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Treatment Abuse, Behavior Modification, Thought Reform => The Ridge Creek School / Hidden Lake Academy => Topic started by: Troll Control on September 29, 2006, 11:17:44 AM

Title: Charity or Politics?
Post by: Troll Control on September 29, 2006, 11:17:44 AM
There has been quite a bit of talk about HLA's "charitable" donations.  Let's set the record straight on a few facts, as reported by staff.

United Way:  

Len requires that ALL employees donate to this charity.  If an employee declined to contribute, they were pressured by their supervisor in an attempt to bully them into contributing.  If this failed, Len would require that the supervisor donate money in each employee's name under his chain of command to reflect 100% participation.

Employees were also required to buy tickets to the "Gold Party" and were required to work the event.

How about the abuse shelter?  

Well, Len asked the chairperson at the shelter to publicly support him in the Mountain Brook project.  When she declined, Len quit the board and ordered all employees to cease donating time or funds to this charity.

How about the Rainbow Children's Home?  

The director disapproves of Len's homosexual lifestyle, so HLA donations were withheld.

EVERYTHING HLA does is quid pro quo.  Nothing is done out of "charity" or "good will."

I hope this sheds some light on HLA and Len's "altruism."
Title: Charity or Politics?
Post by: RobertBruce on September 29, 2006, 11:21:06 AM
Wow. I guess I was right on the money about that huh?

Funny how that works.....

What are your thoughts Buch?
Title: Charity and Politics
Post by: Anonymous on September 29, 2006, 11:56:59 AM
Let's not forget the contribution to Ms. Jackson's political campaign and her letter of commendation. Was this quid pro quo?
Title: Re: Charity and Politics
Post by: Troll Control on September 29, 2006, 12:04:32 PM
Quote from: ""Guest""
Let's not forget the contribution to Ms. Jackson's political campaign and her letter of commendation. Was this quid pro quo?


Of course it was.  The only problem is that her election bid failed, so HLA could only reap the benefit of the letter and not policy.
Title: Charity or Politics?
Post by: Anonymous on September 29, 2006, 12:06:53 PM
As an added bonus weren't those contributions paid out of the the Non-Profit side of HLA?

Is that legal?
Title: Charity or Politics?
Post by: Anonymous on September 29, 2006, 12:07:27 PM
Has anyone responded to Matt Aiken regarding the editorials in the "Nugget"?
Title: Federal Election Contributions
Post by: Anonymous on September 29, 2006, 12:27:14 PM
http://query.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/qind/ (http://query.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/qind/)

Presented by the Federal Election Commission


Individual Contributions Arranged By Type, Giver, Then Recipient

Contributions to Political Committees

BUCCELLATO, LEONARD
ATLANTA, GA 30305
GEORGIA TENT & AWING INC

   COVERDELL, PAUL DOUGLAS
    VIA COVERDELL GOOD GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE;THE
 11/07/1997 1000.00 98020060373

BUCCELLATO, LEONARD A DR
ATLANTA, GA 30305
GEORGIA TENT & AWING INC

   COVERDELL, PAUL DOUGLAS
    VIA COVERDELL GOOD GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE;THE
 08/07/1998 1000.00 98020230162
Title: Charity or Politics?
Post by: Anonymous on September 29, 2006, 12:31:35 PM
Ridge Creek made a nice $2,000 donation for Carol Jackson's run for the Secretary of State's office:

http://www.sos.state.ga.us/disclosure/2 ... sonnq2.pdf (http://www.sos.state.ga.us/disclosure/2005/secrcarol%20jacksonnq2.pdf)

http://www.sos.state.ga.us/cgi-bin/disclosure.asp (http://www.sos.state.ga.us/cgi-bin/disclosure.asp)
Title: Charity or Politics?
Post by: Deborah on September 30, 2006, 09:40:03 AM
Coverdell
http://wwf.fornits.com/viewtopic.php?p= ... son#170285 (http://wwf.fornits.com/viewtopic.php?p=170285&highlight=jackson#170285)
http://wwf.fornits.com/viewtopic.php?p= ... ell#170301 (http://wwf.fornits.com/viewtopic.php?p=170301&highlight=coverdell#170301)

Jackson
http://wwf.fornits.com/viewtopic.php?p= ... son#156277 (http://wwf.fornits.com/viewtopic.php?p=156277&highlight=jackson#156277)
http://wwf.fornits.com/viewtopic.php?p= ... son#156152 (http://wwf.fornits.com/viewtopic.php?p=156152&highlight=jackson#156152)
Title: Re: Charity and Politics
Post by: Anonymous on October 02, 2006, 07:42:46 AM
Quote from: ""Guest""
Let's not forget the contribution to Ms. Jackson's political campaign and her letter of commendation. Was this quid pro quo?




A non profit can't throw a political fundraiser for a politician can they?

held on the site of the not profit
food paid for by the non profit
non profit staff PAID to work the event?


HMMMMMMMMMMMMM
Title: Re: Charity and Politics
Post by: Anonymous on October 02, 2006, 07:45:56 AM
Quote from: ""Guest""

non profit staff PAID to work the event?


Students worked some of those events didn't they?  I know they served at  some parties there.
Title: Charity or Politics?
Post by: RobertBruce on October 02, 2006, 11:26:11 AM
I wonder if these kids were volunteers or forced?
Title: Charity or Politics?
Post by: Anonymous on October 02, 2006, 02:33:00 PM
Volunteers.  Think about it...is HLA going to send kids, to an event in which they want to look good, that have even the remote possibility of causing a scene.  You have said it yourself, RB, HLA likes to hide the kids that cause trouble.  These were definitely volunteers.
Title: Charity or Politics?
Post by: Troll Control on October 02, 2006, 02:49:35 PM
Quote from: ""Guest""
Volunteers.  Think about it...is HLA going to send kids, to an event in which they want to look good, that have even the remote possibility of causing a scene.  You have said it yourself, RB, HLA likes to hide the kids that cause trouble.  These were definitely volunteers.


Well, accepting "volunteers" to do the work of people who normally get PAID for their effort is highly ILLEGAL.  It is a violation of Georgia law to use program residents as laborers for the financial benefit of the facility or its principals.  It is also a violation of federal labor law to use minors as labor.

HLA is in a HEAP of TROUBLE here, people.
Title: Charity or Politics?
Post by: RobertBruce on October 02, 2006, 04:46:55 PM
Quote from: ""Guest""
Volunteers.  Think about it...is HLA going to send kids, to an event in which they want to look good, that have even the remote possibility of causing a scene.  You have said it yourself, RB, HLA likes to hide the kids that cause trouble.  These were definitely volunteers.


Any other place and I might agree with that assesment, however this is HLA we're talking about.

The situation could just as easily be forcing restriction kids to work, threatening them with an intervention should they disrupt anything.

Or perhaps forcing the general pop kids to work, threatening them with a restriction should they disrupt anything.....they can claim it falls under the...oh I don't know...sex agreement.

I'm sure you can see the theraputic value in this....

In any event I don't know this to be the case, I'm just taking HLA's proven track record into account.