BREAST CANCER RESEARCH & DONATIONS

These days virtually every time I go into a supermarket someone tries to guilt me into donating to charity. One gal recently was beyond horrified that I wouldn't give. Did I not care? What kind of man!?! Well...it's simple really. When I give to charity I actually like the money, minus a modest overhead, to go to where it's suppose to go. No easy task, let me tell you. Take the the Susan G Komen foundation. No question they are a well run and respected charity even if some of their senior execs fly first class. And forget the Planned Parenthood side of the controversy for the moment. What do they actually spend their money, your donations, on? Turns out a mere 17-20%, depending on the year, goes to breast cancer research and a whopping 37% on breast cancer awareness. Tell me who's not aware that breast cancer is nasty? They're also suing other charities for copy right infringement on the use of the word cure and the use of pink. What!?! I thought we were all in this together.  I thought we all have the same goal, cure breast cancer. Regular listeners to my radio show will be familiar with Dr. Susan Love. Check out this article. If you're thinking of donating to breast cancer research. Her group might be a better bet.