Dear Editor:
The Terry Fox Foundation contributes $0.83 for every dollar raised; the Canadian Cancer Society $0.61 for every dollar raised.
Administration costs for the Terry Fox Run are low because most of the admin costs are paid by its many volunteers; only $0.17 is used for run promotion and supplies. Every person organizing and managing absorbs all expenses other than the run donor sheets and some signage.
Same for Lions Clubs: 100 per cent of the money raised for charity goes to charity. Even Lions’ dinner meetings are paid for out of their own pockets.
Meanwhile, the CEOs at UNICEF, the Red Cross, United Way and World Vision receive large salaries.
Remember, charity starts at home. Let’s look after the people of this country.
Stu Hodgkiss,
Guelph