4 major cancer charities a sham

[ASUHATER!]

http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/19/us/scam-c ... index.html

Says $187 million was collected by the Cancer Fund of America, The Breast Cancer Society, Cancer Support Services and the Children's Cancer Fund of America from 2008-2012 and barely 3% was ever actually used to support cancer research or victims. All 4 charities owned by extended members of the same family.

[JMarkJohns]

These fuckers piss me off so much.

[George Costanza]

[Chicat]

These fuckers piss me off so much.

Kind of makes you hope they get cancer...

[Merkin]

Special place in hell for that family.

[JMarkJohns]

So, just two weeks ago I was in Phoenix staying with my aunt who's survived cancer three times already, including lymphoma and, at age 60, breast cancer. She received a phone call the morning I was supposed to leave, the voice on the other end wanted to schedule an appointment to run tests on her elevated calcium levels in her blood. She asked what this could mean, and isn't told much. She then researches via Internet and breaks down upon seeing hypercalcemia is a symptom of cancer.

She just kept wailing, "I can't go through this all again!"

For three hours, she just cried and hugged me.

Thankfully I did some research and called her doctor and mediated some basic info and he didn't suspect it was anything cancerous.

Test results came back last week and nothing concerning at the present time.

But that day I saw my cancer surviving aunt brought to her ailing knees over the threat of cancer yet again.

And these fuckers prey upon scenes like this.

[azgreg]

Absolutely infuriating.

[Longhorned]

Good work catching them. Now it sucks worse than anything to be them.

[Olsondogg]

People ask me why I dislike people all the time, I always say "It isn't hard to figure out why".

[FreeSpiritCat]

I am curious why everyone is so shocked by this. I've read reports about charities like this for years. Back in the 90's I remember a charity that went door to door to support your local police. My default is that charities are scams unless they are proven not to be.

[Chicat]

i wouldn't say "shocked". I'd say incredibly disappointed and angry at certain people.

Anyway, CharityNavigator.com is your friend.

[JMarkJohns]

Not shocked. Pissed and enraged.

[Irish27]

This is why I only give each year to Saint Judes, I know where my money is going.

[gumby]

I ask, "Are you a person?" If they say yes, I decline. Fund-raisers for law enforcement are often just profit centers. I give to United Way and recruits, er, student athletes via general alum activities.

[Chicat]

I give food to local food banks. It's tough to turn six boxes of Mac & Cheese into a luxury yacht.

Bucktown (remember him?) and I worked for a charity. That's why I don't give to them.

[Merkin]

Red Cross may not even know where nearly $500 million in Haiti donations went http://huff.to/1HJlgj9