....isn't charity supposed to be voluntary?

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today i'm making pens, 2 guys from a church come by for donations for a local school to get stuff for kids, i go get my wallet, return to vultures eyeballing my pens :eek: and 5 min later they're walking away with 30 or so "donations" :confused:

jedi mind tricks....using children against us :biggrin:
 
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Thanks for donating to the school. Since all school districts are strapped for money you just helped them get school supplies. In a town just north of here a bunch of teachers got together and gave $15,000 from their own pockets to buy school supplies for their school. Considering how little they get paid in comparison to other occupations it is quite commendable.
 
Give with a cheerful heart. If what you give, delights in your heart do so. But if it goes beyond and does not make you cheerful. Stop it!

If I go to give $20 and get pressured to give $50. I went past my cheerful place and now I am a grumbler in my giving. Don't let 'those' people take your joy of giving.
 
Hopefully they realize the value of your pens and use them accordingly. It would be a shame for them to just use them as school supplies instead of selling them. Even if they underpriced them and sold them for $10 each, that's still $300, whereas using them just as regular pens sets their value equal to 3 10-packs of bics, or about $0.10 each.
 
Quote:"Hopefully they realize the value of your pens and use them accordingly."

That was going to be my question. Are they going to sell or auction the pens off, or are they going to hand little Johnny a Ti/Gold Majestic fountain pen and have him take his spelling test?
 
I have learned to ask anyone that wants a donation to send me some paperwork on their charity/fundraiser and you would be amazed how few actually do.
 
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