Muscular Dystrophy Association

[TexasStooge]

Just curious

Me, I definitely donate since I have a friend who has muscular diseases.

[janswizard]

My neighborhood corner seems to be "the spot" to stand and take collections for every charity known to man. Each weekend, another organization is there; from the girl/boy scouts, the Lions Club, the Kiwanis, the firemen with their boot, the Elks, etc. And on my days off, I might drive through that corner a dozen times a day trying to get my errands run. This corner conveniently has a 4-way stop sign - so traffic in every direction has to stop by law. And don't think the people who are doing the fund-raising don't take advantage of that!

I now try to politely say "no thank-you" when they approach my car but there are some people who just won't take no for an answer. I've had some of them give me the look of the devil, some actually call me a cheapskate, and one even told me he hoped a family member becomes afflicted with whatever disease they were collecting for. It's to the point where I hate to leave my driveway on Fridays and Saturdays (my days off) because I know I'm going to waylaid by these folks.

So in answer to your poll, no, I don't give to the MD association. Right now my favorite charity is Habitat for Humanity - QVC employees are taking part in the construction of one of these houses. The Community Action Team sells hot dogs or nachos on weekends when our cafeteria is closed, have sold restaurant coupon books during the holidays, and have mock bingo games (tickets are $1.00 per card) in order to raise money for this charity.

I don't know where my dollars go when I donate to the United Fund or MD or any of those other charities. However, you can see the smiles on the faces of the family members who will reside in the Habitat for Humanity homes as you work side by side with them to see a dream come true.

[GalvestonDuck]

Here at UTMB, they have an awesome way to make donations through the employee charitable campaign they do every year. Representatives from many of the charities set up displays during the event and we walk around and find out what they do and sometimes we get literature (and pens and post-its and other freebies). Then all we have to do is log in through UTMB's website and, using our own PIN, we can select the charities of our choice in a drop-down menu. Then the funds are taken out of our paycheck every payday or we can make a one-time donation.

There's a wide selection of charities in the campaign for every kind of disease, concern, or cause. At UK, all they had was the United Way and the UW dispersed funds in their own way.

Mine goes to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, the American Lung Association (for many reasons), and a handful of others.

[DaylilyDawn]

I donate thru my paycheck 2.00 every two weeks.

[blizzard]

My Uncle has lived his whole life with a form of Muscular Dystrophy. He has Cerebral Palsy and is a quadrapalegic and has been all of his life. Doctors said that he would not live past the age of 10. He is now 58 and living in his own apartment in an assisted living apartment complex. Without the help of MDA (as little as it has been), he may not have survived this long. I do donate a small amount to MDA, but most of my contribution goes towards helping my uncle out directly, and helping some of the others inflicted with MD with some of their menial chores. THis seems to mean so much more to them, since it takes an act of God to get help from these charities such as MDA.