December 1, 2015
It
is that time of the year again when the Fluoride Action Network spends
the month of December raising funds for next year's work. This is always
crucial for us but moreso now than ever with a new executive director
(Michael Connett, JD) in place. We have exciting plans in the works for
2016 that will be outlined in a bulletin next week. FAN is thinking
big and we are going to need as much support as possible to raise
additional funds to make these projects possible. Our fundraising goal this year is $200,000 from 1500 donors
by midnight PT Dec 31! Those are daunting totals for us BUT no more
daunting than the formidable task of trying to end water fluoridation
worldwide!
Donation details are below.
A
very generous donor has got us off to a cracking start by pledging to
match any donation - large or small - up to a total of $5000. So any
donation you make today (and maybe tomorrow will be doubled).
As per usual we are going to make this fundraising effort as enjoyable and informative as we can.
Let's start with some fun. Two
years ago we came up with the idea of deck of playing cards that
spelled out the 52 arguments (plus 2 jokers) against fluoridation. The
message was that "Fluoridation is a House of Cards Waiting to Fall and
you can play a hand in its downfall!" People loved this idea and we
distributed dozens of packs in time for the holiday season.
It's time for another deck and this time we need your help creating it. All
you need is a smart phone or a camera. All you have to do is to take a
photo of your child (or grandchild) either drinking a glass or water or
holding a glass of water. Try to get as much of your child's face in
the shot. We hope to get 52 high quality pictures of children drinking
water (they will only be identified by first name). This time the
message on the back of the cards will read:
"Do
you really want these children drinking a neurotoxic chemical? 52
beautiful reasons to end the outdated and harmful practice of
fluoridation."
I
am afraid this idea came to us rather late. If we move fast we should
have this deck of cards in hand before the end of the fundraiser.
Meanwhile, if you wish to participate in this "FAN team production"
please send us a photo of your child electronically (i.e. as a jpeg file
(no hard copies please) as soon as you can. Please send to
info@fluoridealert.org
We will also need your permission to use your child's image in this way and to do this sign the attached statement and send a photo of the following statement with your signature on it as a second jpeg file. Please send to info@fluoridealert.org
I give my permission for FAN to use my child's image in a deck of playing cards.
Name:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
Signature:
That is the fun part, now on to the fundraising part. Please consider sending a donation towards next year's efforts to end fluoridation. Here’s how to donate. It is simple, quick, crucial and TAX DEDUCTIBLE!
To make a tax-deductible donation you can either:
Thank you and thank you for everything else you are doing to end this outdated and harmful practice.
Paul Connett,
Director of the 2015 Fundraiser and
Senior Adviser to FAN |
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