Christmas is coming, the geese are getting fat, Please do put a penny in the old man's hat
today was my annual charity walk. being a self described anarchist i dislike organized charities and rarely contribute to the united way campaign at the cracker factory. in order to placate my conscience, i choose a more direct charitable approach preferring to eliminate the middle man and associated administrative costs. just before christmas i like to go for a walk downtown with a pocket full of money and make like santa. today i was handing out $5 bills. in the past my handouts have ranged from $1 coins to $20 bills. it was a decent but not great year for me so today it was $5 bills.
i went for a long walk to chinatown to get some tea and passed through the DOWNTOWN EASTSIDE. there are some really, really sad looking people on the streets around the downtown eastside. i had handed out about 10 bills when i came upon a man in a wheelchair with no legs. it was a fucked up old style wheelchair with no electrical motor and that really tugged at my heart strings so i walked up and gave him 5 bills ($25) even though he wasn't panhandling. it made me feel good but after i had walked a few blocks i thought; fuck, i should have given him more. then, after i had bought my tea i ran into another man in an old wheelchair holding out a baseball cap so reached into my pocket and gave him the remaining bills. probably about $100.
doing this really does give me a good feeling whereas giving a cheque to some big charity would not. i realize that most of the money i give out will be quickly squandered but who gives a fuck, i get a few moments of happiness and the recipients of my largess also get a few moments of happiness. so here's my advice, if you are in the habit of giving money to charity, why not give the money directly to the homeless and crack whores? the only downside to my method is you don't get a tax receipt. so it goes.
merry fucking christmas from the rosewater foundation. please take a deep breath and enjoy the moment.
once again, merry fucking christmas!
i love you sons of bitches!
16 comments:
Billy, my friend, I too object to giving directly to charities, mainly because of the fact that, as you quite rightly mentioned, a substantial amount of your charitable contribution doesn't go directly to the people who desperately need the help, as it's spent on administration costs, etc.. However, if governments were to support such charities by offsetting such expenditure, then would this not mean that those who _are_ in dire need receive all of your donation?
As for giving directly to the needy, sometimes you can find yourself being taken for a ride by the 'exploiters', i.e. those who're nothing more than conmen/conwomen. A tough call, but it appears that your heart's in the right place, mate, and I for one, would thank you for your generosity and humanitarian gesture!
To You & Yours, Have a Happy Christmas & a Prosperous New Year!
Take Care & Stay Lucky!
Peace,
Steve...
i have no problem being conned out of a few kopeks. con me out of a suitcase full of kopeks, then i'll be frosted off.
Well some charities like the SOS orphanages disclose their administration costs, but I guess the street beggars are as grateful an anyone. Is it safe to give money to a crack whore? She might think you're paying her for a blowjob.
I stopped giving to most charities about five years ago, just give to local ones now, when I feel like it.
Mostly I help others by doing things for them being as I have a lot of skills. And at times if a few bucks is needed for a repair I'll pay for it, but I do that year around, it has nothing to do with a fucking christmas.
Have a lovely day tomorrow, get some poontang.
She might think you're paying her for a blowjob.
Is a blowjob from a crack whore a bad thing? I mean, can you catch something from a blowjob?
I don't write personal checks to organize charity then they gather off the info and hound you to death.
I don't give to most church base charity. One of my friend gives to non christian charity actual she gives to a Muslim woman charity, well guess what the Christians; are praying for her soul.
One year every week I stuck 10 bucks in an envelope and mail it to local address at random.
Coffee is on
Kind of know what I want to do for charitable giving in 2014...That will be my next post...Before the new year.
Egg Nog is on
I just got home from a little help job and there was a bottle of 100 proof imported Rumple Minze peppermint schnapps on my doorstep.
Fug, I'll have to save that for a special occasion.
Merry Christmas everyone!
Hey Billy, do you ever go to Wreck Beach?
merry christmas everyone.
king - yes, in my drunken youth i visited wreck beach. total disappointment.
I think it has to be visited on a nice warm sunny day or it would be disappointing.
Merry fucking Christmas Leo, and Happy mothafuckin New Year!!!
Merry fucking Christmas Leo, and Happy mothafuckin New Year!!!
Merry Christmas Billy, and Everybody!
I like the way you do charity.
May your charity philosophy spread like a wildfire on a windy August day.
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