Would you?

In order to help the people in China, I will do it through a registered charity. There are too many stories of people on line lying, and coning people out of all kinds of stuff. One can not be too careful. I know there are probably a lot of legitimate cases out there, but there are enough wackos out there that a registered charity would be the best way to go, in this situation

I would, if I had more to give. Up until now, I have been unemployed, with some child support and SSI to keep me afloat. I would actually be one of the ones to help quite frankly. But now that I have a job upcoming really soon, I can see myself helping others when I could. I would love to organize a MyLot Baby Shower, that would be loads of fun. I may not invite a MyLot friend over to stay for the night, as I am very wary about meeting people in person from online, but if they were in a tight spot, I would send them money to use for a hotel room, or even go pay for it myself if they were local. I have been through a few close call evictions myself, so if I had it, I would definitely give to another to help.

I would do what I can. Right now the only thing I can do is pray for my friends here. And that is actually something I do. I do care about my friends here, I wish I had the money to travel and meet some of them.

I did indeed help a MyLot friend of mine...maybe it wasn't as an earth-shattering event like helping an on-line friend in China after an earthquake or helping someone with a mortgage or rent, but one of my friends was moving to a family home that didn't allow for pets especially cats (yes they did eventually agree for the one dog, but not the cat). This friend was besides herself as she had really bonded with her cat, Sassy. Since she knew I had "experience" with pet rescuers, she asked if there was anything I could do to help her despite the fact that she was in Georgia and I'm in NY--she knew that if she took the cat to her local Animal Care and Control shelter it would be put down most likely. So I did a LOT of searches at Pet-Ark.com, Petfinder.com and even the local listings for Georgia on the ASPCA website and posted the situation to the numerous Yahoo pet rescue groups I belong to. I even posted a discussion here asking if any MyLotters could help out. Well all my postings hit gold...I found a no-kill rescue group, amazingly not far from where my MyLot friend lived, in fact, the same town area..the person was willing to take in Sassy, then another fellow mylotter said she be more than happy to take in Sassy..problem...she was in North Carolina...now it was up to me to find transport...and yes, there are pet rescuers that do nothing but transport pets to far distances if they know the pet is going to a forever home...Well long story short, and like I said I did several discussions about this as up-dates as well, things turned out perfectly...things were arranged and Sassy was temporarily taken in by the pet rescuer in Georgia until transport was arranged to take Sassy to her new forever home in North Carolina...and the cost involved...zero! It was all done out of pure love and concern for this little furbaby's life. I can't tell you how good it made me feel that I took part in all this, and especially from such a distance

I think it depends on the person and how well I know them.. And even then it is taking a chance that you would be helping someone who is scamming you..It is way too easy to pretend to be someone you are not on line..Unless I had more info personally on them, I would be very cautious. Unless I felt G♥d was urging me to help, but that would be the only time I would blindly help someone..

I like to think that I would be the first one to help, but with the high cost of living right now, and everything being so hard on everyone, I can't honestly say that I would.. It is so easy to be the target of a scammer and when I spend what little bit of money that I do have anymore, I want to make sure it goes to where it will help the most.. I do know that I will be having my son and daughter-in-law moving in with us in a few days and that is going to stretch the small amount that we have even further.. So I am not sure about what I would do, I would be torn between using it at home, because it would be much need here, or helping someone that I do know personally.. I have a very close friend who needs help very badly and many more friends and family feeling the crunch of the high cost of living, so I can't say 100% for sure if I would or not.. That is real money talk, but if I were rich and could afford to do whatever I wanted to and not be having it so hard myself, then I would say for sure, yes, I would help.. I would be glad to help.. I would love to see everyone prosper and have everything that they needed, I would help in any way that I could and be glad that I was able to.. I have made a few friends on here and I do know that some are in the same boat that I am in, so I would love to be able to help, and not see them going through any of the worries of today's life.. Here's wishing for a Happy New Year and A Prosperous New Year for everyone and it can start now.. But I honestly think that is a cliche of the past and never to be thought of again.. Good luck to all.. Good Health to all and may we all prosper..

Unfortunately, these are hard times and sadly there a lot of people struggling out there financially. The economy is so awful right now, the hubby and I are struggling ourselves. So, while my heart goes out to those in China and I love everyone on here, it would be hard for me to day much for anyone, when the hubby and I are struggling ourselves. However, I will definitely keep others in my prayers. Prayer is more powerful than people rewalize and it can do a world of good...

I'm in China now. And i have some photos to show bbs.jinghua.cn/viewthread.php?tid=43699

Such a good question, and yet such a difficult one to answer. To some extent it would depend on the situation. I would have no problem contributing to a good cause or a special need such as the ones you mentioned. I would not want to invite anyone to stay in my home that I had not met in person. In this case, I would be more likely to contribute to a hotel room or something similar. There is a difference between knowing who someone says they are and knowing who they really are.