tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4442721490377727362.post2928892778639339264..comments2022-11-17T05:47:09.201-05:00Comments on Koinonia Community: Banquet for the Poor?koinonia communityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04677292428662688616noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4442721490377727362.post-67352751587296071822008-02-14T17:12:00.000-05:002008-02-14T17:12:00.000-05:00Anne-MarieSo true...but how sad. It destroys any ...Anne-Marie<BR/>So true...but how sad. It destroys any opportunity for empathy.koinonia communityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04677292428662688616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4442721490377727362.post-89160496996181293602008-02-14T16:56:00.000-05:002008-02-14T16:56:00.000-05:00I sometimes feel this way too - but then again, th...I sometimes feel this way too - but then again, there are people who wouldn't give otherwise - people who give for more social and public reasons than just giving altruistically. If expensive dinners are the way to get these high donors, well, then ya' gotta do the dinners even if they seem less effective than other options of direct giving.Anne-Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04897791546363838272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4442721490377727362.post-37308879193448782492008-02-11T19:28:00.000-05:002008-02-11T19:28:00.000-05:00you pretty much summed up why I hate auctions/dinn...you pretty much summed up why I hate auctions/dinner/dance/thingies to raise money for charity.<BR/><BR/>It feels like a slap in the face, really.<BR/><BR/>I've been on both sides of the coin. Growing up my parents were always invited to these types of deals, and I can say that most of the people going could care less about the issue at hand (who me? get dirty and feed the homeless! no thanks, I'll just make a donation and look pretty doing it)<BR/><BR/>Blahhhhhhhh the apathy makes me want to throw up the steak dinner.TheNormalMiddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12331429075393644206noreply@blogger.com