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Gun Control Reform Activism

TexasProgresive

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5. If you want to support the child's baseball team make a donation.

Reply to redstatebluegirl (Original post)

Sat Jan 21, 2017, 07:41 PM

Jan 2017

Tell them you really don't want an AR-15 but would like to help the kids.

I do this all the time with fund raising schemes, whether raffles or pick an item from this brochure, usually sweets. As a diabetic I don't want sugary foods and rifles seem to be a popular raffle item.

I doubt your co-worker and certainly not her child picked the grand prize.

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A co-worker who I am friends with on FB. Just posted a raffle notice for her [View all] redstatebluegirl Jan 2017 OP

You can 'un-follow' her Siwsan Jan 2017 #1

Just unfollow her, don't unfriend her. Chasstev365 Jan 2017 #2

I would not call her a friend, a casual office friend maybe. redstatebluegirl Jan 2017 #3

Yes, you're right. We all have people like that. Chasstev365 Jan 2017 #4

If you want to support the child's baseball team make a donation. TexasProgresive Jan 2017 #5

A lot of good advice so far ... Just one more thing DaleFromWPB Jan 2017 #6

Yes it bothers me. redstatebluegirl Jan 2017 #7

Post the link so that we can buy tickets. aikoaiko Jan 2017 #8