A Charity to Save Trees With a Large Price

I was invited to a black tie party for acharity event with the meal and beverages free. 
A business associate that always contributed to this big charity alwayswent all out year after year.  Each yearhe would give more.  All I knew aboutthis charity was what I had heard from other associates and that my associate
was very giving to this charity.  Later Ihad found out he had bought tables for all his customers or at least some of
his customers.
 
At first when I was invited I was afraid I wasbeing asked to pay to go to this charity. I was astonished my associate would give me 2 free tickets to atable.  I had heard a table seat could beas high as $1000 with the ones closer to the stage being pricier.  I did not know what they would speak aboutexactly at this event but would venture to guess it was to raise more money.
 
Later on I found out the cause was to savetrees.  This is a worthwhile cause tosave nature, but I can think of much better causes to help people in need.  I would rather plant a tree, and contributeto a cause to cure a disease.  I wouldnot give money out of my pocket for this charity event but yet I felt who would
contribute to this event.  A betterapproach might be to educate people and have each making a difference by
planting a tree, going paperless, not polluting the environment, using less
water, recycling, and so forth.