she has expressed to me - literally time and time again - that she would have been nowhere even remotely close to her goal without the generosity of the subsimmers. :up:

truly a team effort.

I hope we did some good out there.

hell... i know we did :rock:

:D:D:D

Yea it's funny though...When I speak about, say, the UNICEF and it's global programs to help children world wide Americans say things like "F - you commie" etc. I guess some charities are ok then.

My best friends son was born 3 months too early,fortunately we have good healthcare in the Netherlands and he is now a 1,5 year old boy and everything turned out fine..

Good luck with the cause!

Coming from a country were animal rights activists lock themselves in cages in the middle of the dam in Amsterdam,smeared with blood i'm kind off surprised by the harch reactions on the imprisonment thing...for god sakes lighten up,any way of trying to get people to donate for a good cause is justifiable..people need to wake up and stop being sarcastic and help eachother in any way..a smile,keeping a door open...you could be surprised how good it makes you and others feel,just try it..;)

For one, I would never say that about any legitimate charity. For two, I'd never donate to UNICEF because it has a ridiculous amount of United Nations ineffeciency involved, but hey - it's still a good cause. I just know of better charities.

Inefficient in what way? And what charity is more efficient? Not the one this thread is about I can tell you that.

March of Dimes is one of the most effective charities in history. Research it for yourself if you don't believe me. As far as efficiency goes, dollar for dollar it has had far more impact than UNICEF.

The problem with UNICEF is that it is bogged down in UN bureaucratize, as it were. Far more so that March of Dimes, or even other charities of the same mission.

Besides, that's all irrelevent to the point which you originally brought up about Americans admonishing someone for supporting a charitable cause. I just don't see it, and I think it's a bit of a straw man argument.

http://www.charitynavigator.org/inde...ary&orgid=4045

Only 2 stars of 4.

Is there any way I can persuade everyone to stop hijacking this thread and start another?

I should have blasted Zachstar's first veer off topic but I didn't get to it in time, and now this thread is interlaced with off topic posts.

That's all that matters as far as I'm concerned. :yep:



In an attempt to close on a positive note;

Hey Neal, maybe you should set up an annual fundraiser here at subsim. Since it's not an organization, all the funds could go straight to the cause. Maybe to help fund historical stuff, like Galveston, make sure the Cavalla stays in shape. :hmmm: