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    My wife and I give modest amounts to a variety of charitable causes each year, but probably nowhere near what we should. We are also usually active in at least one local Santa program for needy families, but are usually constrained in what we can do due to limited time. This Christmas season, we decided to do more.

    At first we considered "adopting" a family from a local shelter, which involves obtaining a list of the family's needs and filling what we can. But then it occurred to us that we could do the same thing much closer to home. My wife is Latina and has close immigrant family members who are struggling greatly this holiday season. And yes, the ones who are struggling the most are the families in which the grown adults are undocumented. They work long hours in hard, low paying jobs, live in crappy neighborhoods and cannot qualify for public assistance programs. Most of them struggle just to come up with rent, food and utilities each month, nevermind things like warm winter clothes and certain other essentials..

    Now I don't want to turn this into an immigration debate, but even were we to say too bad to the grown adults, their American born children are stuck in the same conditions. Now the American children of undocumented parents do qualify for health care coverage and, in some states, limited food assistance (WIC and modest food stamp allotments based on the legal residents), but that is about it. If their parents cannot earn enough to pay all the bills, buy food and clothes, etc., then the kids go cold and hungry along with them. Now just imagine what it must be like for these kids in school, lacking everything from adequate school supplies to computers that many kids are now required to use to complete homework assignments.

    Well, this year I am going to fix what I can. No child who calls me Tio (more or less "uncle" in Spanish, but is used a touch more broadly as a show of respect for an older adult) is going to lack warm clothes and other essentials this Christmas. And the older ones are going to have the computers and other things that they need to give them at least some hope of academic success. For too long I have watched this go on and it has been breaking my heart.

    The sick thing is that I spend so much on dancers/clubs in a year that I can fund most of this simply by staying out of them for a single month, lol, which I have been (more or less) doing this December. It feels good to redirect the money normally spent on my wandering penis to something that will really help others. And as I watch the Christmas orders continue to come in and pile up in my office, my happiness continues to grow as I fully realize that, for at least this one month, I am a better person for the choices I have made.
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    Default Re: Taking care of others this year

    Good to hear your desire to help others.

    Can you not do both?

    I'm sure your time in the club helps the stripper improve her economics as well. Just because you view it as having a wandering penis doesn't mean that you can't turn it into something positive or your funds won't be appreciated by one of your favorite dancers.

    The problem is there are so many people less fortunate than ourselves it can be difficult to choose where to direct funds for giving. I've been giving more myself too but I split it up between several places.

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    The problem is so many people are suffering and I just don't know what the answer is. My own feelings about illegal immigration aside I do think it is horrible when kids suffer.

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    I'm available for adoption this holiday season, Rick. Just say the word. I'm great with small children and I've had all of my rabies shots. I also come with free overnight shipping and I can be at your doorstep as early as tomorrow morning, completely house-trained and with a very modest wish list attached to a bow on my head.

    All kidding aside... Good on you for making a difference in the lives of others.

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    Default Re: Taking care of others this year

    i've been wanting to do something like that this year. i don't like donating money to big charities because i've heard a lot of stories of corruption and them just taking the money..but maybe something like buying a bag of gifts for needy kids for christmas, or donating food or something! i'm not upper class/upper middle class by any stretch, but i do have more than some and nothing is more sad to me than innocent kids who don't have what they need.

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    I went to an organization last night and I am still thinking about it. I help out with a military organization as I come from a military family and my brother is still serving. Anyway this is a home for disabled and homeless veterans and they were tearing up with the presents and company they all received. One of them told us these would be the only presents they would receive. Made me feel good. While children and families are remembered this holiday season instead I am putting my monetary donations towards them. They appreciate it, unlike many families and these will be their only gifts, unlike many families.

    Simone, I hate to sound cynical but yep that does happen. I have seen people get free gifts through needy family funds and sell them to buy drugs. I have heard of the stories of large charities spending more on other things than helping those they supposedly serve. It's why I will never give to the United Way.

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    There are so many great charities out there that do good work and where most if not all of your donation goes to those who need it : The Salvation Army ; local food banks and soup kitchens ; Toys For Tots etc. etc.

    The need has been reported to be greater this year for various reasons. If everyone reading this does what they can it can really add up. Personally I've bumped up my contributions to food charities this year.

    A VERY Merry Christmas to everyone. Do whatever you can to lend Santa a hand this year and bask in the warm and fuzzies.

    Wishing well to one and all.

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    That's great Rick! Awesome to have ppl who care

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    Quote Originally Posted by miss.a.p1600 View Post
    Can you not do both?

    I'm sure your time in the club helps the stripper improve her economics as well. Just because you view it as having a wandering penis doesn't mean that you can't turn it into something positive or your funds won't be appreciated by one of your favorite dancers.
    I could, but it just doesn't feel the same. Diverting time and money from things that I definitely shouldn't be doing to things that accomplish a lot of good just feels like the right way to go about this.

    The things that I have purchased include a computer and printer for a niece who has very little, good clothing for several children in my extended family and a sizable Walmart gift card for another relative with four children who has no furniture, needs clothes for the kids and can barely buy food.

    Like I said before, this is one single solitary month where I can feel really good about what I do. I know that I will be doing the same old stuff again soon enough, if for no other reason than I will eventually be on the road again with cash and time at my disposal, but for this one brief stretch of time I can be worthy of all of the good things that I have in my life.

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