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Topic subjectDonations
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192, Donations
Posted by lynn0093, Tue Jul-22-08 09:48 AM
Is anyone else bombarded by daily requests for donations??? We don't know what to do??? It's hard to say no, but the requests just never stop...this church, that church, kids sports teams, numerous walk-a-thons, health cost realted benefits, the schools PTO, and on and on!!!! We started by giving a $5 gift certificate to anyone who asked, but they are starting to really add up...and no one buys more that the $5...$4.99, and they want the penny back! We live in a small town, so everyone looks to the small business owners to carry the fundraising burden. We want to be generous, but the hand-outs are now starting to cut into profits. People assume small business owners are rich...ha! Any suggestions???