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By Rachel Bruner, About.com Guide to Latter-day Saints since 2002

How to Donate to Emergency Response with a Tithing Slip

Saturday May 17, 2008
I received a great question from a site visitor asking how to use a tithing and other offerings donation slip when donating money to worldwide crises, such as the disaster in Myanmar (Burma). There's a place on the slip for "Humanitarian aid" but if you would like to donate money to be used specifically for emergency situations you should use the section that says "Other (specify)" and write "Emergency Response" in the space below. If you put your donation in the humanitarian aid section it will go to the general humanitarian fund and although some of those funds may be used for emergencies crises they are also used for other humanitarian needs such as clean water, neonatal, etc. If you make a donation with the LDS Philanthropies online you can specify where you would like your money to be used.

Note: View this enlarged image of the donation slip for a close up view.
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May 21, 2008 at 2:12 pm
(1) Matt says:

The Other category is for use within the local unit. This is where things such as scout camp and so forth are paid from.

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