On Making a Donation

There is a lot of dialogue regarding giving and charity and the complexities therein lately, and I think it's a good conversation to have.

I didn't really want to engage in that conversation, but it was only a matter of time before my name popped up in blue, inviting me to post a video of someone (including but not exclusively me) dumping a bucket of ice water on themselves.

I admire and support all my fun-loving friends who have participated in this campaign.

But I'm terrible at following directions.  Also, we just moved and it occurs to me that we literally don't own a bucket.

However, the nomination did give me the opportunity to evaluate my giving practices, and it occurs to me that I cannot remember the last time I donated to a nonprofit, which is shameful.

So even though we're not exactly flush with cash (just bought mahself a new hoopty! -- She's old enough to drive herself, and I love her so), I figure that if I can justify spending $20 on a filtration pitcher to make our already clean drinking water EVEN CLEANER, I can justify spending the same to help others have that human need.

So I'm making a donation to charity:water.  You can read all about them here:  http://www.charitywater.org

And you can see how they rate in terms of how they use their funding here:  http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=12548#.U_SAE15H1SU

And I would like to invite anyone who has a spare dime to give to find a good cause and donate to it, because....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuUZiPh-h7c