THINK BEFORE YOU DONATE

 SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT  BEFORE YOU MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS:
 As you  open your pockets to do a good thing and make yourself feel good,
 please keep the following facts in mind:

 The American Red  Cross
 President and CEO  Marsha J.. Evans'
 salary for the year was  $651,957 plus expenses
MARCH OF  DIMES
 It is called the March  of Dimes because
 The United  Way
 President Brian  Gallagher
 receives a $375,000 base  salary along with numerous expense benefits.
 UNICEF
 CEO Caryl M. Stern  receives
 $1,200,000 per year  (100k per month) plus all expenses including a ROLLS
 ROYCE.
 Less than 5 cents of  your donated dollar goes to the  cause.
 GOODWILL
 CEO and owner Mark  Curran profits $2.3 million a year.
 Goodwill  is a very catchy name for his business.
 You donate to his  business and then he sells the items for PROFIT.
 He pays nothing for his products and pays his  workers minimum wage! Nice
 Guy.
 $0.00 goes to help  anyone!
 Stop giving to this  man.
 Instead, give it to ANY OF  THE FOLLOWING
 GO "GREEN" AND PUT YOUR  MONEY WHERE IT WILL DO SOME GOOD:

 The Salvation  Army
 Commissioner, Todd  Bassett receives a small salary of only
 $13,000 per  year(plus  housing) for managing this $2 billion dollar organization.
 96 percent of donated  dollars go to the cause.
 The American  Legion
 National Commander  receives a$0.00 zero salary.


 Your donations go to help Veterans and their families  and youth!
 The Veterans of  Foreign Wars
 National Commander  receives a$0.00 zero  salary.
 Your donations go to  help Veterans and their families and youth!
 The Disabled American  Veterans
 National Commander  receives a$0.00 zero salary.
 Your donations go to help Veterans and their families  and youth!
 The Military Order of  Purple Hearts
 National Commander  receives a $0.00 zero salary.
 Your donations go to help Veterans and their families
 and youth!
 The Vietnam Veterans  Association
 National Commander  receives a $0.00 zero  salary.
 Your donations go to  help Veterans and their families and youth!
 Make a  Wish:  For children's last wishes.
 100% goes to funding  trips or special wishes for a dying child.
 St. Jude Research  Hospital
 100% goes towards  funding and helping Children with Cancer who have no
 Insurance and cannot afford to pay.
 Ronald McDonald  Houses
 All monies go to running  the houses for parents who have critical Children
 in the  hospital.
 100% goes to housing,  and feeding the families.> Lions Club  International
 100% OF DONATIONS GO TO  HELP THE BLIND,BUY HEARING AIDES, SUPPORT MEDICAL
 MISSIONS  AROUND THE WORLD. THEIR LATEST UNDERTAKING
 IS MEASLES VACCINATIONS  (ONLY $1.00 PER SHOT).


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 Melvin Gill, RA
 Melvin Gill &  Associates
 Architects and  Planners
 1821 Ed Temple  Boulevard
 Nashville, Tennessee   37208-1845
 (615) 242-4455
_melvingill@comcast.net_ (mailto:melvingill@comcast.net)