>----- Original Message -----
From: "Sarah" <helpsarah@earthlink.net>
To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS"
<adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com>
Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 4:16 PM
Subject: Re: Germany Fundraiser
> Thanks for the support. I agree about the message being pulled, but I
> have no control over it. I made my feelings clear to the people in
> charge of this site, as they personally emailed me about pulling the
> message. I've seen several other messages from women selling items,
> including raffle tickets to raise money. All I wanted to do was ask
> people to go to my site, and let others know about it. I thought that
> was what this site was all about, helping each other out.
>
> As for having someone vouch for me, I'm not sure how that could be done.
> I mean, my mother, and several close friends and family members have
> sent out messages to their contacts, to let them know that this is
> legit, and not a scam. But there will always be people out there who
> don't believe, and it's understandable. Sad, but understandable. It
> should be just about helping someone that needs help. Just like I
> mention on my site, the past 3 Christmas', I have helped needy families,
> by purchasing dinners for them, and gifts for the children. It's
> something I look forward to every year, and try and get others involved
> in. I'm sure some of the families that put their names on the lists
> don't need the help, but I'm not going to question them. My feeling is
> that it's mainly for the kids anyway.
>
> But, thanks for your kind words. I do appreciate them!!
>
> Have a great weekend.
>
> At Fri, 24 Jan 2003, kaths Yahoo wrote:
> >
> >Hi Sarah,
> >I would like to say that I wish you well with your website and if
> >successful will be good for others to follow. I think if your post was
> >pulled it would be a bit petty as others have advertised their websites
> >on this board whether intentional or unintentionally.
> >
> >I am sure that the websites that are pulled for soliciting are those who
> >are trying to sell their products for financial gain or those who
> >unscrupulously feed on ill and disabled people for financial gain. I am
> >sure they will get what's coming to them when they meet their maker at
> >the pearly gates.
> >
> >I would like to give you one piece of advice that might help you and
> >that is it might be a good idea to have someone vouch for you, to verify
> >that you are who you say you are. You may think I am a horrible person
> >for suggesting this but in this day of the internet you could be
> >anybody.
> >
> >It has been known in the past as I remember, a girl who said that she
> >had cancer and set up a website to fund her surgery. I can't really
> >remember all the details of her story or how she was found out to be a
> >fraud. I remember she was very young and a lot of people were taken in
> >by her and the fact that it was not all that long ago it will still be
> >in peoples minds. So for your own safety it might be worth getting
> >someone who knows you to guarantor for you.
> >
> >I myself was very hurt this week to find out that someone whom I had
> >emailed many times and had grown to love and respect, shared hurts and
> >fears with her, thought I new her as a friend and then to be told that
> >she signed up to my email group under another name to spy on me. It's a
> >horrible feeling when you think you know someone and then you realise
> >that they were a fraud. Which just goes to show with the internet it can
> >be horrible as well as good.
> >
> >I hope I haven't hurt you as sincerely this is not my intention, I am
> >just one of those people who wear their heart on their sleeve and I know
> >how emails can be misconstrued and taken the wrong way. I wish you all
> >the best with your venture and would like to see you succeed and that
> >others may follow and at last get some relief from this dreadful
> >disease. I would also be happy to put your web url on my message board.
> >
> >In Friendship Kath Findlay
> >The UK Adhesion Society
> >http://www.adhesions.org.uk
> >Kath.Findlay@adhesions.org.uk
> >
> >Please feel free to roam the UKAS website, research all about Adhesions,
> >causes, treatment and prevention.
> >United we stand Knowledge is power ARD is our fight Surrender never
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: adhesions@adhesions.org [mailto:adhesions@adhesions.org] On Behalf
> >Of Sarah
> >Sent: 24 January 2003 17:20
> >To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS
> >Subject: Re: Germany Fundraiser
> >
> >I have been informed that this is not allowed to be on here, and will
> >probably be pulled because solicitation is not allowed. All I was
> >trying to do was show people where my site was, ask everyone to let
> >their contacts know about it, and give others the idea of doing
> >something like this in the future to get help. I hope that I haven't
> >offended anyone, or upset anyone.
> >
> >At Fri, 24 Jan 2003, Sarah wrote:
> >>
> >>Hi everyone. I hope everyone is having a pain free day.
> >>
> >>As many other women, I am trying to raise the money to go to Germany
> >for
> >>surgery. My wonderful, sweet brother has created a website for me,
> >>http://www.helpingsarah.com that I have sent out to all of my friends
> >about,
> >>and asked them to tell their contacts about.
> >>
> >>I realize that many of you are also saving money to go to Germany, and
> >>cannot help me, but I am asking if you would please email any of your
> >>contacts and let them know about my website.
> >>
> >>Also, I wanted to say thanks to Helen, who helped me quite a bit with
> >>some of the writing of the website, and some of the links. I really do
> >>appreciate it. I mentioned this site, and asked visitors of my site to
> >>visit here and read some of our stories, so hopefully we will get some
> >>more recognition.
> >>
> >>Thank you very much, and have a great weekend!
>
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