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from Big Sister Thursday, February 17, 2005 - 13:15 (Agree/Disagree?) Manic, thanks again. This is excellent. I also recall seeing FCF and Family home projects involving Rotary International. If you can find a name and address and other details of the projects, I will contact Rotary International, too. Another FCF project featured Patch Adams (about whom a movie was made). I wrote to him months ago to tell him who he was dealing with, but I did not hear back. See FCF here: http://www.familycare.org/network/s20.htm. I am going to write to him again, right now! (reply to this comment)

from clark Thursday, February 17, 2005 - 12:26 (Agree/Disagree?) where the hell does that money go? Every time we ever did a CTP we labored for weeks before hand provisioning everything we gave away, we got NOTHING from TF twards any projects. I want to know what "projects" they are funding and are they in fact funding it or do the poor people who are doing them go out and get the locals to donate what they need. (reply to this comment)

from Nick Thursday, February 17, 2005 - 07:40 (Agree/Disagree?) Seriously, when if ever has any of this money actually gone to aid work? I am serious, exactly what aid work does the family do other that pass out the occasional box of second had clothing to some orphanage or do the heart skit for them. Every picture in my “homes” PR Book that was a CTP pic was taken on some day when they spent about 2 hrs down with poor people passing out soup one tinme and that was it. No one going aid work or follow-up at all. It must have cost them $50 to do that, so where is all this money going??? (reply to this comment)

from Thursday, February 17, 2005 - 07:04 (Agree/Disagree?) Does anybody living in California have a copy of the newspaper articles and TV reports on FCF? I think if each of these donors got a copy they would thank you. I believe in informed choice, and if I am giving money I don't want to be tricked. (reply to this comment)

from M&M Wednesday, February 16, 2005 - 23:32 (Agree/Disagree?) A very simple qestion for all you people wiser than me..... Can these foundations not sue FCF on account of fraud? Firstly, FCF received these grants and donations using falsified documents, then used the money to fund TF right? (reply to this comment)

From cool8pack Thursday, February 17, 2005, 00:32 (Agree/Disagree?) legally known as 'fraud and deception' it is a fellony(reply to this comment)

From Harikari Voodoo Vandari Thursday, February 17, 2005, 03:14 (Agree/Disagree?) If you want it another step further.... It's fraud to collect donations on the sidewalk with the "explanation" that you are collecting "aid" for the Tsunami, then use that money to pay your rent. (reply to this comment)

From Baxter Thursday, February 17, 2005, 04:56 (Agree/Disagree?) Don't you have to declare charity donations, or are they tax-exempt? (reply to this comment)

From Wolf Thursday, February 17, 2005, 06:03 (Agree/Disagree?) Income needs to be declared in a 990 form, but it is tax exempt for organizations with tax-exempt status (like the FCF).(reply to this comment)