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 Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2005 4:11 am
This is going to be a discussion about charity (for family, community, strangers, etc). Not necessarily involving monetary assistance!
I'd like people to talk about actual charities/organisations you would give to (or have given to) and why. What have you done to help someone else in need? No matter how insignificant, for humans and non-humans alike. Also, what has someone done to help you that meant a great deal?
Have fun discussing, getting ideas, etc...
Just something to help us appreciate the little and big things biggrin
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Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2005 5:36 am
Perhaps some people could post links to good, Jewish charity organizations so if anyone's in the mood to give a little tzedakah we could! :3 http://www.jdc.org/ - American Jewish Join Distribution Committee, currently they're focusing efforts on tsunami relief. http://www.ajws.org/ - American Jewish World Service, dedicated to helping Jewish communities around the world. http://www.ajfca.org/- Jewish Family and Children Services, a wonderful organization to help poor or needy Jewish families. I know our local chapter has been very active in helping Russian Jewish immigrants find homes and help. heart And as for me... I have my tzedakah box, and whenever it's full I bring it to either JFCS or give it to my JCC to give to a good charity they know of. I try to get all the spare change I have at the end of the day into the tzedakah box.
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Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2005 6:09 am
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Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2005 5:37 pm
I council my friends alot with their problems, also on another forum I am on I try to help people out there. It's a Linkin Park forum, and alot of LP fans are very suicidal so I try and help them to talk rather than keep it inside till they blow. I also gave money to the tsunami disaster, and I have given money to beggars. It's not much but I try my best to help. 3nodding
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Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2005 3:44 am
Nothing actually Jewish, but through the clubs I belonged to in school, and things like that, I've done alot. Make-a-wish, the cancer society are big ones. and on Long Island, you've prob'ly eaten some clams I've helped to raise (yes. I was a member of the Mariculture Project, or the " Clam Club" stare ), and lots of local envirmental projects near my home. If you're ever on Long Island, check out Sweet Briar XD
In college I do some stuff for NYPIRG, but I haven't really dedicated myself to anything yet. Which kind of makes me sad.
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Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2005 2:45 pm
Well I usually give money to the various charties that my school (former school now...damn college...6 days till school gonk ) fundraises for. I once sold badges for one of the charites. Also I gave money to the tusnami appeal. Not much but if I'm making at least a small difference that's all that counts.
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Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2005 12:21 am
DarkHalcyon Nothing actually Jewish, but through the clubs I belonged to in school, and things like that, I've done alot. Make-a-wish, the cancer society are big ones. and on Long Island, you've prob'ly eaten some clams I've helped to raise (yes. I was a member of the Mariculture Project, or the " Clam Club" stare ), and lots of local envirmental projects near my home. If you're ever on Long Island, check out Sweet Briar XD In college I do some stuff for NYPIRG, but I haven't really dedicated myself to anything yet. Which kind of makes me sad. Hey it all counts-- Jewish or not!! Clam club, eh? What's involved in raising clams?
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Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2005 12:37 am
hit_the_floor Well I usually give money to the various charties that my school (former school now...damn college...6 days till school gonk ) fundraises for. I once sold badges for one of the charites. Also I gave money to the tusnami appeal. Not much but if I'm making at least a small difference that's all that counts. I have to admit, I am not involved in any major charities, Jewish or otherwise. But I do give once in a while when I feel generous. During highschool I did some charity that involved helping at primary schools, that kind of thing. Rusu I council my friends alot with their problems, also on another forum I am on I try to help people out there. I also spend a lot of time being the listen-advice-person for my friends. Making someone smile/laugh (at the appropriate time) is always rewarding!
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Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2005 9:32 am
uh.. i have a foster home for jewish imangary friends... o.0... ^.^ I have an imagnary friend his name is jakob. he's a hungarian jewish rabbi blue penuin... ^.^ he's cute i like him. he's about a foot tall, and he hides in my backpack at school. ^.^ ::giggles::
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