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Old 07-11-2011, 01:28 PM   #26
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Originally Posted by Kybosh View Post
I always tell people to donate directly to cancer research institutions such as the Tom Baker in Calgary or the Cross Cancer Institute in Edmonton.
I wonder if your donation did not go into a general account, which would then be used for pretty much anything.

I say this from experience. I work at a cancer institute. Volunteered to organize a charity fund raiser for the institute, raising about $50,000, only to find out after the fact all the money went into a general account used to pay for everything from building maintenance, security, utilities, admin etc. I don't think a penny went directly to research or cancer patients.
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