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2926From: t d <discoteque_boom_cha@y...>
Date: Tue Jun 10, 2003 0:54am Subject: Re: [u2sangel2001] Re: Ideas Happen i just wanted to say that it is an honor to represent the well fund. i'm thankful for all of us and the hard work that makes the fund happen  peace, love, SOUL ann > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com 2927From: t d <discoteque_boom_cha@y...> Date: Tue Jun 10, 2003 0:56am Subject: Re: [u2sangel2001] Update on LA Fundraiser congrats on the fundraiser! it's great to see all of us getting involved and having a good time doing it. keep up the good work! peace, love, SOUL ann __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com 2928From: Jo Sanchez <u2sangel2001@y...> Date: Tue Jun 10, 2003 6:37am Subject: Re: Ideas Happen --- In u2sangel2001@yahoogroups.com, t d <discoteque_boom_cha@y...> wrote: > i just wanted to say that it is an honor to represent > the well fund. i'm thankful for all of us and the > hard work that makes the fund happen > > peace, love, SOUL > ann > > > > Thanks Ann so are we!!!!!!! > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). > http://calendar.yahoo.com 2929From: Angela Martens <nakedemus@y...> Date: Tue Jun 10, 2003 10:25am Subject: Saturdays Fundraiser in Edmonton I held a local fundraiser at my church last Saturday. I just had a speaker followed by coffee and desert. I had 15 people turn up, and the event was very successful. There was a couple of very generous donors who made major donations and a total of $1565 CAD (about $1150 US) was donated to the fund! The speaker spoke about the water cycle in Africa, the effect on food and also the wildlife there and showed some slides of when she lived in Zambia. She said that for 6 months of the year, the dry season, there was no rain whatsoever. Then during the wet season, everything turns green, there is a lot of mud everywhere and the air is so humid that laundry never really gets dry! She said that when the rain first comes, the air is filled with flying ants then in a couple of days their wings fall off and there are ants everywhere. The ants are eaten by frogs so soon, because there are so many ants for the frogs to eat, there frogs everywhere. The frogs are eaten by snakes, so now there are lots of snakes, and it's during the wet season that people have to watch out for snakes. This isn't such a threat in dry season. In the wet season, people begin to grow food, maize, etc. Most people are small scale farmers, who depend directly on their crop for food. If the rains don't come, then the people don't eat. She also spoke about the effects of cholera, diarrhoea and some other water borne diseases and she showed some slides of people in the hospital that she worked. A couple of them were small children, sick with diarrhoea from drinking unsafe water. She said clean water and education about sanitation could many lives. I took some photos of the event and I will put them in the photo folder here at the group site in the next couple of days. Angela  Post your free ad now! Yahoo! Canada Personals 2930From: bonniequigg <bonnieq@i...> Date: Tue Jun 10, 2003 10:35am Subject: Re: Saturdays Fundraiser in Edmonton Congratulations Angela on a very successful fundraiser! Just think of the many people whose lives will be spared and benefited over years and years because of your one effort. Its inspiring! Thank you, Bonnie 2931From: Jo Sanchez <u2sangel2001@y...> Date: Tue Jun 10, 2003 11:11am Subject: Re: Saturdays Fundraiser in Edmonton --- In u2sangel2001@yahoogroups.com, "bonniequigg" <bonnieq@i...> wrote: > Congratulations Angela on a very successful fundraiser! Just think of > the many people whose lives will be spared and benefited over years > and years because of your one effort. Its inspiring! > > Thank you, > Bonnie I agree great job Angela!!!!!!! 2932From: t d <discoteque_boom_cha@y...> Date: Tue Jun 10, 2003 5:07pm Subject: Re: [u2sangel2001] Re: Saturdays Fundraiser in Edmonton who rocks?? Angela and Edmunton Canada, that's who! congratulations on a great fundraiser and educational event. not only did you raise some serious cash but you provided people with information which pays off big for them and for our fund. i'm sooooooo excited to hear about this!! peace, love, SOUL ann __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com 2934From: Jo Sanchez <u2sangel2001@y...> Date: Tue Jun 10, 2003 8:04pm Subject: Re: Saturdays Fundraiser in Edmonton --- In u2sangel2001@yahoogroups.com, t d <discoteque_boom_cha@y...> wrote: > who rocks?? Angela and Edmunton Canada, that's who! > congratulations on a great fundraiser and educational > event. not only did you raise some serious cash but > you provided people with information which pays off > big for them and for our fund. i'm sooooooo excited > to hear about this!! > > peace, love, SOUL > ann > I'll say she does!!!!!!!!! > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). > http://calendar.yahoo.com 2939From: Angela Martens <nakedemus@y...> Date: Wed Jun 11, 2003 9:35am Subject: Re: [u2sangel2001] Re: Saturdays Fundraiser in Edmonton Thanks, but really, it was the generous donors who made it a success! Jo Sanchez wrote: --- In u2sangel2001@yahoogroups.com, t dAngela Post your free ad now! Yahoo! Canada Personals 2940From: Jo Sanchez <u2sangel2001@y...> Date: Wed Jun 11, 2003 1:03pm Subject: Re: Saturdays Fundraiser in Edmonton --- In u2sangel2001@yahoogroups.com, Angela Martens <nakedemus@y...> wrote: > Thanks, but really, it was the generous donors who made it a success! True but if there had been no fundraiser there would have been no generous donors either!!!! > > Jo Sanchez <u2sangel2001@y...> wrote: > --- In u2sangel2001@yahoogroups.com, t d <discoteque_boom_cha@y...> > wrote: > > who rocks?? Angela and Edmunton Canada, that's who! > > congratulations on a great fundraiser and educational > > event. not only did you raise some serious cash but > > you provided people with information which pays off > > big for them and for our fund. i'm sooooooo excited > > to hear about this!! > > > > peace, love, SOUL > > ann > > I'll say she does!!!!!!!!! > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). > > http://calendar.yahoo.com > > > > Angela > > > --------------------------------- > Post your free ad now! Yahoo! Canada Personals 2942From: groovcat <larawineman@h...> Date: Wed Jun 11, 2003 10:18pm Subject: New webpage help Hi guys - I've created a press page for us but need your help with any other links or press things that should belong on it. You can view it here for now: http://www.africanwellfund.org/press.html I have also added Education Lesson Plans for grades 3-5, which are actually the same as K - 2, but still have their own pages. I have also re-arranged the water links page, accessed through the main education page and if you know of any other links about clean water please email them to me when you can! Thanks for all your help, lara 2943From: Jo Sanchez <u2sangel2001@y...> Date: Thu Jun 12, 2003 6:31am Subject: Re: New webpage help --- In u2sangel2001@yahoogroups.com, "groovcat" <larawineman@h...> wrote: > Hi guys - > I've created a press page for us but need your help with any other > links or press things that should belong on it. > You can view it here for now: > http://www.africanwellfund.org/press.html > > I have also added Education Lesson Plans for grades 3-5, which > are actually the same as K - 2, but still have their own pages. > > I have also re-arranged the water links page, accessed through > the main education page and if you know of any other links about > clean water please email them to me when you can! > > Thanks for all your help, > lara looks good lara!! 2948From: t d <discoteque_boom_cha@y...> Date: Sun Jun 15, 2003 9:40pm Subject: fundraiser idea i heard about an idea for a fundraiser and i wanted to share it with you all. there is a group in town here that is raising money by having a "flock of flamingos" put in people's yards. they got a bunch of plastic flamingos and for $5 you can have them put in someone's yard. for another $5 the person can have them removed from their yard and for $10 you can buy insurance that guarantees that they won't be put in your yard. it's something that would be fun and easy. just an idea for us to kick around. peace, love, SOUL ann __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com 2949From: Jo Sanchez <u2sangel2001@y...> Date: Mon Jun 16, 2003 6:28am Subject: Re: fundraiser idea --- In u2sangel2001@yahoogroups.com, t d <discoteque_boom_cha@y...> wrote: > i heard about an idea for a fundraiser and i wanted to > share it with you all. there is a group in town here > that is raising money by having a "flock of flamingos" > put in people's yards. they got a bunch of plastic > flamingos and for $5 you can have them put in > someone's yard. for another $5 the person can have > them removed from their yard and for $10 you can buy > insurance that guarantees that they won't be put in > your yard. it's something that would be fun and easy. > just an idea for us to kick around.Lets talk about this one Ann for sure! > > peace, love, SOUL > ann > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! > http://sbc.yahoo.com 2950From: bonniequigg <bonnieq@i...> Date: Tue Jun 17, 2003 10:16am Subject: Re: fundraiser idea -Crazily enough, I just saw a house that had its front yard covered in plastic pink flamingos...I wonder if someone did that to them as a prank? Its kind of bizarre, kind of a "toilet papering" prank done Miami kitsch style. I'm really not in favor of raising money by perpetrating pranks, no matter how seemingly harmless, on unsuspecting people. So my vote would be "no" as to us endorsing it as an AWF fundraiser. But it is funny. Bonnie > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! > http://sbc.yahoo.com 2951From: Jo Sanchez <u2sangel2001@y...> Date: Tue Jun 17, 2003 11:36am Subject: Re: fundraiser idea --- In u2sangel2001@yahoogroups.com, "bonniequigg" <bonnieq@i...> wrote: > -Crazily enough, I just saw a house that had its front yard covered in > plastic pink flamingos...I wonder if someone did that to them as a > prank? Its kind of bizarre, kind of a "toilet papering" prank done > Miami kitsch style. > > I'm really not in favor of raising money by perpetrating pranks, no > matter how seemingly harmless, on unsuspecting people. So my vote > would be "no" as to us endorsing it as an AWF fundraiser. > > But it is funny. > > Bonnie > > > > I see your point Bonnie!Maybe those people who had them in their yard actually like pink flamingos? > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! > > http://sbc.yahoo.com 2952From: <u2philly@a...> Date: Tue Jun 17, 2003 9:43am Subject: Re: [u2sangel2001] Re: fundraiser idea In a message dated 6/17/03 11:19:39 AM Eastern Daylight Time, bonnieq@i... writes: << -Crazily enough, I just saw a house that had its front yard covered in plastic pink flamingos...I wonder if someone did that to them as a prank? Its kind of bizarre, kind of a "toilet papering" prank done Miami kitsch style >> Ive seen a house done in pink flamingos also up by my sister. Just a decoration from what im seeing. Now the person who lives near my sister has a goat, sheep, chickens in her yard.. well.. thats a little crazy. Karla (u2philly@a...) For AOL Visit Click the link - <A HREF="http://www.africanwellfund.org/"> African Well Fund</A> Visit: WWW.AFRICANWELLFUND.ORG Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal. --Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 2953From: Angela Martens <nakedemus@y...> Date: Tue Jun 17, 2003 2:01pm Subject: Edmonton Fundraiser Hi! If anyone is interested, I just uploaded some pictures I took at the Edmonton fundraiser last week (Saturday June 7), to the photo folder at the group site. They are in a sub-folder called Edmonton Fundraiser. The first one is of my husband, talking about the fund. The second is Kathleen who spoke at the event about life in Zabia and the water cycle in Africa. The next two are pictures of some of the poeple who attended and the last one is of the donation tin I uses! Thanks! Angela Post your free ad now! Yahoo! Canada Personals 2954From: <beeche@w...> Date: Tue Jun 17, 2003 2:07pm Subject: RE: [u2sangel2001] Edmonton Fundraiser We need to add these to the site. Angela would you write a little blurb about the event and send it along to Lara along with the photos? Thanks. Elizabeth </IMG>2955From: Angela Martens <nakedemus@y...> Date: Tue Jun 17, 2003 2:15pm Subject: RE: [u2sangel2001] Edmonton Fundraiser I sent Lara the photo's already, but I can write something up too!beeche@wellsfargo.com wrote: We need to add these to the site. Angela would you write a little blurb about the event and send it along to Lara along with the photos? Thanks. Angela Post your free ad now! Yahoo! Canada Personals 2956From: bonniequigg <bonnieq@i...> Date: Tue Jun 17, 2003 2:50pm Subject: Re: fundraiser idea The house I saw didn't just have a few pink flamingos. There must have been a couple of hundred on their front lawn and parking strip. No one in their right mind decorates like that because you could never mow the lawn. It was covered. Do you know how much work it would be to remove and replace all of them every time you mowed? At any rate, I figured it was some temporary decoration, whether intentional on the home owner's part or not. My point was not that its bad to have pink flamingos, but that its bad to sell a service where you offer to put them on someone else's lawn without their permission...as in a prank. There are companies that specialize in revenge and prank kind of events...I wouldn't want us to be associated with that kind of thing. So if pink flamingos are your thing, go for it! I wasn't commenting on anyone's decorating tastes. Bonnie 2957From: Angela Martens <nakedemus@y...> Date: Tue Jun 17, 2003 4:14pm Subject: Re: [u2sangel2001] Re: fundraiser idea I've heard of that fundraising idea before. I think it was suggested for a church or a close neighbourhood. It would have to be done within a group of people who know whats happening and have a good sense of humour about that sort of thing. bonniequigg wrote: The house I saw didn't just have a few pink flamingos. There must have Angela Post your free ad now! Yahoo! Canada Personals 2958From: <beeche@w...> Date: Tue Jun 17, 2003 4:49pm Subject: Online giving I just read an article about nonprofits and online donations. According to the article, most charities can account for their online donations to be only 1-2% of their total donations received per year. It makes me curious to see how much Africare's online giving percentage has been affected since we've become involved with them. Hmmmm... Elizabeth 2959From: <u2philly@a...> Date: Tue Jun 17, 2003 0:59pm Subject: Re: [u2sangel2001] Online giving In a message dated 6/17/03 5:57:44 PM Eastern Daylight Time, beeche@w... writes: << I just read an article about nonprofits and online donations. According to the article, most charities can account for their online donations to be only 1-2% of their total donations received per year. It makes me curious to see how much Africare's online giving percentage has been affected since we've become involved with them. Hmmmm... Elizabeth >> maybe someone can ask Africare about online donations and what percentage it is??? Karla (u2philly@a...) For AOL Visit Click the link - <A HREF="http://www.africanwellfund.org/"> African Well Fund</A> Visit: WWW.AFRICANWELLFUND.ORG Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal. --Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 2960From: <u2philly@a...> Date: Tue Jun 17, 2003 2:03pm Subject: Re: [u2sangel2001] Re: fundraiser idea no i seen a lot of flamingos to on someone's lawn were my sister lives. I was like wtf.. yeah they couldnt mow the lawn either. It was crazy.. I guess they wanted attention.. Karla (u2philly@a...) For AOL Visit Click the link - <A HREF="http://www.africanwellfund.org/"> African Well Fund</A> Visit: WWW.AFRICANWELLFUND.ORG Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal. --Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 2961From: Jo Sanchez <u2sangel2001@y...> Date: Tue Jun 17, 2003 8:32pm Subject: Re: Online giving --- In u2sangel2001@yahoogroups.com, beeche@w... wrote: > I just read an article about nonprofits and online donations. According to > the article, most charities can account for their online donations to be > only 1-2% of their total donations received per year. It makes me curious > to see how much Africare's online giving percentage has been affected since > we've become involved with them. Hmmmm... > > Elizabeth Me too Eliza lets ask them!!!!!! 2962From: Jo Sanchez <u2sangel2001@y...> Date: Tue Jun 17, 2003 8:34pm Subject: Re: fundraiser idea --- In u2sangel2001@yahoogroups.com, "bonniequigg" <bonnieq@i...> wrote: > The house I saw didn't just have a few pink flamingos. There must have > been a couple of hundred on their front lawn and parking strip. No one > in their right mind decorates like that because you could never mow > the lawn. It was covered. Do you know how much work it would be to > remove and replace all of them every time you mowed? > > At any rate, I figured it was some temporary decoration, whether > intentional on the home owner's part or not. > > My point was not that its bad to have pink flamingos, but that its bad > to sell a service where you offer to put them on someone else's lawn > without their permission...as in a prank. There are companies that > specialize in revenge and prank kind of events...I wouldn't want us to > be associated with that kind of thing. > > So if pink flamingos are your thing, go for it! I wasn't commenting on > anyone's decorating tastes. > > Bonnie True Bonnie! 2963From: Jo Sanchez <u2sangel2001@y...> Date: Tue Jun 17, 2003 8:37pm Subject: Re: Edmonton Fundraiser --- In u2sangel2001@yahoogroups.com, Angela Martens <nakedemus@y...> wrote: > Hi! > If anyone is interested, I just uploaded some pictures I took at the Edmonton fundraiser last week (Saturday June 7), to the photo folder at the group site. They are in a sub-folder called Edmonton Fundraiser. The first one is of my husband, talking about the fund. The second is Kathleen who spoke at the event about life in Zabia and the water cycle in Africa. The next two are pictures of some of the poeple who attended and the last one is of the donation tin I uses! > Thanks! > > > Angela > Thanks Angela those are great! > > --------------------------------- > Post your free ad now! Yahoo! Canada Personals 2964From: t d <discoteque_boom_cha@y...> Date: Wed Jun 18, 2003 7:25pm Subject: Re: [u2sangel2001] Re: fundraiser idea i would only suggest this fundraiser to a small town or a close neighborhood. the lawns that i have seen decorated have about 10 birds and a sign about the organization that put them there and what they're doing. it was published in our local paper and the whole town knows. i think it's all in good spirits and that if done well could be fun for a small community that may have limited fundraising resources. peace, love, SOUL ann --- Angela Martens <nakedemus@y...> wrote: > I've heard of that fundraising idea before. I think > it was suggested for a church or a close > neighbourhood. It would have to be done within a > group of people who know whats happening and have a > good sense of humour about that sort of thing. > > bonniequigg <bonnieq@i...> wrote:The house I > saw didn't just have a few pink flamingos. There > must have > been a couple of hundred on their front lawn and > parking strip. No one > in their right mind decorates like that because you > could never mow > the lawn. It was covered. Do you know how much work > it would be to > remove and replace all of them every time you mowed? > > > At any rate, I figured it was some temporary > decoration, whether > intentional on the home owner's part or not. > > My point was not that its bad to have pink > flamingos, but that its bad > to sell a service where you offer to put them on > someone else's lawn > without their permission...as in a prank. There are > companies that > specialize in revenge and prank kind of events...I > wouldn't want us to > be associated with that kind of thing. > > So if pink flamingos are your thing, go for it! I > wasn't commenting on > anyone's decorating tastes. > > Bonnie > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > u2sangel2001-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! > Terms of Service. > > > > Angela > > > --------------------------------- > Post your free ad now! Yahoo! Canada Personals > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com 2965From: Jo Sanchez <u2sangel2001@y...> Date: Wed Jun 18, 2003 7:47pm Subject: Re: fundraiser idea --- In u2sangel2001@yahoogroups.com, t d <discoteque_boom_cha@y...> wrote: > i would only suggest this fundraiser to a small town > or a close neighborhood. the lawns that i have seen > decorated have about 10 birds and a sign about the > organization that put them there and what they're > doing. it was published in our local paper and the > whole town knows. i think it's all in good spirits > and that if done well could be fun for a small > community that may have limited fundraising resources. > > peace, love, SOUL > ann It is definately an interesting idea and that is what we need more of ideas!!!!!!!! > --- Angela Martens <nakedemus@y...> wrote: > > I've heard of that fundraising idea before. I think > > it was suggested for a church or a close > > neighbourhood. It would have to be done within a > > group of people who know whats happening and have a > > good sense of humour about that sort of thing. > > > > bonniequigg <bonnieq@i...> wrote:The house I > > saw didn't just have a few pink flamingos. There > > must have > > been a couple of hundred on their front lawn and > > parking strip. No one > > in their right mind decorates like that because you > > could never mow > > the lawn. It was covered. Do you know how much work > > it would be to > > remove and replace all of them every time you mowed? > > > > > > At any rate, I figured it was some temporary > > decoration, whether > > intentional on the home owner's part or not. > > > > My point was not that its bad to have pink > > flamingos, but that its bad > > to sell a service where you offer to put them on > > someone else's lawn > > without their permission...as in a prank. There are > > companies that > > specialize in revenge and prank kind of events...I > > wouldn't want us to > > be associated with that kind of thing. > > > > So if pink flamingos are your thing, go for it! I > > wasn't commenting on > > anyone's decorating tastes. > > > > Bonnie > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > > u2sangel2001-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! > > Terms of Service. > > > > > > > > Angela > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Post your free ad now! Yahoo! Canada Personals > > >
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