Christmas Giving Fluff

iVillage Member
Registered: 07-12-2005
Christmas Giving Fluff
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Tue, 12-21-2010 - 2:03pm

I was reading about the Kansas City Secret Santa today and thought how much fun that would be. It made me start thinking what I would do if I had 40k to spare. So here are some questions.

1. If you had unlimited amounts of money, what type of Random Acts of Kindness would you do? At Christmas or otherwise.

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iVillage Member
Registered: 11-22-2000
Thu, 12-23-2010 - 7:08pm
SavCal2011 wrote:
I figure once I give something away, it isn't mine anymore, and I really have no claims on how it will be used. *shrug*

Yes,


iVillage Member
Registered: 10-01-2010
Thu, 12-23-2010 - 7:35pm

I think you can sell your clothes to Goodwill so that is probably why the tags are still on.

iVillage Member
Registered: 10-01-2010
Thu, 12-23-2010 - 7:38pm

I personally don't think it was "that" bad. He was THREE. He was not 10 years old and had a temper tantrum over a gift he did not want. Again, at 3 years old, it is really the

iVillage Member
Registered: 10-01-2010
Thu, 12-23-2010 - 7:39pm

So you don't care if you donate money and it gets in the wrong hands?

iVillage Member
Registered: 10-01-2010
Thu, 12-23-2010 - 7:40pm

Many kids are used to more than 3 gifts so yes, the "certain amount of gifts" can mean something.

iVillage Member
Registered: 10-01-2010
Thu, 12-23-2010 - 7:42pm

I just don't like the fact that you donate good clothes, thinking needy people are getting them and then they get turned into rags that get sold to janitorial places, etc. I also know that the drivers get paid by the load they pick up. Some weeks they get paid VERY well.

iVillage Member
Registered: 10-01-2010
Thu, 12-23-2010 - 7:43pm

Not sure how much they get paid but the drivers can get paid VERY well depending on the load they pick up.

iVillage Member
Registered: 10-01-2010
Thu, 12-23-2010 - 7:45pm

Nope, I know by experience. Thanks though.

iVillage Member
Registered: 10-01-2010
Thu, 12-23-2010 - 7:47pm

You donate them back or SELL them back?

iVillage Member
Registered: 12-01-2009
Thu, 12-23-2010 - 7:48pm

uh huh.... well as the head of Goodwill Industries of Northern New England is a dear friend of mine, and the fact that many of mymom's former students were employed by Goodwill, and considering I actually do know how to look up their best practices and donation practices

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