Your favorite charity (Page 2)

Ronald McDonald House.

Who would not want be be able to be with there children while they are getting the care that they need.  I wish I could donate more time or money.

Downs Syndrome Association

Challenged Athletes Foundation

Heifer Int'l is awesome. They give livestock (and other stuff) to people in developing countries and train them how to make a living with it. The stipulation to the people is that they have to give away some of the offspring to others in their community.

Plus, you can give people "Chickens" or "A Goat", which is a fun way to make the money you've donated in their name mean something more than just $50...

that is really interesting idea and I might go and add it to xmas list thread.   I cannot donate right now due to malaria, but would love it if one of my family memebers would donate in my name for christmas!   Thank you for the idea!

See, I knew you would come up with ones I wouldn't think of immediately! With my side of the family, we are all going together and making a donation to Habitat for Humanity. Dad felt really strongly about that this year and wants it earmarked specifically for continuing Katrina relief.

My family is familiar with Heifer Int'l too, but I was looking for other ideas because my husbands step mother is IMPOSSIBLE to shop for. The only thing she does is teach (which,I question if she should still be doing), she has every opposite view on life that we have and she has never had a nice word to say to me. She doesn't appreaciate any gift we give her, so this would be a better way to use my money, IMO. I'm sure that whatever organization we pick for her, would be the wrong one.

Thanks for all the awesome ideas!

Well in that case, why don't you pick one you love that you know she'll especially hate, that way you can do something worthwhile and still get a good dig in!  Now THERE's the holiday spirit in action!

JK of course.

I like Raising a Reader and that could be good for a teacher, too.

 Also, ACCION (accion.org) which is a microlender.

1) Terry Fox Foundation (remember that guy?)

2) Canadian Blood Services.

I do now.  Thank you. 

My favorite is the Achilles Track Club, as well as Soldier's Ride. 

They take donations so you can sponsor a challenge athlete for the marathon or any endurance event as well purchasing handcrank bikes for athletes.  Soldier's Ride is geared towards the soldiers that return from overseas with injuries giving them the goal to run an endurance event.