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[asterroc]

Dear Charity to which I sent a donation,

Thank you for your considerate letter of appreciation. For future reference I see no need for you to waste either monetary resources or the resources of the Earth doing so, but it was thoughtful of you and I will understand if it helps most donators to continue donating. Also for future reference, you know what shows your appreciation even more than sending a thank-you card? Spelling my name right.

Love,

Zandperl

Comments

[framefolly.livejournal.com]

*snorts*

The thank you letter I liked best was from Donors Choose -- for helping school teachers get resources. I got a set of letters from the students, bad penmanship and spelling and all :) .

(Um, donators --> donors?)

[oldsilenus.livejournal.com]

Aren't thank you notes legally required for donations higher than... I think maybe it's $25? Certainly somewhere in that range....

[marquiswildbill.livejournal.com]

Your name isn't even hard to spell. Failure on the charities part.

[captain-risu.livejournal.com]

i love how the nature conservancy sent me a complimentary paper memo pad with their logo on it. was it atleast recycled paper? no, they didn't indicate so anywhere.

[spazzy444.livejournal.com]

I love it when places try to help you spell your name. I know my name and I spelled it correctly on the form/check/letter/etc.

We always know when Nick get's spam mail, because he goes by his middle name, and his first name is not an unusual name but lacks one letter of its "typical" spelling.

Then again, I take time to thank people when they pronounce my name correctly on the first try - it happens so rarely.

[demigoth.livejournal.com]

I don't mind thank you notes so much, but when a charity (especially one for protecting nature) mails me pleas for more donations every other week for a year, I cross them right off my list. It probably cost them more to do that than the amount I donated, and if they can't get the hint, I don't want them wasting any more of my money.

Email requests are annoying but at least they don't waste resources quite so badly.

I should make a resolution to contact them and at least try to convince them not to ask me for any more money in a non-electronic format. I'm lazy about stuff like that.