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Post by eclipse on Jul 23, 2010 21:18:09 GMT -5
Okay, one of the main reasons the PogoTribe is here is to change the world for the better. What better way to do that then one child at a time. Just $22 a month would do the following: * Emergency Food * Medical and Dental Care * Educational Support * Family Assistance * Clothes, Shoes and More! I have no clue how we could raise the money, but I think this would be really cool. Think about how they would feel when they open a letter from the PogoTribe (maybe even send pictures?) and they know that they have 100s of people who care about them and support them. I realize this idea needs a lot of work but please tell me what you think. www.childreninternational.com |
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Post by Breepop on Jul 23, 2010 21:27:11 GMT -5
* Most important of all, your sponsored child will hear about Jesus Christ and be encouraged to develop a lifelong relationship with God. Buh, sorry mate... I was with you until this. Pass. I absolutely love the idea, though. Kind of surprised no one has suggested this yet... my church used to do it all the time. The Tribe should DEFINITELY sponsor a child. : D That's a project I can get behind. EDIT: Through a non-religious organization, that is. |
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Post by eclipse on Jul 23, 2010 21:29:22 GMT -5
* Most important of all, your sponsored child will hear about Jesus Christ and be encouraged to develop a lifelong relationship with God. Buh, sorry mate... I was with you until this. Pass. I absolutely love the idea, though. Kind of surprised no one has suggested this yet... my church used to do it all the time. The Tribe should DEFINITELY sponsor a child. : D That's a project I can get behind. EDIT: Through a non-religious organization, that is. Yes I know I just got the idea looking through paper from that organization. If you can find another one PLEASE suggest it!  EDIT: Possibly through this organization I found...http://www.worldvision.org/ Never really cared for there commercials but I do support what there doing. |
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Post by frazzledog on Jul 24, 2010 7:00:10 GMT -5
World Vision is also a Religious Endeavor.
Does anyone KNOW of any child sponsorship program that doesn't convert everyone to the same religion?
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Post by eclipse on Jul 24, 2010 8:05:59 GMT -5
World Vision is also a Religious Endeavor. Does anyone KNOW of any child sponsorship program that doesn't convert everyone to the same religion? I'll keep looking for one but I can't find any without any religious ties. Anyone have any ideas? |
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Post by eclipse on Jul 24, 2010 23:20:20 GMT -5
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Post by pompaloona on Jul 25, 2010 2:05:49 GMT -5
... we could make our own? (how i don't really know, but its just a suggestion... form a school somewhere in an impoverished country? iuno!) According to wiki, they're no longer religiously affiliated.. |
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Post by frazzledog on Jul 25, 2010 8:45:37 GMT -5
According to wiki, they're no longer religiously affiliated.. Which Is what we want! |
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Post by Benyamin on Jul 28, 2010 0:13:15 GMT -5
This sounds great!
My family did this for a girl through worldvision, and it really helped her
How would we obtain the money
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Post by xtamppelix on Jul 29, 2010 5:38:12 GMT -5
if we had a paypal account (or something similar) we could all donate to that and then the money would be transferred to the chosen organization. But a... we could try to do a video hehe ^^ if 20% of all who watch videos online (youtube, veoh etc..)
donated 5cents that'd be a lot of money :3
This whole thing is a great idea : DD
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Post by Kevak on Jul 29, 2010 5:51:22 GMT -5
Sounds great, needs work, like most ideas  |
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Post by username123 on Jul 29, 2010 13:26:51 GMT -5
this is such a good idea! i love it! we could sponsor it with money from the ads, like dan said.
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Post by eclipse on Jul 30, 2010 18:05:45 GMT -5
Okay so does anyone know the next step? I really want this to be a community project, not just one run by me and I make the decisions. So I say we decide the answer to these questions...
What Organization?
What is the best way to collect the money?
How should we ask for donations?
Should we contact Dan and ask him to give us a shout-out or something similar (when the time is right)?
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Post by SwimFellow on Sept 9, 2010 22:22:35 GMT -5
How should we do this? Revived!
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Post by newschooled on Sept 9, 2010 22:45:07 GMT -5
I was TOTALLY on board until you went all "MUST ASSIMILATE" with the religion. (As Bree pointed out)
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Post by Ricky on Sept 10, 2010 0:01:18 GMT -5
I was TOTALLY on board until you went all "MUST ASSIMILATE" with the religion. (As Bree pointed out) yea, i think that if we do something like this it should be to a completely non-religious group I'll see if we can find a way to raise the money that would be used though |
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Post by Quinn on Sept 12, 2010 18:25:27 GMT -5
Maybe SPOTM could have a few ads and give some of the money to sponsoring children.
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Post by Sean on Sept 12, 2010 18:27:28 GMT -5
Maybe SPOTM could have a few ads and give some of the money to sponsoring children. No, No, No, No, NO. I can't stand adverts... I don't care what the cause is... I don't want to see them. |
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Post by Spot Moon Cool on Nov 2, 2010 4:46:52 GMT -5
It's a good idea. But WorldVision is a good charity but yeah it's Christian. I think all charities should be secular.*
*That is a word of wisdom by Spot Cool.
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