Anonymous person donates $2,000 diamond ring in Salvation Army kettle. - Polidicks

[release]$2,000 diamond ring dropped in Salvation Army kettle By Brian Hamacher, NBCMiami.com The holiday spirit is alive and well in Miami after an anonymous donor dropped a diamond ring into a Salvation Army kettle Friday. Miami-Dade Salvation Army Capt. Linda Payton said her office received a call around 1 p.m. from a woman who wanted to remain anonymous. "She said that she had just left something in the kettle in front of Kmart and that it was something special," Payton said. Read the original story at NBCMiami.com Payton said she personally went to the Kmart in Pinecrest to retrieve the kettle and bring it back to the office. [b]"Inside the kettle was, wrapped in a rubber band, a $50 bill and inside the $50 bill was a note, and inside the note was a ring," Payton said. "They need more than I. Do good! A Friend," the simple note read.[/b] The ring, which features two diamonds and a sapphire, was immediately appraised at $2,000, Payton said. [b]It was the second time in two years that something "special" had been dropped in a Salvation Army kettle in the area. Last year a gold nugget, which was later auctioned for $4,000, was found with a similar note.[/b] "It's just wonderful for the community, we're just the conduit, they're the ones who will receive it," Payton said.[/release] [url=http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/12/17/9527003-2000-diamond-ring-dropped-in-salvation-army-kettle]Source[/url]

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wasn't there a thread about the salvation army being horrible bigots and homophobes

[QUOTE=salty peanut v2;33775324]wasn't there a thread about the salvation army being horrible bigots and homophobes[/QUOTE] depends on the area, i think

[QUOTE=TheHydra;33775362]depends on the area, i think[/QUOTE] Which, if I remember from the thread correctly, the US Salvation Army was one of the bigoted parts. [editline]18th December 2011[/editline] Well, hopefully the money gets put to good use.

[QUOTE=salty peanut v2;33775324]wasn't there a thread about the salvation army being horrible bigots and homophobes[/QUOTE] I think it was in new york, where if any state congress bill was slated to pass that benefited gay people in any way they would threaten to close their soup kitchens, which thousands of homeless people relied on. so yeah fuck them.

I don't think i've ever seen any effects of the Salvation Army anywhere. There's still homeless people, there's still hungry people, and the numbers aren't dropping any time soon.

[QUOTE=salty peanut v2;33775324]wasn't there a thread about the salvation army being horrible bigots and homophobes[/QUOTE] [url]http://www.salvationarmy.org/ind%5Cwww_ind.nsf/vw-sublinks/80256E520050A2E280256CBA0028A203?openDocument[/url] [editline]18th December 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=zombini;33775445]I don't think i've ever seen any effects of the Salvation Army anywhere. There's still homeless people, there's still hungry people, and the numbers aren't dropping any time soon.[/QUOTE] Yeah I don't think the SA does shit really.

[QUOTE=zombini;33775445]I don't think i've ever seen any effects of the Salvation Army anywhere. There's still homeless people, there's still hungry people, and the numbers aren't dropping any time soon.[/QUOTE] I don't think I've ever seen any effects of organisations devoted to helping stop poverty. There's still people dying of starvation in third world countries. [QUOTE=J!NX;33775458]Yeah I don't think the SA does shit really.[/QUOTE] I was collecting once (for something called the Red Shield appeal, basically raising money for the Salvation Army for some reason) and I happened upon someone who had served in Vietnam. He recounted that the Salvation Army was always there with cups of tea, and (basically) he was very grateful for it. A little thing like that makes me think that they're not just sitting around playing basketball or something

[QUOTE=zombini;33775445]I don't think i've ever seen any effects of the Salvation Army anywhere. There's still homeless people, there's still hungry people, and the numbers aren't dropping any time soon.[/QUOTE] this is a really simplistic and actually outright retarded way of evaluating any charitable organization/social policy/anything ever

[QUOTE=J!NX;33775458] Yeah I don't think the SA does shit really.[/QUOTE] Because a single charity organization can make poverty disappear.

[QUOTE=Goberfish;33775519]I don't think I've ever seen any effects of organisations devoted to helping stop poverty. There's still people dying of starvation in third world countries. [/QUOTE] To be honest, I think it's because the general public really doesn't care what happens in non-developed countries. It's not nice, but you know it's true.

[QUOTE=salty peanut v2;33775324]wasn't there a thread about the salvation army being horrible bigots and homophobes[/QUOTE] i remember my brother telling something like this i didn't think it was true though

Charitable donation given to charity Facepunch goes nuts that they're homophobes.

At least they had the sense to put a note saying that they didn't accidentally drop it in with it

[QUOTE=Lazor;33775526]this is a really simplistic and actually outright retarded way of evaluating any charitable organization/social policy/anything ever[/QUOTE] That being said, you have to wonder what happens to the paid administration when poverty is ended.

[QUOTE=zombini;33775445]I don't think i've ever seen any effects of the Salvation Army anywhere. There's still homeless people, there's still hungry people, and the numbers aren't dropping any time soon.[/QUOTE] lol, bet there would be a difference if you got rid of all the charities in the world

[QUOTE=Second-gear-of-mgear;33775568]To be honest, I think it's because the general public really doesn't care what happens in non-developed countries. It's not nice, but you know it's true.[/QUOTE] It's also because the companies are relying on shit food distribution models the problem isn't that they don't have enough food, they don't have the massive infrastructure to provide plenty of jobs to provide income to buy food

it's sad that people have to report good things like this happening why can't this be like a everyday occurance.

[QUOTE=Wii60;33776110]it's sad that people have to report good things like this happening why can't this be like a everyday occurance.[/QUOTE] Because then it wouldn't be reported on?

[QUOTE=pessimistic;33776178]Because then it wouldn't be reported on?[/QUOTE] which then would make it normal. which it should be. people should donate stuff to poor.

[QUOTE=Wii60;33776110]it's sad that people have to report good things like this happening why can't this be like a everyday occurance.[/QUOTE] i don't think people generally have $2000 rings to give away

[QUOTE=Second-gear-of-mgear;33775568]To be honest, I think it's because the general public really doesn't care what happens in non-developed countries. It's not nice, but you know it's true.[/QUOTE] They care up to the point where it interferes with them getting access to luxuries provided by the exploitation of these countries.

Think of the good not the bad for fuck sake facepunch.

For once i can rate friendly without sexual assault being the title, truly this is time of christmas.

Would be better to donate that ring directly to someone about to lose his or her house.

Thousands would starve if not for the SA.

They may be bigoted, but they gave my mother Christmas presents when her mother could not afford them. I always make sure I donate at least a dollar whenever I see a collector.

[QUOTE=Zambies!;33775892]Charitable donation given to charity Facepunch goes nuts that they're homophobes.[/QUOTE] Yeah because it's dumb shit.

[QUOTE=lulzbocksV2;33785725]Thousands would starve if not for the SA.[/QUOTE] Yeah but they're bigots so fuck the help they give people :downs: