Monday, October 30, 2006

Gift-giving charities have it all planned - Roanoke.com

Gift-giving charities have it all planned - Roanoke.com: "Gift-giving charities have it all planned

Joe Kennedy
Joe Kennedy

Sue Spangler of Roanoke receives many mailings from charities seeking contributions, and she gets annoyed with the number that include premiums such as address labels and notepads with their solicitations.

'Is this to make us feel guilty?' she asked. 'When I make a contribution, I don't expect a gift in return. I do it because I want to or in memory of someone.'

She tosses unwanted premiums into the trash.

'They will not force me into making any type of contribution,' she said"

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