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Philanthropy 318 words Rated E

* If you won the lottery, raffle or a gamble (e.g. slot machine), what percentage would you give to charity, if any, and what type charity would it be?

How I would love to have enough money to cure the world’s problems. So much money is wasted by governments all over the world. Money spent on defence I know is necessary but wouldn’t it be wonderful if all those billions could be spent on ensuring people had enough to eat, good health care and housing.
So let’s imagine I am the only winner in a lottery. I’ve won twenty million dollars!
It’s so much money isn’t it? And yet a sum which could so easily be spent there are so many worthwhile causes.
So, I think I’d stay local, well at least in my own country. That way I have more control over where it goes. Overseas charities often take so much in management fees that little ever reaches the intended recipients.
I don’t even think I’d let the money out of my home state of Western Australia. We have our share of first world problems here. Not enough public housing and not enough hospitals for our ever increasing population. Twenty million dollars? It’s not enough to solve those problems. But I’d give some to the Salvation Army. The reason being a member of the Salvos once gave my son ten dollars to buy a meal when he needed it. That was over thirty years ago but I’ll never forget.
Free swimming lessons for all children. I don’t know how much that would cost but there have been so many drownings this summer in Australia, that surely it would be a good use of some funding.
I’d need to look after my family though. I’d love to see all my grandchildren being able to purchase new homes.
Goodness me, spending this non existing cash is giving me a headache!