Most charities have a noble cause a their core  or simply couldnt last.  There is neveer a shortage of maladies.

I know when it touches you or someone you know, thats what makes it personal.  Until then, we have ben desensitized by a cultural overload of information.

A friend of mine has MS, so that is painful to watch unfold.  But I would agree that children stricken with life threatening disease or terminal illness always seem to touch people and reinforce the concept of one's own mortality.

    Does supporting lazy relitives count ?  serriously thou , I give to the firemen when they got there boot out ,also its sorrta the same i guess, i help the kids at their car wash , when there bagging groceries etc.

JD, you're calling me out, aren't you?

OK, I figure this information would be pretty easy for people to find anyway:

I'm the Patient Campaign Specialist for the Children's Organ Transplant Association.  I'm the main contact for families and volunteers raising funds for children in need of life-saving transplants.  We teach people how to fundraise, including on site trainings, and we housr the funds for the families so they are not responsible for it.  Unlike many other charities, we offer our services at absolutely no cost, and we do not take any portion of the proceeds.

Check us out: www.cota.org.

WFTR, (and anyone else for that matter) let me know if you ever want to do anything, and I can let you know what kids are in your area that you might be able to give money or time to.

WFTR I love the biblical referneces. How fitting! I hope others will read it. Keep it up WFTR, we all need to reread whenever we can. I have been spending a lot of money buying things for my mother that I would normally not buy. It's only an extra $20-30 a week, but every bit counts around me! Anyway, I know in my heart if I really need $20-30 that bad, God will get it to me. Those passages have shown me the ways. Out of their family, I am the one who has the extra resources, and I know that it is because of him!