[GH85Carrera]

I just got the presents delivered to the Children's Center. I was not smart enough to take a picture. They have a nice lobby, and a huge tree, we piled the presents under it, and it looks a lot better. I handed her the check and she of course wanted to log us in with a name and address. I told her the club was a non profit club, and did not pay any taxes so we can't take a tax deduction. I left the address off of the check. I can't see them wasting paper and postage mailing me solicitations to donate more. We give what we give, only because we want to, when we want to.
No doubt I could have taken a personal deduction of the $230 bucks worth of stuff, but I have little doubt some of the price was higher because "it was for charity" and the members bid more. I do not feel like anyone else needs to help pay for my donation. I pay a stupid high amount of taxes, and would love to get some of it back, but that ain't why I donated the stuff.