Amen to that! local local local. Twenty yrs ago I worked with a local church parallel to the big Red C after a fire. The RC was very unorganized and had some bossy, territorial people. They ended up being investigated for their use (mis-use) of the funds raised. There was no accountability. In our area they stood on the street corner and…
Amen to that! local local local. Twenty yrs ago I worked with a local church parallel to the big Red C after a fire. The RC was very unorganized and had some bossy, territorial people. They ended up being investigated for their use (mis-use) of the funds raised. There was no accountability. In our area they stood on the street corner and handed out gift cards to anyone that wanted one, no verification of address required so people way outside the fire damage took them, depriving those who really needed them. The RC leader for the county stepped down after an investigation was called for to see where all the funds had been used (or mis-used) ... didn't help that they posted her salary - hundreds of thousands. People were pretty perturbed.
The church, being local, was there for the long haul and able to have consistent contact. Samaritan's Purse was a big help for a couple wks.
Amen to that! local local local. Twenty yrs ago I worked with a local church parallel to the big Red C after a fire. The RC was very unorganized and had some bossy, territorial people. They ended up being investigated for their use (mis-use) of the funds raised. There was no accountability. In our area they stood on the street corner and handed out gift cards to anyone that wanted one, no verification of address required so people way outside the fire damage took them, depriving those who really needed them. The RC leader for the county stepped down after an investigation was called for to see where all the funds had been used (or mis-used) ... didn't help that they posted her salary - hundreds of thousands. People were pretty perturbed.
The church, being local, was there for the long haul and able to have consistent contact. Samaritan's Purse was a big help for a couple wks.