charitable thoughts...

[jay]

It's time for me to set up my payroll-deduction (Combined Federal Campaign) charitable contributions for 2007... while patgreene and I ultimately decide, I'd like to solicit inputs and suggestions.

Some ideas are listed, including incumbents from last year.

Anyway, with a planned $1K to invest, I'm now open to recommendations, as well as suggestions of other charities. Deadline for my 2007 filing is this Thursday.

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Comments

[zebraartist.livejournal.com]

If I were able to do such things - I'd want to contribute to doing away with ALL cancer, and hunger

:-)

[trinker.livejournal.com]

Brian, could you put up some links to these so that those of us who aren't familiar with all of them can do some homework?

Covenant House

[tenacious-snail.livejournal.com]

I'm curious about this suggestion. I support the "homeless youth have significant needs" but I'm curious about the suggestion of a Catholic charity (with unpleasant scandals in its history).

Other charities that one might want to consider-- First Place which serves teens leaving foster care, LYRIC for the kids that Covenant House can't serve well, or Huckleberry House

Re: Covenant House

[cyan-blue.livejournal.com]

I've got a soft spot for charities that take in runaway teens.