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nlbarber...and I hate it. And I'm not good at it, which is related, I'm sure.
So why did I decide to participate in a JazzerThon (3 hour session of aerobics) to raise money for breast cancer research? Let's just say it seemed like a good idea at the time. Or maybe that I got caught up in the enthusiasm in my Jazzercise class. Or something. Anyway, I'm now committed to the JazzerThon on February 15 (not a problem) and to trying to solicit contributions to sponsor my doing that.
I'm not the face-to-face solicitation type, so my plan (other than hitting up my father and sister-in-law, and contributing myself, of course) is to put up a note at work, and send out a note to the neighborhood e-mail list. I'm debating a short note to the piffle and Bujold lists, where I feel I have established something of a presence. I'm on lots of other lists, but post so seldom that no one would know who this person begging for money was. The "return" on these kinds of solicitations is bound to be much lower than hitting up one's friends in person, but them's the breaks. This is what I'm comfortable with.
This journal entry might as well have the plea in it, too, so here goes: The JazzerThon is to raise money for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. The foundation has been around for more than 20 years, and they support medical research, community outreach, screening programs, and a host of similar efforts to fight breast cancer. They're Good People, and it's a cause I believe in. If anyone would like to make a contribution to support my JazzerThon participation, I'd be very grateful. I will need checks in hand by February 12th--send me an email (to the address in my profile) for logistical details. All contributions are (U.S.) tax deductible.
So why did I decide to participate in a JazzerThon (3 hour session of aerobics) to raise money for breast cancer research? Let's just say it seemed like a good idea at the time. Or maybe that I got caught up in the enthusiasm in my Jazzercise class. Or something. Anyway, I'm now committed to the JazzerThon on February 15 (not a problem) and to trying to solicit contributions to sponsor my doing that.
I'm not the face-to-face solicitation type, so my plan (other than hitting up my father and sister-in-law, and contributing myself, of course) is to put up a note at work, and send out a note to the neighborhood e-mail list. I'm debating a short note to the piffle and Bujold lists, where I feel I have established something of a presence. I'm on lots of other lists, but post so seldom that no one would know who this person begging for money was. The "return" on these kinds of solicitations is bound to be much lower than hitting up one's friends in person, but them's the breaks. This is what I'm comfortable with.
This journal entry might as well have the plea in it, too, so here goes: The JazzerThon is to raise money for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. The foundation has been around for more than 20 years, and they support medical research, community outreach, screening programs, and a host of similar efforts to fight breast cancer. They're Good People, and it's a cause I believe in. If anyone would like to make a contribution to support my JazzerThon participation, I'd be very grateful. I will need checks in hand by February 12th--send me an email (to the address in my profile) for logistical details. All contributions are (U.S.) tax deductible.
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Date: 2004-01-26 04:23 am (UTC)Re:
Date: 2004-01-31 03:56 am (UTC)So, anyone who'd like to use PayPay, my email-ID there is nlbarber@alum.emory.edu . Let me know if you need a receipt from the Komen Foundation, and I'll get them to send you one.
I saw Edith Friesner's Revlon Run/Walk plea today, and noticed that each participant has their own secure Web page for getting donations. Must suggest this to either the Jazzercise people, or the Komen Foundation...