Likewise my Family was ‘firm’ in NO donations..
My dad was also charged by the Red Cross in WWII and my one Uncle was charged for water! while in Germany.. My mom had five brothers all fighting in WWII..
My husband was drafted in 1961, four months after our wedding! and in two months he was sent to Germany for a 19 month tour...while there his father died suddenly at 49, he came home..the Red Cross LOANED him 80 dollars to travel on, and when he got back on base 30 days later..he learned he had to paid that LOAN back, PLUS interest.. smh
So we agree with you..we taught our two now adult kids..Donate to many others, just not the RED CROSS..
SAD TO HAVE TO SHARE THAT, BUT THAT IS WHAT REALLY HAPPENED IN THIS FAMILY...
United Way is the umbrella over the Red Cross. I don’t give to them either.