OK being very involved in the Fight dfor more Kim Possible, I posted this on that board:
Hail the Kimmunity,
Having only just learned of the CHOC charity drive in the VIP board, I have conceived of idea that may give us the boost we need to push the FFF and FF3 over the top. Disney is a very socially conscious company. There any number of charities that it contributes to every year of which CHOC was just one. Perhaps if we were to learn which charities they favor. We all could make smaller donations on behalf of the FFF and FF3. Perhaps seeing fans of the shows listed on the same honor rolls as their famously charitable company would be something which no Corporate Executive or stockholder could ignore. Opinions?
I followed up after some research with this:
I've taken the entire month to study this and I believe I know where to begin. I've been leery of doing this largely because....I'm broke and unemployed. I won't be able to donate. Still this should be a way to start rebuilding the campaign in the eyes of the media... at least for those of us with credit cards and some spare cash.
Anyway here's what I think will be the best way to do this. Donating for dummies if you will.
First go to
www.wish.org/In the upper right corner you'll see the 'Donate' button
In the column on the left you'll see the option for cards and certificates. select this
Page down to featured emails & ecards
I believe the most effective card to send is the one furthest right is the most effective. Note the following text which will be printed above.
We will send an e-card/e-mail on your behalf, recognizing your thoughtful gift. Minimum donation is $5.
The ecard sent will contain the following text:
Dear Friend,
A generous donation has been made to the Make-A-Wish Foundation® in memory of (Honoree's Name) by (Your Name). This gift will help grant children's wishes to meet their favorite actor, take a trip of a lifetime, enjoy a shopping spree or be a corporate CEO for a day. The Make-A-Wish Foundation truly appreciates this gift, which will help the organization provide hope, strength and joy to children with life-threatening medical conditions.
Below is a personal message from Your Name:
Your personal message...
With our deepest sympathy,
Make-A-Wish Foundation
The Make-A-Wish Foundation grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength, and joy. It is the largest wish-granting charity in the world. With the help of generous donors and tens of thousands of volunteers, the Make-A-Wish Foundation has granted wishes to children with life-threatening medical conditions since 1980.
For more information on how you can share the power of a wish®, visit us at
www.wish.org.
Click on 'Select E-mail'
First you will have to select the amount to donate. Remember, a $5 minimum
Then enter the folowing fields:
In memory of*: (in this case Kim Possible and Jake Long)
Recipient's e-mail address*: (We have all kinds of people we can send these to but only one, so choose wisely. I chose Robert Iger but somebody has to do all the media contacts. We should coordinate. I'm afraid I've already donated as much as I have.)
Your name*: (We can use our own names or our internet handles)
Personal message: (Just write what you feel.)
Then we need to direct the donations:
I think the best place to direct the donations is to the greater Los Angeles area chapter (that IS where Disney Channels corporate offices are, isn't it?). Therefore select the 'another chapter' radio button, then choose CA- Greater Los Angeles chapter from the drop down list.
Click 'Continue' in the lower left.
The site will show you what you entered then you must click 'Submit Donation'
On the next page, you must enter you name, mailing address, and Email. How much more information you enter is up to you.
Then finally you must enter your credit card information if you have one.
I'm going to look into charities that take PayPal and Make-A-Wish also has mail- in gift forms and other ecards and actual cards that will be mailed but require a $20 minimum donation. Let's hope this will give us the boost we need.
As far as the other charities are concerned, let's work on this one this month and anopther one next month. If any of you have any suggestions on a better procedure, please speak up.
Perhaps a few of these on behalf of our man Jake would help this cause along. Sadly, I overdrew my account just doing this one. Sux being broke and unemployed.