Comments on: Heifer Fundraiser: A Few Questions Answered.

By: S.E.

S.E. — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 21:03:58 +0000

I’ve been looking for someone to match my donation to Heifer…and I was happy to see your info come up on google. I was hoping to partially fund a project, the Nepal – Sustainable Community Development Project. Through my travels, I found a lot of Nepalese maids in other countries…substandard work conditions, undocumented and at times dangerous for them. This project reminded me of them…in providing opportunities for them in their own country. I didn’t see this option on your page. Would you be interested in matching my $150 donation to this project? If not, I was just going to give the money to a friend and have her make the donation through her work. Thanks for any response!

By: Jaimo

Jaimo — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 17:57:22 +0000

You’ve reached your goal!! Congrats Pat!

By: Kendall

Kendall — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:25:38 +0000

I think there was some comment/question about Heifer International, charities that do things in the U.S., etc. One of HI's FAQs < HREF="http://heifer.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/heifer.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=22&p_created=1192652537&p_sid=TZ*ZQTij&p_accessibility=0&p_redirect=&p_lva=&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9zb3J0X2J5PSZwX2dyaWRzb3J0PSZwX3Jvd19jbnQ9MTEsMTEmcF9wcm9kcz0mcF9jYXRzPSZwX3B2PSZwX2N2PSZwX3BhZ2U9MSZwX3NlYXJjaF90ZXh0PXVuaXRlZCBzdGF0ZXM*&p_li=&p_topview=1" REL="nofollow">sez they have projects in the U.S. and Canada as well as in other countries<>.Just FYI! :-)

By: marky

marky — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:47:06 +0000

Rusty, it makes me extremely warm inside knowing there are people like yourself and your family in the world. If I have bairns, I hope they're just like yours.The fact that you can decide as a family, that there are people in this world that would benefit more from the money you would spend on presents, and the unswerving generosity shown by everybody on Pats blog, fills me with Christmas spirit and hope, for all our futures.Marky, who thinks Bono and Geldof, would be proud of you all.

By: Fe2O3

Fe2O3 — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 06:28:37 +0000

Pat, I’ve been spreading the word near and far. I think the response from your fans has been great. This is perhaps one of the best, spur-of-the-moment, things I’ve participated in. You deserve the good feelings. And, yes we all want video footage (a la Felicia Day and The Guild) of you doing the happy dance.@Marky – I’ve got kids and we sat down at dinner the other night and made the decision to participate as a family. We decided to contribute 1/3 of our Christmas budget. Kids understand what it means to help other kids who perhaps don’t even know what a PS3 or Wii is.@Cap’n Joe – Warm and Fuzzy could be an indication that you need to shave before your big day Saturday.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:05:23 +0000

OK I think we need to raise $20,000 and ask Pat to film his jaunty little dance, then we could sell veiwing rights to that and raise even more money. Pat everyone has already said this and I hope you knew it before then but you are amazing.ps word verification: eumwuf : (ummm- woof) noun : The sound your cat makes when you catch it eating the dog food.

By: Kendall

Kendall — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 02:26:07 +0000

Sorry, I meant, “it rocks” (with an ’s’). Mid-evening typo….

By: Kendall

Kendall — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 02:25:24 +0000

I hope this doesn’t rain on anyone’s parade, but re. chicks v. ducks: If you read the fine print, your money doesn’t necessarily buy that item; they use the money where it’s needed at the time. (And of course, money’s fungible, so there’s no way to know where “your” money goes anyway; it’s not like anyone checked “administrative costs” when donating…. ;-)I was mildly bummed about this a couple of years ago–I really wanted to buy a heifer! ;-) But only mildly bummed, ‘cuz this is one of the most well-thought-out charities there is, IMHO. It rock (as does Pat for doing this, and doubly so for doubling down!)

By: Gail

Gail — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:57:59 +0000

Maybe you can tell people who want you to participate elsewhere that you’re focusing on just this. It’s hard to have a good fund-raiser if you scatter everything to the winds. Goals are great, and focus is needed. I’m really excited and I want to help out! If you end up liking it, maybe you can consider another one some other time.Also, very true about Batman. I respect people who work hard to alleviate suffering because they’ve been through it. That’s sympathy. I think empathy is harder to achieve, and a glorious form of love.

By: Alicia

Alicia — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:10:59 +0000

Cool. Very cool. This is a Good Thing. :)-A-PS, I feel guilty because I desperately want the prizes :)