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Follow on Google News |  Motivation Monday for Cyber Monday 2012 ~ Define NecessityMotivation Mondays are intended to be thought provoking columns to start your week. Articles are intended to "motivate" you the reader to either "take action to make things happen" or become more aware of issues facing America.
Define Necessity ~ During the holiday season America’s generosity and the amount we spend on our children during the holiday season is unquestioned. Our generosity to charities and those in need is also unquestioned. What I do question is our sanity! What motivates some parents to spend money that they do not have? What motivates those that do have money to spend ridiculous amounts of money in order to “buy” their children’s love. I would like you to consider two things for this holiday season. First. What is this “season of giving” all about? Remember, your “charity” is not in question, just your sanity. As you go through the process of running to stores and chasing down that “list” and checking it twice, I would ask you to consider for just a moment, what are you teaching your children if you give them everything on their list? Some have modest “lists,” while some have outlandish lists and then there are others that have no list at all. Only you know your “motivation” I received a picture from a dear friend on Facebook last week before Thanksgiving and it asks a simple and shocking question: “Define Necessity.” I would ask us all to keep this image in our mind during the holiday season. Second. I would like to share with you information from an email, as well as some research we have done on Charities in America. Once again, our goodness and benevolence is not questioned, especially for those in need, which has been reinforced once again in response to Hurricane Sandy. However, I would like you to question why these people are making so much money? If it is truly a “charity” then they should be performing their jobs as CEO’s in a “charitable” Source: The American Red Cross President and CEO Marsha J. Evans salary for the year was$651,957 plus expenses The United Way President Brian Gallagher receives a $375,000 base salary along with numerous expense benefits. UNICEF CEO Carol M. Stern receives $1,200,000 per year (100k per month) plus all expenses including a ROLLS-ROYCE. Less than 5 cents of your donated dollar goes to the cause ------------------------------------------------------------ The Salvation Army's Commissioner Todd Bassett receives a salary of only$13,000 per year (plus housing) for managing this $2 billion dollar organization. 96 percent of donated dollars go to the cause. The American Legion National Commander receives a $0.00 zero salary. Your donations go to help Veterans and their families and youth! The Veterans of Foreign Wars National Commander receives a $0.00 zero salary. Your donations go to help Veterans and their families and youth! The Disabled American Veterans National Commander receives a $0.00 zero salary. Your donations go to help Veterans and their families and youth! The Military Order of Purple Hearts National Commander receives a $0.00 zero salary. Your donations go to help Veterans and their families and youth! The Vietnam Veterans Association National Commander receives a $0.00 zero salary. Your donations go to help Veterans and their families and youth! TOP 25 COMPENSATION PACKAGES Source: http://www.charitywatch.org/ This table was published in the December 2012 issue of the Charity Rating Guide & Watchdog Report. Name & Title Organization Top Salary* Peter G. Cordeiro, M.D., Chief Attending Surgery, Plastic & Reconstructive Service Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center $2,050,872 _________________________________________ Michael Friedman, M.D., President/CEO City of Hope $1,434,148 _________________________________________ Edward J. Benz, Jr., M.D., President/CEO Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Jimmy Fund $1,245,790 ___________________________________ Edwin J. Feulner, Jr., President Heritage Foundation $1,172,321 ______________________________________ Robert J. Mazzuca, Past Chief Scout Executive Boy Scouts of America - N.O. $1,136,942 ________________________________________ Wayne LaPierre, Executive VP/Ex-Officio National Rifle Association & Foundation, respectively $970,300 _________________________________________ Harry Johns, President/CEO Alzheimer's Association - N.O. $966,342 ___________________________________________ Includes $392,718 retirement and other deferred compensation. Greg Bontrager, COO American Cancer Society $913,126 ___________________________________________ Scott A. Blackmun, CEO United States Olympic Committee $902,977 ___________________________________________ Steven E. Sanderson, President/CEO Wildlife Conservation Society $870,642 ___________________________________________ William E. Evans, Director/CEO St. Jude Children's Research Hospital/ALSAC $863,770 _____________________________________________ Jonathan W. Simons, M.D., President/CEO Prostate Cancer Foundation $845,079 ____________________________________________ David Harris, Executive Director American Jewish Committee $842,419 ____________________________________________ Douglas Barnes, Chief of Staff Shriners Hospitals for Children $827,961 Includes $385,081 retirement and other deferred compensation. __________________________________________ Brian Gallagher, President/CEO United Way Worldwide $813,338 _________________________________________ James E. Williams, Jr., President/CEO Easter Seals $796,501 _________________________________________ Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, President International Fellowship of Christians and Jews $784,193 _________________________________________ Michael L. Lomax, President/CEO UNCF/The College Fund $773,693 ________________________________________ Robert J. Beall, President/CEO Cystic Fibrosis Foundation $760,446 _________________________________________ Rabbi Marvin Hier, President/CEO Simon Wiesenthal Center $742,218 _____________________________________ Marc H. Morial, President/CEO National Urban League $732,800 _____________________________________ Abraham H. Foxman, National Director/Trustee Anti-Defamation League & Foundation, respectively $719,738 _____________________________________ Howard P. Meitiner, President Phoenix House Foundation $715,869 ______________________________________ Myra Biblowit, President Breast Cancer Research Foundation $715,226 ______________________________________ Larry Hausner, CEO American Diabetes Association $707,729 End
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