Well before 9/11, I had determined that the Red Cross paid itself far better than it donated the proceeds to the victims of tragic events.
That was proven to me during 9/11 when many of the victims did not receive the 'goods', whether it was money or counseling or food or whatever.
Their exposure on Bill O'Reilly (think what you like; but he did expose them) brought it home for me.
So. When this horrific event occurred, we donated our money to Robb from Camz.com and every dime went to villagers. It wasn't much; but we saw where our money went and we were able to gain a tiny bit of satisfaction that real help was offered.
While I accept the fact that charitable organisations have back end costs, the Red Cross seems to have a much higher percentage of administration expenses than others....
I wish it weren't that way; but, it is.
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