations would be doing tons of things with our money that are ill-used but you never know. There are horror stories out there and some people get greedy. As a safeguard I would personally rather know what I am contributing as opposed to just giving money and I can't see how it was used.

:usausausa