I'm on all of their lists, I think! I do donate regularly so I am fodder for their mills, I guess. Approaching the Holiday Season in the fall, it gets pretty intense. But with the need so great, it is hard to turn away. I do have my same few ones that I usually work with because I know how they are administered and use fund responsibly. You just cannot respond to all of them even if you are rich. Just doing your research and picking your neediest and most responsible charities will limit your giving. It's hard to say no though.
Keep giving as you can and try not to worry about all of them - you have a generous heart for the hurting. It says a lot about you.
__________________  Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis |