[Lvlug] A modern-day version of "Tie a Yellow Riboon"

[Brian Reichert]

* Scott Phelan <scottp at fivestarassoc.com> [2006-10-03 08:19:26-0400]
> Actually, I have a "Support our troops" ribbon on my car, but I bought 
> it from the mother of my nephew who was in Iraq at the time. It cost me 
> $10.00 and nine of those dollars went to support wives and families of 
> the soldiers while their husbands are away. $1.00 goes to the Chinese
> guy that made it. If you're buying it at K-mart for $1.99, you're only 
> supporting K-mart and the Chinese guy.

Now that's the way to do it.  I guess the thing to do is make sure you are
buying it from a source where you know the funds will go to help the people who
need it.

-- 
Brian Reichert
http://rignesnet.tzo.com

Bacchus, n.:
	A convenient deity invented by the ancients as an excuse for
getting drunk.
		-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary"
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