I agree with Gary that, in most cases, playing for free for charities is unnecessary. In my case, I'm either on the board of the charity or a listed, regular contributor, so charging would be a littler "cheesy". That being said, I don't play free for EVERY charity; just the ones I have a particular connection with.

I donate the proceeds from one job a week to an organization dedicated to Nursing home reform (works pretty neat; individuals can deduct the fee, since I have the check made out to the organization), and will do a second charity job a week if the cause is one I'm involved in. That means I can donate upwards of $25,000.00 of in kind work for just 5 or six hours of work a week.


WORKS FOR ME!


R.