Reply #36: what is wrong with raising money quickly?! [View All]

[all.of.me]

good god. i live in a place (taos, nm) where people come together over and over with thousands of dollars when someone is in need. i bet there are more fundraisers here per capita than anyplace on earth!

when homes get wiped out by wildfire, this community pulls together to get the families back on their feet.

when someone is ill with no insurance, we pull together.

when a student wants to travel abroad, we all chip in.

when a school needs extra money (which they all do these days!), we chip in.

humane society, battered women's shelter ($150,000 in one day last year!), children's agencies ($42,000 in one day last month!) - those are just the ones off the top of my head......

if it weren't for the generous people of this community, this would be a very vacant place to live.

what the hell is wrong with raising money in the eyes of those people?! this mentality blows my mind!!!!