I dub the 1st Monday of the Month - Benevolent Monday

I had the idea of donating a portion of my winnings one day a month. So, on the first Monday of every month I will be donating 20% of whatever I win that day in poker to some charitable organization. Since I don't have any particularly strong feelings towards any one charity, I will let you all pick the charity I donate to every month. Just post a charity that you like with a link to their website and I will chose one the weekend before the first Monday of the month.

I typically play 5/10 and a normal swing would be in the $1k-$2k range, although I have had as much as $8k swings in these games. After my session I will post my results and a screenshot of my receipt to the charity of your choosing. If I have a losing session, nothing will be donated, but on the next month's Monday I will donate 5% more. So if I lose on the 1st Monday in June, I will donate 25% on July's first Monday. And if I lose again, I'll donate 30% of my August winnings. I will start doing this on Monday, June 4th. If for some reason I can't play on the 1st Monday of the month, I will do this for the next session I play.

I would love for this to catch on in the poker community, so feel free to join me, even if you want to donate a smaller percentage of your winnings like 5%.

Go ahead and nominate a charity

Good on you

May god bless

BSA

If I have a losing Monday, will the charity donate to me?

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Originally Posted by Dan Druff

If I have a losing Monday, will the charity donate to me?

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You can send them an angry letter and maybe they'll help you out.

PLOL,

I Nominate Army Emergency Relief (AER) http://www.aerhq.org/dnn563/

I've seen them help out soldiers in times of need. In fact when the government shutdown started they were going to pay us our salaries.

Thanks in advance PLOL,
-Pika

This is actually a very nice thread to see.

May I suggest:
http://www.stjude.org/stjude/v/index...001e0215acRCRD

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Originally Posted by LLL

May I suggest:
http://www.stjude.org/stjude/v/index...001e0215acRCRD

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Seconded!

I suggest 22Q Foundation.

http://22q.org/

They work to improve the quality of life for kids who have 22q deletion syndrome.

One of the guys who plays in the Filthy Limper free rolls and listens to the shows has a daughter who has this affliction and this organization does amazing things.

I plan on pledging 5% of the WSOP Main Event to this charity and I hope everyone takes a look at it and decides to add it to their charitable rotation.

Oh and I will donate 20% of whatever I make on my first winning session of the month to whatever charity Alex picks as well, doesn't even have to be a stupid Monday.

You could donate some bitcoins to Micon? does that count

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Originally Posted by LLL

This is actually a very nice thread to see.

May I suggest:
http://www.stjude.org/stjude/v/index...001e0215acRCRD

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this is good

we done used to haved a old man name killer fiorella - he done beed famous for years - evertime parisians done had a sale he would buy 10 shirts and save them - when he died he done left thousands of brand new shirts to st judes -


slim t

http://rmhc.org

they helped my 7 year old cousin and his family out a lot when he had brain cancer. and again when he was 12 and got another tumor in his brain.

Richard Dawkins Foundation For Reason And Science

http://www.richarddawkinsfoundation.org/

very good idea, sadly i don't think this will catch on

my fam yearly makes a donation to the children's hospital.

I'm all up for donating to children's charities, and those that benefit veterans. Pretty cool idea, and I hope it catch's on.

Some great charities mentioned already, thanks for the suggestions.

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You could donate some bitcoins to Micon? does that count

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I said I want to give it to a charity, not a charity case.

This is nice to see.

Whichever cause you guys decide to support, please research the organizations. Sadly, it's very common for charities to waste money or outright pocket most of it with high executive salaries. I hear that http://www.charitynavigator.org/ is a decent resource.

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Originally Posted by SrslySirius

This is nice to see.

Whichever cause you guys decide to support, please research the organizations. Sadly, it's very common for charities to waste money or outright pocket most of it with high executive salaries. I hear that http://www.charitynavigator.org/ is a decent resource.

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Thanks Srsly. I will definitely investigate any charity prior to donating.

And big thanks to Jasep for joining me in this. Very generous.

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Originally Posted by PLOL

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Originally Posted by SrslySirius

This is nice to see.

Whichever cause you guys decide to support, please research the organizations. Sadly, it's very common for charities to waste money or outright pocket most of it with high executive salaries. I hear that http://www.charitynavigator.org/ is a decent resource.

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Thanks Srsly. I will definitely investigate any charity prior to donating.

And big thanks to Jasep for joining me in this. Very generous.

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