In your effort to always try to get Londonfog you again missed a key phrase I used "IF I Can Help"...I'm not always able to volunteer...we did do the foster kid thing before and was ready to adopt, but the child's Aunt came out of the blue and actually was able to prevent us from doing it, by taking the child as her own..Took a heavy heavy toll on my wife..she cried for weeks after that, like the child had past away...My laundromats collects clothes,dresses,skirts and suits for homeless and for self-help with a job interviews (Need a suit for an interview)...I can't even begin to count how many charities I give and have given to.....and nope don't go to church, but wife does and she makes sure that 10% of our income is given each month ( I don't fight this because the church does help others, but does Jesus really need money..lol )...What your statement tells me NoDrama is you know very very very very little about me....Now I have many faults , but giving and helping others is not one of them..
So the answer was, no you don't have foster children, no you don't work at food kitchens, no you don't tithe, no you don't give to a church(Your wife might, but you don't), you give clothes (good for you ) but I bet you take a tax credit out of it too. As far as charities, you didn't mention anything, just that you contribute to so many you can't even begin to count. Which kind of begs the question, Just how high can you count? Personally, I can count to infinity if given enough time, I wasn't aware that some people were limited in the addition power of the number one. Are you limited by tolanges enumeration? About the only reason I wouldn't be able to start is if the number were ZERO.
Looks like i was right at least 3 out of the 5 guesses, and most probably correct 4 of the 5, which is a pretty good guesstimate.
Try things like St Judes, Arbor-day Foundation, The hunger project etc etc and stop trying to take credit for that 12 cents you threw into the Salvation army Bucket this last Christmas and those Over Priced Girl Scout Cookies your neighbors daughter conned you into buying.
Its Great that you take other peoples clothing and give it to charity though, its very similar to what the government does, but I wonder how the people who were relieved of their clothing felt.
Anyway I'm not trying to "Get to you". not ever, i'm just trying to get you to see it from another point of view is all.
Giving your wife money to give to the church is not even somewhat remotely the same as you giving to the church, so don't even try to take credit for what is admittedly a choice made by your wife.
I have been to three interviews in my entire life, never once wore a suit. I wasn't aware you couldn't go to a interview without one.
anyway, if you really do give to a bunch of worthy charities (The "help John Doe beat cancer" jars at the local watering hole doesn't count either) kudos for you.