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Noumenon - Sep 28, 2002 10:33:31 pm PDT #459 of 10000
No other candidate is asking the hard questions, like "Did geophysicists assassinate Jim Henson?" or "Why is there hydrogen in America's water supply?" --defective yeti

We like to save the world. A lot.

This is really good. We would need something to explain, because the rest of the links page is all links about Buffy. I'd like to link to a few charities (and come to think about it, who's to stop me: WaterAid and the Screensaver Lifesaver), but one thing to worry about is that the charities linked to would seem to be endorsed by the Buffistas. That's not a problem for a link that turns out to be badfic, but I'm sure there are political or faith-based charities that some Buffistas would not want to be associated with.

heiffer.org

That's [link] What a weird name.


Allyson - Sep 28, 2002 10:46:42 pm PDT #460 of 10000
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica

Well, the reason i picked those two is because there was a community-wide discussion about them, and they've been part of giving projects. I think those two ARE buffista endorsed. If we do a community project for RAINN or something, then that would be added. That's what I'm thinking.


Noumenon - Sep 28, 2002 11:21:10 pm PDT #461 of 10000
No other candidate is asking the hard questions, like "Did geophysicists assassinate Jim Henson?" or "Why is there hydrogen in America's water supply?" --defective yeti

Wow, I missed the heifer giving project entirely. Were we trying to buy some Buffista a good wife? If those charities aren't just two examples, but the only two (so far), that's another strike against putting it on the links page, where people would be free to submit their own. Yet it doesn't seem like an FAQ. We could find a spot to put it, maybe in its own little hardcoded box on the Links page.


Allyson - Sep 28, 2002 11:39:27 pm PDT #462 of 10000
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica

The heifer project is hand in hand with the baby gift for Joss and Kai. We're donating a goat in their honor.

It's no big, I just thought it'd be sort of a cool way for people to be all philanthropic, and to sort of introduce us as charitible people. The latter aspect is what i thought would be attractive in the FAQ part.


jengod - Sep 29, 2002 12:52:42 am PDT #463 of 10000

Look. It's Joss. The man is obsessed with goats and dairy products. And perhaps their tangy love child: goat cheese. Anyway, Heifer is all about helping moppets in developing countries and gently mocking and/or supporting Joss' odd yet charming obsessions with GOATS!


John H - Sep 29, 2002 2:02:04 am PDT #464 of 10000

I thought a while ago that the Huckleberry Foundation was going to be the preferred charity, but it seems to have fallen by the wayside.

People from ME definitely gave to it / attended a function for it / donated stuff to an auction. It's a charity that provides free medical care for young people who are runaways or homeless, I believe.

Last time I looked, I only found one webpage and it seemed to be a smalltime thing associated with only one hospital in LA, though. Maybe they're not organised online enough for it to be easy to donate?

I'd like it not to be forgotten though.


Allyson - Sep 29, 2002 11:45:28 am PDT #465 of 10000
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica

It's LA Children's Hospital. Joss has been generous with the donations to them.


John H - Sep 29, 2002 3:45:31 pm PDT #466 of 10000

Thanks for that, Allyson. I don't know, there's just something that appeals to me about that charity. Of course if they're not organised enough to have a webpage, paypal account and whatever, one thing we might do for them one day is offer to set them up with more of an online presence. Just a thought.

Here's a link to a Buffy-related fundraising event -- a Buffy Bear Raffle


Noumenon - Sep 29, 2002 4:22:45 pm PDT #467 of 10000
No other candidate is asking the hard questions, like "Did geophysicists assassinate Jim Henson?" or "Why is there hydrogen in America's water supply?" --defective yeti

How 'bout a Blondie Bear Raffle for Spike/Harmony shippers?


Allyson - Sep 29, 2002 8:32:28 pm PDT #468 of 10000
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica

LMAO!!!! That's Polgara...as in Polgara Demon's site. She's Kristen and my bestest girlfriend. I'll see about bringing her around to explain that fundraiser. There's a cute story.