Category: Gifts & Donations
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Biloxi Blues
"I was so upset that the Bush administration's answer to the latest crisis was to go shopping, so like the response to 9/11, that I immediately thought to give it away to my favorite organization. I sent mine to Habitat for Humanity after seeing the devastation in Biloxi, Mississippi while working at a Habitat project there. My husband followed suit with his check by sending his to the Heifer Project. "
Susan and Frank, 60, Education
Pasadena, CA -
Donating to a NYC Parks Organization
"I donated $250 to the Friends of St. Nicholas Park, a non-profit group dedicated to keeping up this beautiful park in Harlem, NYC. The money will be used to purchase doggie bag dispensers at the entrances to the park. "
William Mullin, 38, Project Manager
New York , NY -
Investing In My Future
"I'm putting some of my money into the Barack Obama campaign, and the rest of it into savings."
Andy, 22, Student
Minneapolis, MN -
I Gave it 4 Good!
"I didn't get a check, but I donated 10% of my imaginary stimulus check to fight global poverty. I gave it to Episcopalians for Global Reconciliation in support of their work toward fulfilling the Millennium Development Goals. Since overspending got our economy in this mess, overspending is not the solution. We have already taken more than our share."
Ann, 51, Publisher
Gaithersburg, MD -
Graduations
"I gave it to my daughter for her collage graduation. ASU! YEAH"
Liz, 48, Healthcare
Phoeniz, Arizona -
It All Went to Charity
"I never felt like this money was "mine". I gave it to the government in hopes that they'd make good use of it and they didn't, so I felt it was my duty to give it back to the country in some way. I donated it all to charity. Nonprofits that usually get a contribution from me got more this year. The rest went to nonprofits that I've always wanted to support in some of my favorite places like New York and New Orleans. I was able to double my impact in a lot of instances because my company matches local contributions. "
Marci, 29, nonprofit professional
Denver, CO -
Invested in my future!!
"I used my stimulus check to update my resume. Now I will really start making the big bucks!!! "
James, 27, Sales Rep
Columbus, OHIO -
Did some stuff I needed to do
"I paid off my car, bought a new pair of glasses, and gave $10 to Barack Obama. Take that, Smirky McFlightsuit!"
Jinx, 46, Tech Support
Las Cruces, NM -
Give it for Good
"I'm donating half of the check to organizations whose work furthers the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. Main recipient: Episcopal Relief and Development, for aid in Myanmar. "
Katherine Johnson, 58, editor
Durham, NC -
Crazy for cooking
"Sent my mom, my uncle, my best girlfriend, a niece getting married a basket of my favorite seasonings for the kitchen. I usually do the cooking but recently moved 4 hours from home, now they can enjoy the same and feel like I am there cooking for them... aleviates my guilt of not being there : ) I also bought a couple of saute' pans."
Kristine O., 38
Long Island, NY -
50-50 split, dental and donations
"$100 to the Sierra Club $100 to the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA.org) $100 to the Central Asia Institue (ikat.org)
And then I had to have an emergency root canal that is going to cost me over $600 (after insurance!). Oh well. "
John K, 41
Medford, Oregon -
Sent overseas through Kiva.org
"Since our own government can't seem to help Americans figure out how to invest properly in the future, I figured I'd send my stimulus off to folks who are trying to invest in something real.
I did feel a twinge of guilt about sending the money overseas. But that passed quickly. "
Mike, Designer
Seattle, WA -
Gave it away to someone in need...
"A co-worker whos's a single mom got her car repossessed during work yesterday. Today I gave her $500 to help her get it back. I was going to use it to pay off the Las Vegas trip I just took, but my boyfriend won some money and took care of most of the cost. It felt good to give it away. "
Sylvia, 42, Accountant/Construction
Clovis, CA -
Making stimulus easier for an unknown woman. And me.
"I gave $300 to the Campaign to End Fistula (run by UNFPA). Then I bought myself some lingerie from La Petite Coquette."
sally, 25, student
NYC, NY -
I spent it on my mommy!
"After paying $250.00 to Bank of America CC bill, I spent the weekend with my mother in Philly. We went on a food tour of the Reading Terminal Market, tasted great wines at a wine tasting, and took my mother to a 5 course dinner on a great boat called Moshalu! Dinner took a lot of my stimulus check away. But as MasterCard would say, it was priceless... spending the weekend with my mother on mother's day!"
Alexis Karlin, 24, Web Producer at a Research Company
Boston, MA -
Fun with Photos! Saving the Humane Society one pic at a time...
"I bought a 70-300 AFS/VR zoom lens for my Nikon D-50. Well, part of it at least. I plan on using it to make our local Harford County Humane Society more real- we're under major overhauls and no one wants to give us money! Plus, with the photos I sell, the money will be donated to the Humane Society as well. Thanks for giving me back some of my Daddy's taxes Mr. Bush!!"
Jessica Bellamotives, 28, Investigator
Havre de Grace, MD -
"The tax rebate is bad policy: this should be going toward rebuilding our infrastructure or helping the poor. So we sent our rebate to a food bank, where it should have gone in the first place! It's not like we couldn't have used the money, and of course the car went into the shop this week for the miraculous coincidence of $1200 worth of repairs, but it was the right thing to do."
bill, 35, teacher
columbus, ohio -
Government funding for the arts
"I'm donating a portion of this unexpected income to my two favorite non-profits: PlayWrite, Inc. (www.playwriteinc.org) and Write Around Portland (www.writearound.org) The rest is going into my pay-the-rent fund."
Marianna, 24, currently unemployed
Portland, OR -
I need a new President!
"Even though I consider this stimulus package foolish and, most likely, ineffective, I have to admit that visions of a new flat screen TV began dancing in my head. Fortunately I came to my senses and realized I don't need a new TV, I need a new President! I will be giving a decent portion of our payment to Barack Obama."
Heather, 43, home maker
El Dorado Hills, CA -
Fair Play
"I donated every penny of it to Democratic candidates for Congress and the White House. If we had some responsible government we wouldn't need these phony stimulus packages."
Tom, Advertising/Marketing Executive
Albuquerque, NM
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