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POLL: Where to donate money collected in Heath's memory
Meryl:
We've had loads of suggestions regarding where to donate the funds we've collected in memory of Heath Ledger.
On Tuesday, February 19, I will revise the poll and we can make a decision based on the three favorite options.
Leslie (MaineWriter) has described the first three options in this thread: http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,16741.0.html.
Kerry works in Sydney with an Aboriginal health facility and can help us choose a group in Western Australia to receive a contribution, should we choose that option.
Kelda's post here describes children's arts organizations in Brooklyn and New York City.
Edited to add: I have changed the "Gay youth organization in Wyoming" option to the Matthew Shepard Foundation at Verona's suggestion.
I have inserted the David Wirrpanda Foundation as the "Aboriginal children's charity" at Fran's suggestion, since she found that Heath supported it.
To would-be contributors: Go here for instructions on how to donate.
Mikaela:
Eeep! I want to donate to nearly all of these! ::) I'll sleep on it to narrow it down to 3. :)
Brown Eyes:
This is such a great idea Meryl.
I voted for Variety because I like the idea that this is the same charity for which the Brokeback shirts were auctioned.
I think the first three particularly make sense since Heath seems to have officially endorsed them.
But, that said, I would certainly be comfortable with the money going to any of these charities.
ptannen:
Thanks Meryl and Leslie!
I voted for the 3 charities supported by Heath, as listed in htat site Leslie found:
* ALAFA
* LIFEbeat
* Variety - The Children's Charity
IMHO, I think it is most appropriate to donate the money to one of the charities supported by Heath.
Pete
Penthesilea:
--- Quote from: ptannen on February 10, 2008, 10:08:17 pm ---Thanks Meryl and Leslie!
I voted for the 3 charities supported by Heath, as listed in htat site Leslie found:
* ALAFA
* LIFEbeat
* Variety - The Children's Charity
IMHO, I think it is most appropriate to donate the money to one of the charities supported by Heath.
Pete
--- End quote ---
I just see I'll post the same as Amanda, Pete and Kerry, but here goes:
I voted for ALAFA, LIFEbeat and Variety for the exact same reason others have already stated (see blue part in quote above). I think it would be the most appropriate.
Re a fund for flowers: Hm, to be honest, this is my least favorite option, because it's not a charitable cause, albeit an honorable one. As a compromise, I personally would say let's use an amount of the already collected money for Heath' birthday this year, as alreay suggested in the other thread. It's soon, and we'd spare organizers the double efforts. But let's raise money for the purpose of flowers anew for every year we want to do it. Just my 2 cents.
That said, I agree that every option is a worthy cause and I will agree to anything the mayority decides.
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