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Support this forum by helping people
« on: September 26, 2019, 08:37:56 pm »
Instead of reimbursing me for the fees that keep this forum ad free, I am asking that everyone pay it FORWARD.

My intention was to come up with a short list of charities that I would encourage people to donate to.  But, there are so many to choose from and we have members from all over the world.  And it can be a difficult thing to give your information to some new org because you will be solicited thereafter.

So, I am asking you to pick a charity and donate to that charity in the spirit of this forum.

I would ask that it not be political in any way; be something that provides aid and hope to people or animals.  Many of you likely have local charities that you regularly donate to.  Please consider adding some additional amount to that as supporting our community here.

You don't have to give the donation in the name of the forum.  Not at all.  All that is important is that you know that you did it in support of the forum.

You can check out many charities on https://www.charitynavigator.org to make sure that your money goes to an organization that will use it responsibly.

If you don't have the means to make even a small donation, then please consider an act of kindness for someone else--one that is over and above what you usually do.  It could be as simple as getting the door for someone or picking up something they dropped.

And if you would like to share who you donated to or what act of kindness you did, please do.

Thank-you!

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« Reply #1 on: September 26, 2019, 09:47:05 pm »
You know what Lady B?

You are lovely and kind.

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Lady B

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« Reply #2 on: September 26, 2019, 10:26:10 pm »
You know what Lady B?

You are lovely and kind.

Thank-you!  That means more to me than you know.   :D
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« Reply #3 on: September 27, 2019, 03:58:57 am »
A lovely idea. Thank you.
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« Reply #4 on: September 27, 2019, 06:49:12 am »
What a sweet idea! I donated to a local cat rescue that is a very special place.
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« Reply #5 on: September 27, 2019, 10:10:54 am »
I donated to TinyKittens $120 CAD last week in honor of Grandpa Mason, and today will order the book, Am I a Throwaway Cat?, by Maralix's mom, who is donating all proceeds to TK.
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« Reply #6 on: September 27, 2019, 10:24:11 am »
What a lovely and warm suggestion! Thank you for being so generous to us and to other organizations.

I was making a delivery today for diapers to a local women's shelter today. I will be adding an additional case of diapers in honor of BM&B.
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« Reply #7 on: September 27, 2019, 11:04:44 am »
My church has an orphanage in the hills of the Dominican Republic for refugees from Haiti who came over the mountains years ago.

I am the Underwear Lady. Every time we send a barrel of stuff to them (medicine, clothing, even canned or dried food), I buy multiple packs of underwear in every size.

So when Hurricane Harvey hit Texas, I went to the Amazon Wish List for the Texas Diaper Bank and sent them some stuff. They're my SMILES charity on Amazon.

And lately I've been seeing lots about charities that provide menstrual supplies for homeless or poor women.
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« Reply #8 on: September 27, 2019, 05:27:31 pm »
I did a Boys and Girls Club donation - they're doing an anti- bullying campaign with a focus on kindness. Seemed like the appropriate place for my bad manners donation.
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« Reply #9 on: September 30, 2019, 07:32:32 am »
That is so lovely of you, Lady B - I will make a donation when I get home from my holiday, and enjoy the time till then thinking of which cause to support in BM&B's name.

Thank you.
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« Reply #10 on: October 28, 2019, 08:57:47 pm »
I doubled my donation to Making Strides, which is a Breast Cancer Awareness program, which also makes mammograms available to low income women. This is a charity near and dear to my heart, as I had breast cancer 3 years ago. (Many of the people on EH were my sounding board during that time; I couldn't have done it without them as people around me were too close to the situation to deal with my fears.)
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« Reply #11 on: October 29, 2019, 01:38:49 pm »
Will be donating to the Bitty Kitty Brigade on Give to the Max day :D Love the fluffy kitties
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« Reply #12 on: October 29, 2019, 07:48:44 pm »
I'm donating food for our church's Thanksgiving baskets that are given out every year to the local poor families.  We try to have everything needed from the cranberry sauce to a grocery store gift card to buy the turkey.
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« Reply #13 on: October 29, 2019, 10:35:11 pm »
A lady in my local Buy Nothing group does a toiletries drive every year for homeless teenagers: things like toothpaste, deodorant, and body wash.  I donate to the drive every year, but I made an extra donation this year.
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« Reply #14 on: January 08, 2020, 08:20:53 am »
Oz Diva posted a link to a site helping Australian wildlife injured/made homeless by the bushfires ravaging Australia at the moment.

I'm not currently in a position to knit pouches for hurt joeys, but they 'big red' Donate button lured me to end my dithering of who/what to support in lieu of helping LadyB.

So, this years membership will hopefully help save at least a few critters...

[I'm still mulling over how to pay forward last years membership. ::)]
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