Charity begins with intention
By scheng1
@scheng1 (24649)
Singapore
May 26, 2017 8:16am CST
Everyone can donate to charity. It is not the money that counts, it is the intention that we have.
Many charities that take care of the poor and sick accept donation in kind.
I read through the wish list of many homes for the sick and aged. Though they get government funding, they still appreciate donation in kind.
Their wish list includes toilet paper, household cleaners, laundry powder, canned food, adult diapers, wheelchairs and others.
Some charities have set up an account with online grocery stores. They put their wish list there, and you just click on the items you want to buy, and then pay for it.
The online grocery stores will arrange for the delivery of the items.
It can save us the time to bring the items, though it is more fulfilling to buy and then bring down.
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@scheng1 (24649)
• Singapore
26 May 17
That is good. I seldom donate in kind, because I find it easier to donate in cash.
The government has set up a charity portal, and we can choose the amount to donate, and the charities to donate.
That makes it very easy to use, so I prefer to donate in cash.
When reading up on some charities, I realize that they like to accept donation in kind too.
It is very satisfying to bring the items there, and pass to the staff there.
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@scheng1 (24649)
• Singapore
27 May 17
@LadyDuck yes, they never will have enough, since the facilities are always full.
It is not as if the old folks home have empty beds or the nursing home runs out of patients.
It will be worse in the future in my country, since we are facing the problem of aging population plus many of us choose to be singles.
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@Marilynda1225 (82807)
• United States
26 May 17
I know when my mom was in a rehabilitation facility last summer they were very happy to receive donations (even clothes for the older patients). I donated lots of books which were greatly appreciated. Sometimes we forget these facilities need help.
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@scheng1 (24649)
• Singapore
28 May 17
@Marilynda1225 I will take a look at the facilities on my next visit.
I only look around the lobby and the office the last time I went.
If they have a library or something, I will see the kind of books they keep there for the residents.
@Marilynda1225 (82807)
• United States
27 May 17
@scheng1 they are always so grateful anytime I bring them books so now I don't even look to sell a book after I've read it. I just bring a pile to the nursing home and feel good after I donate them.
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@scheng1 (24649)
• Singapore
28 May 17
Wow, that is much better than just donating money.
I have never volunteered in this way individually though I have done so through the company.
I think volunteering with your time and effort is much harder and better than just donating some food stuff and money.
@scheng1 (24649)
• Singapore
26 May 17
I have not thought about it either.
My preference is for online donation, since it takes much lesser time, and I can keep a record of which charities I have donated, and how much I have donated.
I happen to check homes for the poor and sick, and I see that they appreciate donation-in-kind too.
It comes as a surprise that they want toilet roll more than rice or noodle.
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