Fundraising
Sheri Piersol
Lynda wrote:
Well, this is probably not going to be a popular opinion, but I think enough
is enough! WTC was a great tragedy but exactly how many BILLIONS are they
going to collect? Helping is one thing but there are people out there that
think they should be supported for the rest of their lives!
And, exactly who is the money going to? All I hear is fire fighters and
WTC. What about the folks in the Pentagon and on the flight that went down
before it could do any damage? Now, the folks on that flight to me are REAL
heros!
Or, as far as that goes, what about the folks from '93 or Oklahoma City or
the USS Cole or the embassies. Did their families get anything?
I think the public has become obsessed with collecting money and I think the
media is having hayday with it. Politics as usual!
Sheri responds:
I somewhat agree.... although almost 6,000 voices were quited that day, this
has never happened in our history and I pray never will again. Most of the
funds are for all the victims, even when it is labeled for a specific group.
AND the reason it there are so many fundraisers is because it hit in the
backyard of the entertainment and news industries. It is very real to them
and the have the power to raise the big funds.
Okay, enough said by me... hehehe
~Sheri
Well, this is probably not going to be a popular opinion, but I think enough
is enough! WTC was a great tragedy but exactly how many BILLIONS are they
going to collect? Helping is one thing but there are people out there that
think they should be supported for the rest of their lives!
And, exactly who is the money going to? All I hear is fire fighters and
WTC. What about the folks in the Pentagon and on the flight that went down
before it could do any damage? Now, the folks on that flight to me are REAL
heros!
Or, as far as that goes, what about the folks from '93 or Oklahoma City or
the USS Cole or the embassies. Did their families get anything?
I think the public has become obsessed with collecting money and I think the
media is having hayday with it. Politics as usual!
Sheri responds:
I somewhat agree.... although almost 6,000 voices were quited that day, this
has never happened in our history and I pray never will again. Most of the
funds are for all the victims, even when it is labeled for a specific group.
AND the reason it there are so many fundraisers is because it hit in the
backyard of the entertainment and news industries. It is very real to them
and the have the power to raise the big funds.
Okay, enough said by me... hehehe
~Sheri
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<< I believe the death tolls on some days during WW2 were more than 6,000
but that's just a "gut" reaction, nothing I've ever seen. Of course not
all of them were civilians either.... >>
Someone here at my house last night (I forget who) said "at least we never
bomb children." Oh. I think Hiroshima's bombing got a school, didn't it?
Whether it was on purpose or not, it happened.
Sandra
"Everything counts."
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but that's just a "gut" reaction, nothing I've ever seen. Of course not
all of them were civilians either.... >>
Someone here at my house last night (I forget who) said "at least we never
bomb children." Oh. I think Hiroshima's bombing got a school, didn't it?
Whether it was on purpose or not, it happened.
Sandra
"Everything counts."
http://expage.com/SandraDoddArticles
http://expage.com/SandraDodd
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Oh. I think Hiroshima's bombing got a school,
Allied losses at Iwo Jima, something like 30,000 in one campaign, we
wanted to send a message.
" Look what we can do to you. You'd better take notice " sound
familiar?
Deb L
> didn't it?Nagasaki and Hiroshima were deliberate civilian targets. After horrible
> Whether it was on purpose or not, it happened.
Allied losses at Iwo Jima, something like 30,000 in one campaign, we
wanted to send a message.
" Look what we can do to you. You'd better take notice " sound
familiar?
Deb L
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One of the problems with all the Red Cross/other disaster Fundraising has
been that local organizations (and probably National, non-disaster-related
organizations) are suffering terribly. Corporations are withdrawing donations
from other organizations to send money to the sexier cause of Disaster
Relief. Individuals too.
Kathryn
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been that local organizations (and probably National, non-disaster-related
organizations) are suffering terribly. Corporations are withdrawing donations
from other organizations to send money to the sexier cause of Disaster
Relief. Individuals too.
Kathryn
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