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I had several discussions about the "Who donated what" thing. My point was: "If people donate anonymous, it's easy to send as little buck as possible. And that's not the meaning of all that". The other side was: "If it's kinda official, you push the people. You force them." So, what to do...?

Usually I don't trust people when it comes to these things. So here's an idea. And that builds - again - on trust and respect. As soon as we have the PayPal account, the email address where to send donations, too, I'll open the "Donated!" thread. Everybody who donated, can post what he donated, but no one has to. That way it's open to all and everybody.

I will post what I sent, and in the end we'll have a donation receipt that tells us what we made in total. Is that okay for you? Please let me know what you think.


Other thing. I see every day in the User list, that members are online. Members, who don't report in the respective thread. Please do me the favor and let me - let us - know that you acknowledged that. You don't have to donate. But I'd be happy if you'd report.

Thanks,
Robby


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I think that's a good compromise. It's always been my habit to donate anonymously - it's just something I picked up from my parents. This is a tight knit group, so it's different than a public event and therefore may carry different feelings on that line for different people.

I'll follow what ever rules are set up. I normally donate to things quietly but it is different in this little group.

Great idea to help our little friends, I'm for it.

Mario

Robby, I agree with Tyler: this is a good compromise. I, too, generally prefer to donate anonymously, not least because, if the donation is larger than average, it might make other donors feel 'up-staged', and if it's smaller than average, it can make me feel stingy, even though I've given all I could at the moment. So I think your compromise is good. The important thing is the animals, not our egos!

You're right, Robert. So anyone can donate anonymously. And - right again! - it's all about the animals. Not us. Well said, Sir!

Robby

I love the idea Robby, and the compromise sounds good, and I don't think it will be a problem with the group we have here.

Hey I agree whole heartly on this. I'm in.

Robby, Thanks for the email. Don't know how I've missed this thread the past few days.

ARGHHHHHHH!
I goofed. Was not thinking clearly when I started to post the first donations made.
I will remove what I posted and hope that nobody listed wanted to remain anonymous.
It is now up to each of you to post when you donate .... or not.
I will periodically post only the total received.
Again, my sincere apologies.

I'm glad to see that Whip Basics is offering assistance to underprivileged animals. They are often treated like property, but are living beings and deserve at least some measure of respect.

I have never been one to keep animals myself, but my mate is absolutely fanatical about them, so I have had plenty of exposure to the delight they can bring to others. They all have their own personalities and quirks. I can't imagine anyone subjecting them to harsh conditions or simply turning a blind eye. We have taken in at least five strays ourselves, so we do our part in our own small way.

Kudos to all involved for lending a helping hand.

Worthy Cause!!

A very worthy cause, i'll be happy to contribute to it in the coming week. Just have to wait for funds to come in ,having just spent a good amount on a leather order .

Just to lighten the mood, here's Ilpo, the mighty Jagdterrier wearing my shemagh. Can you say no to that?



More of this, his best friend in the dog world, a very pretty and loveable Kira, the awesome miracle malinois being her own cuddly self in a group portrait.



It's all for their fellow dogs, guys

I hope this doesn't take away too much of the serious undertone, just felt like sharing the pics of some of the coolest roommates I have had. Not my dogs, not living with them anymore, but they still have my heart which they stole with not much effort.


- Pokkis

That's a noble initiative Robert!!!

The three week animal shelter campaign is now finished.

I will not fully close the campaign to donations until all the funds are confirmed as available in the PayPal account.
I am closing the campaign to donations from outside the US however, because those seem to be the ones that have a 21 day wait before they are available. We don't want to extend it another 21 days forever.

NOTE: Both Fritz and Enoch's donations for some reason DID clear immediately. We now have a total of $517.04 USD !!!

Wow! What a splendid result! I'm delighted to be part of this.

Awesome!

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Absolutely right, Jonathan! And what a result! I was hoping for something between 150 and 200 bucks. Okay… Back in my head I was hoping for more But 500 Dollars are way more than I ever could hope for. Thanks, folks. Thanks for your donations and your help. No matter how much one donated - we're all together in that.

Again - thank you all!

Robby

We rock!

~T.

Y E A H !!!

Glad to hear I was just in time to help out!

Enoch