Comments on: Favorite Charity http://www.countingmypennies.com/2009/12/10/favorite-charity/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:50:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sithean http://www.countingmypennies.com/2009/12/10/favorite-charity/comment-page-1/#comment-7319 Sithean Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:31:11 +0000 http://www.countingmypennies.com/?p=1513#comment-7319 My favorite charity is the local food bank. Many years ago, I was fortunate enough to be helped by the food bank at a time when I was brokity-broke-broke. Life is good now, but I've never forgotten the kindness of these people, and I've donated monthly ever since. It's so hard to be without the basics, and food is definitely a basic need. My favorite charity is the local food bank. Many years ago, I was fortunate enough to be helped by the food bank at a time when I was brokity-broke-broke. Life is good now, but I’ve never forgotten the kindness of these people, and I’ve donated monthly ever since.

It’s so hard to be without the basics, and food is definitely a basic need.

]]> By: Aunt Jenny http://www.countingmypennies.com/2009/12/10/favorite-charity/comment-page-1/#comment-7308 Aunt Jenny Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:00:33 +0000 http://www.countingmypennies.com/?p=1513#comment-7308 Smile Train I've been a big fan of Smile Train for quite some time. They are a group that fixes the cleft lips and pallets of children through out the world. In many cases throughout the world, kids are ostracized and abandoned because of their cleft pallets. They also can't eat properly with a malformed pallete, so they become malnourished. They have repaired over 100,000 cleft lips and pallets and have changed many lives. The surgery in many cases takes only 45 minutes to do. They have doctors that donate their services and Smile train applies for grants to help cover their administrative costs. From what I understand, very little of the money that is donated goes toward administrative costs and nearly all of it is used to help perform these surgeries. They also won an Oscar last year (documentary category) for their film "Smile Pinki" about a little girl from India that had her cleft pallet repaired by Smile Train. In my experience they seem to be a very well organized and well run group and very worthy of your charitable dollars. Smile Train

I’ve been a big fan of Smile Train for quite some time. They are a group that fixes the cleft lips and pallets of children through out the world. In many cases throughout the world, kids are ostracized and abandoned because of their cleft pallets. They also can’t eat properly with a malformed pallete, so they become malnourished.

They have repaired over 100,000 cleft lips and pallets and have changed many lives. The surgery in many cases takes only 45 minutes to do. They have doctors that donate their services and Smile train applies for grants to help cover their administrative costs. From what I understand, very little of the money that is donated goes toward administrative costs and nearly all of it is used to help perform these surgeries.

They also won an Oscar last year (documentary category) for their film “Smile Pinki” about a little girl from India that had her cleft pallet repaired by Smile Train.

In my experience they seem to be a very well organized and well run group and very worthy of your charitable dollars.

]]> By: MoneyMaus http://www.countingmypennies.com/2009/12/10/favorite-charity/comment-page-1/#comment-7281 MoneyMaus Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:35:52 +0000 http://www.countingmypennies.com/?p=1513#comment-7281 Other than my Alma Mater and my study abroad program, my favorite charity is Direct Relief International. It is rated very highly on CharityNavigator. And the best part? 100% of all donations go DIRECTLY to the programs because all administrative costs have been covered by a large bequest! I am an avid traveler and this charity is focused on international (as well as local) relief. I can give to a general fund or to a specific program, and in the past I have given to Cyclone Relief in SE Asia, etc. :) Other than my Alma Mater and my study abroad program, my favorite charity is Direct Relief International. It is rated very highly on CharityNavigator. And the best part? 100% of all donations go DIRECTLY to the programs because all administrative costs have been covered by a large bequest!

I am an avid traveler and this charity is focused on international (as well as local) relief. I can give to a general fund or to a specific program, and in the past I have given to Cyclone Relief in SE Asia, etc. :)

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