vj wrote:
...HOWEVER, many many many people felt burned by the Red Cross
after 9/11 when they found out the money they'd donated did NOT wind
up where they thought it would. they hold back for 'other
emergencies' and a lot of people resent that. in addition to your
other concerns.

Other emergencies like 30 families (most of whom were not insured) being
burned out of their apartments on a freezing NH winter night. :-/

When I called the Red Cross Sept 12, 2001 to find out what I could do,
the person taking calls was very happy that I didn't want to donate
blood, something which they didn't need and couldn't have gotten to NY,
anyway.

She also told me that the Red Cross's local fund had been severely
depleted by a number of local emergencies during the summer. I was
given the choice to donate to the national fund, which was supposed to
be going to NY, or to designate my contribution for the local fund.

Having benefitted from their aid on that winter night, and knowing what
it cost, I chose the latter option.

It's plain to me that the folks who resented the fact that their money
didn't go to striken New Yorkers apparently never had to depend on the
Red Cross for aid themselves. I think their resentment would only last
until the emergency was in their own community.

Arondelle
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