Brett Robson wrote:

> On Sat, 7 Jun 2003 09:05:55 -0400, "Kevin  ...
> >
> >Maybe he ran out of dead mother-in-law jokes.
> >
>
> Sorry I was so offensive I wouldn't want to upset you. My father used to have a
> "Mother in Law in Boot (trunk)" sign on the back of the car. Following the
> passing of my grandmother he has removed the sign. Would you like it? It would
> be really funny, in your case people might actually think she was in there!
>
> BTW, my colleague and I have been discussing charities. She and a few others in
> the office give to a child sponsorship charity. Which organization(s) do you
> give to? Any you would recommend?

I like Compassion International.

http://www.compassion.com/index.asp

Apparently too religious for some here. I originally went with them when I was at
university because they were cheaper than other sponsorship programs I knew such
as Christian Children's Fund. Fact remains they enabled kids in developing nations
to school and also taught them real skills for their futures.

As for plain old support, I like Second Harvest,

http://www.secondharvest.org/

the people who can turn a one dollar donation into 28 pounds of quality donated
food, and Mercy Corps,

http://www.mercycorps.org/

who spend 91 cents of every dollar on actual aid. That is just incredible. The Red
Cross/Red Crescent remains an old favorite. The Hunger Site and its affiliated
sites are a no brainer, they are FREE for people who click on the buttons. Of
course more support can be given for those who actually make purchases or
donations. I like their toys or some of their rain forest products.

http://www.thehungersite.com

> (Please note my idea of a charity is something to help /poor/ people, not a
> building fund at an ivy league university).
>
> ---
> "he [John Ashcroft] deliberately left Jesus out of office prayers to avoid
> offending non-Christians."   - Ben Shapiro 27/2/2003