Ok, who else gets sappy when the ASPCA commercial comes on tv?
It was just on again now & OMG! The music & the photos they show of all those poor dogs & cats looking so sad get me blubbering like a baby every time it comes on. Makes me want to adopt every one of them!
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1|1|know what you mean-of course they use|audrey|aa2511@cfl.rr.com|11:54:07|01/01/2010|
the saddest to push your buttons and how about the animal shelter using the most adorable to pull on you heart strings--
audrey
2|1|my 7 year old freaks out she said its to sad she crys and runs out of the room till its either turned or on another channell|crazymomx2|crazymomx3girls@hotmail.com|12:21:42|01/01/2010|
it think its to graphic for children but its on every channell 3|1|I do. But I never send money there. Do you know their Pres. gets $600,000 a year in a salary? |jilda|vze4gj4m@verizon.net|12:37:21|01/01/2010|
it's ridiculous. There was dog named oreo here in NYC who got thrown out of a window by his sadistic owner. The ASPCA took him in and helped him...great..THEN they were going to euthanize him b/c they didn't feel he was "adoptable". The shelter I donate to...BEGGED them over and over to release the dog to them. They have exp with this type of dog and have HUGE success adopting them out but no..the ASPCA never returned ONE SINGLE phone call. There were calls left and right and still they put that poor dog down when he had a second chance. I'm sure they do good work...but ALOT of that money goes to admin costs and salaries. I prefer to donate to a no kill shelter where I can see the money really go to the animals. But that commercial gets me every time but recently I just get annoyed b/c it's the ASPCA. The founder of this organization is probably deceased and I'm sure he never intended for the board members to be getting paid that ridiculous amount of $ instead of it going to the animals. 4|2|That's just plain dispicable.....this is what ruins it for charity organizations....people in general will|kellysp6637|frugalk76@aol.com|12:57:59|01/01/2010|
help out organizations that do good....BUT once they find out their head administrative figures make such unearthly sums of money for salaries....they feel they are only contributing to someone's fat bank accounts and not to where the money should be going....
I seriously don't know how these people look themselves in the mirror.... 5|1|my 24 year old son has to turn the channel|petunia1|sweetpea39@comcast.net|13:48:01|01/01/2010|
they really bother him when it comes on. the animals eyes are so sad looking 6|2|The animal commercials are sad...but they don't bother me as much as the children's fund commercials do|kellysp6637|frugalk76@aol.com|13:51:01|01/01/2010|
I really wish I knew the scoop on exactly how much of the donations goes to helping a child...because I would seriously consider doing the Children's Fund if the majority of the funds went to the cause and not to "administrative costs, aka ridiculously high salaries"
7|3|I wish I could help the kids directly|petunia1|sweetpea39@comcast.net|14:04:46|01/01/2010|
seems to make more sense and you know exactly where the $$$ is going
8|4|a special on 20/20 really got me|petunia1|sweetpea39@comcast.net|14:06:16|01/01/2010|
it was about the back woods of Kentucky and fetured children and families without anything because work was so hard to find. they had the cutest kiddies on and we still remember the child would said they usually had a potato for dinner. 11|5|That's so sad...I think it would be great if we could donate locally to families in true need...|kellysp6637|frugalk76@aol.com|14:15:18|01/01/2010|
and this may sound mean....but nothing makes me angrier than a mother or father who says they can't afford to buy xyz for their kids, yet they still money to buy a pack/s of cigarettes.....there are two kids that wait at my daughter's bus stop every morning and their mom/or dad NEVER drives them down our really long and wooded road even in the wind or rain or snow....they don't celebrate their birthdays, say they can't afford to buy them coats that fit them, etc...yet you can always see them driving down our road with cigarettes hanging out their mouths, etc....excuse me if you can't afford to buy your kid a coat (even second hand at the salvation army store which happens to be in our town)...then how can they afford to feed their smoking addiction?????? I'm sorry that makes me so angry.....and these people won't allow their kids to ride to the bus stop with anyone else....it's just sad....these kids have it so hard. I try not to be judgmental, but it's very hard when you see the mom's car parked in the yard, yet she can't even be bothered to drive her kids to the bus stop in 20 degree weather....you know? 17|6|And why all people should not be parents....But|zydeco|kimr@alador.com|19:31:51|01/01/2010|
>Posted on Jan-01-10 at 02:15 PM (Eastern)
>by 76.24.165.31and this may sound mean....but
>nothing makes me angrier than a
>mother or father who says they
>can't afford to buy xyz for
>their kids, yet they still money
>to buy a pack/s of cigarettes.....there
>are two kids that wait at
>my daughter's bus stop every morning
>and their mom/or dad NEVER drives
>them down our really long and
>wooded road even in the wind
>or rain or snow....they don't celebrate
>their birthdays, say they can't afford
>to buy them coats that fit
>them, etc...yet you can always see
>them driving down our road with
>cigarettes hanging out their mouths, etc....excuse
>me if you can't afford to
>buy your kid a coat (even
>second hand at the salvation army
>store which happens to be in
>our town)...then how can they afford
>to feed their smoking addiction??????
>I'm sorry that makes me so
>angry.....and these people won't allow their
>kids to ride to the bus
>stop with anyone else....it's just sad....these
>kids have it so hard.
>I try not to be judgmental,
>but it's very hard when you
>see the mom's car parked in
>the yard, yet she can't even
>be bothered to drive her kids
>to the bus stop in 20
>degree weather....you know?
Please do keep in mind there are other ways of getting smokes other than buying them. They are easier to get than cash around here. Chances are the the car parked in the front yard either doesn't run, no insurance or there's no cash for gas. Consider yourself lucky...I've seen and heard much much worse.
19|7|Actually, the car runs perfectly fine as they drive around all the time in it.....as I said it's not my place to judge and I try not to|kellysp6637|frugalk76@aol.com|19:51:27|01/01/2010|
but to see these little kids (they are in first and second grade) having to walk such a distance down our long wooded road in freezing cold, sometimes rain when their "parents" are just sitting home frustrates me.....not to mention in today's society is just not safe......
and I do consider myself lucky...but I can tell you no matter how poor I was....you can bet I would NEVER let my small child walk all by themselves to the bus stop to wait by a main road where who knows by is traveling....whether I had to walk with them in freezing and rainy weather...as I've said I've seen these parents and they can walk, they are not wheel chair bound...
So that's just my thoughts....just wanted to respond and let you know I do consider myself lucky, but this does frustrate me. 26|8|Why not........|zydeco|kimr@alador.com|01:11:44|01/02/2010|
>Posted on Jan-01-10 at 07:51 PM (Eastern)
>by 76.24.165.31but to see these little
>kids (they are in first and
>second grade) having to walk such
>a distance down our long wooded
>road in freezing cold, sometimes rain
>when their "parents" are just sitting
>home frustrates me.....not to mention in
>today's society is just not safe......
>
>and I do consider myself lucky...but I
>can tell you no matter how
>poor I was....you can bet I
>would NEVER let my small child
>walk all by themselves to the
>bus stop to wait by a
>main road where who knows by
>is traveling....whether I had to walk
>with them in freezing and rainy
>weather...as I've said I've seen these
>parents and they can walk, they
>are not wheel chair bound...
>So that's just my thoughts....just wanted to
>respond and let you know I
>do consider myself lucky, but this
>does frustrate me.
Step up and see if you can help? This maybe the only life the parents know because that how they grew up. It doesn't take much to lend a helping hand.
24|5|I saw that show too on 20/20-Children of the Mountains.|HONEY11|HONEY1@AMERITECH.NET|21:10:11|01/01/2010|
the sad thing is the charitys they list to help these children and other children in need all want money...I called them and asked if I could have a naz and would mail directly myself, they said no...Not helping big organizations make money in their pocket using the poor children or animals to make money...sickening!!
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27|6|You can help...But|zydeco|kimr@alador.com|01:45:19|01/02/2010|
>Posted on Jan-01-10 at 09:10 PM (Eastern)
>by 99.132.140.79
> the sad
>thing is the charitys they list
>to help these children and other
>children in need all want money...I
>called them and asked if I
>could have a naz and would
>mail directly myself, they said no...Not
>helping big organizations make money in
>their pocket using the poor children
>or animals to make money...sickening!!
>
>o
>
>o
>
> @..@
>
> (----)
>
> ( )--( )
>
> o0..0o
> Linda
You would first have to understand this specific area and why they deal with the outside orgs. When I first moved into the south, that area featured in 20/20, was within a stones throw. There are few local organizations able to handle incoming monies or goods. The local people are busy getting thru' their day. While there are some good people willing to help-it falls short of actually providing someone with the job. Most everyone wants and needs proof of their donations going to a good cause. Is anyone actually willing to take another persons word that it is being put to good use? Those days are long gone.
To date the Catholic church is doing the most in the Inez area. Keep in mind the church keeps it's percentage as does every other group. The Nuns need to eat too!
9|4|I feel the same way too...like I'd love to send all of my kids outgrown clothing and books|kellysp6637|frugalk76@aol.com|14:08:02|01/01/2010|
and stuffed animals to them with a $20 bill or something...I mean seriously....I would do that every month and would feel okay doing it knowing it was going directly to the child or their family...but then I guess as with anything...there too could be an issue with fraud.........not sure how to get around that....but I certainly don't want to contribute to some Exec's $500,000 paycheck you know? 18|4|Who would you like to help?|zydeco|kimr@alador.com|19:44:58|01/01/2010|
>Posted on Jan-01-10 at 02:04 PM (Eastern)
>by 69.253.199.199seems to make more sense
>and you know exactly where the
>$$$ is going
A family or child? I will find you someone locally who does that or I can do it myself. JLMK The people in need are many!
I'm in rural WV. Most jobs were with the coal mines but those jobs are now hard to come by and not being replaced fast enough.
10|3|Try http://www.charitynavigator.org/|mfrs|mfrs.sv.ca@gmail.com|14:10:16|01/01/2010|
Child fund gets 4 stars, ASPCA gets 3. My donations go to help people (typically via CARE). 14|4|Thanks for this link...I just checked it out...and found out the CEO for Child Fund gets $28,000|kellysp6637|frugalk76@aol.com|14:23:15|01/01/2010|
this is definately a charity I feel comfortable donating to....we give donations to my inlaws and brother and sister in laws as gifts so I'm going to definately add this charity to our list.....plus they also take in kind donations (clothes, etc...) so I want to look into that. 12|1|For those of you who want to help, check out your own child's school. I am sure there are many children in DIRECT need of support. The school nurse or the counselors would be the|suezz|clearys@comcast.net|14:18:08|01/01/2010|
people who could quietly arrange that a needy child receives clothing or toys. If there was a special activity or lesson that the child could not afford, you could help with that. No administrative costs either.
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13|2|That's a fabulous idea....I'm going to do just that....|kellysp6637|frugalk76@aol.com|14:21:17|01/01/2010|
:) 15|3|I've done that with school book fairs or outings, etc|petunia1|sweetpea39@comcast.net|15:03:08|01/01/2010|
would buy them an ice cream or something small on school trips (everyone in the group got one so it didnt seem I targeted a specific child)or give a few $$ at the book fair. 16|4|Irks me too, the higher ups make lots of money (more inside)|pumamomma|pumamomma@yahoo.com|17:17:57|01/01/2010|
not only with these charitable organizations but our local Catholic Church's Church/Religion Coordinator makes $100,000 PER YEAR!!!! Our religion teachers & assistants also get paid, although it's only a couple hundred dollars per season if you multiply it by 20 (10 grades, 2 people per grade) that's at about $4,000 per year/season. When my mom taught religion 15-20 years ago AND she wrote the caticism (spelling?) it was for FREE.
Another thing that irks me is that my parents have in the past "Sponsored" a child (& his family) through the Christian Childrens Fund AND they also have done the Walmart "Back To School" thing where you fill a back pack with school supplies for the needy. WHAT THE H***!!! I,(yes their child) with then 4 kids (now only 2) whom are their grandkids could use this help for back to school supplies.
I say people need to start supporting people in their own communities/families/schools. This also goes for the rich & famous who'd rather support outside the U.S. It needs to start here at home right in our back yards!
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21|5|Darla, how do you find these people|petunia1|sweetpea39@comcast.net|20:08:04|01/01/2010|
it is so hard as most families do not want people to know they need help
I give when different events hapen, such as the fires that happened here in Coatsville. My daughter's school where she teaches did a big drive for clothes , etc... and they do the school bookbag thingy but it is basically the foodbank and angel trees at other times
I did the soup kitchen thing years ago but work on Thursdays and that's when they do them here, but I have decided to start working with the food banks again since I do well matching sales and coupons, think that is somethng most of us can help with.
20|1|Tami, your commercial is on :(.|petunia1|sweetpea39@comcast.net|19:58:58|01/01/2010|
so sad 22|2|turned the channel and it's on again!!|petunia1|sweetpea39@comcast.net|20:14:31|01/01/2010|
didnt realize how often it comes on
tear 23|3|I seen it once already today & that was enough. :(|maraj|maraj64@hotmail.com|20:56:42|01/01/2010|
It's come on at least once a day here during the holidays & it makes me cry every blasted time. :( The music they use just adds to the sadness. Then I have to go do something to take my mind off it cuz it really bums me out.
Whether it's helpless little kids or helpless animals, commercials like that really get to me. This one's been on alot lately. I know the pics & the music is meant to tug at the heartstrings to get more people to donate or adopt, & I know how much caution is needed due to greedy, crooked people, but it's what's behind the sad eyes in those pics - the thought of all the suffering from abuse, neglect, hunger, etc. :(
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25|1|I have to turn the channel, tears well up and my heart breaks every single time. I have left the room|Mackiesmudder|Mackiesmudder@aol.com|21:18:01|01/01/2010|
but you can still hear and what she says is just as heart wrenching. Ohhh, that song "Arms of an Angel", just beats me up.
Cathie
28|2|But yet.........|zydeco|kimr@alador.com|01:50:57|01/02/2010|
It's OK for Michael Vick, the soul-less person that he is, to return for cheers. 29|1|This info may help those that want to help.|nancygal|brennansnanna@hotmail.com|10:46:23|01/02/2010|
Hope for Lynch: County residents donate shoes, money for impoverished Kentucky children
Photo by Mike Rosier/Publisher
Ann Hutchins helped to lead a local effort to aid impoverished children in Kentucky.
By MIKE ROSIER/Publisher
Published on Thursday, January 22, 2009 - 8:59pm | News
First Byline:
MIKE ROSIER/Publisher
JOHNSTON - The downtrodden children of Lynch, Kentucky, who are fortunate enough to own a pair of shoes are often only marginally better off than those who don't even have them at all.
One story tells of a little girl cramming her feet into a worn old pair for so long the shape of her feet became altered because of the effort.
Then, after being provided with a brand new pair of shoes, the little girl returned to school the next day wearing the exact same pair of confined, noose-like shoes on.
When asked why she was still wearing the old pair of shoes, the little girl revealed that she had given them to her sister instead because - in her words - her sister needed the pair of shoes even more. The devastating reality behind this little girl's story is that she is not alone.
There are many, many more stories just like hers.
The area is a part of Appalachia which has been devastated by mine closings, drugs and, perhaps most of all - little hope.
Ann Hutchins has seen the desperation with her own eyes.
She travelled to the town this past fall as part of an outreach group from Phillipi Baptist Church in Johnston. What they found collectively left them as heartbroken individuals for the people there.
The group included Rev. Mayhew and Marianne West, Marshall and Beverly McGee, Ashley McGee (medical team), Gary and Louanne Gilley, Terri, Vickie and Libby Timmerman, Wayne and Melanie Rosier, Linda Crisco, Sandra Bledsoe, Tara Parkman (medical team), Hutchins and her granddaughter Brittany.
Hutchins says one little boy - looking a little malnourished - walked over to her table and began looking at small piece of embossed wood which read "I Love Jesus" on one side and "I (heart symbol) Jesus" on the opposite side.
The boy stared at the piece with a bewildered look on his face.
Then Hutchins realized the problem - the little boy couldn't read.
"What does that say when a little boy who is 8 or 9 years old can't read something like that?" Hutchins asks. "And that was just one example. There were all kinds of children there just like that."
Their gift packets (some 500 of which were handed out) included toiletries, booklets and a salvation bracelet. There was also phone number included in case someone had questions or needed further assistance.
Hutchins knew right then and there that she would strive to do even more in the weeks ahead.
The Incredible Need
Hutchins said the church group had received information through Meridzo Center Ministries (a longtime church ministry outreach in the area, www.meridzo.com) concerning many students (around 200 to 300 kids) who did not have food to eat on the weekends. A new program - "Sacks of Love" - was being implemented to provide children with a backpack filled with food they can prepare themselves when they are away from school - and the regular meals they receive there.
The children are provided with the backpacks of food on either Thursday or Friday afternoons and the backpacks are then returned the following week.
Also, the Resource Center working with the schools stated the obvious need for new shoes for the students, as many children are in desperate need of properly fitting shoes (like the aforementioned little girl and her sister). The center recognizes the needs and fits children with a pair of shoes through donations.
The Community Response
On December 13th, 2008, Hutchins and her husband, Ken, held their annual charity Christmas Drop-In. The event (now in its 5th year) has grown in popularity as guests are invited to come and enjoy the "Taste of Homes" as delicious foods were prepared by Diane Yonce, Sharon Davis, Tara Parkman, Terri Hutchins, Juli Corley, Cecilia Rodriquez and the hosts.
The event has benefited various causes such as Katrina victims and a boys home.
There was never a doubt as to where this year's aid - always geared toward children - would go.
Guests were asked to bring a "new" pair of shoes for the children of Lynch, Kentucky, or to supply a gift card which could then be used to purchase food to be included in the "Sacks of Love" program.
They responded overwhelmingly as the generosity of the community brought in well over 100 pairs of new shoes and more than a $1,000 in donations for the "Sacks of Love" program.
"I would like to personally thank each and every person who has contributed to the needs of these children," Hutchins said. "We are blessed with a community who always responds to those in need. Thank you for your continued support year after year."
More Support is Needed
As the "Sacks of Love" program continues to expand into other schools in the Lynch area, more donations of food, back packs and of course, shoes, will be needed.
Food items needed include canned meats (in pop-top cans) such as Vienna sausage, potted meat or tuna, Beanie Weenies (in pop-top cans), individual cans of fruit, peanut butter and cheese crackers, small bags of chips or cookies, granola breakfast bars and pop tarts, individual boxes of cereal, small boxes of raisins, small bags of nuts, juice boxes, milk boxes, pudding cups and Ramen noodles.
For additional information, or to learn how you can help, please contact Judy Caulder (803-438-1400/803-243-4203) or Shirley Johnson (606-848-0092).
Monetary donations may be sent in care of Meridzo Center Ministries, P.O. Box 425, Lynch, KY, 40855.
Also, please specify where you would like your donation to be applied - for the "Sacks of Love" program or the program to provide new shoes.
30|2|Info inside on how to locate people in need in your own communities|pumamomma|pumamomma@yahoo.com|13:08:36|01/02/2010|
I by far am NO expert on this subject but I do know that around Thanksgiving time our Catholic Church puts up a real Christmas tree, it's called a giving tree, & attached are tags that say GIRL age 12 , BOY age 9, etc...,also on the tags are things they want or need, people take off as many tags as they want, they purchase the items & bring them back to church for distribution. So only the people incharge of this program know who the receipents are.
Also our local chapter of Lions & Lioness'es also put on a gift giving thing for Christmas. The persons involved persay "know everyone's business" so they contact those that might need help, if you say yes they send you out a form, you list persons in your household & their wants & needs and the families within the Lion's Club "adopt" people that are in need. Again only the members within the organization know who is being helped. I believe they even provide food for these individuals for Thanksgiving.
These services might even go off a list of persons that are on the food shelf list as to who to contact.
Our school also put up a Christmas tree and asked students & staff to bring a gift to place under it & the stuff would be given out to our local children in need.
Also at school an email was sent out to staff asking if they knew of a family or families that would be in need of gifts for Christmas.
That is about all I know about my community. So I am sure if you could contact your local organizations they may be able to give you more information. HTH
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32|2|thank-you Nancy for posting this, I will call them and see how I can help...|HONEY11|HONEY1@AMERITECH.NET|15:58:20|01/02/2010|
might have a couple backpacks I can send, and I know how to sew so gonna see if there is a need for clothes, like pj's and such.
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31|1|community organizations near you with with lots of local volunteers probably could use funds, too|mfrs|mfrs.sv.ca@gmail.com|14:22:39|01/02/2010|
The one I'm part of is Project Read Redwood City, a library-based literacy program with paid city librarian staff (that means way underpaid for the local cost of living) and volunteer tutors--my schedule is too bizarre to tutor but I can help with funds.
My cousins in Western MA are volunteer drivers for an organization that picks up surplus food from restaurants and distributes it to shelters. They're on call one day a month, but they also donate--their daughter once asked for contributions to the organization in lieu of birthday gifts.
Consider also any meal-on-wheels program, food bank, or the local ASPCA. 33|1|I do, I turn it and then hug my kitty.|seahawk|Seahawks57@aol.com|20:25:50|01/02/2010|
The music is sad. I don't know how some people can be so mean to animals. The shoe should be on the other foot for 1 day to see how it feels.
seahawk
34|1|I can't stand it|dhcfy|rhoward33@twcny.rr.com|08:19:05|01/03/2010|
It just rips my heart out, and yes I could bring every one of them home.
Anyone got a bedroom for me if I do!!!!!