----- Original Message ----- From: "Belle Shepherd" <belleshep@cox.net> To: <smkline526@aol.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 1:14 PM Subject: Re: [ML] THE SUBJECT IS Relief organizations > I have a couple of true stories about Relief help Organizations. My > neighbor in California was a Gray Lady. She told me that the Red Cross had a > 70 percent Administrative > cost, she drove a new station wagon belonging to the Red Cross. > My mother-in-law lost nearly everything she owned in the 1958 flood along > the Ohio River near Cincinnati. She was given a voucher for furniture to be > picked from a used furniture store. She picked out a few needed things and > signed for them. Less than a month later, she received a stiff bill from the > furniture store. The Red Cros wouldn't honor the voucher. My brother-in-law > took everything back to the store and made other arrangements for her. The > amount of the bill would cover NEW things, not used. > The Red Cross will never get a dime of my money, I do give to the Salvation > Army , a couple of others when I can afford to donate. > My brother was in San Francisco waiting for his train, in full naval > uniform, a Red Cross lady offered him coffe and a stale donut, the coffe was > almost cold, he said., but he took the cup. She said,"That will be $1.00, > please." He gave it to her and threw the coffee and donut in the nearest > trash can. Before train time, he was 'given' hot fresh coffee and offered > free donuts by a Salvation Army aide. I think they walk through waiting > rooms looking for the uniformed men and women. > Belle > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <smkline526@aol.com> > To: <bettyb23@san.rr.com>; <memory-lane@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 10:36 AM > Subject: Re: [ML] THE SUBJECT IS Relief organizations > > > > > > The officers in the Salvation Army make very good money. While I was > > working in the Credit Bureau I made several reports on them. They do > quite well. > > Our neighbors across the street were officers and they had no money > worries > > that I could see. I do have a story regarding the Salvation Army but > won't > > discuss it on ML. Sharon K. > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > In a message dated 5/14/2008 12:34:47 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > > bettyb23@san.rr.com writes: > > > > A big factor for me was when I heard how much the top man at the > > Salvation Army is paid. A few years ago, it was well under $20,000 and > > at that time, the CEO of Goodwill was pulling in (if my memory doesn't > > fail me completely) over a quarter million. Something is just plain > > wrong with that picture. > > > > Betty > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > **************Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on > family > > favorites at AOL Food. > > (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001) > > > > > > > > > > > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mbousman1/memory.htm > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MEMORY-LANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >