The Hill Street Blahg

Tomorrow night is Halloween and I sincerely look forward to all of the neighborhood kids showing up in their costumes. I’ve always been a huge fan of Halloween and have many fond memories of taking my old children out to trick or treat a lifetime ago.

When I was a child, the teachers sent us homes with containers and asked us to Trick or Treat for UNICEF coincident with our annual quest for a sugar high. Being naïve and impressionable kids, we felt a sense of volunteerism and wanted to help the less fortunate children in the world. Little did we know who we were working for.

UNICEF is an arm of the United Nations created to help the starving children in the world. I can only assume like most honorable things gone bad, what was originally intended to be a noble cause slowly succumbed to typical UN corruption. Furthermore, when a starving child somewhere in the world receives food or medical treatment from UNICEF, no mention is ever made that the contribution was made possible by donations in the United States. It’s the UN taking the credit for our generosity which shouldn’t be.

Some people consider the UN to be a declared enemy of the United States and our right of sovereignty…which it appears to be most of the time. Since it’s inception in 1945, the UN has opposed all best interests of the free world in general and especially the United States. The UN is no friend of America and I can’t help but wonder why our government continues to finance it to the extent it does. It is openly corrupt and it’s leadership are some of the worlds best known tyrants who openly hate America and never miss a chance to put us down.

If you would like to give money to needy children around the world, at least make an attempt to insure your country gets the credit. Here is a list of some fine alternatives that won’t give credit to the UN for what they do. All of these charities have an “A” rating from the American Institute of Philanthropy. (List courtesy of Neal Boortz)

Save the Children. This group is working right now with the American Red Cross to respond to the special needs of children who are victims of the California wild fires.

Doctors Without Borders. This group provides urgent medical care to hundreds of thousands of people, children included, in over 70 countries around the world every year. Now this is an international charity, so the U.S. isn’t necessarily going to get the credit for the generosity of its citizens, but they do get an “A”, they do good work, and they certainly aren’t the United Nations.

America’s Second Harvest. This organization feeds our country’s hungry through a nationwide network of food banks. Charity begins at home, they say.

UNCF. The United Negro College Fund. This is another “charity begins at home” suggestion. UNCH distributes more funds to help minorities attend school than any other entity outside government. It’s hard to think of a more worthy cause. If you really want to fight poverty … begin with education.

The Child Welfare League of America. This organization has a vision that every child will grow up in a safe, loving and stable family. They are advocates for child protection, domestic violence prevention, adoption, solutions to baby abandonment and many more programs.