Posted on Aug 28, 2017
Have you contributed to the victims of Hurricane Harvey yet?
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My choice is the Red Cross or The Salvation Army?
Posted 7 y ago
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CSM Charles Hayden Yes. The American Red Cross. Until two years ago, I lived in Pearland Texas. No longer live there because of hurricanes, tropical storms and constant flooding.
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CSM Charles Hayden "Have you contributed to the victims of Hurricaine Harvey yet?"
Yes, fostering displaced family pets, transporting them, feeding them, microchip checking them to get them Identified and back with owners
Yes, fostering displaced family pets, transporting them, feeding them, microchip checking them to get them Identified and back with owners
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Why not both? They have a little bit different mission set but both have the end goal of helping people. Either are good, I'd suggest donating "without strings" because when there is major disaster a lot of organizations have a large increase in donations for one particular disaster and other "events" run short.
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Here's an article I found: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/28/us/donate-harvey-charities-scams.html
Where to Donate to Harvey Victims (and How to Avoid Scams)
Find out how to help those affected by the devastating flooding in Texas.
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MSgt (Join to see)
If you're looking at "where your dollar is going": The American Red Cross spends about $0.90 of every $1 it receives on programs helping people, the other $0.10 is spent on administrative and fundraising expenses (this is an excellent ratio). (Charitynavigator.org)
The Salvation Army spends about $0.81 of every $1 it receives on programs. (http://www.give.org) Also a good rating.
(Basis of comparison: WWP is at $0.75 per $1 and USO is at $0.60 per $1)
The Salvation Army spends about $0.81 of every $1 it receives on programs. (http://www.give.org) Also a good rating.
(Basis of comparison: WWP is at $0.75 per $1 and USO is at $0.60 per $1)
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