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Re: Donation Fun: Christmas toys
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lugnet.fun.community
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Tue, 30 Nov 1999 01:47:22 GMT
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LPIENIAZEK@ihatespamNOVERA.COM
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With unlimited time, the answer seems to me to design your own small
sets from some set of larger sets you can get cheaply, and give those.
With limited time, I dunno. Tough question.
Will Middelaer wrote:
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> Woo Hoo, I get to start out a new group.
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> Here is my dilemna:
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> I recently donated an 8880 to a charity auction here in DC, and that went
> pretty well. The sale of that set raised $160+ for a local children's charity.
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> Now, I would like to buy some sets to give to a charity that funnels toys to
> foster care and underprivileged children. Assuming I have X dollars to spend,
> should I buy as many $2-3 sets as I can, or should I buy a few $15-20 sets.
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> The question is, basically, do I give trinkets to a bunch of kids, or do I
> give really good sets to a smaller number....
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> Thoughts?
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> Will
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> P.S. I am a power shopper, so I figure $2-5 represents a smallish rock
> raiders set and $15-20 represents 6441-Deep Reef Refuge or an X-Wing.
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| (...) Well, for anyone else out there contemplating giving sets to Toys for Tots or some other program, here's what I learned. 1) Though Larry's idea above is a great and economical one, for safety reasons Toys for Tots only accepts sealed package (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.fun.community)
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| | Donation Fun: Christmas toys
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| Woo Hoo, I get to start out a new group. Here is my dilemna: I recently donated an 8880 to a charity auction here in DC, and that went pretty well. The sale of that set raised $160+ for a local children's charity. Now, I would like to buy some sets (...) (25 years ago, 29-Nov-99, to lugnet.fun.community)
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