Our PTO in partnership with the school is giving to the red cross. Our county office here in Georgia has one account that all of the schools will give the money collected to. We were told to write any checks to the school and mark Hurricane Relief on the check in order to get the tax write-off. We are showing it on our books under a community help category. (We have money set aside in our budget each year to help with any tragedies our school family may encounter). I would check with your county office to make sure you in sync with what the other schools in your area are doing.
Hello! I have a question. How do we give money to the red cross without getting into trouble? How should it be put on our books? Can we sell items with the proceeds going to the red cross? Thank you.
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My comment was not offered to bring on frustrated comments...I was not looking to offend. I am very appreciative of your efforts to work at the shelter as well...and I guess sometimes I do think that semantics matter. You guys working your bottoms off are heros. There's a term we can all agree to correct...
Excuse me, DLF, I'm so sorry if my terminology was not politically correct. I guess I'm too tired from working at the shelter to be thinking straight. :eek:
Thank you for setting us straight here in Louisiana
SHC
I am not trying to be overly sensitive here, but these folks are not refugees. They are American citizens. The definition of refugee (loosely) is someone who is fleeing their country for fear of persecution and usually is doing so in times of war or political turmoil. Just a perspective. Perhaps they are "displaced Americans"...or even Hurrican survivors...something that doesn't give them the sense of 3d worldness...d
