Elegant
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ORIGINAL: happypervert ...the problem I have with it is the timing and not the substance. If this notice were come up again in a few months when the water is drained and NO is rebuilding then it would make perfect sense to seek donations to rebuild their club or whatever. But right now order has barely been restored; there are refugees seeking food, shelter and employment, and I think society should be drrawing together to help everyone rather than fragmenting into a "help your own kind" mentality as shown in that plea from the NO group. This is your opinion but not the opinion of everyone, including some USA Today economists and editors of SmartMoney: 'Hurricane relief is the latest example of a trend in person-to-person philanthropy. Emerging charities have begun using techniques that eBay pioneered to let contributors find and finance small-scale projects. Like shoppers scouting for their favorite collectible on the Internet auction site, donors can search for particular philanthropic proposals that resonate with them.' http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2005-09-11-web-charities_x.htm quote:
For example, elegant mantions that Catholic charities are raising funds to help Catholics, and I suspect that she is severly distorting their efforts because I can't imagine they would turn someone away who needed food and shelter if they weren't Catholic; if they did so they would be the butts of scorn and seen as hardly charitable. You are probably correct in that they would not turn away othrs but monies donated to Catholic Charities are funneled to dioceses in affected areas and that comment is not distorted. How would distorting that benefit me? On the flip side: monies donated to the many groups and organizations providing assistance to leather/gblt/kink communities affected by Katrina will probably (IMO) assist others also. There are people in our fetish communities who are married to 'vanilla's', have children who are not 'leather' etc. quote:
Elegant also mentions the disabled and animals without considering that they are groups whose needs are poorly served elsewhere;. Can you clarify this statement, please? quote:
My argument is that there is plenty of time for targeted giving to special interests, but now isn't the time for it. Perhaps you should also take your arguments to these organizations that are raising funds for 'special interest' groups in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina: Southern Arts Federation Soliciting donations to help artists and arts organizations on the Gulf Coast touched by the hurricane. http://www.southarts.org/ National Youth Advocacy Council Tax-deductible contributions used to support humanitarian relief for LBGTQ youth and families from the devastated areas. http://www.nyacyouth.org/ La Leche League Cash donations/checks are needed to pay utilities for a safe house for six nursing mothers and babies affected by the storm plus fund for comfortable nursing chairs and rockers, nursing foot stool, baby clothes, diapers. wipes and baby toys, changing table, diaper genie, bed rail, futon, sheets, towels, nursing pads, stuff for the mothers to do/read, issues of NEW BEGINNINGS, copies of THE WOMANLY ART OF BREASTFEEDING www.lalecheleague.org Modest Needs Has launched a special initiative designed to ease the financial burden placed on those persons who have opened their homes to friends, family members, and others displaced by Katrina. http://www.modestneeds.org/donation/hurricane/ Church World Service A relief agency operated jointly by 36 Protestant, Orthodox and Anglican denominations is raising funds to provide spiritual and emotional care for local clergy in the gulf region. http://www.churchworldservice.org/ quote:
I don't think a kinkster's need for a flogging puts them in the same category. I agree with what Protagonist Lily stated about use of funds and what was miscommunicated in the PR Release by Fetish Auctioneer. Donations are not going to be used to buy floggers and St. Andrew’s Crosses. From the leaders of NOBLE: “ Many people are going to find that they may have been underinsured. Some do not have flood insurance. Others may have lost their jobs. As a community we should address these issues, not leave them simply to the relief agencies. So, we are in the process of establishing "The Leather Fund". This is a fund that will work, long term, with members of this community to assist them in reestablishing their lives. We hope to be able to find sources of funding for everything from retraining of unemployed to assistance in getting the necessary funds to clean out or rebuild a house that is not entirely covered by insurance. And other things that will not be clear to all of us until the waters recede and the Red Cross goes home. Funds are available now, for immediate needs. If you have a need, please contact….(names removed for this post) The rebuilding process for both our personal lives and our community life will take time and effort. And money.” I have donated money to Red Cross for hurricane relief. I will also donate to this cause. I ask you: If part of your family was in Louisiana..or Mississippi..or other areas destroyed by Hurricane Katrina would you not offer them help and put your monetary assistance to overall relief organizations because it's not right to 'help your own kind'? For many of us this is family!
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