# The Red Cross says:  Thanks, we've got enough money now!

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 1, 2005, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-red-cross-says-thanks-weve-got-enough-money-now/287859 "2005-02-01T21:59:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![chique](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@chique](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chique)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2005, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-red-cross-says-thanks-weve-got-enough-money-now/287859/21 "2005-02-05T18:36:31Z")

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I want to clarify this bit in my last post:

> [@me](#):
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> If your will says “to the Red Cross” it means that 75% of the amount specified in your will goes to the national HQ and 25% to your local chapter.

If you want your legacy to stay within your local chapter it needs to be specified - “Cook County, Illinois, Chapter of the American Red Cross”, for example, or “Aquatic training for children in Glenwood, Minnesota”. If you’re making a donation and you want your money to go to a specific disaster (southern Minnesota floods, Florida hurricane relief) you need to note that on your check, and if you want your entire check to remain within your local chapter you need to note that, as well.

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> [@Mississippienne](#):
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> She had a man threaten her with a shotgun because he felt his ARC check was too small!

YIKES! I think I’m glad I was stuck doing flood relief up here and not at THAT service center! Dayum.

People are weird, y’know? Some won’t take anything from us because they don’t want help, some look at the dollar amounts we give and start crying, some look at the dollar amounts and say, “That’s it?”. At which point my inside voice says, “Well, you don’t HAVE to take it if you don’t think it’s enough for ya, beeyotch.” :rolleyes:

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**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2005, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-red-cross-says-thanks-weve-got-enough-money-now/287859/22 "2005-02-05T19:12:57Z")

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This confirms exactly why I like living on this planet so much. 🙂

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