Yesterday I went collecting for a charity's annual doorknock appeal which aims to raise money for research, education, raising awareness and provision of support in regard to heart conditons yadda yadda yadda....
Anyway I was off to a blistering start, first four houses - $20 collected.....boo yeah
So I was thinking 'grrrrrrreat! People are really great.'
But it went downhill from there and I didn't get much more...
I found it funny noticing which kinds of people gave donations and which ones didn't. The guys living in rundown houses with car parts and beer cans across the front lawn were actually really generous, good for them.
And then I go to this nice house with a swanky caravan in the front, 4WD in the back, beautiful garden with little funny garden gnomes.....and a little old lady answers the door.
I ask her if she would like to donate some money and she says 'No, I don't think I will', and shuts the door in my face....
Man....
It took a lot to stop me saying 'What?! You're not going to donate? Your BMW 4WD tells me that you're not exactly on struggle street. And you are old, your heart is old and I can see the excess blood pressure in your face, I mean, you NEED to donate some money, I'm doing this for YOU. The young 'trash' you turn your nose up at have donated money and it's unlikely they'll be getting heart disease anytime soon. From this moment on I am going to continuously scare you until you eventually have a heart attack, I'd like to think of it as giving karma a helping hand.'
The moral of the story is: not every little old lady you meet will be a kind generous soul....
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My fairly new project What I See Out My Window is sitting at 10 posts as well.
How about pointing a camera out your window, taking a shot and writing a few paragraphs about what you see.
If you drop by my homepage, and like what you see, I'd be happy to do a link exchange. Maybe that will help bring a bit more traffic your way.
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Sadly, I think with the way the world is now many people are skeptical of door to door collectors.
In my neighborhood, we don't give any donations because the same people come back to ask for help because their car broke down. They can't even remember they said the same sob story a few days ago. lol!
But I get you on people who obviously have much but give very little. ~ JMom
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