Category: Gifts & Donations

“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, DesignerSeattle, WA

“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 …

“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 …

“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 …

“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 unemployedPortland, OR

“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 …

“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 ExecutiveAlbuquerque, NM