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On Thu, 11 May 2006 19:28:58 -0400, "JimH" jimh_osudad@yahooDOT com
REMOVETHIS wrote: "Dan Krueger" wrote in message nk.net... JohnH wrote: On Thu, 11 May 2006 18:32:02 -0400, "RCE" wrote: "JohnH" wrote in message m... On Thu, 11 May 2006 21:46:47 GMT, Don White wrote: As of now, there've been 71 donors. The race is day after tomorrow. Sure wish we could reach the goal by then. I *was* surprised that more people didn't take me up on my offer to double (or triple!) their donation! http://www.active.com/donate/varace4cure/RacingforRenee -- 'Til next time, John H Cough it up. RCE I'm thinking on it. -- 'Til next time, John H ****************************************** ***** Have a Spectacular Day! ***** ****************************************** John, It's done! Congratulations! I think RCE had a hand in this... Dan That was a very nice thing to do Richard. Very nice. Congratulations on meeting your goal John. I didn't do it. All y'all did it! Thanks! -- 'Til next time, John H ****************************************** ***** Have a Spectacular Day! ***** ****************************************** |
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JohnH wrote:
On Thu, 11 May 2006 21:46:47 GMT, Don White wrote: JohnH wrote: Don, have you seen the Race for the Cure site lately? Unreal! http://www.active.com/donate/varace4cure/RacingforRenee -- 'Til next time, John H Quite impressive... You must be 'putting the bite' on your whole town. Well, not quite, but there are a lot of caring, compassionate people out there. I feel good about it because it's one of the very few things I, as a father of a daughter with breast cancer, can do. It puts a smile on her face! As of now, there've been 71 donors. The race is day after tomorrow. Sure wish we could reach the goal by then. I *was* surprised that more people didn't take me up on my offer to double (or triple!) their donation! http://www.active.com/donate/varace4cure/RacingforRenee -- 'Til next time, John H If it's anything like here...there's always someone at the door...on the phone, hanging around supermarket entrances with good causes looking for money. Mom & dad used to give about $25.00 to each request. Next thing you knew..hundreds of letters started showing up. A lot of charities 'sell' their donation lists to other charities. When I give...it's a modest amount and I don't want receipts. The small tax savings aren't worth the hounding. |
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JohnH wrote:
On Thu, 11 May 2006 18:32:02 -0400, "RCE" wrote: "JohnH" wrote in message . .. On Thu, 11 May 2006 21:46:47 GMT, Don White wrote: As of now, there've been 71 donors. The race is day after tomorrow. Sure wish we could reach the goal by then. I *was* surprised that more people didn't take me up on my offer to double (or triple!) their donation! http://www.active.com/donate/varace4cure/RacingforRenee -- 'Til next time, John H Cough it up. RCE Oh Crap! You turkey! You're cold hearted and cruel! But, we love you! Check your email. -- 'Til next time, John H ****************************************** ***** Have a Spectacular Day! ***** ****************************************** Congratulations... that was quite a goal to reach. |
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On Thu, 11 May 2006 23:38:19 GMT, Don White wrote:
JohnH wrote: On Thu, 11 May 2006 21:46:47 GMT, Don White wrote: JohnH wrote: Don, have you seen the Race for the Cure site lately? Unreal! http://www.active.com/donate/varace4cure/RacingforRenee -- 'Til next time, John H Quite impressive... You must be 'putting the bite' on your whole town. Well, not quite, but there are a lot of caring, compassionate people out there. I feel good about it because it's one of the very few things I, as a father of a daughter with breast cancer, can do. It puts a smile on her face! As of now, there've been 71 donors. The race is day after tomorrow. Sure wish we could reach the goal by then. I *was* surprised that more people didn't take me up on my offer to double (or triple!) their donation! http://www.active.com/donate/varace4cure/RacingforRenee -- 'Til next time, John H If it's anything like here...there's always someone at the door...on the phone, hanging around supermarket entrances with good causes looking for money. Mom & dad used to give about $25.00 to each request. Next thing you knew..hundreds of letters started showing up. A lot of charities 'sell' their donation lists to other charities. When I give...it's a modest amount and I don't want receipts. The small tax savings aren't worth the hounding. I don't blame you. Once my wife delivered envelopes to people in the neighborhood asking for a donation to one of the big charities, soon we were getting calls from 8-10 different charities to do the same thing. Now we don't do it for any, but I always tell them why when they call. The church my wife attends (and sometimes me) provides free day care to the needy, food, and English as a second language classes, along with programs for teens, etc. It gets a chunk of change every year, but I don't give to the folks who come to the door, unless it's for the local high school band. -- 'Til next time, John H ****************************************** ***** Have a Spectacular Day! ***** ****************************************** |
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"JohnH" wrote in message ... On Thu, 11 May 2006 23:38:19 GMT, Don White wrote: JohnH wrote: On Thu, 11 May 2006 21:46:47 GMT, Don White wrote: JohnH wrote: Don, have you seen the Race for the Cure site lately? Unreal! http://www.active.com/donate/varace4cure/RacingforRenee -- 'Til next time, John H Quite impressive... You must be 'putting the bite' on your whole town. Well, not quite, but there are a lot of caring, compassionate people out there. I feel good about it because it's one of the very few things I, as a father of a daughter with breast cancer, can do. It puts a smile on her face! As of now, there've been 71 donors. The race is day after tomorrow. Sure wish we could reach the goal by then. I *was* surprised that more people didn't take me up on my offer to double (or triple!) their donation! http://www.active.com/donate/varace4cure/RacingforRenee -- 'Til next time, John H If it's anything like here...there's always someone at the door...on the phone, hanging around supermarket entrances with good causes looking for money. Mom & dad used to give about $25.00 to each request. Next thing you knew..hundreds of letters started showing up. A lot of charities 'sell' their donation lists to other charities. When I give...it's a modest amount and I don't want receipts. The small tax savings aren't worth the hounding. I don't blame you. Once my wife delivered envelopes to people in the neighborhood asking for a donation to one of the big charities, soon we were getting calls from 8-10 different charities to do the same thing. Now we don't do it for any, but I always tell them why when they call. The church my wife attends (and sometimes me) provides free day care to the needy, food, and English as a second language classes, along with programs for teens, etc. It gets a chunk of change every year, but I don't give to the folks who come to the door, unless it's for the local high school band. -- 'Til next time, John H We support a very few causes that are meaningful to us and pretty much politely refuse most other requests. I figure if everybody did the same, all the causes would get their share of donations. Maybe this is wrong, but you can't support everything. The only donation I regret .... no, regret is not the right word ... the only one I was somewhat disappointed in was a rather sizeable donation to the American Red Cross shortly after 9/11. Like many, we got caught up in the emotional need to "do something". The controversy that arose over the subsequent months regarding how the 9/11 donations were dispersed (or not) was a bit disappointing. Not to bash the ARC, but I think their leadership misread the public's intentions. RCE |
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JohnH wrote:
On Thu, 11 May 2006 19:28:58 -0400, "JimH" jimh_osudad@yahooDOT com REMOVETHIS wrote: "Dan Krueger" wrote in message ink.net... JohnH wrote: On Thu, 11 May 2006 18:32:02 -0400, "RCE" wrote: "JohnH" wrote in message om... On Thu, 11 May 2006 21:46:47 GMT, Don White wrote: As of now, there've been 71 donors. The race is day after tomorrow. Sure wish we could reach the goal by then. I *was* surprised that more people didn't take me up on my offer to double (or triple!) their donation! http://www.active.com/donate/varace4cure/RacingforRenee -- 'Til next time, John H Cough it up. RCE I'm thinking on it. -- 'Til next time, John H ****************************************** ***** Have a Spectacular Day! ***** ****************************************** John, It's done! Congratulations! I think RCE had a hand in this... Dan That was a very nice thing to do Richard. Very nice. Congratulations on meeting your goal John. I didn't do it. All y'all did it! Thanks! -- 'Til next time, John H ****************************************** ***** Have a Spectacular Day! ***** ****************************************** One more to put you over the top! |
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RCE wrote:
"JohnH" wrote in message ... On Thu, 11 May 2006 23:38:19 GMT, Don White wrote: JohnH wrote: On Thu, 11 May 2006 21:46:47 GMT, Don White wrote: JohnH wrote: Don, have you seen the Race for the Cure site lately? Unreal! http://www.active.com/donate/varace4cure/RacingforRenee -- 'Til next time, John H Quite impressive... You must be 'putting the bite' on your whole town. Well, not quite, but there are a lot of caring, compassionate people out there. I feel good about it because it's one of the very few things I, as a father of a daughter with breast cancer, can do. It puts a smile on her face! As of now, there've been 71 donors. The race is day after tomorrow. Sure wish we could reach the goal by then. I *was* surprised that more people didn't take me up on my offer to double (or triple!) their donation! http://www.active.com/donate/varace4cure/RacingforRenee -- 'Til next time, John H If it's anything like here...there's always someone at the door...on the phone, hanging around supermarket entrances with good causes looking for money. Mom & dad used to give about $25.00 to each request. Next thing you knew..hundreds of letters started showing up. A lot of charities 'sell' their donation lists to other charities. When I give...it's a modest amount and I don't want receipts. The small tax savings aren't worth the hounding. I don't blame you. Once my wife delivered envelopes to people in the neighborhood asking for a donation to one of the big charities, soon we were getting calls from 8-10 different charities to do the same thing. Now we don't do it for any, but I always tell them why when they call. The church my wife attends (and sometimes me) provides free day care to the needy, food, and English as a second language classes, along with programs for teens, etc. It gets a chunk of change every year, but I don't give to the folks who come to the door, unless it's for the local high school band. -- 'Til next time, John H We support a very few causes that are meaningful to us and pretty much politely refuse most other requests. I figure if everybody did the same, all the causes would get their share of donations. Maybe this is wrong, but you can't support everything. The only donation I regret .... no, regret is not the right word ... the only one I was somewhat disappointed in was a rather sizeable donation to the American Red Cross shortly after 9/11. Like many, we got caught up in the emotional need to "do something". The controversy that arose over the subsequent months regarding how the 9/11 donations were dispersed (or not) was a bit disappointing. Not to bash the ARC, but I think their leadership misread the public's intentions. RCE I don't have a lot of use for the Canadian Red Cross since the tainted blood scandal back in the 80s. No one was ever charged or convicted since. Lately their 'Home Care' people started screwing my 91 year old mother around in her visit times. I kept them for Mondays ..so far but dismissed them on Thursdays and hired another company that would show up in the morning. |
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On Fri, 12 May 2006 00:29:04 GMT, Dan Krueger
wrote: JohnH wrote: On Thu, 11 May 2006 19:28:58 -0400, "JimH" jimh_osudad@yahooDOT com REMOVETHIS wrote: "Dan Krueger" wrote in message link.net... JohnH wrote: On Thu, 11 May 2006 18:32:02 -0400, "RCE" wrote: "JohnH" wrote in message news:god762549k7bhp9cgn8e7iq0i42e5mqev8@4ax. com... On Thu, 11 May 2006 21:46:47 GMT, Don White wrote: As of now, there've been 71 donors. The race is day after tomorrow. Sure wish we could reach the goal by then. I *was* surprised that more people didn't take me up on my offer to double (or triple!) their donation! http://www.active.com/donate/varace4cure/RacingforRenee -- 'Til next time, John H Cough it up. RCE I'm thinking on it. -- 'Til next time, John H ****************************************** ***** Have a Spectacular Day! ***** ****************************************** John, It's done! Congratulations! I think RCE had a hand in this... Dan That was a very nice thing to do Richard. Very nice. Congratulations on meeting your goal John. I didn't do it. All y'all did it! Thanks! -- 'Til next time, John H ****************************************** ***** Have a Spectacular Day! ***** ****************************************** One more to put you over the top! Thanks Dan! -- 'Til next time, John H ****************************************** ***** Have a Spectacular Day! ***** ****************************************** |
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