Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Where do our donations go?

A friend and veteran sent me this to share.

Subject: Donations

Helping others?

As you open your pockets for the next natural disaster, please keep
these facts in mind:

American Red Cross President and CEO Marsha J. Evans salary for
the year was $651,957....plus expenses.


The United Way President Brian Gallagher receives a $375,000 base
salary....along with numerous expense benefits.


UNICEF CEO Caryl M. Stern receives $1,200,000 per year (100k per
month)....plus all expenses including a ROLLS ROYCE. Less than 5 cents
of your donated dollar goes to the cause.


The Salvation Army's Commissioner Todd Bassett receives a salary of
only $13,000 per year (plus housing) for managing this $2 billion
dollar organization. 96 percent of donated dollars go to the cause.


The American Legion National Commander receives $0.00 (zero) salary.
Your donations go to help Veterans, their families and youth!


The Veterans of Foreign Wars National Commander receives a $0.00
(zero) salary.


Your donations go to help Veterans, their families and youth!


The Disabled American Veterans National Commander receives a $0.00
(zero) salary.


Your donations go to help Veterans, their families and youth!


The Military Order of Purple Hearts National Commander receives a
$0.00(zero) salary.


Your donations go to help Veterans, their families and youth!


The Vietnam Veterans Association National Commander receives a $0.00
(zero) salary.


Your donations go to help Veterans, their families and youth!


Think about where you want your money going...
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City of McHenry looks to electrical aggregation

The City Council joined the municipalities of Lake in the Hills, Lakewood, Marengo, McCullom Lake, Prairie Grove and Woodstock who have expressed interest in going forward with pursuing electrical aggregation.

The program would be for residential and small commercial retail users.

People potentially can see between 17 and 28 percent in electric bill savings under municipal aggregation, Deputy City Administrator Doug Martin said in a memo to the City Council.

“The city of McHenry will work in conjunction with the McHenry County Council of Governments to get the most bang for the buck to aggregate all the communities’ electricity and the best rate,” Martin said.

Click on the following for the rest of the story:  http://www.nwherald.com/2011/11/07/mchenry-looks-to-electrical-aggregation/aspq7we/

Boone County’s proposed budget available for viewing

But as meetings continued over the summer the committee came up with a way to eliminate $1 million of the projected shortfall. Members agreed to take excess money from a number of accounts.

Specifically, they proposed using $425,000 from the public safety tax, $400,000 from the Maple Crest retirement home fund with the balance coming from two other funds. That meant Terrinoni and department heads would have to pare spending by just $125,000 to create a balanced budget.

Click on the following for more details: http://www.belvideredailyrepublican.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7115:boone-countys-proposed-budget-available-for-viewing&catid=106:belvidere&Itemid=508