Comments on: Blog Action Day 2008 – Poverty

By: ooopinionsss

ooopinionsss — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 02:49:03 +0000

How you think when the economic crisis will end? I wish to make statistics of independent opinions!

By: Mitch

Mitch — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:29:07 +0000

In case anyone else gets it, the messages from CherityCall are spam; just delete the posts. I went to look just to make sure; don't waste your time. Mitchs last blog post..Can You Stomach Sales?

By: Kristi

Kristi — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 19:09:06 +0000

@Kim: Yes, I’m in Phoenix, but not in the downtown area. Most of the people I see vary at gas stations and at intersections. That is really awesome that you carry food around with you. That says a lot about the giving type of person you are, which is very awesome!

@Ben: I’ll give it a try. I do a daily backup of my blog, after reading various posts about blogs being hacked and crashing after the updates.

By: Ben Pei

Ben Pei — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 08:23:32 +0000

Hey Kristi, I am using Brian's threaded comment plugin. Just do a google search and you see it. Be sure to back up your blog before you do it in case something goes wrong. =) Hope to see you around my blog too! Ben Peis last blog post..Make Money Blogging Community Training - Part 2

By: Kim Woodbridge

Kim Woodbridge — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 01:23:55 +0000

Hi Kristi

You live in Arizona, right? I think giving spare change in the Southwest is easier than it is on the East Coast. Or maybe it’s because I live right in the city – you do see the same people everyday. One thing that I do is carry food around with me – apples, peanut butter sandwiches and give that to people when they ask me for change. I almost always have food with me because my daughter eats non-stop

I agree with you though – people may do something wrong with the change that you give them but I like to believe that people are honest and are going to buy food with it. And, hey, if I was living on the street, I would probably want a cigarette and a beer too. There is no shame in being made a fool of in the name of charity. Ultimately, it is probably better to give the money to a food bank. Things are so tough right now that even people who are working don’t have enough food. Our local organization, Philabundance, is able to feed each person for 30 cents! So, even if you only have an extra $10 you can provide 30 meals.

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By: Kristi

Kristi — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 19:52:00 +0000

@Jaffer: Very true. People who want to do something will eventually come around to simple ways to do so.

@Mitch: I guess I don’t see the same people that often around my area. The ones I have seen a few times though, I would just wave and they would wave back if I didn’t have cash on me that day. Pretty friendly, and not too pushy.

The only time I have felt pushed around by an organization I donated something to was when I donated blood. I couldn’t do it for awhile, because I was told my blood pressure was too low at one of the locations, but they started calling me, daily, like a bill collector. It was kinda irritating.

@Ben: I haven’t seen much traffic from that network, but I haven’t been on there much lately either.

Also, what threaded comment plugin do you use? I tried one out this morning, but it didn’t work.

@Tine: It’s good that there are more events to bring light to the subject. Thanks for sharing my post.

By: Tine Steiss

Tine Steiss — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 07:22:19 +0000

I just forwarded your post to some friends in Germany who are very enthusiastic about the following event: http://www.stelldichgegenarmut.de/ (Stand up against poverty)
It’s great to see that people all over the world care about the same topic.

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By: Ben Pei

Ben Pei — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 04:12:09 +0000

Aww thanks Kristi, Been trying to get my blog on Bumpzee but they kept asking for an invitational code. Has it driven you some good traffic? Ben Peis last blog post..Make Money Blogging Community Training - Part 2

By: Mitch

Mitch — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:58:06 +0000

What a wonderful post, Kristi. My wife and I give clothes and furniture to these causes, and whenever I have some extra money I'm sending it to someone for poverty and other causes. I have to admit, though, that I did stop some time ago giving money and change to people on street corners and the like, mainly because it seems like once you start, and they remember you, that you're a target, and I don't like being a target, even for other charities. Mitchs last blog post..Blog Action Day Tomorrow

By: Jaffer

Jaffer — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:06:06 +0000

You are absolutely right. Believe it or not if you’ve got the heart to help but don’t think you can – sooner or later you will discover a way to help that you had never thought about !

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