I've been involved with charity events for about half of my life, ever since I could safely ride the bus alone. Although I was never able to fundraise for them, I was always able to volunteer at them, giving the support that I could give, even if it couldn't be financial support.
Somehow that doesn't seem like enough. MAybe it's because I have the ability to donate now that makes it seem like everyone else who is able should also donate to the causes that I support. Of course not everyone feels the same way about charity as I do. My friends who spend some $20 on ONE lunch, who spend about $20 on ONE bottle of hair gel, are the same friends who won't donate more than $5 to the cause. That actually makes me a little irritated, and the ones who donate are the ones who won't spend a dollar more on a shirt just because. Ironic, isn't it? It would make moer sense if the ones who spent more donated more, but maybe the idea is that if you spend $20 on charity, that same $20 could go to that ONE extra lunch one could have.
Really, how does that make sense?
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