Charity shoe box gift collection billed as world's largest Christmas program

Right on Time wrote:

Oh, and "Beware" is describing something completely unlikely. First of all, Beware should not have allowed her son to include their home address in any note. That was irresponsible. Second, OCC doesn't deliver notes with personal addresses on them. If it happened to her as she writes, it was a mistake, and one that should not dissuade people from giving to needy children.
Sounds like "Beware" needs a heart adjustment.

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Beware wrote:

<quoted text>a PERSONAL thank you! That is why we gave our address! My husband chose to deliver everything in person.

Beware wrote:

<quoted text>I never implied I don't donate! I do! Several organizations! Why would you 'assume' something like that? It must be because it's Sunday & you haven't gone to SCBC yet? Not real nice. The article clearly states that some times the child writes back a PERSONAL thank you! That is why we gave our address! Your child was obviously not solicited like mine was! It was not an isolated incident thru SCBC! The following year we participated in adopting a family for the holidays. We bought a pre cooked turkey dinner with all the fixings! The particular family had 4 children. We purchased gifts for all of the kids. My husband chose to deliver everything in person. Upon arrival he was very upset about the living conditions of this poor family so he gave them $500.00 to help fix a leaky roof. Somehow the couple found out our names.... Then they got a hold of our phome #. Then they began calling us to borrow $$$??? It got so out of hand we had to change our phone #. I don't doubt that Samaritans Purse is a good organization. I also think adopting a family for the holidays is a good organization. However if SCBC acts as the middle man? They should assume some responsability for outcomes. Responsability would be following up on things. Not brushing it under the rug (like you just did)

Right on Time wrote:

Oh, and "Beware" is describing something completely unlikely. First of all, Beware should not have allowed her son to include their home address in any note. That was irresponsible. Second, OCC doesn't deliver notes with personal addresses on them. If it happened to her as she writes, it was a mistake, and one that should not dissuade people from giving to needy children.
Sounds like "Beware" needs a heart adjustment.

Beware wrote:

My children participated in this program several years ago. We stopped after my then 9 year old son recieved a thank you note & a picture from the recipiant a 16 year old girl in the Phillipines. The note was asking my son to contact her. Not just to get to know each other but to MOVE here. Yes! Move here! She included pictures of not just herself but her older sister too! I must say the clothing they both wore was much nicer than anything we own! The pictures looked like professional modeling pictures! We wern't very pleased. We went to SCBC with the letter etc it was basically laughed off. I didn't find it humorous. Never donated to them again.