i have $100 for charity, what should i do with it?

Question

my paretns gave me $100 for christmas to do something for charity, but Im not sure what to do. Im only 15, so I cant do much

Answer 1

Hello Andrew

Let's make that "I'm 15 so I can do a lot" At 15 you probably have things you care about (animals maybe, helping hurt kids, sick kids, old people, having a nice house to live in, books, computers, movies) What matters to you? At 15 you can start to be involved in helping in ways that can continue all your life. My personal suggestion would be that if there is not one specific thing you care passionately about yet you divide your charity money in 3 or 4 parts. Give one part to your church or a friend or relative's church that has a program that is making a difference for people in need, maybe a food pantry for hungry ppl, or a day care center for kids, or a place where older folks can gather. Give 1 part to help kids at a homeless shelter. You could just give the money but how about buying socks, or books, or stuffed animals, or something for sports, and taking it there yourself and seeing how the kids live and what they need. Take one part and give it to a local or national or international organization that is helping with disasters, and the last part use to adopt a child through world vision or save the children or some such group. Or you might do part to something very local part to something national or in another part of the country and part to something overseas.



One very good way to decide what to do would be to go visit some of the places like a shelter, a food pantry, a program for disabled kids, a senior center and see what they do and how they do it. Maybe you could tutor a child in a shelter or give computer lessons. Maybe you could help an older person organize a memory scrap book for grandchildren who live far away and use some of the money to buy scrap book supplies. You might stock shelves in a food pantry or help carry food packages out to the car for people who have trouble lifting them. You couild visit a no kill shelter in your area and help walk the dogs or help make posters and ads to find homes for some of them. The idea is to get personally involved for at least a little bit and make sure the place is doing good work and see how and if it captures your heart. You can see the difference your help will make with your own eyes that way.



Going beyond the $100 why not get involved in helping at least a little every week or every month out of whatever allowance or earnings you have. It is amazing how much even $1 can do. Take a look at The Great $1 Challenge http://caringhandsmin.tripod.com/id14.html. to get some good ideas.



One specific organizatioon you could help where $100 will make a lot of difference for teens your own age is L.A.M.P. which helps kids who are homeless or at risk of being in trouble or who think no one cares. It helps both guys and girls. If you are interested you can read about it at http://lampga.tripod.com

Answer 2

You can do a lot with 100 bucks.



You could give the money to your parents and have them write a check to the red cross. Sending cash through the mail isn't safe! But I think you should do something to make someones day..



Or you could go to Target (NOT WAL-MART) and buy things and donate them to a homeless organization or a local charity.



You could go buy a cute pair of little girl shoes and go out in the streets of down town and hand them to a poor little girl... or a woman or anyone else for that matter.



Be creative and make someones day.. That's what I try to do.

Answer 3

First you can do a LOT at the age of 15. There are programs such as Youth Venture that help teens accomplish big things.



http://www.youthventure.org/



What you're seeking are sources for ideas I gather. If you read your newspaper this week, you should read about a real and recognizable problem in your community.



The article should give you a name and organization. Here's the easy part. Look for that organization's phone number at http://www.swichboard.com and call asking for that person.



Often that person in the article is the one with an ability and knowledge to put the money to good use. They won't leave you disappointed, and they will show their appreciation in return.

Answer 4

Examine what has affected you, your friends, your family, or your community and let that help make your decision. When my sister suffered through gestational diabetes I did a walk-athon for a diabetes charity. It made me feel great. Or find a group or charity that's building something you feel strongly about. A new park, a hospital, a scholarship, etc. If you still can't think of anything go to your church and see if they have suggestions.



Make the gift personal and you'll never feel bad about giving of your time or money.

Answer 5

Like your parents said..give it to charity.



You parents is encouraging you from young to be a person that is kind-hearted and to build generosity.



Picture that you are a needy pupil in a home and that the 100 dollars could do so much more help in your present situation isn't it?



You don't have to give all to charity. it depends on how much you think is appropriate to give according to your needs and thoughts.



Still , its the thought that counts. Listen to your parents and be a great help to the needy.



Visit my blog at http://myempoweringchime.com , hope to see you in there..till then.

Answer 6

Donate it to your local Ronald McDonald house or to a hospital for ill children.

Heifer Project will let you buy livestock through them for a poor family and $100 will buy alot.



Think of something you feel strongly about and donate it to a local charity that has to do with that.

Answer 7

Do you want to help children, cure a disease or hunger, Habitat for humanity, local food pantry, like animals.. then the humane society. Your $100 can do a lot. If everyone did that the world would be a better place. Bless you.

Answer 8

whether they wanted to they might't. they might desire to apply a number of that money to pay for the delivery of foodstuff for the folk they're helping. For drugs, for the commercial of the organization as a manner to boost extra money, for the workplace work, electrical energy, telephones, etc needed as a manner to run the organization. If there grew to become right into a charity that used a hundred% for the charitable centers, it does no longer exist for terribly long because it does no longer have any money left to run itself, and can might desire to give up to exist. regrettably that's the way it must be. on the remarkable element, quite some charity agencies attempt to apply as little of each thing so that they might donate as lots of the greenback to the folk in desire. I used to artwork for PLAN, the place we donated ninety% of the greenback to the guy in desire, as antagonistic to the extra primary organization international resourceful and prescient which in straight forward terms donates between 60%-70% of the greenback to the needy - making use of something to pay for that's workers, commercial, etc.

Answer 9

Give it to me!!!



Seriously, I would give it to a local disabled childrens school. $100 can go a long way. Perhaps for an Easter Egg hunt...the kids get so much fun out of this.

Answer 10

give it to one you think who needs it the most because if you don't they are the ones miss out on everything that the others get funds and some who don't

Answer 11

Donate it to the USO They help our military all over the world http://www.uso.org

Answer 12

buy something for kids in poor families or something.. or ask ur parents to send those money to RED CROSS

Answer 13

supply comics for the needy!

Answer 14

Give it to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund! I've copied some FAQ's to tell you about Juvenile Diabetes & also whats going on with research. Just like there are "Race for the Cure" events for breast cancer, there are walks and races for diabetes, probably in your area. You could donate that money to one of the racers, or to the local group, so that you see how theses events occur & how your donation impacts a racer. It's very exciting!



I apologize for the length, but I don't know how much you already know about the disease or have heard of the organization, so I'm including a lot!



ABOUT THE DISEASE



What are the different types of diabetes?



Type 1 (insulin-dependent or juvenile)

Type 1 diabetes (juvenile diabetes) can occur at any age, but most commonly is diagnosed from infancy to the late 30s. In this type of diabetes, a person’s pancreas produces little or no insulin. Although the causes are not entirely known, scientists believe the body’s own defense system (the immune system) attacks and destroys the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas. People with type 1 diabetes must inject insulin several times every day.





Type 2 (non-insulin-dependent or adult-onset)

Type 2 diabetes typically develops after age 40, but can appear earlier, and has more recently begun to appear with more frequency in children. In this form of diabetes the pancreas still produces insulin, but the body does not produce enough or is not able to use it effectively. Treatment includes diet control, exercise, self-monitoring of blood glucose and, in some cases, oral drugs or insulin.



Gestational Diabetes

About 2 to 5 percent of pregnant women develop high blood sugar during pregnancy. Although this type of diabetes usually disappears after the birth of the baby, women who have had gestational diabetes are at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes later in life.



What is the “honeymoon phase”?



In a person who has type 1 diabetes, the insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas are destroyed by immune cells. However, right after the time of diagnosis, some patients go through a "honeymoon phase" in which their existing beta cells still function. A number of research projects are currently taking place which hope to preserve the function of these existing beta cells after the honeymoon phase in people with type 1 diabetes.



Is type 1 diabetes hereditary?



Ninety percent of children who develop type 1 diabetes actually have no relative with the disease. Thanks to studies of families, researchers now can identify at birth when a baby carries some of the genes that indicate risk factors for type 1 diabetes. Certain genes called HLA markers are associated with diabetes risk. If a child is born with such markers, his or her risk of developing type 1 diabetes is about the same as if he or she had a sibling with type 1 diabetes, even though no other family member may have the disease. There are other genes that also create risk for juvenile diabetes that have not yet been identified.



How did my child get type 1 diabetes? We have no family history.



Although the causes of type 1 diabetes are not entirely known, scientists believe the body’s own immune system attacks and destroys insulin-producing cells in the pancreas. It is not caused by obesity or by eating excessive sugar, which are two common myths about type 1. Both genetics and environmental “triggers” are being studied as potential causes of type 1 diabetes.



According to William Winter, M.D., a professor at the University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville, “At most, only 15 percent of people with type 1 diabetes have an affected first-degree relative—a sibling, parent, or offspring. Research suggests that genes account for less than half the risk of developing type 1 diabetes. These findings suggest that there are other factors besides genes that influence the development of diabetes.”



How long will my child have type 1 diabetes? Can you outgrow it? What is the life expectancy?



At this point, juvenile diabetes is a chronic disease, meaning you never outgrow it. However, JDRF is doing everything in its power to find a cure in your child’s lifetime. We were founded in 1970 by parents of children with juvenile diabetes, who made a promise similar to the one all JDRF volunteers have made to their loved ones with type 1 diabetes—the promise to find a cure.



Our fact sheet reports that on average, the life expectancy of a child with type 1 diabetes is shortened by 15 years. However, just as your child is unique, so will be their experiences with type 1 diabetes. The best thing you can do is listen and learn from the experiences of others while also responding to your child’s individual needs—avoid blaming yourself or your child when things don’t go smoothly. The reality is that type 1 diabetes is a difficult disease to manage, but we have come a long way and the technology is getting better all the time. Take advantage of the people, products, and other resources available to you.



RESEARCH



What’s the latest research information? Is there a cure in sight?



This is the question JDRF is actually best equipped to answer, as the only major type 1 diabetes organization focused exclusively on research. JDRF is the number one nonprofit, nongovernmental funder of type 1 diabetes research worldwide and our mission is constant: to find a cure for type 1 diabetes and its complications through the support of research. Since our founding in 1970 by parents of children with juvenile diabetes, JDRF has awarded more than $1 billion to type 1 diabetes research (including $122 million in FY2006). JDRF is proud to say that more than 80% of our expenditures go directly to research and education about research. We have been instrumental in establishing a focus on the needs of all people with type 1 diabetes, which has helped set the world’s juvenile diabetes research agenda to find a cure, and we are witnessing significant research progress. In fact, after more than 35 years, we can now confidently state that, for the first time ever, a cure for type 1 diabetes is not only possible, but likely. To find out the latest in type 1 diabetes research news, you can do several things: subscribe to Countdown magazine; subscribe to JDRF’s Research Frontline e-newsletter; review the Research pages on this site; and.check our homepage, which is updated with new stories every Wednesday.



How can I help find a cure?



The best ways are by making a donation or volunteering with JDRF. JDRF’s sole mission is to find a cure for type 1 diabetes and its complications through the support of research, so you know that the money you donate or help raise will be used appropriately. More than 80% of JDRF's expenditures goes directly to research and education about research. JDRF has many wonderful opportunities for volunteers. Events such as Walks, Galas, golf tournaments, and various other fundraisers are great ways to meet other families dealing with type 1 diabetes and forge bonds that will last a lifetime. In addition to fundraising, JDRF volunteers also invest time in our grassroots advocacy initiatives, such as Children’s Congress and the Promise to Remember Me Campaign. While JDRF is the world’s leading nonprofit, nongovernmental funder of type 1 diabetes research, we also advocate for federal support of type 1 diabetes research, in order to ensure that sufficient funds will be available to support the critical final phase of research to find a cure: human clinical trials.