FreeRepublic Fundraiser -- Important -- FreeRepublic NEEDS Your Help! (Thread 44)

thread 43 ^ | 8/31 -- 9/5/2001 | Topaz & Ron C.

[firewalk]

It will be very easy for you to say, "Well, I will do something, some day. When I can afford it, I am going to." But would you let an old "grad" tell you one thing now? Giving is a habit. Get into the habit now, because you will never be able to afford to give and contribute, thus to repay the obligation you owe to those people who made this college possible, if you wait until you think you can afford it. Start now regardless of how small, and in the days to come when you are confronted with demands for many worthwhile causes and charities I think you will find that you will give dutifully to all the worthy ones. But here and there you will pick one or two that will be favorites, and you can do no better than to pick this, your Alma Mater, because you will not only be repaying your own personal obligations, you will be making your contribution to the very process which has made and continues to keep America great.
This democracy of ours which sometimes we've treated so lightly, is more than ever a comfortable cloak, so let us not tear it asunder, for no man knows once it is destroyed where or when he will find its protective warmth again. - Ronald Reagan

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While the large donations are exciting, the small ones may be more treasured ...... they may actually be sacrificial. So don't be reluctant to give if your donation can only be $5 or $10 ..... those are vital to the success of FR. And bumps help, too! :-) - posted by WillaJohns -

[firewalk]

Or is it funkel?, or finkle?

[firewalk]

Helix has issued a challenge!

Helix will donate $40 and Kayak will donate $10 if just one person from each of the sissy pink states kicks in anything!

[lodwick]

Props to you! And yes, please add lodwick to the monthly supporters of the FreeRepublic, JL

[firewalk]

ROTFLMBO! Just had a chance to read your story! :-)

I'm glad we'll have a list for lurkers who help by donating! It's high time that people get recognition for donating, even if they don't sign up for membership. IMHO anyway...

[firewalk]

Morning Paper!

ever get the feeling Lurkers are watching?

[Topaz]

God Bless the people in the World Trade Center! Someone just blew it up!

[firewalk]

It looks bad, those poor people!

[tomkat]

TWO JETS FLOWN INTO WORLD TRADE CENTER !!! THIS IS NOT A JOKE !!

[tomkat]

TWO JETS FLOWN INTO WORLD TRADE CENTER !!!

THIS IS NOT A JOKE !!

[tomkat]

TWO JETS FLOWN INTO WORLD TRADE CENTER !!!

THIS IS NOT A JOKE !!

[tomkat]

IT'S TIME TO FIND AND KILL LOTS OF PEOPLE !!!

[steveegg]

Morning. Personally, I say it's time to declare war on a laundry list of groups (PLO, Iran, Iraq, Afganistan, Bin Laden by name would be at the top of the list).

[firewalk]

tomcat,please calm down, we are all so angry right now. I have friends that may be there. I know you're mad.

[Mo1]

Tom .. my sister woke me up when I saw the second plane hit .. OMG what is going on .. they are saying they were hijacked planes ...

I know we are here to raise money .. but I think it is time to say some prayers

[firewalk]

fix?

[steveegg]

Depending on whether those were cargo planes or airliners, a lot of people were already killed. At least the market won't go down today (NYSE is closed, all NYC area airports are closed, Manhattan's been sealed off).

[1John]

They have made the same mistake the Japanese made in 1941.

"I fear all we have done is awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve." - Admiral Yamamoto.

They have picked the wrong President. Clinton would have bombed an aspirin factory in Afghanistan. Bush will take action.

[Mo1]

Yes Tom .. she is right .. calm heads are needed here .. otherwise ... OMG .. I don't even want to think ..

[RottiBiz]

I'm glad you liked the story, BIS. Thanks for posting it. It always makes me laugh, too.

I especially wanted to encourage Lurkers. I lurked for 3 1/2 years before finally registering and donating during a FReepathon.