[Ohio-talk] {Spam?} Re: marching for independence

[adcohen823 at roadrunner.com]

An idea for the MFI:

Make the letters asking for money an message of gratitude.  80% of us are already receiving money from the market demographic the cause wants to "attract."  Maybe thanking those who have given so much to us would build a relationship of trust and friendship which in turn leads to understanding...???  Cooperation...?

A small example of what I am proposing might read well in such a letter:

Dear Friend,

I am blind.  I receive $1400 unearned and on-time monthly from your tax-driven labor.  The tax money I receive from you has made it possible for me to attend  college free of all cost for tuition/books/board.  Because of your labor and tax dollars I, a person unknown to you incur no debt upon graduation from college unlike your own self/kids.  From your tax dollars I receive adaptive technology, training, reading assistance, home aid support for various things, subsidized door-to-door transportation, discounted bus fare and of course the basic necessities that include food, shelter, clothing, medical care, cable television and internet, and my iPhone with all associated apps which again make it possible for me to live independently.  Thank you for all of this which is unfortunately not near enough to make me independent.

Before I ask you for charity money I want to make my appreciation and gratitude for you and all working Americans known.  I know you have families of your own and problems like anyone else.  I am just like you and I understand this.  Bob Marley wrote that every man feels his burden is the heaviest but for my needs I want you to cast aside the truth herein and take on a little bit more of my personal life challenge bestowed upon me by a God who does not give any of us that which we cannot handle.

This being said I want/need $250 or whatever you can afford outside of my monthly allowance so I can go on vacation to Orlando, Florida next July.

In Orlando I will attend a meeting of thousands of blind people just like myself who receive your assistance every month and here at this convention we will speak of how the world you have created for us is unfair, ignorant and in short not working for the blind.

Yes there are many cases of successful blind people working and living full lives but these folks are only an aberration as far as my independence is concerned so do not let this deter you from donating.  This is very important for you to understand.  I am going to learn how to educate you the public so your shared ignorance of me will not stand in my way of independence.  I'm cool and capable but you all don't see this for some reason and I am going to teach you to see only this in me.  Please do not allow this fact to deter your charitable donations to me again and again and again.

You might think that $250.00 is easy to earn in 350 days - A dollar a day until the month of June arrives - but I never consider this option because...?  I don't know really.

So if you will, please again join the list of charitable organizations that serve the blind inadequately in the areas of healthcare, higher education, housing and please please give (donate charitably from your heart) me  more money to gain my independence from you and your unfortunate ignorance about my blindness.

Sincerely,

Blind Person

P.S.  If you like you can call me son, daughter, nephew or niece since I am like a relative of yours who receives your charity support at large.