Do you volunteer? Give money to charity?

• thedynasty1998

  

  Simple question. Do you have any volunteering activities? Do you give money to charity?
  
  If so, how many hours a weeks do you give, and what percentage of your income do you donate to charities?
• j_crazy

  

  10% to the church and probably another 5 to other charities.
  
  No volunteer work for me but I work a wierd schedule and need the time to spend with my family.
• CenterBHSFan

  

  I donate to charity all throughout the year.
  I donate to:
  
  The Epworth Center
  Tri-County Women's Shelter
  The ASPCA
  Salvation Army
  *Occasionally I get snookered into donated to the Highway State Patrol for jelly.
  *And I always donate to the local VFD when they come around.
  
  My income varies, depending on how much I decide to work (work on my own time), so I can't go by %. But generally, it's a couple hundred all throughout the year, roughly up to $500.
• Con_Alma

  My wife and I established an endowment fund many years ago to fund pre and post placement adoption related services. We continue to fund this today.
• SnotBubbles

  I do quite a bit. This is my "busiest" time of the year. I ask each person who chooses to buys for me for "monetary" donations in lieu of gifts and buy presents for underprivileged children through our county Children Services department. This year it is tough for me to do, but I am blessed with things they don't have, so I'll continue to do so.
• Gardens35

  Yes.
• Fab1b

  

  I usually donate to the red cross after major disasters. I donate clothes once or twice a year to the homeless shelter. I have volunteered for things but probably should do a bit more.
• rookie_j70

  

  i served thanksgiving dinner to the poor at my church
• LJ

  

  10% to charity
  lots of items to the humane shelters and CHA
  volunteer probably 20 hours per year at CHA
  
  Your typical other donations throughout the year. Canned food drives, toys for tots, old clothes, those kinds of things
• Nate

  Isn't my tax money enough to charity to those that are unemployed and not looking for work and those on welfare?
• fan_from_texas

  Yes, and yes.
• pepperpot

  Church and school, St. Jude is my favorite charity
• tcby99

  Yes, as much as I can.
• wizecracker

  I donate to St. Vincent de Paul, church, thrift shops and I am currently working on getting donations for Relay for Life at my college. I volunteer at Habitat for Humanity, soup kitchens, and I do volunteer work for my hometown when I come home if I am not too busy.
• eersandbeers

  I don't do enough volunteering, but I sponsor a child through Children International (recommend everyone checking this out) and other random donations throughout the year.
• DESCENTdmc

  i usually volunteer anywhere from 5 to 6 hours a week. i volunteer "security" for a local youth center that books christian metal/metalcore bands. my intentions arent right since i only do it because one of my best friends books the shows for the venue and i help him.
  
  i also donate like a dollar or something out of every paycheck/week to Altar Inc. which is the organization that runs the youth center.
  
  i used to donate a buck a week/paycheck to the American Cancer Society but that program wasnt available this year for some reason we just did united way and you got to pick which local organization it went to.
• dlazz

  I spend my extra money on hookers and blow.
• dancinbear

  Not a huge percent of my income goes to charity but at work there are tons of things going on to donate. I also teach in a district with a 76% poverty rate so I already do a lot in terms of bringing cloths in, throwing in some $$ to buy holiday meals for some families, etc.
• dlazz

  dancinbear wrote: I also teach in a district with a 76% poverty rate so I already do a lot in terms of bringing cloths in, throwing in some $$ to buy holiday meals for some families, etc.

  you should bring clothes in instead of cloth. i doubt they know how to knit.
• puffyisback

  I coach special olympics basketball, am a special olympics golf partner, donate to childrens miracle network,
• Gameover

  Currently a Big Brother in Big Brother/Big Sisters, very humbling experience and will continue to do so in my busy life.
  
  Others
  -Hattie Larlham
  -OPEN M
  -Special Olympics
  -Relay for Life
  And want to do stuff with Habitat For Humanity
• TanyaBabe13

  Special O in college, Meals on wheels on some holidays (when its not cold out!!)
• TheRapist Sasquatch

  Look guy, my name is TheRapist Sasquatch, what do you think?
• se-alum

  

  I donate to March of Dimes, Make-A-Wish, and the Fisher House through the Combined Federal Campaign. I'm a committe member for the Aaron Reed Memorial Scholarship and Veteran's Awareness organization. We mostly raise scholarship money, but also have given to Habitat for Humanity and the Blue Star Mothers. I will donate to almost any worthy cause, except the Red Cross.
• tigerfan82

  like FFT, yes and yes