We’ve all heard of the American Red Cross and we all applaud its endeavors – where would we be in a disaster if they weren’t there to pull us through? So often though, familiarity breeds contempt, you just take it for granted that they’ll be there for you. The American Red Cross survives on donations and volunteer work . Yep, I’ll say that again, they survive on donations and volunteer work! Isn’t that shocking? Whenever there’s a disaster, they’re there providing medical aid and helping people through the aftermath of whatever has rocked their community.
Complacency is dangerous. Chances are unless it was a high profile celebrity campaign, shown on TV or billboards, the chairty was probably ignored . Face it…you’ve looked at your workplace notice board and probably can’t remember a single thing on it – unless it was the thing you were looking for! Workers’ compensation, blood drive, crèche facility, car donation…yada, yada, yada. Really it’s criminal the way we ignore stuff. I bet many of you didn’t realize, or don’t remember how the DC chapter responded to the Mount Pleasant fire just over a year ago.
Anyway, there is something really simple you can do to help and overcome your complacency ; you could donate your car. Vehicle donations are a wonderful way of raising money (through their resale at auction or cannabalizing the parts for other autos) and the process is easy and fuss free. Perhaps you have a vehicle that you don’t use or maybe one you inherited – maybe it’s a manual or only two door or something else that doesn’t suit you – rather than letting it gather cobwebs on your drive and becoming a total wreck, you could donate the used car. Just call and it’ll be collected from your door with no haggling about the paintwork or the price like you probably would have to do if you were trying to get rid of it through the auto trade…and not only have you got a clear drive but a clear conscience knowing you have done something to help someone else in dire need by getting round to donate your car. An added bonus is that if the vehicle is worth more than $500, you may be able to get a tax deduction !