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retrospec2018-06-20 05:36 pm
selfloving) wrote in retrospec2018-06-20 05:36 pm
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What an impressive turnout for the date auction this past weekend. I won't presume to speak for all of ReVA, but I myself appreciate the support we received. And I should say I'm impressed by the strength of some of our bidders. I hope the exchange was satisfactory. :)
... It's difficult. Even with everything that we try to accomplish, horrifying things happen nonetheless. It can be so easy to still feel powerless. But I'd like to use this momentum we've build this month for good.
Some of you may still be wanting to make a charitable donation. Say you were outbid or couldn't come. I've decided to bring in one last collection for the orphanage for the end of the month if you'd like to pitch in. Tell me your ideas and I'll try to set a date. Say, a week from today?
An orphanage isn't like an animal shelter. I say this not to be glib but because it can be easy to forget. Little luxuries and enrichment are very meaningful. I've put some thought into things that people don't usually think to donate.
Such as bathing suits. It's summer, lots of children will not have one, and trips to the beach aren't unheard of. And many of those at the facility are out of foster homes for a reason, so toys like Legos or putty. Anything geared toward teenagers or older children. People tend to forget that orphans older than ten are still orphans.
With everything that's happened these past months... I wonder if our presence here is just harmful to them all, in the end. Don't you think it would be better if they could just live their lives unhindered by these disruptions?
... It's difficult. Even with everything that we try to accomplish, horrifying things happen nonetheless. It can be so easy to still feel powerless. But I'd like to use this momentum we've build this month for good.
Some of you may still be wanting to make a charitable donation. Say you were outbid or couldn't come. I've decided to bring in one last collection for the orphanage for the end of the month if you'd like to pitch in. Tell me your ideas and I'll try to set a date. Say, a week from today?
An orphanage isn't like an animal shelter. I say this not to be glib but because it can be easy to forget. Little luxuries and enrichment are very meaningful. I've put some thought into things that people don't usually think to donate.
Such as bathing suits. It's summer, lots of children will not have one, and trips to the beach aren't unheard of. And many of those at the facility are out of foster homes for a reason, so toys like Legos or putty. Anything geared toward teenagers or older children. People tend to forget that orphans older than ten are still orphans.
With everything that's happened these past months... I wonder if our presence here is just harmful to them all, in the end. Don't you think it would be better if they could just live their lives unhindered by these disruptions?
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Sometimes persistence is the only way to catch stragglers; that's all.
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I don't want to accept in place of the orphanage, but I don't think they'll turn you down.
Maybe they'll even name a wing after you?
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I'm just offering because I have the money and I feel that an orphanage is a good place to donate it. I'd do the same if it was an animal shelter too.
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It was a poor attempt at humor on my part, really. You're not wrong. The number of abandoned and orphaned children per capita is strangely high in this city.
Still, my sister volunteers at the animal shelter, too. She'd probably be happy to see you spread the love, as it were.
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Oh, I see! Humor sometimes doesn't translate right over text. I'm sorry for misunderstanding.
I could do that as well. I was thinking of practical stuff for the shelter - food and bedding and stuff like that.
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I don't tell a lot of jokes and I'm used to writing for business reasons. A "buzzkill," as it were.
That's good. I'm no expert, but it seems that practical is always the safest when it comes to animals. But a toy or two wouldn't hurt, either, I guess.
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I find it's easy to write jokes for my game than it is for myself tbh.
Yeah. It's harder to buy material things for kids at a shelter so I just give money there. Animals are a little less selective when it comes to some things, even though my two beasts are picky.