moneymoneymoney

i'm sorry, but i have to get out another frustration.

i hate when people ask for donations so that they can go on a humanitarian trip.

one of my facebook friends just posted, "so i was thinking today how little it would take from each of friends if they each pitched in. if they all donate $2, (that's only 15 minutes of working!) then i will get enough money to go do service for a whole summer in a different country!"

in my mind that's saying, "give me your money so i can go on a vacation for the whole summer." if you can't pay to go on a humanitarian trip, don't go. people have gotten too comfortable asking people for money these days. i could never imagine asking people for money to go on a trip, go to school, or anything, really.

i know people think that since it's a humanitarian/service trip that it makes it okay to ask people to give money in the name of service. but really, even if you're on a humanitarian trip, you're still on a trip. and you shouldn't ask other people to help you pay for your trip. why don't you ask for people to donate things that you can give people, like clothes or blankets. not for money for your plane ticket.

i went on a humanitarian trip a few years ago to india. i saved up for a long time to go. i didn't ask for a penny of a donation. i am not bragging. that's how it should be. that's how it used to be. now days people think it's normal to ask others for money. if you want to go on a humanitarian trip, plan ahead and save up and don't you dare ask anyone for money.