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ACLU
Planned Parenthood
ASPCA

The problem was, when I gave them money they spent at least half of it trying to get more. So now I do it anonymously.

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I give to the following charities/NPO's:

Jimmy Fund
Am. Cancer Society
Pan Mass Challenge web page
Disabled Vets (father-in-law is a Vietnam vet)
Massachusetts Audubon Society

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nh.

I'll say Lutheran World Relief. They were recently identified by I think it was an NBC report as the charity where the biggest fraction of every dollar goes towards helping people, not towards charity overhead or raising more dollars.

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Habitat for Humanities- I contribute both labor and money.

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Agreed. I served on the local HFH Board for 5 years. By far the best run "charity" I have ever seen.

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I go with the federal government. I give almost 40% of income. Thats how dedicated I am.

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40% to the IRS? No you don't.

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Maybe he pays 28% in federal income taxes and 13% in Social Security/Medicare taxes.

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I doubt both numbers here.

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Every year on my birthday - Jun. 2 - I give everything that I win to the Shriners Hospital (I was there for almost a year a long time ago.)

Every year on a friends birthday - Nov. 11 - I give everything to different breast cancer research charities (she died 2 years ago of breast cancer).

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i need jake to post in this thread so i can tell him i give money to the hooker i keep on call.

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i need jake to post in this thread so i can tell him i give money to the hooker i keep on call.

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i wasn't aware she was disabled. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

anyway, i give to:
march of dimes
MDA
ducks unlimited

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nights like last night make me thankful god created booty calls. last night went from being a weird 5/10 to an excellent 9/10. high school girls have real issues, i was saying WTF? a lot last night.

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nights like last night make me thankful god created booty calls. last night went from being a weird 5/10 to an excellent 9/10. high school girls have real issues, i was saying WTF? a lot last night.

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this needs a longer explaination with complete details.