donation request for MS Walk

Hi Alia! You will probably get a better response by using different
phrasing... most people, especially those of us with tight budgets, have
a negative gut response to wheedling and guilt, even when we know and
like the person asking. Personally, I am doing what I can charity-wise
by contributing lampwork to causes I believe in. Until I can afford to
cover my family's health insurance by the end of the month, every month,
I won't have cash to spare.

-Kalera
http://www.beadwife.com
http://www.snipurl.com/kebay


alia wrote:
c'mon guys, i know at least one of u can spare $5


(alia) wrote in message . com...

hi all

my friend is doing an ms walk and i was wondering if any of you would
like to donate. ms is a debilitating disease that many feel keep
people in a kind of physical prison, because their personalities
remain in tact while their bodies do not respond as they want them to.
please consider even a small donation of 5 or 10 dollars thanks!!

http://give.chariteam.com/chariteam/...e=GLAMSW 2004

your absentee friend
alia

Yes, this is true. I have many pretty beads just waiting to be donated,
and although I already have my "pet causes", I would be willing to
divert a few.

-Kalera
http://www.beadwife.com
http://www.snipurl.com/kebay


Christina Peterson wrote:
No problem at all. It's nothing personal at all. I only responded because
it sounded like you wanted to know why it didn't work and I thought it
deserved an answer. It's a good cause, and there's nothing wrong with
promoting it.

But you know, since this is a beading group, you would probably been more
successful asking for donations for an auction for MS.

Tina


"alia" wrote in message
om...

OK SO SORRY!!! I KNEW IT WAS A CHANCE AND I HOPE I DIDNT OFFEND
ANYONE!!!! I AM REALLY SORRY IF I DID!!!! BEST TO EVERYONE!!!!
JUST DIDNT WANT IT TO SLIP BY UNNOTICED!!!!


HOPE U ALL DONT HATE ME!!!!!!


"Christina Peterson" wrote in message

news:1080530595.910544@prawn...

OK. I'll lay it on the line. I don't like solicitations for money, in
general. In additions, my Depression makes it hard for me to keep
obligations in mind because it takes extra mental energy. (For me,
Depression is disabling; I can't work, but can't get disability so far).
For that reason I don't even participate in group BFNRs. I'm too broke

this

year to participate in my usual charities, and they would get

precedence.

And I would give in this group to an individual in need, before more
indirectly to a worthy cause that has a bunch of overhead.

None of this is personal. It's just my reality.

Tina


"alia" wrote in message
e.com...

c'mon guys, i know at least one of u can spare $5


(alia) wrote in message

. com...

hi all

my friend is doing an ms walk and i was wondering if any of you

would

like to donate. ms is a debilitating disease that many feel keep
people in a kind of physical prison, because their personalities
remain in tact while their bodies do not respond as they want them

to.

please consider even a small donation of 5 or 10 dollars

thanks!!


http://give.chariteam.com/chariteam/...e=GLAMSW 2004

your absentee friend
alia

HOPE U ALL DONT HATE ME!!!!!!

No way!
~~
Sooz
-------
"Those in the cheaper seats clap. The rest of you rattle your jewelry." John
Lennon (1940 - 1980) Royal Varieties Performance
~ Dr. Sooz's Bead Links
http://airandearth.netfirms.com/soozlinkslist.html

A lot of people here already give to charities. (We've had discussions about
this in the past.) I know Kevin and I have our charities earmarked already --
we give to the ones we've chosen, and they're dear to our hearts or they
woudn't get our money.

As much as I care about the cause (MS), it's not one of my top choices to give
to, even if I had leftover $$ to do so. I've already made my choices. And
I've spent a large chunk of my working life not only working fulltime for a
couple of my chosen charities, but I helped create/set one up (Greenpeace USA
in the 70s). I'm sorry I can't support the MS cause, but I'm pretty sure many
of us here do our best to help the world in as many ways as we can.
~~
Sooz
-------
"Those in the cheaper seats clap. The rest of you rattle your jewelry." John
Lennon (1940 - 1980) Royal Varieties Performance
~ Dr. Sooz's Bead Links
http://airandearth.netfirms.com/soozlinkslist.html

On 28 Mar 2004 14:25:38 -0800, (alia) wrote:

my friend is doing an ms walk and i was wondering if any of you would
like to donate. ms is a debilitating disease that many feel keep
people in a kind of physical prison, because their personalities
remain in tact while their bodies do not respond as they want them to.
please consider even a small donation of 5 or 10 dollars thanks!!

http://give.chariteam.com/chariteam/...e=GLAMSW 2004

Thank you for posting this link, Alia. I know two people who suffer
from MS. I donated in support of them.

Margie

--
Margie
http://www.handcraftedjewelry.com/st...asp?userid=261

On Wed, 31 Mar 2004 06:20:29 -0600, Margie
wrote:

Thank you for posting this link, Alia. I know two people who suffer
from MS. I donated in support of them.

My mom was diagnosed with MS about 40 years ago. She is the strongest,
most amazing woman you can imagine...

Tink

margie, you are the best, thank you from me and emily (walker) and all
those who will benefit from the walk. best to you and your friends
with ms, i tried to email this but it bounced!!! i think it thought i
was spam!!!!

Margie wrote in message . ..
On 28 Mar 2004 14:25:38 -0800, (alia) wrote:

my friend is doing an ms walk and i was wondering if any of you would
like to donate. ms is a debilitating disease that many feel keep
people in a kind of physical prison, because their personalities
remain in tact while their bodies do not respond as they want them to.
please consider even a small donation of 5 or 10 dollars thanks!!

http://give.chariteam.com/chariteam/...e=GLAMSW 2004

Thank you for posting this link, Alia. I know two people who suffer
from MS. I donated in support of them.

Margie

On Wed, 31 Mar 2004 12:48:48 GMT, Tinkster
wrote:

My mom was diagnosed with MS about 40 years ago. She is the strongest,
most amazing woman you can imagine...

*hugs* to your mother!

--
Margie
http://www.handcraftedjewelry.com/st...asp?userid=261

On 31 Mar 2004 14:12:16 -0800, (alia) wrote:

margie, you are the best, thank you from me and emily (walker) and all
those who will benefit from the walk. best to you and your friends
with ms, i tried to email this but it bounced!!! i think it thought i
was spam!!!!

No problem, Alia. Like you said, every little bit counts and helps.

--
Margie
http://www.handcraftedjewelry.com/st...asp?userid=261