Hi folks,
I've got some thoughs and questions on fundraising. Both my wife and I have been actively doing things such as selling everything not nailed down on eBay or Amazon, selling larger items through local estate sales and whatnot.
We've both agreed that this is a good way to get raise money for our adoption - but then we ran into a sticking point when I had another fundraising idea.
We both have some different views when it comes to raising money. Me, I'm willing to do just about anything short of robbing a bank to come up with the necessary funds. While my wife is just as excited and eager as I am to adopt, she's very concerned about appearing as a charity case.
Her viewpoint is that there are those who have lost their houses, or loved ones, or are facing a life threatening illness, and they should be the ones raising money for themselves through (for lack of a better descriptive phrase) "charity fundraising". She does not like the idea of appearing as such a case.
One of my ideas was to sell something (crafty or otherwise) for maybe a bit more than it's worth, but with the implicit idea that whoever bought one of the widgets would be doing so to help us adopt and therefore wouldn't mind spending a little extra money. That way, they're getting a tangible item for their money, and we're getting a chance to raise some extra cash to go directly into our adoption fund. For instance, buying "A is for Adoption" T-shirts for $8 and selling them for $15. (Just an example, I'm not buying any T-shirts).
she's not completely convinced that this isn't just another form of charity, and we've both agreed not to do anything without both of us consenting to it. (I have a tendancy to jump the gun and run with ideas
) I very much respect her opinions and feelings about this, but I'm not entirely sure I understand them.
What's your take on this? Is this charity? Would we appear to you as such a charity case? If you were in a different situation, and weren't saving yourself for an adoptoin, would you consider buying something like this?
Thanks for your input.
Ben