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ChopChaeJoe
Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Location: Seoul
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 Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2008 6:15 am Post subject: giving a little back |
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So, I'm flush with cash, and feeling liberal guilt.. I want to give to some charities. Nothing for cancer, except maybe leukemia. What i really want to give for is AIDS relief and research. Anyone know of anything like this going on in Korea?
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sharkey
Joined: 12 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2008 3:52 pm Post subject: |
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| Id would give it to some animal shelters in Korea. But, I must say I like where your heart is. Good on ya m8 |
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ben-ja-mas
Joined: 20 Jan 2008
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| Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2008 4:11 pm Post subject: |
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| sharkey wrote: |
| Id would give it to some animal shelters in Korea. But, I must say I like where your heart is. Good on ya m8 |
I'd give some food/beer/money to some hobos. Seriously I use to do this when I lived in London. Every Christmas I would get a case of beer/some food/cash and bring it down to the hobos who slept under the Arches at the Embankment.
The way I saw it was they were on skid row and giving them beer and money was like giving them medicine(Alcoholism is a disease).
I have never and would never give to a charity as only a small % of your dollar gets to the intended recipient. |
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potin14p
Joined: 04 May 2006
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| Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2008 9:10 pm Post subject: |
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the cat shelter in Itaewon would be very happy to help you out with that!
pm me if you're interested. or find us on Facebook: Nabiya Cat Shelter. |
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Yaya
Joined: 25 Feb 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2008 9:18 pm Post subject: Re: giving a little back |
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| ChopChaeJoe wrote: |
| So, I'm flush with cash, and feeling liberal guilt.. I want to give to some charities. Nothing for cancer, except maybe leukemia. What i really want to give for is AIDS relief and research. Anyone know of anything like this going on in Korea? |
I hear the Salvation Army is probably one of the best charities to give to in that most of the money will go to the intended receipients. |
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MattC23
Joined: 13 Apr 2008
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| Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 3:23 am Post subject: |
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I second the Sally Ann suggestion.
You may also want to check out some of the microlending sites (kiva.org) you can feel good about donatiing some money but also bet some excitement watching it be repaid. (After which you can lend it again) |
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CrikeyKorea
Joined: 01 Jun 2007
Location: Heogi, Seoul
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| Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 4:59 am Post subject: |
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| Umm, I saw an ad for AIDS research in Korea on TV this weekend, it was called HUG AIDS, it was a really cool ad actually, im not sure of the addy, but im sure if u naver HUG AIDS it will come up with something, nice one, good luck with the donating... |
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asylum seeker
Joined: 22 Jul 2007
Location: On your computer screen.
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| Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 10:05 am Post subject: |
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| I tip taxi drivers. |
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PRagic
Joined: 24 Feb 2006
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| Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 10:29 am Post subject: |
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| Nice that you have a heart. Also good that you're probably too young to know that you're not really flush with cash! |
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quercus
Joined: 04 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 6:23 pm Post subject: giving |
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| why don't you try www.kiva.org and give after joining the kiva korea team. just go to the website and click the search button in the grey box on the left hand side. type in kiva korea, join, and choose who you want to support. |
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IncognitoHFX
Joined: 06 May 2007
Location: Yeongtong, Suwon
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| Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 6:25 pm Post subject: |
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| asylum seeker wrote: |
| I tip taxi drivers. |
I only tip when I'm around other people. |
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D.D.
Joined: 29 May 2008
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| Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 11:08 pm Post subject: Re: giving a little back |
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| ChopChaeJoe wrote: |
| So, I'm flush with cash, and feeling liberal guilt.. I want to give to some charities. Nothing for cancer, except maybe leukemia. What i really want to give for is AIDS relief and research. Anyone know of anything like this going on in Korea? |
Don't waste your money on medical research, those guys are not lacking in funds.
Also don't put your money into big charities as my ex use to work for one and quit because of the amount of the money the execs wasted on themselves. |
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ChopChaeJoe
Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 2:42 am Post subject: |
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| Some decent suggestions here. Thanks. |
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maddog
Joined: 08 Dec 2005
Location: Daegu
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| Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 2:53 am Post subject: |
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The thing with charities is that not everyone who works for them is a volunteer. My mate in London was earning 10 pounds an hour just calling people up and trying to extort money out them. Little did they know that they were just paying his salary.
If I was feeling flush, I'd take some time out and go do volunteer work.
MD |
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