Hurricane Milton

[MrsFitz 441]

Just a quick post to say that I hope all the US forum members, their families & friends who are having to deal with the hurricane emergency in Florida and the surrounding areas have managed to evacuate and have found somewhere safe to wait it out

If anyone knows of any registered charities or organisations that can be donated to, could you please post that information?

❤️🤍💙

Edited October 9, 2024 by MrsFitz

[ShoppGirl 5,029]

Check out the Red Cross. They are pretty widely known organization that provides help for all kinds of disasters. This is from their website.

The Red Cross is proud that an average of 90 cents of every dollar we spend is invested in delivering care and comfort to those in need. Each year, the generous support of donors like you enables our disaster workforce— 90% volunteers—to help millions of people in the U.S.

i don’t love that it’s 90% of what they SPEND and not what they GET on donations (seems like it could be misleading) but maybe that’s just semantics?? I know it has been around for a long time and when I Googled it quickly, it seems to have pretty good scores on sites of people that review different charities but check it out for yourself.

Edited October 9, 2024 by ShoppGirl

[MrsFitz 441]

Thanks @ShoppGirl for the info. 90% of what they spend?? Mmm…seems tricksy wording doesn’t it? I agree, it should be 90% of what they get shouldn’t it? It’s the same here - bigger charities seem to give less to those who need it as they pay the big bucks to various directors, advertisers, managers etc. There’s been a lot of criticism over charities in the UK. I donate things to a local hospice charity shop here as I know it all goes to the hospice. I will have a nosey about and see if I can find any smaller, local organisations, but thank you for finding the info for me 🙂