go for those reputable charities organizations....

not those at the street guys asking for donations, etc etc...build temple, for orphans, old folks, disabled, etc.... u wouldnt know that every ringgit u donated, it will only ended up few cents to the beneficiaries...

btw, for u guys info, real donation drive, doesn't really ask for cash donation on the street, mostly will ask u to fill up some forms, debit through yr a/c or credit card.....

if u think this is fake, think again... con men will not leave black n white proof thru bank stuff, etc...

think wise b4 u donate

hi, i understood that alot of charities need food items, basic essentials, but the thing is, alot of charities had more than enough of all these items...what i believe is that the cost of operating is more needed...

imagine that an orphan / old folks / mental illness homes need more $ to run their daily operations... think of rental of place, electricity, water, transportation.... so thats y we can see that people running around asking for donations... but then i understand, u would think, is it TRUE??

what i suggest is that donate directly to the orphans, old folks, reputable organizations directly.... this may eliminate any possibilities of frauds, imposers... n middleman, etc etc.. which u might not know that every ringgit u donated, end up a small percentage to the end receiver.

even, reputable charity organizations might take things for granted... take example of NKF (National Kidney Foundation) Singapore, whom previous CEO (name deleted) whom getting paid SGD500k per year, paid 1st class flights and maintainance of his presonal cars from the company.....in short, using public funds for personal gains, watever u might think.

so, accountability, transparency is very important, especially for charitable organizations

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Added on February 21, 2009, 4:53 pmyeah, yr statement is true, so my 2 cents to u, get contacts of the charities, check with them.

even churches, lions club, leo clubs, rotary clubs, etc will organize activities and donated to organizations... most of the time, u can read it from the papers

This post has been edited by adrianck: Feb 21 2009, 04:53 PM

yes.... just middleman is making money out from those needed, which is commercializing the donations which meant for those needy people.

I saw some threads here which list directories of orphan, old folks, mental illness, etc homes. u may take a look.

Anyway, i hope u can support this LYNCF last month project, which they went to a orphan home named Siddharthan Orphan Home.

I'm trying to get my way to submit the home profile and LYNCF programs to the press, eg The Star, Sin Chew, Berita Harian, in hope to raise funds to get the home a van for their usage.

Once they accept, note coming newspaper!

This post has been edited by adrianck: Feb 25 2009, 03:38 PM

time isn't really a problem,

as long as u r sincere and good time management, it could be done, although i would agree with u that in today societies, is not easy to get people to do charity cause