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#31
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Originally Posted by ptquilts
I will join you in getting tarred and feathered for this, bear, but why whenever there is a tragedy involving kids, people end up sticking stuffed animals on a chain link fence somewhere?
I always think, gee there are kids in foster care/hospitals who would like those stuffies...
I always think, gee there are kids in foster care/hospitals who would like those stuffies...
#32
Originally Posted by flowerjoy
Originally Posted by bearisgray
For many of us, the very first response to almost any emergency is "He/She/They need hand-made quilts"
Interestingly enough, some of us are willing to spend $20+ and hours of time on a quilt and donating it - but not so willing to send $20 in cash for mundane things like water and food. (Assuming that the cash would go for what it was intended)
Wonder why?
Interestingly enough, some of us are willing to spend $20+ and hours of time on a quilt and donating it - but not so willing to send $20 in cash for mundane things like water and food. (Assuming that the cash would go for what it was intended)
Wonder why?
#33
Most likely if it is a professional fund raiser asking for donations for a cause, that cause receives only a small portion of your gift.
I ask normally when I get a phone call request, if this is a profession org. and I then very often, hear the click of the receiver going down.
With a quilt, the charity gets all.......
I ask normally when I get a phone call request, if this is a profession org. and I then very often, hear the click of the receiver going down.
With a quilt, the charity gets all.......
#37
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Originally Posted by bearisgray
For many of us, the very first response to almost any emergency is "He/She/They need hand-made quilts"
Interestingly enough, some of us are willing to spend $20+ and hours of time on a quilt and donating it - but not so willing to send $20 in cash for mundane things like water and food. (Assuming that the cash would go for what it was intended)
Wonder why?
Interestingly enough, some of us are willing to spend $20+ and hours of time on a quilt and donating it - but not so willing to send $20 in cash for mundane things like water and food. (Assuming that the cash would go for what it was intended)
Wonder why?
Ell
#38
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Originally Posted by Sadiemae
I think it is because the $20 rarely goes where it should, or may 50 cents of it...
I think the rationale is very similar to giving quilts to terminally ill or high risk newborns/babies/toddlers/kids - the parents have the quilt after the child crosses over to comfort them.
#39
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I am with you, it is so hard to understand, that people will put stuff like this where a tragedy took place, but never think about giving money or food to a food pantry, so a kid will not go hungry.
Originally Posted by ptquilts
I will join you in getting tarred and feathered for this, bear, but why whenever there is a tragedy involving kids, people end up sticking stuffed animals on a chain link fence somewhere?
I always think, gee there are kids in foster care/hospitals who would like those stuffies...
I always think, gee there are kids in foster care/hospitals who would like those stuffies...
#40
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The lady in the next apt. to mine left a message on my door, that she was willing to make tamales in pork or chicken for the price of $13 dozen to help pay her brothers funeral expenses. I am vegetarian, so will donate $20 to help them. We should all help one another when we can.
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