12-03-2006, 01:26 PM
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So Fucking Gay
Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 19,714
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Originally Posted by Libertine
If you're going to work with charities anyway, why not help out an entire African village, rather than a single, probably American, family?
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I really don't understand why every time I raise money for something, a ton of people chime in saying I should be raising money for something else instead?
There are a LOT of good causes in this world, and a LOT of people that need a LOT of help for a LOT of different reasons.
The reason I chose this particular cause for the holiday season is simple:
It's a lot easier for people to identify with an American family facing hardship, where they will hear about their circumstances, and how their lives have been changed, than it is for them to identify with a blackhole of a charity where they never really see how the money is put to use.
Yes, large charities are more efficient in the ways that they spend their money, and can do a lot of good for a lot of people for a lot less. But at the same time, there's no way to identify with that on a personal level.
When the results of this auction are announced, whoever the top bidder is, everyone will be able to read the story of this family, and how their life has been changed, and I suspect everyone will be touched on a personal level, and just maybe some will be inspired to give to charities that haven't done so before, or that don't do so on a regular basis.
No matter what, everyone will walk away from this experience and holiday season with a warm feeling in their hearts.
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