American Cancer Society Charity Drive

When I grew up, I never really thought about donating my hard earned money towards any sort of charity or cause outside of buying some raffle tickets or dropping a dollar or two into the Salvation Army bucket. Now that I’m a little bit older and with a little more discretionary income, I’ve come to appreciate the importance of “large donations” (anytime you pull out a check or a credit card, I consider that large) because a lot of organizations rely on that income in order to continue to do their good works.

So, as I’ve done in the past, I’ll be donating money to the American Cancer Society and I ask that you find it in yourself to put a little bit extra in their stocking as well. Why the ACS and not some other organization? My grandmother suffered from and ultimately succumbed to cancer several years ago when I was in college and so it’s a cause I find myself easily supporting.

Originally, I was trying to get other personal finance bloggers to chip in $100 to the ACS and I was going to do a series of posts highlighting those bloggers but perhaps due to the Thanksgiving holiday or bad timing, only four bloggers took me up on the offer. So, I wanted to especially thank Ricemutt of Experiglot, Tricia at Blogging Away Debt and Nickel at Five Cent Nickel, all of whom sent generous donations to the ACS without even asking what was up my sleeve. I also wanted to thank Blunt Money for telling me that she would chip in some once I solidified what I was going to do.

So instead of a “twelve days of giving” as I originally planned, I’m just going to ask you all to find it in your hearts send a little money towards the ACS this holiday season. I’ll also be compiling a list of donors after the jump. (there are also the rules for appearing after the jump)

Donate To The American Cancer Society

Rules For Donor List:
Readers: If you’re just a reader, just send me an email of how much you’ve donated to the ACS and whether this post led you to donate and I’ll put you on the list (You can say you’re Mike from Baltimore if you’d like).
Bloggers: If you are a blogger and want to appear on the list, plus a link, simply send me a screenshot (you can blank out everything except your name, the date and the amount) of your donation over $20 to the ACS and you will be listed. I also ask that you link to this charity drive post as well. (If you don’t care about the link, just send in your info like a reader) Thanks!

Donate To The American Cancer Society

Total Contributions: $1170

Generous Donors:

1. Ricemutt of Experiglot - $100
2. Tricia at Blogging Away Debt - $100
3. Nickel at Five Cent Nickel - $100
4. Jim at Blueprint for Financial Prosperity - $500
5. Blunt Money at Blunt Money - $100
6. Frugal Frugalson at Picking Up Nickels - $250
7. Hydroponics & Grow Lights - $20

Thank you!