Goods to give

[Anonymous]

Winter is coming. If you've old jackets, sweater, gloves, socks, scarfs, hoodies or beanies, put them in grocery store bags in your car so if you see a homeless shivering, you can give it to them. If you don't want to engage with them (and who can blame you for being scared of getting attacked by a mentally ill or socially aggressive lawless person) then put them in collection boxes around the town or drop at salvation army etc.

This raises a question, why salvation army bell ringers don't keep boxes to collect goods, why just money?

[Anonymous]

Great question - I’ve wondered that before too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Great question - I’ve wondered that before too.

Dontcha just love people who scold charities for not conducting their business the way they like.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Great question - I’ve wondered that before too.

Dontcha just love people who scold charities for not conducting their business the way they like.

Questions and suggestions aren't criticism.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Great question - I’ve wondered that before too.

Dontcha just love people who scold charities for not conducting their business the way they like.

Questions and suggestions aren't criticism.

I suspect the reason the bell ringers don't have boxes to collect goods is because they are usually outside stores or commerical places and those places do not want the liability of having boxes blocking sidewalks on entry ways to businesses where the bell ringers are usually stationed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Great question - I’ve wondered that before too.

Dontcha just love people who scold charities for not conducting their business the way they like.

Questions and suggestions aren't criticism.

I suspect the reason the bell ringers don't have boxes to collect goods is because they are usually outside stores or commerical places and those places do not want the liability of having boxes blocking sidewalks on entry ways to businesses where the bell ringers are usually stationed.

And it's not the most efficient way to get the items they need, in that it can take extra volunteer time and effort, and sometimes cost, to sort, inventory, and ship goods where most needed. That's why most charities ask for money. They have their purchasing and distribution systems in place already.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Great question - I’ve wondered that before too.

Dontcha just love people who scold charities for not conducting their business the way they like.

Questions and suggestions aren't criticism.

I suspect the reason the bell ringers don't have boxes to collect goods is because they are usually outside stores or commerical places and those places do not want the liability of having boxes blocking sidewalks on entry ways to businesses where the bell ringers are usually stationed.

And it's not the most efficient way to get the items they need, in that it can take extra volunteer time and effort, and sometimes cost, to sort, inventory, and ship goods where most needed. That's why most charities ask for money. They have their purchasing and distribution systems in place already.

Plus I thought DCUM was not supporting the Salvation Army for some woke reason.