Do you volunteer/donate?

[herm0016]

we volunteer at the humane society, walk dogs and such. we also bring them balls and things when we go.

 

[BoomerD]

So, we here OT, force you to donate your literary expertise?

That is not a donation. I'm very well compensated for correcting the grammar and spelling of those less fortunate individuals who apparently slept through their English classes.

 

[highland145]

That is not a donation. I'm very well compensated for correcting the grammar and spelling of those less fortunate individuals who apparently slept through their English classes.

Laughing at the misfortune errors of others.


Products of the public school system UNITE.

 

[alkemyst]

I am working off my own debt, but I still find extra to donate here and there. I usually will drop a few cases of food to the local animal charities when they email about their needs.

My time is strapped, but in the past I used to give a day a month.

 

[silverpig]

I donate platelets regularly. I have done some community volunteering work in the past too.

 

[El Guaraguao]

most of yous are heathens for not donating\volunteering! i rebuke you! :awe:

yea i donate my clothes and blood. i did a lot of volunteering as a kid too. now, not so much.

 

[KeithTalent]

Well yeah, I also donate clothes and whatnot, but I don't really count that. I mean I would just be throwing that stuff out anyway, so why wouldn't I just give to people that can use it?

KT

 

[Sho'Nuff]

I represent a few small clients on a pro bono basis. They are both small time inventors who could not otherwise afford to have professional assistance with the prosecution of their patent applications.

Last year, I donated ~500 hours of my life to representing a client pro bono in her appeal to the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals from an adverse Merit Systems Protection Board Decision. We won over 2 of the 3 judges at oral argument, but ended up losing when the court, sua sponte, took the case up en banc. All the judges who were not at oral argument ruled against us. In total, my firm donated ~$500k in attorney time and research services to that client.

I also donate 1% of my salary to a local legal aid service organization (encouraged by the bar association, but not required).

 

[AstroManLuca]

I volunteered for Habitat for Humanity once. Thought about doing it again, but the very idea is just weird now. I feel strange donating my time to help build a home when I can't afford one myself, but I also can't ever qualify for a Habitat home because I'm too educated and make a little too much money. Because my wife is still in a crappy job and can't find a good one, we're only about 20% above what they consider poor enough to qualify for one of their mortgages (which is interest-free and the homes are very cheap).

Basically, too poor to afford it ourselves, but too rich to qualify for a subsidy. Sort of like college financial aid or public defenders.

 

[irishScott]

Not regularly, but I'll usually drop off some food at a food drive or give my old crap to good will from time to time. I also consider the power bill my comp accrues crunching various DC projects as donations to science.

Don't have much time to volunteer, but depending on the cause I'd certainly be willing.

 

[moshquerade]

I volunteer at the local rabbit shelter. I also donate to the SPCA.

KT

A rabbit shelter? It's for rabbits only? How interesting.
Do you see a run on rabbit adoptions around Easter time?

 

[Homerboy]

Food drives/pantries.
Clothing/housewares items at Goodwill (I guess I deduct this on the taxes)
LOTS of time at the kids' school
My wife's business is always donating product to auctions and the like.
There's a few other rarities in there. Time and inclination permitting.

 

[Hacp]

People who want to donate can donate. It should not be forced upon them.

 

[alkemyst]

I volunteered for Habitat for Humanity once. Thought about doing it again, but the very idea is just weird now. I feel strange donating my time to help build a home when I can't afford one myself, but I also can't ever qualify for a Habitat home because I'm too educated and make a little too much money. Because my wife is still in a crappy job and can't find a good one, we're only about 20% above what they consider poor enough to qualify for one of their mortgages (which is interest-free and the homes are very cheap).

Basically, too poor to afford it ourselves, but too rich to qualify for a subsidy. Sort of like college financial aid or public defenders.

Well 20% is quite a bit in anything.

We build habitat for humanity homes and it's a wonderful thing. The house goes up start to finish in one freaking week. It's unbelieveable. You have alot of people volunteering time and effort.

However, your point on feeling odd about giving time when you can't afford one yourself is a bit of the problem we have in this country now. While there is always someone sitting at the top on anything, there are a lot below him pushing him there and then they have those pushing them.

Today everyone wants to have it all.

Many of the workers that were volunteering their time in a trade they are normally paid for didn't own their own homes either.

 

[IronWing]

I donate kittens and puppies to the local shelter.

 

[Schadenfroh]

I have volunteered for the local Red Cross chapter in the past, I was able to say, "I know that guy!" when the leader of the chapter was arrested for embezzlement. Glad I donated time rather than money.

I helped out around my community after Katrina, although mainly focused on family.

 

[Crono]

Maybe.

Kudos to those that do.

 

[amdhunter]

If anything, what do you do to help your community (local or otherwise), that you're not financially compensated for?

Donate to a bunch of charities because people at work are addicted to causes. I also donate iPods.

 

[Mike Gayner]

charity begins at home.

I find this is most often used as a justification for being miserly.

 

[KeithTalent]

A rabbit shelter? It's for rabbits only? How interesting.
Do you see a run on rabbit adoptions around Easter time?

Yes, it's rabbits only: http://www.vrra.org/wp-beta1/ I have a guy recovering from surgery at home right now. Cute little dude.

We do a lot of additional campaigning around Easter to try and get people to understand that bunnies are an actual long-term commitment. The number of abandoned rabbits we find out near the sides of roads and in parks is crazy. Poor little guys.

KT

 

[Skeeedunt]

I throw some money around a couple times a year (not much).

People who want to donate can donate. It should not be forced upon them.

K SORRY ABOUT THEM TAXES BRO DON'T KNOW WHAT WE WERE THINKING

 

[SaDiZTiKStyLeZ]

I've done plenty of volunteer on things related to my profession. I wouldn't mind volunteering for a "good cause", or something I believe in.
But I need to have income before worrying about donating.
I am accepting donations.

 

[BoomerD]

For those who donate...Do you take that donation as a taxable deduction?

 

[sygyzy]

Yes all the time.

 

[AznAnarchy99]

I use to help homeless people at a shelter. Then I realized that about 80% of them are fucking lazy asses that dont want to start doing thing for themselves anymore.