I'm a sucker

[Nerb]

Charity isn't something you do.  It's something you discover.

Charity is GIVING to those in need. It is an action, therefore, something we DO. Be Charitable.

This reminds me of when I was a kid selling calendars for charity after school or asking to be sponsored for a swim or a walk or something.

The spinoffs have evolved quite a bit since then and most kids are so spoiled these days and living in a peer-pressure bubble.

And David, I hope you don't discover all the neighbours also ordered a wad of cookie dough because they felt sorry for the kid with the empty order sheet.

Post a picture of your cookies!

[Kurokage]

'offers a virtual hand shake' 

You must have made his day, good for you sir!

[Nerb]

That said, children are adorable and deserve toys.

They fooled you!

[Maxmars]

Charity is GIVING to those in need. It is an action, therefore, something we DO. Be Charitable.
...

I suppose it's my contextual side.

True charity is not within intent to be charitable...

It is just a spontaneous expression of the reality that people don't suck...
we largely only talk about those who do.

As a hobby, profession, or vocation charity is very honorable.

As a casual habit.... it is even MORE beautiful... oddly.

[UltraBudgie]

Do not let the left hand know what the right hand is doing.

Especially if the right hand is eating cookies.

[Bootless]

Do not let the left hand know what the right hand is doing.

Especially if the right hand is eating cookies.

Spoil sport!!!

Just when I was going to launch into a great story of my grocery store experience of yesterday.

[UltraBudgie]

Spoil sport!!!

Just when I was going to launch into a great story of my grocery store experience of yesterday.

Oh please don't let me stop you!

I just moved to a new address, and sent cheques to three charities in hopes of receiving calendars and address labels. None yet, but I'm hopeful! Once you're on the lists, an endless stream of notepads and address labels is guaranteed. Calendars, I've found, they send you for a few years and then give up.

[Bootless]

Oh please don't let me stop you!

I just moved to a new address, and sent cheques to three charities in hopes of receiving calendars and address labels. None yet, but I'm hopeful! Once you're on the lists, an endless stream of notepads and address labels is guaranteed. Calendars, I've found, they send you for a few years and then give up.

I'll start a story so as to feel free to embellish, should be more funny that way.

Do you get the big paper calendars or the small magnetic refrigerator calendars? I haven't even opened the last three large envelopes so I don't know what booty I have. I mainly look for the self addressed stamped envelopes. That way spare cash laying around can be sent. Pre-paid credit card ran out years ago.

[UltraBudgie]

Mostly the paper wall calendars. And the pens. Oh the pens. The Wounded Warrior pen has a little flashlight built-in. But it soon goes dead. Human Rights Watch had the best paper calendar. It had a monthly picture of sad looking children on it! Oh look, it's the end of September, and they're still living in squalor.

Edit: Oh wait, it's Doctors Without Borders that had the flashlight pen:

[RichardHurt]

Yesterday, about 5 PM, I got a knock on my front door.

This is how I know you're a stranger by the way. Salesman and strangers come to the front, friends come through the back gate and knock on the back door.

Anyway....I open the door and there's a little boy standing there with big glossy pamphlets in his hand. He's maybe 10 and his parents had been driving him around to hawk whatever he was selling. Turns out, he's selling cookie dough. You know the ones I mean. It's a 2.7 lb tub that makes about 3 dozen cookies and they're $20 - $25 depending on what you order. So, he asks if I want to buy some and I'm thinkin' "Sure, I'll buy a tub to help whatever he's raising money for".

I start looking at the catalogue while he's telling me all the prizes he could win if he sold the most.  He is SO happy to tell me he could get a hover board or roller skates or even a bicycle ! He's not giving me a spiel, he's genuinely happy he could get that stuff and it shows. OK, I don't really know these people but I've seen them around. The kid wasn't wearing the best clothes, I don't mean he was dirty and ragged, just ....you can tell ok ? The car he came in was at least 10 years old and not in the best shape and everything about the kid and car said low income/struggling and I just knew the family couldn't afford those things he was excited about.

When I had made my choice, { White Chocolate Macadamia } he gave me the sign up sheet. You write your name, address and which ones you wanted and how many of the tubs, right ?

It was blank.

I asked him if I was the first house and the little fella got a heart breaking, dejected, sad look and said No, he had been to about 10 other houses and no one wanted any. *sigh* I just couldn't take it. Here he was out doing the best he can and nobody wanted what he was selling, so....

I ordered about $120 of cookie dough.
My Wife was out there with me and after the kid left, she gave that knowing look, a smile and said "Softie".

I know, I know...but I just couldn't stand that look on his face and the sadness in his voice !

Just call me Tootsie Pop 'cause I'm an all day sucker.

I don't care what others say about you David64, your a good man.
This story brings a smile to my face in a otherwise depressing world.