POLL: Heath Charity Donation

[Meryl]

Friends, as per Elle's suggestion, I have narrowed down our choices to the five organizations that received ten or more votes in the original poll.

Please place your vote within the next week.

Go here to review the information about the charities listed in the poll.

Thanks! 

Donations at present total $1,086.34. 

To increase your donation or to make a new donation, go here for instructions on how to donate.

[Brown Eyes]

Thanks High Priestess!  I selected Variety and Matthew Shephard.

Great job with this project Friend! 

[belbbmfan]

Thanks Meryl.

I cast my vote and chose Variety and ALAFA.

[Berit]

Hi Meryl
ALAFA got my vote. I'd prefer to support them but if it will be something else it's fine with me. I really think that it is a wonderful thing, us coming together from around the world  helping eachother through difficult times and doing something meaningful to honor this actor that we admired so much. And still admire.....

I also want to thank you Meryl for this wonderful job you've done 

If there is a need for money to flowers for Heaths birthday, please get in contactwith me. I so want to be a part of this.

Greetings to all of you involved in this 

Berit

[Kelda]

David Wirrpanda Foundation, and Matthew Shepard for me.

[j.U.d.E.]

All of them are good, but my votes go to Variety and especially to the David Wirrpanda Foundation, because I really think that 'going local' is often overlooked.

Also, Variety is a charity supported by Jake Gyllenhaal too. It makes it a little bit more special.. 

j. U. d. E.

[Fran]

I voted only for the David Wirrpanda Foundation because Heath supported it during his lifetime, because it has offices in Perth, Australia, Heath's birthplace, and,  as silly as it may sound, because David Wirrpanda took the time to attend Heath's memorial service in Perth.  Heath loved Australia; it was his real home, not SoHo, Brooklyn, or L.A.  And I can't help feeling that if Heath had spent more time in Perth, things might have turned out differently for him.

I don't know if we are planning to notify his family of our donation, but if we are, I feel it would be more meaningful to them if a donation was made to a charity they are familiar with.  (And a Perth-based charity would know how to notify his family.)

That said, all of the charities listed are for worthwhile causes, and any of the others would make a fine choice, too.

[MaineWriter]

I voted only for the David Wirrpanda Foundation because Heath supported it during his lifetime, because it has offices in Perth, Australia, Heath's birthplace, and,  as silly as it may sound, because David Wirrpanda took the time to attend Heath's memorial service in Perth.  Heath loved Australia; it was his real home, not SoHo, Brooklyn, or L.A.  And I can't help feeling that if Heath had spent more time in Perth, things might have turned out differently for him.

I don't know if we are planning to notify his family of our donation, but if we are, I feel it would be more meaningful to them if a donation was made to a charity they are familiar with.  (And a Perth-based charity would know how to notify his family.)

That said, all of the charities listed are for worthwhile causes, and any of the others would make a fine choice, too.

Very well put, Fran....

I voted for Variety and David Wirrapanda but if it comes to choosing one (which I would support) David W. would get my vote.

L

[Brown Eyes]

Heya,

All of them are good, but my votes go to Variety and especially to the David Wirrpanda Foundation, because I really think that 'going local' is often overlooked.

Also, Variety is a charity supported by Jake Gyllenhaal too. It makes it a little bit more special.. 

j. U. d. E.

I like your points here Bud.  And, while I voted for Variety and Matthew Shephard... I'd certainly feel good about the David Wirrpanda Foundation too.


Just as a refresher... am I correct in remembering that Heath officially supported the first three charities on the list (Variety, LIFEbeat, and ALAFA)... and that Variety is the charity for which the BBM shirts were auctioned?   I was under the assumption that those BBM shirts were the reasons why both Heath and Jake were active with the Variety charity... but maybe I'm wrong in thinking this.





 

[ptannen]

I voted only for the David Wirrpanda Foundation because Heath supported it during his lifetime, because it has offices in Perth, Australia, Heath's birthplace, and,  as silly as it may sound, because David Wirrpanda took the time to attend Heath's memorial service in Perth.  Heath loved Australia; it was his real home, not SoHo, Brooklyn, or L.A.  And I can't help feeling that if Heath had spent more time in Perth, things might have turned out differently for him.

I don't know if we are planning to notify his family of our donation, but if we are, I feel it would be more meaningful to them if a donation was made to a charity they are familiar with.  (And a Perth-based charity would know how to notify his family.)

That said, all of the charities listed are for worthwhile causes, and any of the others would make a fine choice, too.

I was going to vote for another charity on our short list, but after reading what Fran wrote, I am now voting for the David Wirrpanda Foundation, for the reasons that Fran gave.  Heath, although living in NYC, was an Aussie and this is a Perth Aussie charity.  I forgot, how do we know heath supported it?

I encourage others to state their reasons for their vote.  This exchange of ideas will help us all make a good collective decision.  I still think it should be one donation to one charity, since it is not a huge (but is a substantial) donation and it would mean more the the recipient, IMHO, if if were to go to one charity.

Pete