I have come back to make this appeal, to all of you here who enjoy the games, camaraderie, support, advice, and content of this site.
You are about to lose it!
In 1938, President Franklin Roosevelt, a victim of polio, started a National Charity called the "March of Dimes." The idea was not only to help treat those who suffered from the disease, but to fund research to find a cure, and educate the public about the issues. By 1955, the battle had been won with the introduction of the Salk vaccine.
The call was made to every person who was able to donate one dime - ten cents - to the cause. When I was a schoolchild, we would canvass the neighborhood collecting dimes which we put into a punch card, and turned at the end of the drive. In those days, I recall the cards held 20 dimes - two dollars. Not a whole lot, but when hundreds of thousands of children participated, it added up.
What could a dime buy in 1938? A loaf of bread. One-half gallon of gasoline. A quart of milk. A can of condensed tomato soup. Two rolls of toilet paper. Five pounds of potatoes. Two bars of soap.
The minimum wage was 30-cents per hour, so that equated to 20 minutes work.
Susan can not support this site on her own anymore. She needs my help. She needs your help. If you don't get off your duff and help out, not only will the site not grow, you might very well lose it altogether!
I want each and every one of you to look at the number of posts you have made this year and
make a one time donation of a penny per post. If you have 500 posts, that is just $5. That's about a loaf of bread. A gallon of gasoline. A combo fast food meal. If you made 3300 posts, that's just $33. Do it!!
Fast for a meal and donate the amount you might have spent. Walk to the store instead of driving, and donate the gasoline savings - it will be good for you. There are many, many ways to conserve and help out.
Hell, even 1/2-cent per post would help!! When you think about the cost of therapy, having people listen to your problems for free must be worth a few dollars, don't you think?
I know some of you are entirely strapped. It is the nature of this crummy economy. And we are looking at gigantic health care increases. I get it.
I have donated in behalf of others and will do so again. If you need some help now, let me know. Tell me the number of posts you made. I'll cover you. Paying it forward. When things improve, please remember Susan and the site she created to help YOU ... if it still exists.
Now I am going to crawl back under my rock. Carry on.
