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Re: Toy Aid for children affected from Earthquake in Turkey
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Date: 
Tue, 31 Aug 1999 16:20:58 GMT
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John Neal wrote:

I was thinking.  A while back many of us participated in an auction (Gary Louie
Memorial Auction) to raise money for expressly that reason-- to provide Lego
for children in need.  I think the plan was to give the money to a Ronald
McDonald house in CA, USA.  Why not use the money to buy Lego for these kids
instead? (if it hasn't already been dispersed)  Perhaps others who didn't
participate in the auction would consider a donation to the fund, and the sum
could be used to buy sets and then sent to Selçuk.  Perhaps Target, Zany, or
another retailer would be willing to mark down the sets as a donation to make
the money stretch further.  Just a thought.

There is 800+ in that fund. Ronald McDonald House has not gotten back to
my attempts to ask them how to link up and how to donate new LEGO we
were going to buy, which kind of frustrated me.

My sense is that changing the target donation is something that most or
all of the donors need to be in consensus on, but I personally think
it's a good idea.



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  GLMA proceeds --> Turkey (was Re: Toy Aid for children affected from Earthquake in Turkey)
 
(...) Louie (...) sum (...) make (...) Agreed. I also think it is a good idea, and it has the advantage of already being raised, rather than starting from zero. So thats one doner 'yes'. James (URL) (25 years ago, 31-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
  Re: Toy Aid for children affected from Earthquake in Turkey
 
(...) I think it's a great idea. It would seem that sending money to Turkey so toys can be bought there might garner more in the way of new toys since shipping wouldn't be involved. (25 years ago, 31-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
  Re: Toy Aid for children affected from Earthquake in Turkey
 
(...) I have heard from a number of donors, but not all. All so far are in favor. I have spoken to Consumer Affairs about this and I need to call the Enfield PR dept tomorrow. Anyone have shipping connections to get the stuff there cheaper? (25 years ago, 1-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)

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  Re: Toy Aid for children affected from Earthquake in Turkey
 
(...) I was thinking. A while back many of us participated in an auction (Gary Louie Memorial Auction) to raise money for expressly that reason-- to provide Lego for children in need. I think the plan was to give the money to a Ronald McDonald (...) (25 years ago, 31-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

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