No Gifts-- Just Ask for Money

Make a donation to a charity -- St. Judes, Easter Seals, Paralized Vets, Native Americans etc. --you go on a list and your mail box is filled with requests for funds. What bothers me is that many of these funds try to obligate you by enclosing gifts. They include address labels by the thousands, note pads, cards, calendars, blankets, T-shirts, socks, key chains, good luck charms, seed, children's underwear, nickels, dimes, stamps, dollars, and checks. My advice to all charities -- send no gifts, just ask for money.