Originally Posted by
flyinwalenda
I am not a fan of these organizations . I would rather a club find someone in need in their community and use the money raised to make sure they get assistance. Not just give them the money but if it's bills that need to be paid then pay the bills for them, if they need medical supplies then make arrangements to get them, etc...,etc...
Those are great ideas as well, it's not just money that some of these organizations need, although they certainly appreciate that. Our club does a Toys for Tots collection as well as donations to the town's food bank. A club I visited a while back had the public bring canned goods and food items as an "entrance fee" for a fun fly and collected a ton of food for their local charities. It's shocking and saddening to see how many people rely on these charities for something as simple as food...and even more so when it's military families too. You can see an immediate need fulfilled working at the local level, for sure.