Favorite Charities

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Re: Favorite Charities

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Oh yes, The HALO Trust is also a good one.

http://www.halotrust.org/
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Re: Favorite Charities

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Organizations I gave to in 2011:

Project Renewal (New York, NY) http://projectrenewal.org/

Alameda County Community Food Bank (Oakland, CA) http://www.accfb.org/

Community Health Center (Medford, OR) http://www.communityhealthcenter.org/

Ashland Emergency Food Bank (Ashland, OR) http://ashlandemergencyfoodbank.org/

The Sentencing Project (Washington, DC) http://www.sentencingproject.org/

American Porphyria Foundation (Houston, TX) http://porphyriafoundation.com/

Turning Wheels for Kids (San Jose, CA) http://turningwheelsforkids.org/
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Re: Favorite Charities

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Re: Favorite Charities

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My favorites are the local food bank, United Way, Good Will and the Salvation Army. I also give to my alma mater although that is not a charity in the strictest sense.
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Re: Favorite Charities

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I will open a thread on "charity" fraud, as that is a huge and growing problem for law enforcement, especially with CNN's report this week of how a disabled veteran organization has been scammed out of tens of millions of dollars by the fundraisers.
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