Grrrrrrr......

[Robin Hood]

For those of you that don't know our youngest son has Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis and this year was made the Youth Advocate for the Jingle Bell Run here locally. We have been around to schools to talk about arthritis and all the goodies that go with having it. Everything has been wonderful with the Arthritis Foundation they have been a resource we can turn to when there is no place else to go, so we do everything in our power to help support them.

Last night we had a Steak Fry at a local bar here in town we had a 50/50 drawing and also put up several items on tip boards... the night was GREAT we raised over $800 bucks, add in what the kids from Reese's school donated in ch-ch-change it puts the total about $1200 bucks.

So on to my bitches and they are HUGE IMHO...

Bitch #1
Becky bought a shitload of these really nice suckers from a place that does fundraising stuff... the suckers are amazing and we are selling them for $.50 cents... we make about a quarter on each one... but it all counts. Well today we went to stand outside Wal-Mart for a couple of hours to see if we could sell some more of these things and raise a bit more money. My gripe is with how some people can't even say "No Thank You"... when did we lose simple courtesy in this country... My son even asked me why people are so mean... He would very politely ask folks if they would like to buy a sucker to help the Arthritis Foundation and they would flat ass ignore him... I got so pissed off by the rude people today we left after about an hour. The folks that did buy suckers were always polite, I think there is some kind of social disconnect going on in our country today. People that are willing to help out a charity seem to be polite and respectful, those that aren't interested are just fucking rude.

Bitch #2
Facebook is a cool thing and it is nice being able to be in touch with family and friends, however all the folks that Becky and I went to school with are always asking for money for different shit and we almost always buy candy, popcorn, etc. for whatever they are selling. However when the shoe is on the other foot, not ONE of my classmates or Becky's have donated a single dime to our charity. However we have had several Hedo friends and other "adult" friends dig very deep to help us out. I am ready to tell everyone that we have helped out in the past to go fuck themselves...

On what I consider a funny note one of the rudest folks we encountered today who actually told us "I don't donate to charity, that is what the government is for..." I then asked him where his Obama shirt was and he just glared at me... ROFL

[Tex]

I know that it is aggravating when you are trying to help a charity that is near and dear to your heart, I have help organize a couple of events to raise money for muscular dystrophy, but there is another side to the story. When I had a formal office away from the home, we probably averaged ten people a day calling or coming by to ask for contributions. Eventually you learn to say no to a lot of them.

We give to the Boy Scouts and other charities when they set up in front of Wal Mart, but some of the charities are questionable and give the others a bad name. There is one charity that sets up shop regularly in front the Wal Mart near our home in Austin purporting to raise money for veterans. A guy was sitting at a table wearing a uniform that looked liked Desert Storm but was not quite right. I have a lot of military people in my family and something about this guy wasn't right. I asked him where he served and he evaded and I asked what branch of service his uniform was and I eventually got out of him that he didn't actually serve but was just raising money for the good people who did. He could not tell me where the money was used to help veterans. Who knows? Maybe, but maybe he just put the money in his pocket.

People are cynical about many charities, and they are cynical because thaty have been lied to. This type of experience hurts the legitimate charities.

[♥ COVID-19♥]

You just gave me a great idea for how to make some extra $ in this tough economy. Thanks! Maybe I'll give you a cut .... NAH!

[Chicago Jake]

Sorry to hear you ran into so much static, RH, but I'm not surprised. We are all bombarded with so many requests these days (and sometimes DEMANDS!) for our charity, that many people get cynical about it, and quite tired of being polite about saying No.

When I get a telemarketer on the phone, I don't politely decline. I just silently hang up on them. I didn't invite them to call me; I don't owe them the courtesy of an explanation. When I'm walking around downtown and get hit up by panhandlers, the first five or six I tell, "Sorry, can't help you." But after that, I'm fresh out of courtesy, and I just ignore them. They could be the nicest people in the world with the worthiest cause, but there is only so much politeness to go around before I get fed up.