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From: jsdy@hadron.UUCP (Joseph S. D. Yao)
Newsgroups: net.followup
Subject: Re: Valentine Day -- a unique gift
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Date: Sun, 24-Feb-85 19:50:15 EST
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Posted: Sun Feb 24 19:50:15 1985
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> A plea to forgoe the traditional Valentine gift and to place the
> money in one of the many relief agencies is well taken.
> However, there have been reports of these funds being used to
> political ends.  ...
>                                        ...it might also be wise to
> assure the cantankerous skeptics amoung us (no names please) that
> the agencies receiving the donations are (a) operating at a
> respectable efficiency--i.e., show what proportion of receipts
> are disbursed; (b) disbursing the receipts in a useful manner--
> cash transfers to Addis Abbaba are not welcomed for instance;
> (c) indicate who or what authorities determine where and how
> the relief is to be distributed.

The original poster of this article did, in fact, name several such
agencies.  To post their annual reports would take much too much of
the net's bandwidth (;-)).  Two that I know to be excellent per the
above criteria are the American Red Cross and the Catholic Relief
Services.  (a) 100%, 97% ;(b&c) consult your local ARC Chapter or
Diocesan relief office.

Joe Yao		hadron!jsdy@seismo.{ARPA,UUCP}