2021 donation list

well damn, kind of also no food orgs this year! (the united farm workers is a worker's right org, not a food org.) altho i did volunteer at the food bank a handful of times, AND i got my dad to donate to the oc food bank. what's more, last time, debbie, kim, and tiffany went to volunteer with us, and I'm recruiting my dad to go with us in january!

january - national parks service
february - west street recovery
march - water stations
april - carlos' gofundme
may - pro publica
june - american rescue league (poorly drawn pets)
july - united farm workers
august - eddy's venmo, kiva
september - moore institute for plastic pollution research
october - compton pledge
november - dress for success miami
december - planned parenthood

collection drive - digital cameras for project kare. unofficially I also did usb power banks for angela (the homeless lady in our neighborhood), i've also collected clothing for her throughout the year. 

priority orgs for next year: NPR, PBS, Vox, solarbuddy.org, abortionfunds.org, RIP medical debt, Food Finders, Harvest Partners, Food Forward, Seed Savers, safe toddles, Anti Recidivism Coalition (i found out about them thru their the ride home program), also hopefully I'll be able to do operation santa next year!

donate early

a tip for donating at the end of any year: donate early! especially if you're donating a significant amount. non-profits do year-end thank you campaigns, so donating early means that we don't have to rush on Jan 1st to add you to our thank you 20-- donor social media list, and thank you letter, and all the other random things that we get busy with.

so donate early! if you want to wait until the end of the year to see how much you can afford to give, try to donate before christmas as many non-profits take the week between christmas and the new year off. :)

december 2021 donation

this month I donated to planned parenthood because of all the good work they do. I went to them when I didn't have healthcare and was able to get on the pill, and yeah, I've also gotten an abortion there too. 

so thank you planned parenthood for allowing me to not derail my life by being forced to have a child I didn't want and was in no way prepared for.