<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">
<head>
<meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii">
<meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)">
<!--[if !mso]>
<style>
v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
</style>
<![endif]--><o:SmartTagType
namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PostalCode"/>
<o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
name="Street"/>
<o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
name="address"/>
<o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
name="State"/>
<o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
name="City"/>
<o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
name="place"/>
<o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
name="PlaceName"/>
<o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
name="country-region"/>
<o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
name="PersonName"/>
<!--[if !mso]>
<style>
st1\:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) }
</style>
<![endif]-->
<style>
<!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:Tahoma;
panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Book Antiqua";
panose-1:2 4 6 2 5 3 5 3 3 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;}
p
{mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0in;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0in;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";}
span.EmailStyle18
{mso-style-type:personal-reply;
font-family:"Book Antiqua";
color:blue;
font-weight:normal;
font-style:normal;
text-decoration:none none;}
@page Section1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in;}
div.Section1
{page:Section1;}
-->
</style>
</head>
<body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=blue>
<div class=Section1>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Book Antiqua"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:blue'>About three
months ago, I did some online research about Planet Aid and its yellow boxes.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Book Antiqua"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Book Antiqua"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:blue'>It’s an organization
called Tvind, which is based in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Denmark</st1:place></st1:country-region>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Book Antiqua"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Book Antiqua"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:blue'>See <a
href="http://www.rickross.com/groups/tvind.html">http://www.rickross.com/groups/tvind.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Book Antiqua"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Book Antiqua"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:blue'>And<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Book Antiqua"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Book Antiqua"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:blue'><a
href="http://www.rickross.com/reference/tvind/tvind71.html">http://www.rickross.com/reference/tvind/tvind71.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Book Antiqua"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Book Antiqua"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Book Antiqua"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:blue'>It showed up on
a cult warning list. Ever since looking into this group, I donate
clothing etc. to local churches etc.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Book Antiqua"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Book Antiqua"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:blue'>Christine Gray <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Book Antiqua"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<div>
<div class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:center'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>
<hr size=2 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1>
</span></font></div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
Chat-bounces@charlesvillage.info [mailto:Chat-bounces@charlesvillage.info] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>D. Williams<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Saturday, December 09, 2006
9:25 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Chat@charlesvillage.info<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [Chat] Clothes
donation</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<div>
<div>
<p style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>The yellow boxes are Planet Aid their website is
below, I don't think it is a bad thing!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="http://www.planetaid.org/">http://www.planetaid.org/</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>This doesn't seem like a bad organization to me,
proceeds of sales from used clothing to Africa and <st1:place w:st="on">Asia</st1:place>.
I know that there was some discussiion about this being a "shady"
enterprise. I'm not so sure about it. After looking at the 2005
Report, it appears that only 7% of the proceeds go to administration? Am
I wrong? <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>PS. This IS VERY DIFFERENT than Planet Earth
clothing, which is an extreme sport enterprise!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #A0C6E5 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt;
margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'>
<div class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:center'><font
size=1 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
<hr size=1 width="100%" noshade color="#a0c6e5" align=center>
</span></font></div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=1 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Tahoma'>From: <i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Greg Alexander <ugagrad93@yahoo.com></span></i><br>
Reply-To: <st1:PersonName w:st="on"><i><span style='font-style:italic'>The
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Charles</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Village</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> Chat List</span></i></st1:PersonName><i><span
style='font-style:italic'> <Chat@charlesvillage.info></span></i><br>
To: <i><span style='font-style:italic'>Discussion@charlesvillage.info,
chat@charlesvillage.info</span></i><br>
Subject: <i><span style='font-style:italic'>[Chat] Clothes donation</span></i><br>
Date: <i><span style='font-style:italic'>Wed, 6 Dec 2006 08:05:24
-0800 (PST)</span></i><br>
>FYI: For others looking to donate anything, Purple Heart does not service
CV any more. AMVETS<br>
>does. I had to call several numbers to find the right one, so I
thought I'd share: 410-522-2221<br>
><br>
>Greg Alexander<br>
>Freelance Writer/Editor<br>
>Editor, Mason-Dixon Arrive<br>
><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">2629 Guilford Avenue</st1:address></st1:Street><br>
><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Baltimore</st1:City>, <st1:State
w:st="on">MD</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">21218</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><br>
>410-243-3387<br>
>ugagrad93@yahoo.com<br>
>www.gregoryjalexander.com<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
>____________________________________________________________________________________<br>
>Have a burning question?<br>
>Go to www.Answers.yahoo.com and get answers from real people who know.<br>
><br>
>_______________________________________________<br>
>Chat mailing list<br>
>Chat@charlesvillage.info<br>
>http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</blockquote>
</div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><br clear=all>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<div class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:center'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>
<hr size=2 width="100%" align=center>
</span></font></div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="http://g.msn.com/8HMAENUS/2746??PS=47575"
target="_top">Get the latest Windows Live Messenger 8.1 Beta version. Join now.</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
</body>
</html>