Originally Posted by FreeOnes Petra

Of course! In fact, I used to volunteer in local shelters when I was living back in the states.

The problem with giving is there are SOOO many deserving causes. From local no kill animal shelters to disease research and of course the local food shelters. Then you have programs like Wishing Star, Ronald McDonald house, and thousands of others like these. So who do you give your money to? Who is the most deserving? Because you can't give to them all.

So the simple fact is I had the money available here and now so it made the choice easy this year.



This is why we made the decision to do the research and support a local agency where the largest percent of our money will go to the cause vs. salaries or fund raising. It's also important to make sure they help ALL victims, not just women.

The organization that I have my eye on helps victims directly, provides counseling, and most importantly education.