2005 - 09-02-05

Everybody is saying we need to come together
in this country. That's certainly true. But we need to come
together intelligently.

Ah hell. I hate this. It seems to me I'm
getting a little incoherent. So I'll stop writing now and
let Theresa take over from here.

Dear Gary,

My
reason for writing is to address the your
newsletter regarding disaster relief. You
asked, "What should we do? How can we help
these people?" And then you said, "The
truth is, I don't know."

I
would like to make a recommendation.

First
I want to say that I appreciate you for what
you're doing now and for all of the efforts
you have made in the past to put together
disaster relief funds.

On a
personal level, I subscribed to your
newsletter because of your marketing
genius. But the main reason I stay
subscribed is because I know that you are a
big-hearted, genuinely compassionate, very
cool and funny guy. I want you to know
upfront that this email is long for the sake
of these desperate and needy people and
because I want to give your noble &
loving intentions the time and attention it
deserves.

And by
the way...I'm a chic. So if any of this
sounds a little touch-feely, you'll know
why. Ok, down to business.

As
for my recommendation. Regardless of
whether you agree with their
religious beliefs or not, it is my belief
(through the extensive research I have done
regarding disaster relief) that the
organization of Jehovah's Witnesses is going
to be your best choice when the primary
concern is maximizing the use of funds in
the most beneficial way for victims. Here's
why.

They
are the most non-profit of non-profit
organizations I've ever seen. All of their
workers are voluntary. *All* of them. From
the top down, the way the entity
is structured, even the executives of
the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society in
Brooklyn, NY (headquarters of their
worldwide organization) donate their time in
exchange for very modest room and board.
I've toured a few of their facilities in the
Brooklyn, Wallkill and Patterson, NJ areas.
I've seen it with my own eyes.