I thought the point of charity was to help out those less-fortunate than yourself. I've never "bragged" about charity before on this board. This thread was directed solely at the biggest shit-talker on this board, and how little he does to help out the very people he accuses me of hating. I'll have to reconsider that, and note that this weekend's charitable project is solely being done so I can't brag about it. Thanks for the lesson, julius. You're fucking brilliant.
I'll go against the stream, here. Thanks, PapaG, for not only putting your time and money where your mouth is but for making people aware of opportunities. Our church did something similar in West Seattle, and a large part of the success we had the second time around was in talking to people about how excited the kids were about having new supplies and the thanks we got from teachers for setting the kids up for a little more success. Many of the donors expressed surprise that something was going on like that, and were happy to help where they wouldn't have known about it before.
Thank you as well for what you and your church to in your city. The start-to-finish structure of the PPS corporate backpack program is incredibly fast. Buy the supplies on a weekend, fill the backpacks one evening, and then distribute them within a week. The private sector, along with support from the school districts, can be very efficient when there is a good plan and support on both sides, and no bureaucrats to muck things up.
Jerry Jones has tried it, and wants a return to it. [video=youtube;-VmilSWqh3I]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VmilSWqh3I[/video]
That's all nice and well, but you are applauding a poster whose posted this thread simply to troll another poster: This thread was directed solely at the biggest shit-talker on this board, and how little he does to help out the very people he accuses me of hating. . . . hard to applaud that, IMO.
Hard for me to take being called a racist and a Christian, because I am neither. But, you are outraged at me, and interjected yourself in something that had nothing to do with you. Have you actually read chrisinpdx's posts? If so, and if you don't comment against them, then you're as bad as he is, IMO.