donate to a charity in her name... what are some reliable charities i can donate to? and also.. i know this sounds kinda silly... but i'm only 14... when you donate in someones name, you just put their name instead of yours right?.. sorry i've never done this before.. is there anything else i need to do? thanks! oh yeah.. and is 20$ enough? because it's out of my money and i just work at the beach for a little.. thanks!
2006-11-20 09:04:33 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
What a very thoughtful and unselfish gift to honour your mom this Christmas. There are many good charities that would benefit from this, some include the Cancer Society, Sick Kids Hospitals, Animal Adoption Agencies. Whichever agency you feel that your mom would like to support the most I would recommend. And $20 is a very nice amount for you to donate in mom's name. Merry Christmas to you and yours.
2006-11-20 09:09:20 · answer #1 · answered by crazylegs 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What a wonderful gift!
$20 is just fine an amount for a 14 year old's donation. There is a charity my mother donates to called St. Joseph's Indian School and the children make gifts for the donors, so if you donate in her name, the children will make her a special gift. It's for children of the Sioux indian tribe.
You can donate to them by their website.
www.stjo.org or phone (605)234-3300
You can even purchase their homemade jewelry which the proceeds go to their charity.
It's a wonderful charity.
2006-11-20 09:29:59 · answer #2 · answered by real_sweetheart_76 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah you could ask your mum what charity is her favorite, barnardos or any children or cancer charities are very reliable. If you change your mind about donating to a charity then you can buy a star in her name, am note sure if it will be enough money though, good luck on whatever you do!!
2006-11-20 09:47:17 · answer #3 · answered by TRACY M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are many different charities you can go with... do you want one that helps hunger, children the rainforest, cancer...? Are there any issues your mom feels very strongly about?
I just checked the hunger site (www.thehungersite.com) and there you can buy gifts and each gift you buy will also buy a certain amount of food for people who need it.
(You could buy and donate a pair of school shoes for a child in Africa for $14.00 and that would also buy 25 cups of food.)
OR for your $20.00 you can outfit and and give school supplies to 2 elementary school girls in Afghanistan for 1 year! Can you imagine that! Your $20 that you hope to spend can go a long way! (With this the hunger site will purchase in your name 50 cups of food for the hungry...)
From the hunger site you can also check out some similar sites that are for other causes.
2006-11-20 09:26:56 · answer #4 · answered by River 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is this something that your mother would appreciate??? Is she still alive? If she is ask her what her favorite charity is... also once you have picked the charity, you can contact them and ask them how you donate in someone Else's honor. That is very thoughtful of you to do such a thing!!!
If you can't ask...think of something that mom is passionate about...you will be able to find something that way...through your mom's passions. Good Luck!!
This really is the true spirit of Christmas!!!
2006-11-20 09:12:33 · answer #5 · answered by yidlmama 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Do you know what causes your Mom is interested in?If not ,no matter what you choose will be great because it's such a thoughtfull thing your doing.Twenty $'s is just as good as any donation there is ,so feel good about it!Here are some ideas;Breast cancer awareness,unicef,red cross,salvation army,your local shelter,or library(like a literacy program).Ask around your town,churches,schools,police station,etc.I hope you find something that is usefull here.Good luck,and your Mom's a pretty lucky woman to have such a thoughtfull daughter as you.
2006-11-20 09:45:26 · answer #6 · answered by Annabelle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What does your mom like? If she likes animals, you may donate to the Humane society. Does she love little ones? attempt the March of Dimes or St. Jude's medical institution. you may kind into google seek for " charities for_____( insert animals , little ones, inspite of you want)you may call the more effective employer Bureau on your city and get a itemizing,+/or examine if the employer you're making plans to grant to is respected. they're highly solid for looking an section charity as far as purely putting it of their call, it relies upon, diverse charities do it diverse procedures .communicate over with the charity. i imagine you're mom already were given her modern-day and that is you. What a tremendous, thoughtful , and loving present you've picked to grant her .
2016-11-29 07:51:02 · answer #7 · answered by crabtree 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your thought is what counts, counts in a big way. It does not matter the amount of giving, when you donate just put it in your mothers name. If she is alive you let her know by giving her a card that says you donatedor if she has passed then put in memory of your mom. Happy Holidays!!
2006-11-20 09:20:44 · answer #8 · answered by peanutbulls 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would be nice if you donated your time, rather than money. You would be honoring her by becoming a giving, kind person. Try http://www.volunteermatch.org for things in your area. It would be really cool if you and your mom volunteered to do something together one day.
2006-11-20 09:23:00 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about buying her a present made by someone in need? Like hand-made jewelry or a hand painted pottery piece. Maybe a picture from a street artist or some cookies bought at a bake-sale at church.
2006-11-20 09:11:53 · answer #10 · answered by ane123 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋