04-20-2004, 06:55 AM
Wapptor,
I know this is a friend of yours, but I feel that I have to mention that many "send dollars for charity" scenarios turn out to be scams. Out here in Oregon, there was a group that recently sponsored seveal charity fundraiser events related to LoTR, and the events' sponsors made off with all the money. In that case, up until the last minute even the close friends of the scammers believed that they were participating in a legitimate charity endeavor.
I note that in the page you linked, Wapptor, no mention is made of how much money of the donated money will be sent to the respective charities. Will the drivers be using some of the money to fund their trip across the country? How much will go to the charity? If somebody donates, will there be any way for them to be certain that the charity ended up with the money?
I'm not going to delete the post. But, I will advise people to be very careful about sending money away for causes such as this one.
-Griselda
I know this is a friend of yours, but I feel that I have to mention that many "send dollars for charity" scenarios turn out to be scams. Out here in Oregon, there was a group that recently sponsored seveal charity fundraiser events related to LoTR, and the events' sponsors made off with all the money. In that case, up until the last minute even the close friends of the scammers believed that they were participating in a legitimate charity endeavor.
I note that in the page you linked, Wapptor, no mention is made of how much money of the donated money will be sent to the respective charities. Will the drivers be using some of the money to fund their trip across the country? How much will go to the charity? If somebody donates, will there be any way for them to be certain that the charity ended up with the money?
I'm not going to delete the post. But, I will advise people to be very careful about sending money away for causes such as this one.
-Griselda
Why can't we all just get along
--Pete
--Pete