I was amused at that expression until the other night when, as a volunteer for a very worthy organization, I became one of the beggars.

On the one hand, worthy organizations get something they richly deserve - money for their work.

"There have been so many worthy organizations applying for grants for the first time," she said.

This is a legitimate and worthy organization.

Her active participation in many worthy organizations was an inspiration.

This was a worthy organization that worked for a reformed administration inScotland .

I suspect that people will be understanding, sympathetic and eager to contribute to so worthy - and honest - an organization.

Perhaps there is now sufficient sentiment to form a philanthropic consortium of those who will give to worthy organizations that won't take tobacco money.

But it struck him that such a worthy organization ought to be farther ahead than it was.

The Group for the South Fork and other worthy organizations have benefited much from his work.