In tough times, many of us can become so focused on our own needs that we may overlook a chance to help someone else. The goal of "Love Utah Give Utah" is to call attention to the ways we can make a difference, which is easier to accomplish than many people think. People may become discouraged if they think their donation is too small, but a lot of small donations add up quickly.
Local communities have tried similar approaches, and the results have been inspiring. Park City's Day of Giving in November has raised over $600,000 for non-profit organizations. Taking this effort statewide is the right thing to do, and, hopefully, it will generate even greater support.
You can get involved by visiting www.loveUTgiveUT.org online. To participate, all you need is a $10 minimum donation, which is fully tax deductible. This is an effort whose time, thankfully, has come.
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Perhaps the local churces there in UT could pool their resources and sustain those charites mentioned by the article which serve the poor.
In 2010, Catholic Charities USA reported expenditures of between $4.2 billion and $4.4 billion, More..
Charity is unfair, ineffective, expensive and has never accomplished its mission in the history of the world.
Charity in America is a business. There is no such thing as a non-profit business operation, all business operations have the More..
Re:UltraBob
You made some good points. Many, but not all, charities are simply lucrative businesses. "The number of charities more than doubled from 1995 to 2010, increasing from 626,000 to nearly 1.3 million. From 2001 to 2010, the More..