Paul, I think what you are doing is fabulous. I posted a message telling you that this appeal made me realize how important it was that I get my annual donation off to Jimmy Carter whom I trust 'more' than I trust comic relief.
I have Jimmy Carter's last appeal on a "check-to-write-tomorrow" table in my livingroom and will certainly do so tomorrow. Don't be disillusioned by the failure of others on this list to sign on and donate. Like I said, I get dozens of fund appeals. Generally speaking, I usually prefer to give money directly (in hand if possible) to activist instead of giving money to "ANY" organization. First of all, you have to realize that "our" rich world stands by while 5 million people (most living on $1 per day) die because they simply don't have clean drinking water. I'm reminded of the observation that if a millionaire gave just one-cent to every beggar in India, he/she would have gone bankrupt without having really done anything to mitigate suffering in the world. There was a wonderful short film on The Sundance Channel this month. I don't recall the title but the film focuses on a boy in the back of a classroom whose teacher tells the class that 'today' she is going to give them the most important lesson they will ever receive in life. When she reaches his desk, she only has one "reason for life" booklet left. She tells him and the ignorant bully sitting next to him that they have "to share" the last booklet. The ignorant bully, who isn't even reading the booklet, refuses to let him see it. In frustration, he rushes out of the classroom and through the hallways of the school. In every room, students are engrossed in this booklet "The Lessons of life". Finally, he knocks in desperation on the door where the school administrators are having a meeting. His teacher answers the door. he tells her that the fellow sitting next to him in class "refuses to share" the booklet with him. "That's the most important lesson you can learn about life," the teacher replies and then closes the door in his face. It's a wonderful six-minute-long short film. Your complaint makes me think of that movie and how true it all is. People will spend thousands of dollars on gas-guzzling cars, over-priced clothing, lattes at StarBucks, etc. but few will reach into their pockets and make a $20 donation that might actually save human lives. Sad but true! Just to lift your spirits, I'm going to make a $20 donation. Don't know about this group but feel I know what fabulous human being you are and I don't want you to become disillusioned about humanity in general Vloggingly yours, Randolfe (randy) Wicker Hoboken, NJ One mile West of the center of the known world. --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Loiez D." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Great idea Paul > Loiez and the french vloggers with you > > Thx for all > > Loiez > > > Le 17 févr. 07 à 21:28, Paul Knight a écrit : > > > Hi Lovely Lovely Vloggers out there, > > > > As some British people know or are aware of, Comic Relief is only a > > month away, I have been to sainsburys and got my red nose and > > holographic chocolate and this time, because I was a few months late > > at starting this rollercoaster of a ride into internet video, I want > > to do my bit for this wonderful charity. I have started doing a joke > > a day on my website, http://pjkproductions.blogspot.com and have > > managed to get a comic relief donate button so anyone, well just this > > country actually can donate to to this worthy cause directly. > > > > The cause is basically simple, instead of Rock Stars doing live aid, > > you get the best comics from all over the world to do their bit for > > free to raise funds for African Kids who have been effected by war > > and famine to kids in this country who are carers for disabled > > relitives the mentally ill, the kids who are effected by drink and > > drugs, loads of things like that. I think it is possibly the best > > Charity event of the year, it culminates in a big show on BBC TV on > > March 16th this year. > > > > Anyway what I am doing is posting a joke a day for the next 30 days > > until Red Nose Day 2007, I have posted my first today and need a > > little help with a few things. > > > > 1. I want to make this quite popular, in doing so I need to know how > > to get the message out there, digg might be good, but I have only > > once been dugg, so if someone could digg me who people listen to that > > would help. > > > > 2. If you would like to send me a joke to use I will credit you, also > > if you want to tell a joke on video, even better. > > > > 3. If you like the idea of giving but you live in the rest of the > > world besides the UK, you can of course use my paypal donate button, > > which takes money from anywhere, I will from there pass it on. > > > > Many Thanks for any help you can give me. > > > > I am getting slowly better. > > > > Paul knight > > > > That was posted on Friday and nothing so far, I am not asking for > > money from anywhere out of the UK just need some help, or am I wrong > > again???? > > > > PJK > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
