Letter: Charities should get donor input

Friday, Jan. 15, 1999 | 10:18 a.m.

On a related matter, I believe more people would donate to charities if they were polite. They should adhere to charity etiquette; someone who donates should receive a questionnaire in the mail which (1) does not ask for his phone number; (2) asks which holidays he wishes to support; and (3) asks if he wants his name given to other charities.

Further, if an organization wants your car it should clearly state how it will receive full value for your donation.

If it refuses, it isn't the right charity to give to, just as the Salvation Army wasn't the right charity to call to have three frozen turkeys picked up promptly.

Jack K. Cook

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