[meteorite-list] Charity raffle and cheque

From: Alexander Seidel <gsac_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 07 Jul 2007 16:01:00 +0200
Message-ID: <20070707140100.156580_at_gmx.net>

While this is happening far away from Europe, and I really don?t feel a need to interfere with a local affair in Kansas or anywhere out on the US plains, I still have a humble opinion on that:

This was a noble idea to help people, who suffered from a catastrophic event. My hat goes off to all those who took efforts to get things going with this charity raffle - their names are well known within our little meteorite community.

I don?t see why there is such a negative form of excitement from people who obviously have not been directly involved with all these efforts, and now try to undermine a good thought because of personal disagreements or jealousy towards others.

And by the way: didn?t we here in good ol? Europe learn this word "SHOW" from you Americans in the end? What is wrong with presenting a big cheque on a stage at a festival, when it ultimately is for a good purpose? Every bank director or mayor in our little communities here in Germany would be glad to pose with such a cheque on a photo in the local press once it is for a good purpose, something worth to be sponsored et cetera. I see no problem with this perpective, as long as it is nothing but a little showy side-effect of publicising a good effort. And while I understand many Americans may have a different approach to religion than Europeans I think it is inappropriate to make even a religious argument with this, as someone just tried here on the list...

Best from rainy Berlin/Germany,
Alex
Received on Sat 07 Jul 2007 10:01:00 AM PDT