Friends,
We are elated to send supporters of the Fellowship of Reconciliation some amazing news! FOR has been informed that we are to receive several gifts totaling $24 million!
Will you help us build on this unexpected good fortune and make your tax-deductible donation now?
The news came to our staff this week in a series of unexpected email messages. To our great surprise, FOR's work for peace, nonviolence, and human rights is apparently supported by people whose family names we would not usually associate with those values and commitments.
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FOR's mysterious benefactor?
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We are being offered lump sum multimillion dollar gifts from people who have self-identified as:
- a stepson of Idi Amin
- a sister-in-law of Imelda Marcos
- a niece of "Papa Doc" Duvalier
- a cousin of Muammar Gaddafi
- and a former hunting partner of Dick Cheney
Wow!
Wait, you have also received some of these messages? (Should we split the money 50-50?) Oh, you think these are spam?!
OK, OK, yes, this is a hoax. (Although we are still hoping for a gift from Cheney's hunting partner!)
Throughout the past century -- since 1915, to be precise -- the Fellowship of Reconciliation has survived and thrived thanks to the gifts and pledges of everyday, ordinary people like you.
While a multimillion dollar gift would certainly be enticing, we at FOR are exceedingly proud that our support has consistently come in checks of $10, $25, and $100 -- making our work for human rights, interfaith understanding, and active nonviolence possible.
Thank you for your support, which we need more than ever today.
Donate now: Help us demilitarize life and land in 2012 with a financial gift or a monthly pledge.
In peace and with justice,
Mark, Ethan, Jonette, Linda, Ivan, and the FOR team
P.S. Please join us in an urgent action alert to the U.S. Ambassador to Colombia.
P.P.S. Please make a tax-deductible donation to FOR today! |
