I have read lots of negative things concerning the donations and thought it was safe to assume that most of those people who were complaining, had not taken a dime out of their pockets. I guess maybe there are some though, who did donate time or money, not out of the goodness of their hearts but for some other reasons. I think most who donated cash, food and drink items, search supplies, bought t-shirts, bracelets, etc. did so from a place in their heart that would never ask for it back or question where each cent went. Personally, I put what money I could afford to the cause, but I'm not going to sit down and add up every penny and announce the dollar amount to anyone in order to receive some sort of recognition. I chose to donate cash, I have a shirt, every color bracelet, I chose to drive my own vehicle to searches instead of riding in TES vans. I didn't whip out my calculator to add up how much in gas it took to get there and back each time. And I am not going to put a dollar amount on every hour of my time, it's just something I chose to do. I didn't have to, I just wanted to. My only regret was that it was not enough, b/c it did not bring her home!
