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It can't be hard to find a reason to not contribute to just about any
organization . . .

 Salvation Army? I don't want my money going for a bunch of silly
 uniforms and bible-thumpers.

 Sisters of the Road Cafe, Burnside Community Center? If those bums
 didn't have a warm place to sleep and free meals, they'd get jobs.

 Kidney Association? Let somebody else pay those useless PhD's to do
 their pointless research.

 Boy Scouts? I don't need to add to what's been said.

 No problem. You name it, I'll give you a reason.

Are you guys finding *any* causes worthy of your hard-earned time or money,
or does *no* organization qualify? (If a church is the only one, have you
looked into how the money is spent and how much gets to those who really need
it?) Are all these objections real or are they just rationalizations to
justify not sharing a bit of your fortune with your fellow humans? Think
about it.

I have a longstanding grudge against United Way myself, going back to my time
in the military. We *had* to contribute a significant part of our small pay
($82/month when the average was around ten times that). Since then, I have
real problems with their method of getting employers to intimidate employees
into giving. But along the way I got convinced that they reach a lot of
organizations which do real good (IMHO, and I guess that's where we differ)
and many of which can't afford to raise their own cash. So I grit my teeth
and turn in my pledge card with a goose egg, then quietly contribute to them
on my own. They ain't perfect, but if you want to help people who need it I
don't think there's a much more efficient way. Of course if you don't want to
help, it doesn't make any difference what you think of them. I just hope you
excuse-makers never end up on the receiving end. If I found out that my
contribution was being spent on you, it might change *my* mind about United
Way.

Roy Lewallen