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"It is always with the best intentions that the worst work is done," observed Oscar Wilde.
Unfortunately, these fundraisers have high overhead costs, and much of the money goes into administration, rather than research.
I know where my time and energy goes: directly to a human being. There is so much to having direct services.
That is my preference, especially with the Pink Ribbon, Inc. machine that has hijacked the cancer cause. Even the Cancer Society has highjacked Jack Layton's death to promote their 'fight against cancer'. His loss is their gain.
Not all my hospice clients see themselves as victims. They see themselves as people who need someone. And we get so much back from helping another person.
If you do not donate, click on the button, sign the petition, 'friends' feel you do not care. I'm tired of my 'friends' who are actually causes. People looking for press for their cause.
Then there are the discussions that range from bizarre to ignorant. Hijacking a cause for marketing purposes, or comments that are off-track, off-topic, or worse, selling something. Purported horror stories that convince us of a horrible wrong. There are three sides to everything: theirs, theirs, and the truth.
Then there are the ubiquitous Facebook groups:
I support Jack Layton in his fight against Cancer
I support Jack Layton in his fight against Cancer - Showing our support for Jack Layton | Facebook.
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We know how to change our lives to prevent some cancers: eat well, fresh foods, mostly plants; exercise, keep your weight down; reduce salt intake, but no one is immune. Marathon runners have heart attacks. We don't know why the body breaks down.
But it does.
Facebook mobilizes masses - but what for? - The Globe and Mail
7 Dec 2009 – It's called "slacktivism," and it runs rampant on social media. And for good reason. ... Because what drives slacktivism is mostly ego.
Slacktivism
or activism on Facebook? - USATODAY.com
In fact, the title of this post -- "Slacktivism or Activism" -- is the title of a panel I'm sitting on this weekend at American University's Social Learning Summit.
Slacktivism: Why Snopes got it Wrong About Internet Petitions
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CBC.ca | Day 6 | Sophie Kohn: Disliking
Slacktivism
8 Oct 2010 – This ridiculous campaign is only the latest example of "slacktivism," and ... The problem with slacktivism is it makes people feel they've made a difference.
No Slacktivism Here - The Agenda - The Agenda Blogs - Steve Paikin
25 Jan 2010 – After all, "slacktivism" is all the rage these days, with many pundits looking skeptically at the "commitment" it takes to click your disapproval.
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Whoa, that's telling 'em, Jenn.
Your photos remind me of the people who visited the care facility where my parents lived before they died. The patients loved to have singers come in to entertain them, and the staff members often danced with the patients.
I enjoyed making up "Name That Tune" games and MC-ing them for the residents of Mom's wing of the facility. My brother enjoyed singing for the patients in Dad's wing.
My youngest brother, an artist, would draw cartoons on the blackboard every time he went in to visit Dad, thus making the staff giggle.
After Mom died, and again after Dad died, we gave money with specific instructions to buy something we knew was needed for the happiness of the patients, and donated such things as the TV, radio, CD-player, etc., from Mom's and Dad's rooms.
Because we had come to know so many of the other patients, we wanted them to have things we knew they would enjoy.
— K
Kay, Alberta, Canada
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