[ITT: Charitable donations]Skywalker's daughter, Bethany

Gilly · 3 Jun 2008 at 08:28

PayPal have refused to waive fees, but have pledged some themselves.

It doesn't make up the shortfall by any means, wonder if anyone has ever had any more success.

I'm going to see if I can take some of this to local press, see if we can emotionally blackmail PayPal into doing more

Scottland · 3 Jun 2008 at 08:34

Gilly said:
PayPal have refused to waive fees, but have pledged some themselves.

It doesn't make up the shortfall by any means, wonder if anyone has ever had any more success.

I'm going to see if I can take some of this to local press, see if we can emotionally blackmail PayPal into doing more

From what I've heard of PP, that sounds like a pretty good result

DampCat · 3 Jun 2008 at 08:37

Gilly;

The Argus is Skywalkers local paper. I've been looking at their site and i cant find a way to submit a story. Perhaps someone with some more time on their hands can make a go at it though. http://www.theargus.co.uk/index.php

It also has a forum:
http://forum.theargus.co.uk/

I'd suggest only one person contact the paper however, as bombarding them with different versions of the story or 100 times is probably not going to help

Gilly · 3 Jun 2008 at 08:38

Yeah, I'll deal with it and ask for assistance if required,

Lamo · 3 Jun 2008 at 09:06

Gilly said:
Yeah, I'll deal with it and ask for assistance if required,

More than happy to donate time to this as well as money. I will try and help out in anyway I can if required.

Psymonkee · 3 Jun 2008 at 09:27

Anyway to show up his employers (Tesco) and get them to contribute?

icey_haj · 3 Jun 2008 at 09:57

Psymonkee said:
Anyway to show up his employers (Tesco) and get them to contribute?

Thats a good idea, take 'em for all we can

jas72 · 3 Jun 2008 at 11:56

Scottland said:
I'd just like to echo what some of the others have said, all I can hope for is that the money makes a difference in some way - even if it just means you can worry less about taking time off work etc

I agree. Do what you need to do with it.

We are all rooting for Bethany.

For me personally your story brings home how much I need to treasure my moments with my son and not to let work or other matters spoil that time with him. (Something I'm guilty of doing lately.)

Lamo · 3 Jun 2008 at 11:57

Psymonkee said:
Anyway to show up his employers (Tesco) and get them to contribute?

icey_haj said:
Thats a good idea, take 'em for all we can

it is worth just remembering that Skywalker might not want all this "media attention" we would not want this to escalate to anything massive without his consent.

[TR]SweetSpotOz · 3 Jun 2008 at 12:04

bennyboy2606 · 3 Jun 2008 at 12:23

markyp23 said:
I actually don't agree with this.

Why should Tesco fund the healthcare of it's employees' family?

They shouldn't. but should look after there employees none the less no?

AHarvey · 3 Jun 2008 at 13:11

I haven't read the rest of this thread other than the last page.

While raising money is great, and if I hadn't just lost my job I would happily donate, do you not at least think people should at least ask Skywalkers BEFORE doing something like going to the papers??

Slinwagh · 3 Jun 2008 at 13:13

markyp23 said:
I actually don't agree with this.

Why should Tesco fund the healthcare of it's employees' family?

[TR]SweetSpotOz · 3 Jun 2008 at 13:18

DampCat · 3 Jun 2008 at 13:24

He said his parent's do.

Your attitude isn't really helping the charity of this thread.

Slinwagh · 3 Jun 2008 at 13:27

markyp23 said:
What is your rolleyes for? You really think that Tesco should fund the healthcare of millions of people in the UK?

You said you earned over £200,000 net every year, why don't you pay for the whole thing?!

I didn't say either way what Tesco should or shouldn't do but at the very least as an employer they should show Skywalker's family some compassion.

Both me and my wife have made a donation.

Stop derailing the thread, there is always one isn't there. :rolleyes:

Slinwagh · 3 Jun 2008 at 13:28

DampCat said:
He said his parent's do.

Your attitude isn't really helping the charity of this thread.

No not my parents me wife and I.

Lamo · 3 Jun 2008 at 13:31

DampCat said:
Your attitude isn't really helping the charity of this thread.

Slinwagh said:
Stop derailing the thread

Agreed stop derailing this thread, there is no need for it.

[TR]SweetSpotOz · 3 Jun 2008 at 13:31

cleanbluesky · 3 Jun 2008 at 13:36

markyp23 said:
I am not derailing the thread. There is no need for obscene suggestions like "Maybe McDonalds will pay for it, someone go and buy 100 Big Macs and see if they say yeah". There maybe is always one, and I am not that person. You are delusional if you think that Tesco should pay for this girl's surgery but not everyone else's.

Bear in mind that people have donated a considerable amount of money to pay for treatment that can't be purchased. To me, this suggests that people are more interested in making gestures than checking facts, hence the "someone should do something" statements.