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12-06-2006, 05:26 PM
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Sosua Kids..legit?
Is the Sosua Kids Charity legitimate or a scam? I heard from a local businessman that $$$ collected was to go to a dental clinic for the kids in Sosua but NO $$$ has been used....is there any accountability? I am concerned as every trip down there I have donated...Have we all been scammed? At least we can see the donations go to work at Rocky's bubbly run.....w/ the toys for the kids!
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12-06-2006, 06:11 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2002
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Please do not confuse Sosua Kids
Sosua Kids
which is totally legitimate
with Dominican Kids
Dominican Kids
about which there have been questions. I have no direct knowledge as to the current status but this is addressed if you click on the "Updates" link on their website.
Gregg
Last edited by FireGuy; 12-06-2006 at 06:29 PM.
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12-06-2006, 08:14 PM
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As FireGuy says, Sosua Kids is a very legitimate and long-standing group of people who do good work. The contributions given to them, actually go to the children.
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12-06-2006, 08:18 PM
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Before anyone gets to the slander stage, is there any legite reason to doubt the other charity.
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12-06-2006, 08:35 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bob saunders
Before anyone gets to the slander stage, is there any legite reason to doubt the other charity.
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It has been quite some time and there have been no results.
No significant updates or status reports.
Even if the money is eventually put to good use one of these years, I sure as hell won't be contributing there again. 
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12-06-2006, 09:02 PM
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Honorificabilitudinitatibus
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Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 13,695
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bob saunders
Before anyone gets to the slander stage, is there any legite reason to doubt the other charity.
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Some people did not receive the items they bid on, in the charity auction, and not one single pesos, a whole year later, has gone to any Dominican kid, and there have been countless complaints that contributors feel that the administrator of the funds might not be "genuine", but other than that, all is well.
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12-06-2006, 09:22 PM
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DR1
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Join Date: Jan 1999
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We withdrew our support for this project (Dominican Kids) back in March-April 2006. We transfered over all the money collected via the DR1 auction and made sure we made a documented clean break.
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12-06-2006, 10:12 PM
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On Vacation!
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Join Date: Mar 2002
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Where did the money go Rob?? Some people might be wondering.......at the transferred over ....to where?
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12-06-2006, 10:17 PM
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Honorificabilitudinitatibus
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Join Date: Apr 2002
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MommC
Where did the money go Rob?? Some people might be wondering.......at the transferred over ....to where?
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To the person who runs Dominican Kids.
Where did the money go?
Hmmm.
I guess that's why people are saying things like,
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I'll never donate to that charity again.
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12-06-2006, 11:31 PM
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As with the distinction between Sosua Kids & Dominican Kids, so must there be a distinction between Dominican Kids (the Sosua operation collecting on behalf of Ninos Dominicanos) & Ninos Dominicanos Foundation. The latter is run by Alberto Noesi & ALL money given to him has been well looked after this past 12 months or so - earning at 20% p.a.
I in NO WAY support the fact that this money has lain dormant for this past 12 months & have expressed my concern that the monies are not being used to get the Dominican kids some dental attention - as was the original intention BUT, ................ I probably understand the confusions which allowed this situation to arrise & I understand some of the frustrations/bad information Ninos Dominicanos has had to overcome. I do not intend to involve myself in a 'laying blame' scenario & would ask all who have concerns about Ninos Dominicanos Foundation to speak directly to the Foundation itself - Alberto Noesi or Lee Barnes.
So that everyone is aware of my position here, I have NO involvement with Ninos Dominicanos, I have not supported it or made donations to it as I am involved with another Foundation as has been well documented in other areas. HOWEVER, I have a fair bit of money invested with Alberto Noesi through his Finance House operation & hate to see the bad publicity he is being given because of errors of judgement made relating to other organisers. Bad publicity to Alberto could have an effect his business & as a result my investments. That is it, purely a business concern. Oh, & I also LIKE the guy!!
I sincerely hope this whole discontent with Dominican Kids can be sorted out quickly so that Alberto's name plus that of Ninos Dominicanos, can be exonerated from any finger pointing & blame. ~ Grahame.
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