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carol
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Posted: Fri Nov 9th, 2007 22:30 |
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How about encouraging folks who are benefitting from the MP to ask their friends and family to make donations to ARF in lieu of giving them holiday gifts?
We could supply a template letter for people to use.
Carol
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Ames
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Posted: Sat Dec 1st, 2007 19:44 |
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Hi Carol,
I think that’s a great idea. I already asked my family and friends to do just that. I can understand why some people might not want to sacrifice all their x-mas gifts, but doesn’t everybody have a family member that always gets them something they don’t really want/need? Like my aunt and uncle who always buy me a pair of Disney pajamas that I never wear - I always give them away.
And then hopefully there are people who might just like to see all the money from potential presents got to ARF. After all, nothing is a better present than health and that what ARF has given to us.
This is my take at a form letter that people could send out to friends and family . Obviously people may need to adapt it, especially the second paragraph.
Dear friends and family,
I hope all of you are enjoying the holiday season. Christmas is just around the corner and in light of the holiday I’d like to make a special request.
As you know I have been on a medical treatment called the Marshall Protocol for the last ? years in order to treat my ? Whereas several years ago I could barely celebrate Christmas, my health has now improved to the point where I can truly enjoy the holiday. In fact, the Marshall Protocol is working so well that I am confident full recovery is on the horizon.
During the time I have been on the MP I have not paid a single cent for information about the treatment or for 24/7 guidance by nurse moderators. That is because Professor Marshall (who created the treatment) and the entire staff of Autoimmunity Research Foundation (ARF), the California non-profit agency that runs the treatment, are all volunteers.
This Christmas I’d like to help further the work of those who have worked tirelessly to help me get my health back. Thus, my request is that instead of giving me a gift this Christmas, you could take the money that you would have spent on my present and donate it to Autoimmunity Research Foundation.
Instructions on how to donate here:
http://autoimmunityresearch.org/donate.html
I guarantee that your donation will contribute to a cause that is making a tremendous impact in the world of chronic disease. Professor Marshall is an extremely active biomedical researcher who has recently lectured at many conferences as well as to the FDA. His latest paper will be published February 1st in the prestigious medical journal Bioessays.
He will also be chairing a session at the 6th Annual Conference on Autoimmunity, and your donation will help ensure that ARF has the necessary resources to prepare and travel to the event.
More about the conference here:
http://bacteriality.com/2007/11/10/portugal/
Your donation will also guarantee that every new patient who starts the Marshall Protocol will continue to receive the guidance, free of charge, that has been crucial in allowing me to succeed on the treatment.
Thanks and have a Merry Christmas!
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belinda
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Posted: Sat Dec 15th, 2007 04:10 |
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One of our members just sent me a private message saying their best friend has seen improvements in her health, so she offered to donate to Autoimmunity Research, Inc. This member said she's going to ask other friends and family members to make a donation as well.
Sandra Sims has written an article detailing why people donate to good causes, and knowing someone who's been affected by a disease is one of the top reasons to give to research. She says that the top five reasons people make donations are:- personal experience, such as having faced a health crisis or knowing someone who has might spur people to fund health-related organizations
- wanting to make a difference
- they want to help solve a problem
- they want the good feeling or benefits that come from giving and
- because giving is a good thing to do.
You might want to keep these motivations for giving as you speak to your friends and family. It may be that people are simply looking for a worthy cause to support.
Belinda
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