Hi Mike- Your a gentleman and a great asset to the wonderful Ladies of ELCI and you contribution is a terrific start to the Christmas Party fund.
Kind regards.
Jim in Talakag.
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> Daisy,
>  Â  I will once again make a 1000 USD donation for the kids christmas however if I hear any more gossip or drama over it I will stop donating anythign to the charity altogether. I know it is not your doing however I feel your members should respect the fact that I ask nothing of anyone and do what I can to help and that should leave me off of their gossip list. Its no ones buisness who i do things with or what I do with them.
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> Donation will be so much a month as soona s I get a chance to crunch the numbers I will let you knwo how much you will get per month.
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> Mike B
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> From: daisy <daisy_cline@...>
> To: Expats-in-Cagayan-de-Oro@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Sun, June 20, 2010 6:55:59 PM
> Subject: [Expats-in-Cagayan-de-Oro] Re: Grand Charity 4th of July American Independence Day Feast at Kingston Lodge.
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> Mike that's what events are for.... :-) People do sponsor and for business purposes....
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> As to the raffle we have tried it and we ended up giving to ELCI members quota sells just so we could provide the prizes. We will do our gund-raising in any way we can but at the moment not to raffle ticket yet unless some other organization will co sponsor with us and help us sell the tickets.
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> To sponsor an event and to put their names or businesses as part of the media mileage they could get is not egocentric. For one they could show it as an evidence that indeed they sponsor a non profit organization for tax purposes!
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> Had we been a non recognize non profit organization in the boundary of the Philippine law then, ELCI will never dare to do this thing!
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> I hope you or anyone will understand where I am coming from!
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> Thank you!
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> --- In Expats-in-Cagayan-de-Oro@yahoogroups.com, Mike Farrell <firstsgtmike@> wrote:
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> > Daisy, I don't believe (hope) that no one on this list is so egocentric that they require name recognition for an event they support.
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> > Once again, I believe the MAJOR source of your fundraising for the Christmas feeding, and/or any other of your charity endeavors, should be a raffle supported by local business interests.
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> > Members donations can only go so far.
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> > Mike Farrell
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> > Cagayan de Oro
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> > To: Expats-in-Cagayan-de-Oro@yahoogroups.com
> > From: daisy_cline@
> > Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2010 12:17:45 +0000
> > Subject: [Expats-in-Cagayan-de-Oro] Re: Grand Charity 4th of July American Independence Day Feast at Kingston Lodge.
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> > Hello Everyone!
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> > Greetings!
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> > At first I was thinking of sending PM to some members but I don't know to whom...so I might as well put this online....As stated above ELCI will be hosting the event on the 4th of July also tagged as FIL-AM Friendship Day. We doing this as our initial fund-raising for the coming Christmas Feeding for the Deprived Children 2010.
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> > As per some discussions, selling meal tickets and earning 100 pesos per ticket for the adults and non for the kids will bring just bring ELCI to "square one" considering the fireworks and balloons and the ads, tickets, posters and streamers! With this said, ELCI is open for SPONSORSHIP for the said event. This is what we could give as media mileage for at least 2 weeks
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> > 1. Your name or Company logo to be included in our 25 pcs posters and at least 2 streamers.
> > 2. Our Master of Ceremony during the event will continually mention your names.
> > 3. Online ads in all of ELCI support forums and sites
> > 4, Will be included in our 1 page Goldstar Daily Greetings on the 4th of July. (This time ELCI will pay the newspaper if it is not free :scratch_head: )
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> > Major Sponsor.....10,000 pesos or 220 US$
> > Minor Sponsor......6,000 pesos or 150 US$
> > Benefactor.........3,000 pesos or 75 US$
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> > Gor more inquiries please email us to:
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> > expatsladiescharities@
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> > Thank you very much!
> >
> > daisy
> >
> > --- In Expats-in-Cagayan-de-Oro@yahoogroups.com, "Jim C" <jcjimc43@> wrote:
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> > > Alan I was just thinking that myself lol.
> > > Regards.
> > > Jim.
> > > >
> > > > Gee , with all that on the menu i had better not eat for a couple days before arriving . :-)
> > > >
> > > > --- In Expats-in-Cagayan-de-Oro@yahoogroups.com, "daisy" <daisy_cline@> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Our ticket selling for the 4th of July Barbecue Party is a big hit....We tried to bring 40 tickets and were all sold out and we still owe 3 tickets for adult and 6 tickets for the children to Mike Farrell. What a wonderful ticket selling day for ELCI members at Kingston Lodge today....
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> > > > > We will having another ticket selling day on Friday and Wednesday...
> > > > >
> > > > > Aside from this suggested menu from Danny, we will also have fireworks display, balloon flying and singing!!!
> > > > >
> > > > > Suggested Menu Adults - Cost PHP 400
> > > > >
> > > > > BBQ Steaks
> > > > > Hungarian Sausages
> > > > > Hamburgers
> > > > > Potato Salad
> > > > > Coleslaw
> > > > > Tossed Salad
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> > > > > Suggested Menu Kids - Cost PHP 100 to the lodge ( Under 12yrs)
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> > > > > Hotdogs
> > > > > Pizza
> > > > > Fried Chicken
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> > > > > CHEERS!!!!!!
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> > > > > daisy
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> > > > > --- In Expats-in-Cagayan-de-Oro@yahoogroups.com, "Jim C" <jcjimc43@> wrote:
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> > > > > > The Ex-pat Ladies Charity Inc (ELCI) have come up with a novel idea of both celebrating the 4th of July American Independence Day and raising funding for their annual Christmas Parties for the underprivileged children of CdeO.
> > > > > > The event will be held at Kingston Lodge from mid day onwards on Sunday 4th July.
> > > > > > All ex-pats and their wives/partners and children irrespective of nationality are invited and it's hoped that this event will be spoken about for years to come for the right reasons.
> > > > > > The event will give old and new ex-pats and their wives/partners the opportunity to meet up and renew acquaintances and form it is hoped new friendships.
> > > > > > Danny of Kingston Lodge has promised to put on a spread to remember and obtain enough beer to satisfy the needs of all attendees.
> > > > > > Tickets for this worthy cause will go on sale from Wednesday 16th June 2010 at the OTT meet at Kingston Lodge.
> > > > > > Please help our dedicated Ladies by attending in numbers this unique event.
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