It’s the ninth day of my 12 Days of Charitable Giving. To recap, I’ve asked a panel of judges to review a number of deserving charities as suggested by my readers. I’ll be posting one a day for – well, 12 days (I’m clever that way).
I encourage you to check out the charities voted “most deserving” by my readers and judges. Remember that these are just suggestions and, in most cases, we can’t personally vouch for the good work that these folks do. So be smart. And be generous.
Today’s featured charity was submitted by Clarke Thomas. Clarke writes:
I support many charities, but try to promote people helping themselves. The African Well Fund, provides the water which they use for cooking, cleaning and farming. I’m a firm a believer in the saying, “Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish ; and you have fed him for a lifetime.”
A search at irs.gov (which I highly recommend any time you are considering making a donation) reveals that African Well Fund is on the IRS list of charitable organizations.
You can read about our prior 12 Days’ picks here:
- 12 Days of Charitable Giving: Forget Me Not
- 12 Days of Charitable Giving: DonorsChoose.org
- 12 Days of Charitable Giving: Spirit Animal Sanctuary
- 12 Days of Charitable Giving: Jamison Center
- 12 Days of Charitable Giving: ALS Hope Foundation
- 12 Days of Charitable Giving: USO
- 12 Days of Charitable Giving: Susan Komen for the Cure
Thanks to our guest judge, Wayne Phillips, for choosing the African Well Fund. Wayne has the distinction of being perhaps my most faithful reader. He’s also known me for a pretty long time…
I support many charities, but try to promote people helping themselves. The African Well Fund, provides the water which they use for cooking, cleaning and farming. I’m a firm a believer in the saying, “Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today.