Content starts here
CLOSE ×
Search

donation

Begging hands
There’s a woman in my town who seems to be everywhere. She is of indeterminate age, and whether she’s at the Metro or the farmers market, she asks passersby for money. Sometimes she sells the homeless newspaper. She usually talks in a kind of sad, downbeat monotone.
_IGP8879
News reports have captured the magnitude of the devastation left by "superstorm" Sandy.  The impact continues to increase as word begins to spread of personal loss and tragedy.  A dire tale that I fear will grow worse in the coming days and weeks:
donate
Anybody who knows me personally or has read what I write realizes that while I make a sport out of pinching pennies, I don't condone being a cheapskate when it comes to giving to charity or helping those in need. 
Food Queue in Japan
Of the millions affected by the earthquake and tsunami, that hit Japan nearly two weeks ago, its  seniors were the worst hit.
Search AARP Blogs