I give to local charities that are run completely by volunteers. So many of the large charities are managed by CEOs who collect huge salaries. Most charities for vets are run by volunteers.
Other than that, my family gives gifts to the children. Some years, some give to everybody some years not. This year, I'm just giving to the kids.
Just a pretty cool follow up to one of the charities that I donated to this year.
I saw the charity Luke's Wings on Fox News Sunday last weekend. What they do is fly families to military hospitals so that they can be together with their family while the soldier is receiving treatment. Then this year they wanted to expand what they did and start flying soldiers (that were able to get leave) home for the holidays so that they could spend Christmas together.
Well, their usual annual budget is only $200,000 and it all comes from donations, so they are severely limited to how many families they can help, and unfortunately it's on a first come first serve basis. Well, they did a follow up at the end of Fox News Sunday today on Luke's Wings. Just this past week since the little blurb aired last Sunday they have received more than $600,000 in donations, more than 3 times what they usually take in this year. So a lot of military families will get to spend Christmas together this year. Made me feel good to know I was a part of it.
Outstanding!!Originally Posted by thelancinator
Just a pretty cool follow up to one of the charities that I donated to this year.
I saw the charity Luke's Wings on Fox News Sunday last weekend. What they do is fly families to military hospitals so that they can be together with their family while the soldier is receiving treatment. Then this year they wanted to expand what they did and start flying soldiers (that were able to get leave) home for the holidays so that they could spend Christmas together.
Well, their usual annual budget is only $200,000 and it all comes from donations, so they are severely limited to how many families they can help, and unfortunately it's on a first come first serve basis. Well, they did a follow up at the end of Fox News Sunday today on Luke's Wings. Just this past week since the little blurb aired last Sunday they have received more than $600,000 in donations, more than 3 times what they usually take in this year. So a lot of military families will get to spend Christmas together this year. Made me feel good to know I was a part of it.
I wanted to be a Monk, but I never got the chants.
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