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2006 CPF Charity Gift Exchange

A Boy Named Seo Nov 24 2006 10:41 PM

Any interest in doing this again? For some years now, we've done a charity gift exchange, where participants put their name in a virtual hat along with the name of a charity of their choosing. After a random drawing (done by me using names in a real hat), we each give a gift of a pre-determined amount to the charity we drew. In previous years, we've done $18, $20, and $19.86. It's quick and easy, a nice thing for the organizations that receive our humble donations, and a good thing for the soul. If you're in like Doug Flynn, just reply here with a hearty "yeah" and the name (and a link, if possible) to your charity. All are welcome to join in. Happy Holidays. JG

ScarletKnight41 Nov 24 2006 10:44 PM

Hell yeah I'm in! My charity of choice is [url=http://www.tugmcgraw.com/home.asp]The Tug McGraw Foundation[/url]. Thanks for organizing this Seo.

Rockin' Doc Nov 24 2006 10:46 PM Edited 2 time(s), most recently on Nov 25 2006 07:04 PM

I'm in. This is a great tradition that you started Seo. Following my recent experiences in the Gulf coast of Mississippi, I wanted to select a charity that was working to rebuild the homes and lives of those effected by Hurricane Katrina. My charity is Samaritan's Purse. I have witnessed the work first hand. I'll have to check to see if my alter ego, Hot Corner wants in again.

Elster88 Nov 24 2006 10:58 PM

I'm in. Time to fight heart disease again. [url=http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1200000]American Heart Association[/url] [url=https://donate.americanheart.org/ecommerce/aha/aha_index.jsp]Donation page[/url]

Elster88 Nov 24 2006 10:59 PM

Rockin' Doc wrote: I'm in. This is a great tradition that you started Seo. I'll have to check to see if my alter ego, Hot Corner wants in again. Name a charity, Doc!

Methead Nov 25 2006 12:18 AM

I'm in. My choice is the Mockingbird Foundation this year. [url]http://www.mockingbirdfoundation.org/donations/[/url]

KC Nov 25 2006 05:00 AM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Nov 26 2006 07:17 AM

I thought of this the other day, way to be on the ball Mr. Seo. On edit, I changed my mind on my charity ... http://www.harlemrbi.org/ http://www.harlemrbi.org/PDFs/NYNPoct06.pdf

Willets Point Nov 25 2006 10:31 AM

Partners in Health.

cooby Nov 25 2006 03:02 PM

[url=http://www.clintoncountyspca.org/]Clinton County SPCA[/url] I vote for $20 "Thank you"

MiniKnight Nov 25 2006 03:09 PM

I'm in! [url=https://www.davidwrightfoundation.com/contribute/index.cfm]The David Wright Foundation[/url].

SwitchHitter Nov 25 2006 05:29 PM

In [url=http://www.intervalhousect.org/Default.htm]Interval House[/url] Yes, they're in Hartford Connecticut. I'm still in Houston. I have a sim league player who plays for the Hartford Oceanhawks and that is her favorite charity. Her page is [url=http://nebl.allsimbaseball.com/lgreports/p345.html]here[/url]. Her blog is [url=http://www.brokersys.com/epl/young/blog]here[/url].

Rockin' Doc Nov 25 2006 07:07 PM

I think that JD first posted this site a few years ago, but it's a great place to check out how efficiently a charity uses the money they receive.

A Boy Named Seo Nov 25 2006 10:48 PM

I'll second twenty bucks. Mine is [url=http://www.schoolonwheels.org/giving.htm]School on Wheels[/url]. It was started by a former teacher who took to the streets to tutor homeless kids in Santa Monica, and has now ballooned into hundreds of volunteer tutors helping homeless kids throughout Southern California. I started tutoring this year with them. I was placed at a battered women's shelter in Long Beach and help these awesome kids who have missed massive gaps of education due to these shitty, awful circumstances. They make sure kids have supplies when they go to school, and line them up with positive role models (who don't say "shitty" in front of them) to help them to try to keep on pace with the other kids. As I said, the kids are just great, the shelter staff is amazing, and the organization does such important work. I've never felt that kind of pride in any paid job I've had. Your twenty clams will be well spent.

cooby Nov 25 2006 11:43 PM

I love teachers! Nice idea, Seo!

SteveJRogers Nov 26 2006 08:33 PM

I'm in [url]http://www.habitatwc.org/[/url] My sister's father-in-law used to work for this chapter of the organization. How about 20.07 and hope for some karma in the coming year =;)

Diamond Dad Nov 26 2006 08:45 PM Great idea -- again

I'm in. My charity will be Strikeouts for troops: www.strikeoutsfortroops.org Thanks, Seo DD

Johnny Dickshot Nov 26 2006 09:23 PM

Little Dickshot Junior shares a nanny/daycare situation with another family in our 'hood. Their boy, about 9 months old, has a rare genetic disorder they are 99% sure is Glanzmann's, which is a condition affecting proper functions of the platelets causing easy bruising and nosebleeds that can last for days, as well as danger from internal bleeding and other stuff. It's treatable but not really curable -- frequently, it adds complications and danger to simple stuff like cuts, falls, dentist visits, etc., and you definitely don't want to be a teenage girl with this problem. Patients can sometimes need platlet transfusions or other treatments. Among all those important things the families of these patients have to worry about, often parents whose kids have this disorder are suspected of abuse. It's really heartbreaking, cuz he's just a normal happy baby guy otherwise. So, I'm sure the folks at the Glanzmann's Research Foundation would be appreciative of a gift to help doctors understand it and treat it.

Elster88 Nov 27 2006 07:52 PM

$20 is good.

Edgy DC Nov 27 2006 08:50 PM

It would be inappropriate of me to push the dinner program again now that I'm on payroll, but could use your $20. I have a friend working with them in the Congo.

metirish Nov 27 2006 08:53 PM

I'm in.....we are allowed to send cheques?

cooby Nov 27 2006 09:08 PM

We've had charities in the past that we've sent checks to, metirish; it doesn't have to be an online donation.

metirish Nov 27 2006 09:12 PM

Why did I spell it like that...LOL

cooby Nov 27 2006 09:15 PM

Hmmmm..... again with the charming irish talk.

metirish Nov 27 2006 09:24 PM

I checked and cheque is ok....is it not spelled like that in America?

sharpie Nov 28 2006 10:53 AM

I'm in. This charity was founded by my brother: http://operationwarm.org/

metirish Nov 28 2006 11:00 AM

Mine http://goalusa.org/

cooby Nov 30 2006 10:25 PM

Just bumping, not nagging.

A Boy Named Seo Nov 30 2006 10:45 PM

Good thinking, cooby. A lot of cool charities here, most of which I've never heard of before. Another reason I dig this thing so much. I say we leave it open til the end of the week or so and see if anyone else jumps in. Then we'll do it. Thanks again, everyone.

silverdsl Dec 01 2006 09:37 AM

I've not been able to be around much lately but I'm in! I think this is such terrific idea, and I'm glad it's a yearly thing. I agree that it's also awesome to see a little about some of the charities that are out there that I might not have heard of before. My charity is [url=http://www.waltripchallenge.com/members/dfdgf/]The Waltrip Challenge[/url], which benefits The Fisher Center Foundation for Alzheimer's Research. My favorite Nascar driver, Michael Waltrip has committed to help them raise $2 million over the next couple of years.

A Boy Named Seo Dec 06 2006 12:39 PM

Okay, here's the rundown. You'll find your name below followed by the name of the charity you drew. The amount again is $20. Thanks again to all of you incredibly cool, thoughtful, and selfless peeps. ScarletKnight41 -> [url=http://www.pih.org/index.html]Partners In Health[/url] (Willets Point) Rockin' Doc -> [url=http://www.actionagainsthunger.org/]Action Against Hunger[/url] (Edgy DC) Elster88 -> [url=http://www.harlemrbi.org/]Harlem RBI[/url] (KC) Methead -> [url=https://www.davidwrightfoundation.com/contribute/index.cfm]The David Wright Foundation[/url] (MiniKnight) KC -> [url=http://www.waltripchallenge.com/members/dfdgf/]The Waltrip Challenge [/url](silverdsl) WilletsPoint -> [url=http://www.schoolonwheels.org/giving.htm]School on Wheels[/url] (A Boy Named Seo) cooby -> [url=https://donate.americanheart.org/ecommerce/aha/aha_index.jsp]American Heart Association[/url] (Elster88) MiniKnight -> [url=http://goalusa.org/]Goal USA[/url] (metirish) SwitchHitter -> [url=http://www.habitatwc.org/]Habitat for Humanity of Westchester[/url] (SteveJRogers) A Boy Named Seo -> [url=http://operationwarm.org/]Operation Warm[/url] (sharpie) SteveJRogers -> [url=http://www.samaritanspurse.org/]Samaritan's Purse[/url] (Rockin' Doc) Diamond Dad -> [url=http://www.glanzmanns.com/donations.htm]Glanzmann's Research Foundation[/url] (Johnny Dickshot) Johnny Dickshot -> [url=http://www.mockingbirdfoundation.org/donations/]The Mockingbird Foundation[/url] (Methead) Edgy DC -> [url=http://www.tugmcgraw.com/home.asp]The Tug McGraw Foundation[/url] (ScarletKnight41) sharpie -> [url=http://www.clintoncountyspca.org/]Clinton County SPCA[/url] (cooby) metirish -> [url=http://www.intervalhousect.org/p17%20Donate%20Money.htm]Interval House[/url] (SwitchHitter) silverdsl -> [url=http://www.strikeoutsfortroops.org/]Strikeout for Troops[/url] (Diamond Dad)

cooby Dec 06 2006 12:49 PM

Thank you Boy Seo, for your work, and Elster, the Heart Association is great and I am honored to contribute to it

metirish Dec 06 2006 12:50 PM

SwitchHitter,I'm not sure what the mailing address is for your charity....

sharpie Dec 06 2006 01:02 PM

Cooby: Those puppies and kittens can crack open an extra can o' meat on me this year.

A Boy Named Seo Dec 06 2006 01:06 PM

Irish- I found this address on the website: P.O. Box 340207 Hartford, CT 06134-0207 You might want to email them first (info@intervalhousect.org) and see if they'll take a check (or even a cheque). If that won't work, let me know and maybe we can switch charities or something.

cooby Dec 06 2006 01:08 PM

sharpie: Meow! Roof! Seriouisly, thank you! It's a good cause, I promise.

metirish Dec 06 2006 01:16 PM

A Boy Named Seo wrote: Irish- I found this address on the website: P.O. Box 340207 Hartford, CT 06134-0207 You might want to email them first (info@intervalhousect.org) and see if they'll take a check (or even a cheque). If that won't work, let me know and maybe we can switch charities or something. Yeah I saw that addy...just emailed them,waiting for a reply,thanks Seo...

Willets Point Dec 06 2006 01:23 PM

="cooby"] I once had a cat that looks like the one on the left. He now lives with my father-in-law. He's an ornery cuss (the cat not my father-in-law). Still, I long for the day when I can have a nice tabby again.

cooby Dec 06 2006 01:25 PM

Here's your chance, he's up for adoption!

Willets Point Dec 06 2006 01:27 PM

I need to get a new residence first as my current lease prohibits pets.

cooby Dec 06 2006 01:33 PM

We can't wait that long, Uncle Willets! Okay, we are getting entirely off topic here....

Edgy DC Dec 06 2006 01:45 PM

Ya Gotta Believe that I just sent $25 to the Tug McGraw Foundaton.

ScarletKnight41 Dec 06 2006 02:41 PM

Thanks Edgy :) Partners in Health is now $25 healthier. MK and D-Dad will make their donations when they get back from school/work. Seo - again, thank you so much for arranging this. It's a good thing that you do :)

MiniKnight Dec 06 2006 03:29 PM

My mom helped me donate $25 to Goal USA :)

metirish Dec 06 2006 03:34 PM

Thanks kid.....

ScarletKnight41 Dec 06 2006 05:39 PM

I'm sure that D-Dad will sign in himself later, but Dickshot Jr. should know that his friend is $25 closer to finding a cure.

Willets Point Dec 06 2006 11:59 PM

Seo, I donated $25 in your handle to School on Wheels (I gave in to peer pressure on the $25). :) ScarletKnight41 wrote: Partners in Health is now $25 healthier. Awesomeness. I didn't promote Partners in Health as well as I should have, but they're an amazing organization. They treat people in Haiti, Peru and elsewhere in the Third World for tuberculosis, AIDS and other diseases, places where many public health experts said drug treatments just could not be done. I reccomend to everyone to read or give as a gift Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder which tells the story of PiH founder Paul Farmer.

Methead Dec 07 2006 03:59 PM

David Wright's got $25 more in his coffers.

ScarletKnight41 Dec 07 2006 05:14 PM

On MK's behalf, thanks Methead :)

A Boy Named Seo Dec 07 2006 05:40 PM

]Seo, I donated $25 in your handle to School on Wheels (I gave in to peer pressure on the $25). :) Right on, Willets. Thank you, sir. Irish, did you hear back from the Interval House people?

metirish Dec 07 2006 06:25 PM

Yes I did..that was the addy,sending the cheque out tomorrow....

Rockin' Doc Dec 07 2006 09:07 PM

A $25 dollar donation in tribute to EdgyDC and the fine people of the CPF, has been made to Action Against Hunger.* *Hopefully, Edgy will receive an e-mail confirmation. That is assuming the e-mail address I have for him is current.

Edgy DC Dec 07 2006 09:27 PM

More or less. Yeah, it's current. Thanky. I made mine in memory or fhe daughter of a friend who just passed. Too much cancer in my life right now. It's nice to do something small about it.

Johnny Dickshot Dec 07 2006 09:59 PM

I just know somewhere out there, there's some poor little kid who's really going to learn how to jam like a hippie thanks to a small donation to the Mock (yeah) ing (yeah) bird (yeah. Yeah yeah) Foundation.

Methead Dec 08 2006 10:25 AM

Epic.

A Boy Named Seo Dec 08 2006 11:31 AM

I think we're pretty close to done. I'll go after everyone else does. That way if any issues come up I can switch if need be. ScarletKnight41 -> Partners In Health (Willets Point) Rockin' Doc -> Action Against Hunger (Edgy DC) Elster88 -> [url=http://www.harlemrbi.org/]Harlem RBI[/url] (KC) Methead -> The David Wright Foundation (MiniKnight) KC ->[url=http://www.waltripchallenge.com/members/dfdgf/] The Waltrip Challenge[/url] (silverdsl) WilletsPoint -> School on Wheels (A Boy Named Seo) cooby -> American Heart Association (Elster88) MiniKnight -> Goal USA (metirish) SwitchHitter -> [url=http://www.habitatwc.org/]Habitat for Humanity of Westchester[/url] (SteveJRogers) A Boy Named Seo -> [url=http://operationwarm.org/]Operation Warm[/url] (sharpie) SteveJRogers -> [url=http://www.samaritanspurse.org/]Samaritan's Purse[/url] (Rockin' Doc) Diamond Dad -> Glanzmann's Research Foundation (Johnny Dickshot) Johnny Dickshot -> The Mockingbird Foundation (Methead) Edgy DC -> The Tug McGraw Foundation (ScarletKnight41) sharpie -> Clinton County SPCA (cooby) metirish -> Interval House (SwitchHitter) silverdsl -> [url=http://www.strikeoutsfortroops.org/]Strikeout for Troops[/url] (Diamond Dad)

SteveJRogers Dec 08 2006 10:22 PM

25 bucks sent to the Samaritan's Purse, my company does charity matches, so thats another 25 =;)

A Boy Named Seo Dec 08 2006 11:10 PM

Well played, sir. Well played.

Rockin' Doc Dec 08 2006 11:22 PM

Steve, thanks to both you and your company for the double dip to Samaritan's Purse. Having seen their efforts in the Mississippi Gulf coast this fall, I know that your donations is going to a worthy cause. This annual charity event is one of the things that makes me proud to be a member of this forum. People taking the time to give of themselves in order to help those individuals that are less fortunate.

silverdsl Dec 09 2006 02:42 PM

Just sent $25 to Strikeout For Troops. :) Oooooo, look Satan!! Are my devil horns showing again?

ScarletKnight41 Dec 09 2006 02:53 PM

Devil horns?

silverdsl Dec 09 2006 05:32 PM

I was on post #666 for a bit so a big pic of a player with Satan on his back and the #666 showed up. Then I posted upstairs and I wasn't devilish anymore.

ScarletKnight41 Dec 09 2006 05:39 PM

Ah - you encountered your Jay Satan post <g>

A Boy Named Seo Dec 10 2006 04:26 PM

Jay Satan intrigued by all the human acts of charity. ScarletKnight41 -> Partners In Health (Willets Point) Rockin' Doc -> Action Against Hunger (Edgy DC) Elster88 -> [url=http://www.harlemrbi.org/]Harlem RBI[/url] (KC) Methead -> The David Wright Foundation (MiniKnight) KC ->[url=http://www.waltripchallenge.com/members/dfdgf/] The Waltrip Challenge[/url] (silverdsl) WilletsPoint -> School on Wheels (A Boy Named Seo) cooby -> American Heart Association (Elster88) MiniKnight -> Goal USA (metirish) SwitchHitter -> [url=http://www.habitatwc.org/]Habitat for Humanity of Westchester[/url] (SteveJRogers) A Boy Named Seo -> [url=http://operationwarm.org/]Operation Warm[/url] (sharpie) SteveJRogers -> Samaritan's Purse (Rockin' Doc) Diamond Dad -> Glanzmann's Research Foundation (Johnny Dickshot) Johnny Dickshot -> The Mockingbird Foundation (Methead) Edgy DC -> The Tug McGraw Foundation (ScarletKnight41) sharpie -> Clinton County SPCA (cooby) metirish -> Interval House (SwitchHitter) silverdsl -> Strikeout for Troops (Diamond Dad)

Elster88 Dec 11 2006 07:41 AM

Harlem RBI has its Christmas gift.

A Boy Named Seo Dec 14 2006 12:39 PM

Elster88 -> Harlem RBI (KC) Methead -> The David Wright Foundation (MiniKnight) KC ->[url=http://www.waltripchallenge.com/members/dfdgf/] The Waltrip Challenge[/url] (silverdsl) WilletsPoint -> School on Wheels (A Boy Named Seo) cooby -> American Heart Association (Elster88) MiniKnight -> Goal USA (metirish) SwitchHitter -> [url=http://www.habitatwc.org/]Habitat for Humanity of Westchester[/url] (SteveJRogers) A Boy Named Seo -> [url=http://operationwarm.org/]Operation Warm[/url] (sharpie) SteveJRogers -> Samaritan's Purse (Rockin' Doc) Diamond Dad -> Glanzmann's Research Foundation (Johnny Dickshot) Johnny Dickshot -> The Mockingbird Foundation (Methead) Edgy DC -> The Tug McGraw Foundation (ScarletKnight41) sharpie -> Clinton County SPCA (cooby) metirish -> Interval House (SwitchHitter) silverdsl -> Strikeout for Troops (Diamond Dad)

Willets Point Dec 14 2006 12:40 PM

Satan does charity!

A Boy Named Seo Dec 14 2006 12:42 PM

Little known fact about Satan: He loves charity. You'd think gnawing on the corpses of tortured souls for eternity would make him jaded to the needs of the less fortunate, but you'd be wrong. Hungry kids and homeless kittens make the tears jump right out of his eyes.

KC Dec 15 2006 12:21 PM

Did mine today online ... happy holidays

A Boy Named Seo Dec 15 2006 12:51 PM

Wow, $50 bucks. Above and beyond, KC. I PM'd SwitchHitter this morning, so I imagine we'll wrap this thing up real soon. Thanks again, all. Elster88 -> Harlem RBI (KC) Methead -> The David Wright Foundation (MiniKnight) KC -> The Waltrip Challenge (silverdsl) WilletsPoint -> School on Wheels (A Boy Named Seo) cooby -> American Heart Association (Elster88) MiniKnight -> Goal USA (metirish) SwitchHitter -> [url=http://www.habitatwc.org/]Habitat for Humanity of Westchester[/url] (SteveJRogers) A Boy Named Seo -> [url=http://operationwarm.org/]Operation Warm[/url] (sharpie) SteveJRogers -> Samaritan's Purse (Rockin' Doc) Diamond Dad -> Glanzmann's Research Foundation (Johnny Dickshot) Johnny Dickshot -> The Mockingbird Foundation (Methead) Edgy DC -> The Tug McGraw Foundation (ScarletKnight41) sharpie -> Clinton County SPCA (cooby) metirish -> Interval House (SwitchHitter) silverdsl -> Strikeout for Troops (Diamond Dad)

silverdsl Dec 15 2006 01:05 PM

KC wrote: Did mine today online ... happy holidays Thank you - you are awesome! As you might be able to tell from the page, over the past month I've been doing a fundraising effort among Michael's fans to support the fight against Alzheimer's. All the donations are very much appreciated by Michael and The Fisher Center Foundation! Everyone else here is awesome too for taking part in such a great effort to support so many deserving charities!

A Boy Named Seo Dec 16 2006 06:24 PM

Operation Warm is $25 bucks warmer. SwitchHitter's the only one left. I sent her a PM, but am heading out for a vacation. If this thread drops too, far, would someone mind bumping it as a reminder? ScarletKnight41 -> Partners In Health (Willets Point) Rockin' Doc -> Action Against Hunger (Edgy DC) Elster88 -> Harlem RBI (KC) Methead -> The David Wright Foundation (MiniKnight) KC -> The Waltrip Challenge (silverdsl) WilletsPoint -> School on Wheels (A Boy Named Seo) cooby -> American Heart Association (Elster88) MiniKnight -> Goal USA (metirish) SwitchHitter -> [url=http://www.habitatwc.org/]Habitat for Humanity of Westchester[/url] (SteveJRogers) A Boy Named Seo -> Operation Warm (sharpie) SteveJRogers -> Samaritan's Purse (Rockin' Doc) Diamond Dad -> Glanzmann's Research Foundation (Johnny Dickshot) Johnny Dickshot -> The Mockingbird Foundation (Methead) Edgy DC -> The Tug McGraw Foundation (ScarletKnight41) sharpie -> Clinton County SPCA (cooby) metirish -> Interval House (SwitchHitter) silverdsl -> Strikeout for Troops (Diamond Dad)

cooby Dec 16 2006 10:53 PM

Have a nice trip; we'll keep an eye out for her...

cooby Dec 19 2006 05:50 PM

Maybe she already sent it but just didn't report in...

SwitchHitter Dec 20 2006 09:26 AM

Sorry to be late. We're buying a house. Or we're *trying* to buy a house. This is the third offer we've made and I *hate* going and looking at houses. Anyway, they take PayPal so it was easy. :) $25 to Habitat for Humanity Westchester.

Edgy DC Dec 20 2006 10:47 AM

Bam. Merry Joyful and Happy Househunting.

Rockin' Doc Dec 20 2006 12:45 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Dec 20 2006 12:53 PM

Another year of selfless giving by the CPF. Great job and a hardy thanks to all that participated. Annie, my sister recently sold her house in Williamsburg, VA. She had to be out for the closing by 5 PM last Thursday. She then closed on her new home in Williamsburg this Monday afternoon. She said the search took a while and was often frustrating, but it eventually worked out as she had always hoped it would. She got a good price for her home and ended up with the house she wanted. Hopefully, your search will turn out as well as my sister's ultimately did.

cooby Dec 20 2006 12:51 PM

Where's metirish been?

ScarletKnight41 Dec 20 2006 01:57 PM

Annie - best of luck with the house!