Americans if you gave half the money you spent in starbucks....

...on worthwhile charities, how much better would the world be?

I don’t spend money at Starbucks. And a great deal of charities are scams. Gotta check them out and see how much goes to overhead and how much goes to the charity they are using to solicit funds.

cherokeepatti · 61-69, F

@Stereoguy there are huge needs when devastating tornadoes hit this area. We had one that was supposed to hit my city and it lifted up and went past the lake and touched down in a rural area and wiped out a lot of homes causing huge damages. Those people were not wealthy either. Then the next day we had one that hit Bridge Creek area and then Moore, the one that also got 2 elementary schools. It was a record-breaker from what they said. Horrible amount of damages. So much on TV about the second tornado that they forgot about the first one that happened the day before. They got donations from all over the U.S But Those people from the first tornado were begging for donations of water, food, clothes, tarps & emergency stuff. One of the city offices put out a call for donations and sent two truckloads. I didn’t mind bringing them a load of stuff to give the people. Most were living in tents and sheds trying to salvage and rebuild. A motorcycle group set a up large tent kitchen and cooked 3 meals a day for several months for the people in the area.

4meAndyou · F

Those of us who give to charities ALREADY give. But...I do hate Starbucks...and I hate how expensive it is to drink coffee, period. That's why I don't.