I am a full-time employed, grown-ass man, living in suburbia with a good-paying job. I have had plenty of time to accumulate enough *stuff* in my life that I don’t really need other people to buy me more things. Well, maybe more salami. I love salami.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So when giving holidays and birthdays come around, people want to know what they can get me. Maybe this year, instead of getting me stuff, donate to a worthy cause on my behalf. Here are some of my favorites that would love to have your support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oregon Food Bank: Planned Parenthood: Beaverton Education Foundation: Bethany Cedar Mill Library: ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union): ARRL (American Radio Relay League): College Plans for kids: I am a full-time employed, grown-ass man, living in suburbia with a good-paying job. I have had plenty of time to accumulate enough *stuff* in my life that I don’t really need other people to buy me more things. Well, maybe more salami. I love salami. So when giving holidays and birthdays come around, people … Continue reading Giving Ideas<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-155","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vernon.mauery.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/155","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vernon.mauery.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vernon.mauery.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vernon.mauery.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vernon.mauery.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=155"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/vernon.mauery.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/155\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":206,"href":"https:\/\/vernon.mauery.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/155\/revisions\/206"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vernon.mauery.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=155"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
https:\/\/give.oregonfoodbank.org\/
<\/a>I regularly donate here. Nobody should go hungry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
https:\/\/www.plannedparenthood.org\/<\/a> (find the donate button)
This is especially important if\/when the federal government decides to reduce funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
https:\/\/beavertonedfoundation.org\/support-our-students\/
<\/a>This helps my kids and all the kids in the Beaverton School District. Education is paramount. I support it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
https:\/\/library.cedarmill.org\/support\/donate\/
<\/a>Beaverton City Library:
https:\/\/www.beavertonlibraryfoundation.org\/donations\/
<\/a>We use both libraries. We love libraries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
https:\/\/www.aclu.org\/
<\/a>I believe that the under-represented should have their interests protected under the law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
https:\/\/www.arrl.org\/arrl-donation-form
<\/a>I am fond of the “Education and Technology Program Fund” and the “Legislative Issues Advocacy Fund” but any of them would support amateur radio in the US, something that I love and support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you would rather donate directly to my kids’ college accounts, that would be great too. Ask me for more details.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"