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I'm thinking it would be fabulous to have one of the auctions for Christopher
Reeves's neurological research organization.......they're hoping to reverse paralyzing spinal injuries (like Kevin's) in the next decade or so. And the Parkinson's orgs too...... But here -- how about this? Each time, we vote on the chairty -- those of us who're contributing work. That will keep it fair. Nominations can be tendered by those who are donating. to be honest, not pc and having an unpopular opinion, much as I love animals, I'm sick to death of all the animal rights money being collected and spent when we have so many people suffering with crippling, painful diseases on this board alone, who would benefit from having a bunch of money donated to research in the medical field. I worked for animal welfare much of my pre-retirement life, and I still want to donate to these causes. Not PETA -- they're funded to death. ~~ 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 |
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A couple of possibilities: either Toys for
Tots or Salvation Army around Christmastime both do sooooo much to help others, and February is African American History month....perhaps the American Negro College Fund? The only thing that would make me not want to donate to these (in favor of other organizations) -- personally -- is that they already get a lot of money. TONS of money and donations. They are extremely prominent and well-funded. Also -- we need to check on each organization to be very sure that most of their donation money (a high percentage of each dollar that is given) goes to the cause itself, not salaries, overhead, etc. This is, IMO, very very important. We don't know how that works with the chairities you've mentioned -- yet. Research will be done. And anyone who wants to donate to a charity that we end up not donating to --?? Well, you can set up your own auction in conjunction with the charity of your choice -- be my guest! ~~ 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 |
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much as I love
animals, I'm sick to death of all the animal rights money being collected and spent when we have so many people suffering with crippling, painful diseases on this board alone, who would benefit from having a bunch of money donated to research in the medical field. Balance is a good thing. And remember, Christy, there's a world of difference between a local no-kill shelter and PETA. ~~ 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 |
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I won't be working on this til January, as I have more than enough to do
between now and the end of 2003. So anyone who wants to work on this as donating artist, or assistant, or whatever -- email me at divaocean at aol dot com I'll make a file with names, etc. Please do not suggest charities now! We will nominate and vote for the Charity of Our Choice when the time comes, okay? ~~ 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 |
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On Fri, 17 Oct 2003 04:46:37 GMT, Kalera Stratton
wrote: Barbara Otterson wrote: A couple years back, a bunch of us on rec.crafts.professional (back when the group was still active........) got off on a sock monkey tangent while discussion the sludge that finds its way into "fine art shows". There was talk about doing SOS (**** on a stick). You know, a upscale version of the tacky 1.00 items you see at fairs. A nice bead on a stick = a hair stick. A nice hunk of fused glass on a metal stick = a garden stake. You get the picture. It never got done. I could see it as a fund raiser for any number of worthy causes.......... Barbara Dream Master www.dreamweaverstudio.com snort I LOVE SOS! Funny. I make lampwork hairsticks, I could donate! We just need to find the cause. CERF is always a good cause. Also Susan G Komen Breast Cancer thingy (whatever it's called.) Barbara Dream Master www.dreamweaverstudio.com "We've got two lives, one we're given, the other one we make." Mary Chapin Carpenter |
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I like the idea of voting each time. I also like donating to ones that
don't already have lots of money coming in. Kathy K "Dr. Sooz" wrote in message ... I'm thinking it would be fabulous to have one of the auctions for Christopher Reeves's neurological research organization.......they're hoping to reverse paralyzing spinal injuries (like Kevin's) in the next decade or so. And the Parkinson's orgs too...... But here -- how about this? Each time, we vote on the chairty -- those of us who're contributing work. That will keep it fair. Nominations can be tendered by those who are donating. to be honest, not pc and having an unpopular opinion, much as I love animals, I'm sick to death of all the animal rights money being collected and spent when we have so many people suffering with crippling, painful diseases on this board alone, who would benefit from having a bunch of money donated to research in the medical field. I worked for animal welfare much of my pre-retirement life, and I still want to donate to these causes. Not PETA -- they're funded to death. ~~ 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 |
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I like the idea of voting each time. I also like donating to ones that
don't already have lots of money coming in. I agree. There was a tornado around here a while back, a couple cities away from me. There wasn't enough people and houses damaged to declare it a "national disaster" and get the much needed money that that title brings in. This was a relatively low class neighborhood and most of the people didn't have any insurance. Red Cross could only give them so much, so these people were living in homes that had no roofs and walls. Well, one city north from me (which isn't all that prosperous either) raised quite a few thousand dollars for these people, and went on the news saying that they hope it will get other cities in the county to do the same. Nobody wanted to help these people after this horrible disaster struck them, and nobody was donating money. Something like this would be a good recipient for our charity auctions. The people that CAN'T advertise about the help they need are the one's who need it the most. Another idea is to give $ to college scholarships to art school, or for people who want to further their artistic education. Just my 2 cents... Valerie Website: http://www.geocities.com/m2ir8/index.html RCB Member Links: http://www.geocities.com/m2ir8/professionallinks.html Submit your site! E-mail me for details! *Remove* spam block to reply. |
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I think the voting would be a great idea. That way we can all have a say,
and we can be satisfied with the results. -- Kandice Seeber Air & Earth Designs http://www.lampwork.net I'm thinking it would be fabulous to have one of the auctions for Christopher Reeves's neurological research organization.......they're hoping to reverse paralyzing spinal injuries (like Kevin's) in the next decade or so. And the Parkinson's orgs too...... But here -- how about this? Each time, we vote on the chairty -- those of us who're contributing work. That will keep it fair. Nominations can be tendered by those who are donating. to be honest, not pc and having an unpopular opinion, much as I love animals, I'm sick to death of all the animal rights money being collected and spent when we have so many people suffering with crippling, painful diseases on this board alone, who would benefit from having a bunch of money donated to research in the medical field. I worked for animal welfare much of my pre-retirement life, and I still want to donate to these causes. Not PETA -- they're funded to death. ~~ 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 |
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I think the voting would be a great idea. That way we can all have a say,
and we can be satisfied with the results. Yes -- and it's only fair. If you ask people to dontae, they should have a say in the goal. Plus if we vote every time, we can do timely things -- such as 9/11's emergency, etc. ~~ 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 |
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