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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>To all our
Daily Drool Digest Family,<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I got an
e-mail the other day that was very upsetting to me. One of our members wrote to
me and I wrote back asking if we could talk. I called her, and I am not putting
her name in this post because she is fearful she will be flamed or laughed at
or even shunned. This is a new member and also new to rescue. She has a rescue
hound and has never been to a waddle before or gee, even any kind of basset
party. She has read the drool and wanted to go to the Michigan Waddle and even
thought of trying to get her houndy girl to be queen. She really didn’t
feel like she had any fund raising skills. She told me how
impressed she was to see the things that people did to raise money for rescues.
She had been asking folks that she worked with to support her houndy girl
wanting to be queen and was so surprised that so many were willing to help and
donated knowing that the money would go to rescue. Then she started reading
about things not going for cheap and also reading about how people were making
money and didn’t understand how all this happened and just what did
“cheap” mean. I tried to explain things to her and how all the
rescues did fund raising things like Hoe Downs, Basset Fun Days or Waddles, and
that there were all kinds of different things all for the same reason to make
money for the homeless hounds, I just tried the best way I could to give 101
basset fund raising events information. So because of our phone call I see now that
things should be even, not one person better than another, because there are so
many folks trying to make money for their waddles no matter what rescue it is.
I read how T-shirt sales were down for smaller rescues, I read folks saying
even a dollar will help, PLEASE HELP, well those folks are right! People have
lost their jobs, their homes, I know a couple who are living in their van but
they are still willing to help the hounds and feeling lucky they have been able
to hold on to their personal hounds. Maybe not like they were able to help
before but to help in any way they can. The great thing about the drool digest
is when a rescue has a special need like we just got in 60 hounds or we have a
hound that needs surgery and we don’t have the money, they can come to us
and ask for help, they set up special pages and members reach deep in their
pockets and help how they can. Times are hard right now for every one, rescues
included. So I say go for it. If you want your hound to be queen or king
really go for it because the money you raise will go to rescue no matter
what. Some years these things go for big money and other years not
so big money but all in all the rescue gets the money and in today’s
economy even a buck is helpful because that buck with many others from lots of
folks is what keeps rescues being able to help the homeless hounds. Every
single contribution no matter how small is a sacrifice, something given
up for a greater need and should be honored regardless the amount. <font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'> </span></font>To say someone's hard
earned contribution is not enough is the true insult and must not be tolerated.
There is a tremendous amount of fund raising going on right now and this
is why the moderators asked for folks to only post a couple times a week so
every one had a fair playing field, so the members didn’t get over run
with one or two people talking about their fund raising and we still had lots
of educational help and funny stories on the digest. I am happy to say that
most folks have honored this. Please remember there are 3000 members and lots
of these folks want to help the poor hounds. <u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>One more
thing there will be no flaming about this subject; I could not let this just go
by the way side, if you have something positive to add to this please post it. If
you feel a need to be upset about what I just posted send your comments to me
personally but they will not happen on the digest. <u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Thanks for
the time you took to read this and think about it.<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Sandy Gaston
your head moderator, who ready does try hard to keep the digest a safe and fair
place for our drool digest family.<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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