Can you give up going out ONE Friday OR Saturday a MONTH?

[Forced Fed]

If so, then you can afford to sponsor a child in need. Think about it, around $20 a month can give a child in need food, water, shelter, clothing, and an education... things most of us take for granted everyday. You have the power to change someones life, I hope you decide to to make that change.

Honestly, it doesn't even have to cut into your weekends. If you can eat out one less time, buy one less new hat, buy one less new pair of jeans, or golf one fewer round a month and so on...

[Kevin 1G Drummer]

[Kracka]

Wow...what to do with this thread... I've never seen a thread quite like this on 'Style and frankly don't think you have a very good chance at getting members here to contribute, especially since you're a n00b and most people don't know you yet.

Are you actively involved with this organization? Who is it? How to people contribute? How can we be assured most the money is actually going to help rather than just lining some guys pocket?

[cmspaz]

I daily drive a DSM. That is all.

[Swifty1638]

As if I don't see the fuckin' commercials enough..now the website I frequent also must be littered with this shit. Sweet.

[turbotalon1g]

Originally Posted by cmspaz

I work on my own a DSM. That is all.

fix.t

[awd-drifter]

give me $20 a month and I'll do it!

[HiImBrian]

I really like the thread idea. If you don't want to donate or sponsor then just hit the back button and don't bother. No need to flame somebody for steppin outa their bubble a little bit.

I sponsor a little guy in Nicaragua through a ministry called Compassion. I donate $32 whopping dollars a month. I set it up automatically too, so I don't have to bother writing checks or remembering to pay all the time lol. It's pretty sweet really. My little guy (Jose, 11yrs old) sends me letters every month or so and always includes a little picture or somethin he colored. I can obviously write back and over time, get to know him more and encourage him.

If you are at all interested please check out these links. If not, then don't.
One time donation:
https://www.compassion.com/contribution/defaulta.htm
Full time sponsorship:
http://www.compassion.com/sponsor_a_child/default.htm

You won't regret it ...and if you do, or just cant afford it anymore, you can always cancel your sponsorship.

[TkrPerformance]

this is all good and fine, but why the hell do they always want you do the monthly 20.00 or so for a kid or family that is out side the US. when we have just as many kids and familys here that could use the help. I am not saying not to help out people but we need to help out our own back yard first

[poofy97gsx]

^^^ i agree!!

[mlomker]

I sponsor a young man in Thailand. It's $100-150/yr to put them through school.

The point? Bargain shop if you're going to sponsor a child. lol.

Seriously, I'm not religious and I wouldn't give my money to group like Compassion. I'm sure they do fine work but they probably pay their foreign missionaries enough to live comfortably and there are locally-run charities that don't do that.

[Febo]

I agree with the "lets fix our own shit" idea. Why do I care about a starving broke kid in Kenya when there are starving broke kids in Minneapolis. Or how about instead of spending that $20 a month on a kid in thailand you spend that $20 bucks at a local business and help stimulate the economy. And by local business I of course mean Sneaky Pete's and Bootleggers.

Here's to stimulating the economy!

[Swifty1638]

lol, I love it. ^

[mlomker]

Originally Posted by RLFebo

when there are starving broke kids in Minneapolis. Or how about instead of spending that $20 a month on a kid in thailand you spend that $20 bucks at a local business and help stimulate the economy. And by local business I of course mean Sneaky Pete's and Bootleggers

Life is all about balance, my friend. $150 to poor kids, $36k on an Evo, another $10k+ at Grimmspeed, DB Performance, MAPerformance, the alignment guy, & others out of state. Only had the car a few weeks...still strategizing.

I get the alcohol from the liquor store around the corner. A guy has to save money somewhere...

[Forced Fed]

I had a bad feeling this thread would generate a lot of bad post, and that isn't what it was intended for.

Kracka, I didn't put any specific organizations up because anyone who really is interested in giving would want to pick their own organization they felt comfortable with and had researched.

[Goat Blower]

I like the idea, but I've got my own kids to sponsor. Unlike a previous poster I would only give my sponsorship through a Christian organization, because I know several missionaries, and they don't live much better than the people they work with and frankly they don't want to, being a missionary is all about service, kinda like a lot of pastors. Their reward is in heaven, not in their bank account.

Anyways, good idea. Helping someone else ends up helping yourself more.

[Ihearrtdsm]

Febo how does spending $20 bucks at Sneaky Pete's and Bootleggers gonna help starving people here :-P I agree with fixing stuff here. Good luck!

[Forced Fed]

I also like fixing stuff here, that is why you can donate your time and or money. Most people can't donate enough money to really change a kids life in America. $20 a month can do SO much in other countries.

A couple bucks can give a kid clean drinking water for a month, a buck in America can get a kid a bottled water.

[mlomker]

Originally Posted by Goat Blower

they don't live much better than the people they work with

I've been in some of these countries and have seen 1st hand that your friends are not representative. Was best friends with a family that were Baptist missionaries in Ecuador. People are people, sorry to say. My point is that there are local charities (people native to the country in question) that would cost little to no money to hire. The assumption that Americans can go to another country and solve problems better than the locals can is a bit elitist, imo.

Originally Posted by Forced Fed

$20 a month can do SO much in other countries.

Exactly. That's why I send money where I do.

[tehehodi]

^^but Thailand isn't as bad as Laos....i would know, been to both places