do your friends ask for donations?

I only donate to my daughters school only for muffin mania they saved enough money to pay for her trip to the Bronx zoo this summer Unfortunately she propably wont be able to go b/c of her asthma
But some of it also goes to updating her park at school
Just do what you can and dont feel bad !!Especially if you cant do it at all !!

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Posted by PegaLega

i will buy from children selling stuff-as long as every child in my complex isnt coming at the same time. I do donate as much as I can-but I agree sometimes its a bit much. If I donated to everyone I wouldnt be able to pay my own rent

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yeah thats how i feel! then im like how can i give to her for this and not give to her for that...

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Posted by MushesGirl

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Posted by PegaLega

i will buy from children selling stuff-as long as every child in my complex isnt coming at the same time. I do donate as much as I can-but I agree sometimes its a bit much. If I donated to everyone I wouldnt be able to pay my own rent

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yeah thats how i feel! then im like how can i give to her for this and not give to her for that...

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Exactly-I give what I can give

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Posted by apriladam9206

I send mass emails to everyone. Some friends donate and some can't. Same with when I'm asked. I'll donate to some and not others. alot of it matters to me the cause

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Now I wont lie...I couldnt shave my head

i havent received any donation requests like that, but if it were my best friend i would.
otherwise, i would evaluate depending charity, friend etc

I get them sometimes. Depending upon the charity I decide whether or not to donate.

As for kids selling stuff, my school is fundraiser crazy - it is so overboard.

For example, 12th graders sell chocolate; 10th graders sell gift wrap, pizzas, pretzels, etc, honor society sells plants and gift baskets, teachers raise money for the scholarship funds by raffling off a floral arrangement every week, a gift basket every month and they also prepare soup every Monday which you can buy for $3. Also if you ever go to a happy hour they always have 50/50. Worst off they try to guilt you into participating in all of this - the teachers are the worst - I mean enough is enough - I understand I work in a very economically diverse area so some kids have a lot and some have nothing but I can not fund trips and college educations for all of these kids when I have my own bills to pay. People will be like well it's only $5 for the raffle tickets - yeah if I buy them every week we are talking about $300.

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Posted by Summer07Bride

I get them sometimes. Depending upon the charity I decide whether or not to donate.

As for kids selling stuff, my school is fundraiser crazy - it is so overboard.

For example, 12th graders sell chocolate; 10th graders sell gift wrap, pizzas, pretzels, etc, honor society sells plants and gift baskets, teachers raise money for the scholarship funds by raffling off a floral arrangement every week, a gift basket every month and they also prepare soup every Monday which you can buy for $3. Also if you ever go to a happy hour they always have 50/50. Worst off they try to guilt you into participating in all of this - the teachers are the worst - I mean enough is enough - I understand I work in a very economically diverse area so some kids have a lot and some have nothing but I can not fund trips and college educations for all of these kids when I have my own bills to pay. People will be like well it's only $5 for the raffle tickets - yeah if I buy them every week we are talking about $300.

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thats out of control. i hate that they try to guilt you into buying, thats just low.

as far as deciding on the charity, again, I find it very hard to say no to one and yes to another, especially since I work in healthcare and I actually see all of these illnesses first hand and they ALL deserve to get funding but obviously that's impossible. I haven't replied to my 2 friend's emails because I just don't know how to, I haven't chosen anything at this point and I feel torn about that.

Thanks for all of your replies

Interesting this comes up. I personally donate what I can when I can. But the other day, one of the girls who used to date a friend of mine is on my MySpace and posts a blog about having a condition. Nothing real serious. Well, at the end she includes a link asking everyone to donate. I click on it to see what charity it is, and it's a PayPal thing that goes to her! I couldn't believe it. Needless to say, I didn't feel guilty not donating. This is the same girl who posts a Christmas list every year for items at Frederick's of Hollywood.

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Posted by Jennifer907

Interesting this comes up. I personally donate what I can when I can. But the other day, one of the girls who used to date a friend of mine is on my MySpace and posts a blog about having a condition. Nothing real serious. Well, at the end she includes a link asking everyone to donate. I click on it to see what charity it is, and it's a PayPal thing that goes to her! I couldn't believe it. Needless to say, I didn't feel guilty not donating. This is the same girl who posts a Christmas list every year for items at Frederick's of Hollywood.

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