tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10628759.post116277055148384596..comments2023-10-24T10:46:23.233-05:00Comments on Romantic Ramblings: Good Grief!Duke_of_Earlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08358279187766938462noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10628759.post-1162906412678355762006-11-07T07:33:00.000-06:002006-11-07T07:33:00.000-06:00I agree with Shesawriter.One of my kids came home ...I agree with Shesawriter.<BR/><BR/>One of my kids came home last night and told me I had to fork over money for a "mandatory" donation for donkey basketball. I sort of blew a fuse over the announcement. I'm doing creative bill paying to get by right now and someone TELLS me I MUST donate when I can't even figure out how to keep my electric turned on? Lemme tell ya, I kicked a couple chickens around over that one.Zinniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13411851228754372195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10628759.post-1162857747448346602006-11-06T18:02:00.000-06:002006-11-06T18:02:00.000-06:00That sucks. I'm sorry. They shouldn't be telling...That sucks. I'm sorry. They shouldn't be telling people how much to give. Unbelievable.Shesawriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14904247751806210823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10628759.post-1162844300088251202006-11-06T14:18:00.000-06:002006-11-06T14:18:00.000-06:00I commend anyone who supports these organizations....I commend anyone who supports these organizations. I've been on the hardship side more times than I care to admit, and if it wasn't for the generosity of people who I don't know, I'd be on the street with my kids.Faith Bicknellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08978240749619858463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10628759.post-1162834314566176142006-11-06T11:31:00.000-06:002006-11-06T11:31:00.000-06:00Sounds a little like intimadation for a firm to as...Sounds a little like intimadation for a firm to ask an employee to give one day's pay per month. Just my two cents worth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10628759.post-1162831158636514382006-11-06T10:39:00.000-06:002006-11-06T10:39:00.000-06:00Good question, if anyone responds to this. In our...Good question, if anyone responds to this. In our case, no. The company makes its own "corporate" United Way gift from a budget category called "Donations and Contributions" that is established each year in advance. And in our case, the company amount is usually lower than the total employee pledge!<BR/><BR/>JohnDuke_of_Earlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08358279187766938462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10628759.post-1162830207334922172006-11-06T10:23:00.000-06:002006-11-06T10:23:00.000-06:00Just wondering, do the employers match this?Just wondering, do the employers match this?Candacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10488301409338243686noreply@blogger.com