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rorschach · Seaman Recruit Joined: 26 Aug 2004 Posts: 8

I'd like to contribute to a USMC charity for Christmas. Is anyone familiar with this one? http://www.semperfifund.org/

They indicate on their website that they are certified by Independent Charities of America, but I found no record there.

Barring this, does anyone have suggestions as to their favorite, (bona fide) charity?

GenrXr · Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2005 4:55 am Post subject:

Oliver North has a charity for the kids of fallen soldiers which I would recommend. They give 100 percent of everything they get to the kids.
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Schadow · Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2005 4:55 am Post subject:

Haven't heard of that one. A pretty good sounding one is the Marine Corps - Law Enforcement Foundation:

http://www.mclef.org/

We give to Marines Toys-For-Tots Program every year.

I vaguely remember that I read that John O'Neill was donating any royalties from Unfit For Command to a Navy/Marine Corps retirement home somewhere, but I've had no luck finding it.

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Schadow · Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2005 5:10 am Post subject:

I B Squidly · Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2005 7:15 am Post subject:

My last tour was as a Navy Photog' and the Toys for Tots was the annual feel-good. Toys-be-us-n-sh!t was the usual sponsor.

Today, I overpay the Viet Namese children on my north perimeter to mow my 1/2 acre lot (they don't know how to mow and I can't play the the game cubes they trade it for). The other neighbors are illegal Mexicans. I share with all the fecundity of my citrus and grapes. I'm esteemed by the local iglesia and suffer no Scrooge-like remorse. Then again I'm just another ugly American and have only the niggling guilt for unwed Phillipine mothers.
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Guest · Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2005 2:11 pm Post subject:

http://www.charitynavigator.org/

go here
it's free
incidentally, they not real fond of the salvation army