tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post5603326119465636650..comments2024-03-28T03:17:28.911-04:00Comments on Art With a Needle: Good cause, bad executionKathleen Loomishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05930922068379938756noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post-58960611773542572842019-10-28T13:53:01.685-04:002019-10-28T13:53:01.685-04:00My Dad was getting sooo many of these. I think th...My Dad was getting sooo many of these. I think the last year he was handling his mail, he ended up with a 3-4 inch stack of calendars in one year. I sent a huge amount of cards, pens, notepads, bags, etc to thrift when we cleaned out the house. I also started sending back the forms (prepaid envelopes only) with "remove from list" or "deceased" which seems to have cut the requests by about 90%. I still get some such mailings even though he's been gone for about 1 1/2 years -I put all the stuff without his name on the bag to give to thrift, same with things sent to me. I also pulled nickels, and dollar bills from some of those mailings. Most of these schemes are actually raising money to line the fundraiser companies pockets. <br /><br />Is it bad that I *slightly sort of* miss the political request that included a dollar bill? JustGailhttp://justgail.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post-60213597192399821302019-10-25T15:03:47.176-04:002019-10-25T15:03:47.176-04:00I used to think the 'guilt' factor was bec...I used to think the 'guilt' factor was because I was raised Catholic! Glad to see this effects others the same way! Hate the guilt!!!Robbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13506964994589004458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post-65617968770923307522019-10-23T01:57:21.348-04:002019-10-23T01:57:21.348-04:00My mother received one of these, from Foot & m...My mother received one of these, from Foot & mouth painting artists. There was no plastic in it, & each piece of stationery mentioned the particular F/MPA who made the original art. I did use all of it. I also sent a decent donation by online transfer. "Mail" is almost extinct in India, including junk mail. I don't even remember when I saw the last mail-marketing envelope ... perhaps in 2006 from Readers' Digest. In fact, I felt bad for FMPA, the things that they sent - greeting cards, gift tags & book marks - are obsolete in India now - all greetings are digital, so is all entertainment, books are forgotten. 99% of their envelopes must have summarily gone to dustbins. While these were art - someone's art, at least. <br />I find it much more irritating how Helpage India conducts. Young women come down straight to office, give 3 choices of donation, personally corner us, won't accept either cash or online transfer, we HAVE to write a cheque, they often come in surreptitiously as customers ... often we don't even receive the tax exemption email. <br />It is true, we should actively seek to support LOCAL charities.<br />Shreela Sennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post-39866304137481482262019-10-22T07:48:15.421-04:002019-10-22T07:48:15.421-04:00Oh Gee...My sis is 88 and used to get a ton of thi...Oh Gee...My sis is 88 and used to get a ton of this kind of mail. We have had to monitor her mail or she will send not $25, but $100 to each of them. And they multiply. These places sell their Sucker List to others. If there is a self addressed stamped return envelope I would return it with DECEASED across the form meant to be returned with a donation. About 5 years ago, CNN posted a list of the top 100 non profits determined by how much of their donations actually went where they said it did. That was a shocker. Most of them were sending her donation requests. I advised her to keep her donations to local organizations that we know are legit and transparent. Do you know that the Salvation Army continually sends her request to donate her home to them and maintain a Life Trust in it??? There are so many elderly people that no longer make sound financial decisions.<br />xx, CarolCarol- Beads and Birdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11062821517519300477noreply@blogger.com