Originally Posted by spanky part 2

I can tell you from personal experience from 9-11, don't give to the redcross.
Give to the salvation army. Redcross was nothing but trouble, and skimmed so much money off the top. They were on tv all the time, and then kept a shitload of money for "future' things. Meanwhile they were paying for the volunteers to go to nice dinners and broadway shows. They gave us 15 dollars to buy a pair of shoes in NYC. You can't even get a pair at Payless for that.

Salvation army was right there cutting checks on the spot and giving any emotional support you needed. They weren't on tv touting how great they are. They were just doing what they do.

I will give to salvation army for the rest of my life, because they were a lighthouse in the shit storm that 9-11 was.