Some charities see an opportunity this week with the government’s mailing of rebate checks to taxpayers and are planning to ask people to donate of some or all of those rebates, reports The New York Times.

Among these groups is the VFW National Home for Children, in Eaton Rapids, Mich., which is sending postcards to ask people to donate part of their rebates, the Times reports.

“For us, a few hundred thousand dollars raised this way would be extremely helpful,” said Tim Smith, the organization’s development director. “It’s too big an opportunity to ignore.”

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