[Magdalen] For those not on Facebook

[Jay Weigel]

The crowdfunding for Ann's dog reached it's goal in about 3 days, so she
and Dori can now be a "forever family". Very happy for both of them!

On Mon, Jan 1, 2018 at 12:40 PM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
wrote:

> There’s another funding site I’ve supported a couple of times that is
> especially for teachers. A friend of mine had put in a request to fund
> materials for her advanced Earth Science classes, and it popped up on FB.
> Then I would get suggestions for projects at other local schools. For one
> of them I contacted the teacher and asked if I could visit the class
> sometime to see what we had contributed. He said anytime.
>
> Of course, I think it’s too bad that teachers have to resort to this to
> get what they need, but this seems to be a fact of life these days.
> At least this system allows them to use less of their own money.
>
> > On Jan 1, 2018, at 12:27 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > The tip is to cover GoFundMe's administrative costs, which are
> considerable
> > because of the number of accounts set up. I don't really begrudge them
> > that, any more than I do Watsi, the other site through which I
> contribute.
> > Watsi is a crowdfunding program that subsidizes medical costs for
> indigent
> > people in third world countries and through them I usually contribute to
> > accounts for high risk pregnant women in the name of my stillborn
> > granddaughter. It's the way I keep her memory alive.
> >
> > On Mon, Jan 1, 2018 at 12:12 PM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Done! I’m not sure why the site asks for a “tip,” though. It took awhile
> >> to figure out how not to give one.
> >> (Not any criticism of Ann, just a comment about the site/program)
> >>
> >>> On Jan 1, 2018, at 10:58 AM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Anyone here not on Facebook, or who hasn't seen this, might not know
> that
> >>> one of Ann Markle's friends has established a GoFundMe account to help
> >> Ann
> >>> defray the costs of adopting the puppy mill dog she's currently
> >> fostering.
> >>> She's bonded with her and vice versa, but couldn't afford the adoption
> >>> costs, which were quite high because of Dori's (the dog) medical
> >>> expenses--she had to have an eye removed because of infection, for one
> >>> thing.
> >>>
> >>> If you're interested in contributing, no matter how small an amount,
> the
> >>> link is here:
> >>> https://www.gofundme.com/dori-ann-furever-family
> >>>
> >>> It's getting close to goal!
> >>
>