Beliefs, sure - I'd be appalled if someone
gave to causes incompatible with their belief
system. It would not be a stretch for some of
us to give against our raw self-interest, though.

Some people might make a donation to a group, just to get whoever's in
charge of fund raising off their back. When Steve was active duty, all

When dealing with that in person, I can see it;
but for me, being bugged would automatically
disqualify.

soldiers were expected to contribute to the CFC (Combined Forces
Campaign) and a co-ordinator was appointed in each company. I think some soldiers may have made donations without going thru the fairly thick
booklet of various charities that could be supported. THe booklet gave a short blurb on each listing with a note of what % of the donation
actually went to the charity.

Interesting that last bit - I presume there was a
minimum percentage for a charity to be included in
the list.

Mine have been monetary and in-kind, and I've
seldom taken a deduction for the former and
never for the latter, which usually have
involved me playing in a concert for free
and stuff like that.

I'm not sure, since Steve does the taxes, what sort of breakdown he
does. We don't take a deduction for the VT trip as we roll other travel
into it--I do know that much.

Although one could easily break out the
charitable part and deduct it.

Not at all - for a while I was buying money
orders for the purpose; later, my vigilance
diminishing, I used traveler's checks. Most

That works but I thought you had to double sign the latter.

A signature isn't going to be traceable, so
who cares.

recently I've scratched the info off the
checks I've used, but one or two enterprising
groups found me out anyway, and they've never
got another penny out of me.

They'll get all the information they can off a check.

All that should be identifiable is the bank and
the number of the account. All else is private.
I'd use Magic Marker to obscure the personal
information and then white out over that: I used a
considerable amount of Liquid Paper in my day.
The charities that snooped had to have worked
pretty hard to find me.

That's the way for people from smaller social
circles meet. I'd have guessed church for you.

Actually, it was in a church but the mutual friend was involved. We can
tell you the full story at the picnic if you want.

If we remember and it's a nice story. I
presume it was.

I had a "three cheese" canape last week,
and one of the cheeses was feta. I nearly
but did not spit it out.

I've had cheeses like that, mostly of the blue/roquefort variety. Feta
is good in some things tho, IMO. (G)

Poisoning mice?

---------- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.04

Title: Pasta Salad Special
Categories: Salads, Pasta
Yield: 2 servings

75 g Small courgettes
-- thinly sliced
75 g Celeriac, peeled and grated
1/2 Yellow pepper
-- de-seeded and diced
50 g Mange-tout
-- finely sliced diagonally
50 g French beans, steamed
- cut into short lengths
1 Tb Chopped dill,
1 lg Garlic clove; crushed
150 ml Olive oil
175 g Pasta quills
-- cooked 'al dente'
Salt and pepper

Serves 2-3

Mix all the prepared vegetables together in a bowl with the dill. Stir
the garlic into the olive oil and toss the pasta quills in it then toss
in the vegetables and mix well. Season to taste with salt and pepper,
and leave in a cool place for several hr before serving, tossing from
time to time so that the pasta absorbs all the oil.

Copyright Rosamond Richardson 1996

Meal-Master format courtesy of Karen Mintzias

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Hi Michael,

Beliefs, sure - I'd be appalled if someone
gave to causes incompatible with their belief
system. It would not be a stretch for some of
us to give against our raw self-interest, though.

Some people might make a donation to a group, just to get whoever's

in > charge of fund raising off their back. When Steve was active
duty, all

When dealing with that in person, I can see it;
but for me, being bugged would automatically
disqualify.

Same here. Some people are good "buggers", others are just .........

soldiers were expected to contribute to the CFC (Combined Forces Campaign) and a co-ordinator was appointed in each company. I think

some > soldiers may have made donations without going thru the fairly thick

booklet of various charities that could be supported. THe booklet

gave a > short blurb on each listing with a note of what % of the
donation

actually went to the charity.

Interesting that last bit - I presume there was a
minimum percentage for a charity to be included in
the list.

No, so we gave a flat amount but requested that a certain % go to each
of the charities we wanted to support. IIRC, the form allowed us to list
up to 3 (maybe 4) charities. If you didn't list any, your contribution
went into a central "pot" to be divided among all (?) the charities.

involved me playing in a concert for free
and stuff like that.

I'm not sure, since Steve does the taxes, what sort of breakdown he

does. We don't take a deduction for the VT trip as we roll other

travel > into it--I do know that much.

Although one could easily break out the
charitable part and deduct it.

True; it would take some time tho to figure what was for us as part of
the team, for the team as a whole and us as not a part of the team.

Not at all - for a while I was buying money
orders for the purpose; later, my vigilance
diminishing, I used traveler's checks. Most

That works but I thought you had to double sign the latter.

A signature isn't going to be traceable, so
who cares.

We have always had printed our names/addresses, etc on checks. It was
required to have it on when cashing a check at the PX or commissary so
easier to have it printed on.

recently I've scratched the info off the
checks I've used, but one or two enterprising
groups found me out anyway, and they've never
got another penny out of me.

They'll get all the information they can off a check.

All that should be identifiable is the bank and
the number of the account. All else is private.
I'd use Magic Marker to obscure the personal
information and then white out over that: I used a
considerable amount of Liquid Paper in my day.
The charities that snooped had to have worked
pretty hard to find me.

That's a lot of work and white out. (G)

That's the way for people from smaller social
circles meet. I'd have guessed church for you.

Actually, it was in a church but the mutual friend was involved. We

can > tell you the full story at the picnic if you want.

If we remember and it's a nice story. I
presume it was.

We've been married for almost 43 years, and knew each other ("sort of
dated") for several years prior to that so I'd say it's a nice story.
(G)

I had a "three cheese" canape last week,
and one of the cheeses was feta. I nearly
but did not spit it out.

I've had cheeses like that, mostly of the blue/roquefort variety.

Feta > is good in some things tho, IMO. (G)

Poisoning mice?

I do a simole beet, mandarin orange (or tangerine) and feta salad with
an oil and vinegar dressing sometimes. Basic ingredients but tastes
good, especially on a hot day. Feta is also good on a gyro/doner kebap.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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