United Way
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The-UK-Guy
Tea anyone ?
I usualy donate about 10 bucks a week. Trying to buy my way into heaven
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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$25/week for 52 weeks is $1,300 of which $325 comes off of my taxes and my $1,300 supports the local Hospice.
New Englander
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Absolutely $0 this year. Last years force/push tactics from management completely turned me off from it. I've donated every year prior.
pretzel_man
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I donate a pretty significant amount.
I was very poor growning up, and am grateful for what I have now. I've researched other charities and found United Way a good fit for me.
I used to give to lots of charities, then started researching them all. I found that they only gave a small percentage to the actual program. The majority went to overhead.
With United Way, the vast majority goes to actually doing good work.
Make your personal decision, but for me, I'm very happy with United Way. Its one way I feel like I'm giving back.
P-Man
I was very poor growning up, and am grateful for what I have now. I've researched other charities and found United Way a good fit for me.
I used to give to lots of charities, then started researching them all. I found that they only gave a small percentage to the actual program. The majority went to overhead.
With United Way, the vast majority goes to actually doing good work.
Make your personal decision, but for me, I'm very happy with United Way. Its one way I feel like I'm giving back.
P-Man
Covemastah
Hoopah drives the boat Chief !!
you took the words right out of my mouth!!!!!
BleedBrown
Active Member
Don't give until it hurts! Give until it feels GOOD!
Covemastah
Hoopah drives the boat Chief !!
give it to a homeless person or family in your neighborhood,you know your $$ will be put to use then,and you will feel good.,we don't need to feel good by having the Gestapo pressure us WHAT WOULD JESUS DO ????
freeloader
geek
I have no problem giving to charity. It's the high pressure campaigns (by both UPS and UW) that made me not want to give. You feel like you're at a time share sales presentation. If they didn't pressure me, then I'd be more likely to give. Plus, in the true spirit of charity, it should be a personal decision and not turned into an annual campaign or used to selfishly boast how generous UPS is.
IDoLessWorkThanMost
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Get used to it. 7 years and 3 buildings, no matter where I've gone they always use the same tactics.
I quit giving through U.W. years ago when 2 drivers in my center were denied help because they made too much money, I chose two charities in my area and donate the money directly, I don't need U.W. skimming off my donation for "overhead", I learned long ago how to write a check! I also like to see the smile on their faces when I hand them the money.
New Englander
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Exactly why they should get used to the big fat $0 from me. Funny part is that I was a United Way campaign person at my previous job.
Being brought up to the center manager's office and pressured to donate and THEN donate MORE then I had been for 4 years got to me.
You know what.....I'd donate a days pay and my time to a local charity, UPS should match my days pay to them. That I would do.
MonavieLeaker
Bringin Teh_Lulz
Hey look who it is!!!!I wont give them a penny, last year they force me to donate. I don't know what is it and what is it for. I think i am the one that need donation, i am broke.
wornoutupser
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Freeloader,
A recently departed center manager told me that management was given a quota and that any amount under that was to be made up by them! No wonder they push!
Anyone have a comment- Tie, you out there?
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