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My "Sponsored Beg" Yesterday!!
« on: Dec 8th, 2003, 12:49pm » |
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well..
Yesterday as I promised all who sponsored me, I went out onto a well known street in Nashville all by my self with a sign and a Ouch UK charity box. Had leaflets and Literature in hand to pass out.
I had quite a time let me tell you. I saw the two different sides of human nature.
First let me tell you the nice stories. I had some people stop and read my sign,put a few pennies in my box take the literature and walk away reading it. I had a few people who only had credit cards on them, but stopped any way and talked with me and took the literatue. One guy stopped and told me his father had cluster headaches, shook my hand and said "god bless you for doing this" So I did manage to educate quite a few people who didn't have a clue about our condition.
Now...to the other side of the coin...
Even though I had official leaflets with me
an official charity box....leaflets'''sweater....
I was told twice to...I quote "%uck off"
Numerous times to "get a job" .... "scam"... "How much of that are you keeping for yourself"
I had several hand flicks.
I knew this would be hard , but I had no Idea how cruel and nasty people could be.
But the funniest story of the day.
A well dressed middle aged man approched and I smiled and he started to read my sign, I explained, what I was doing, he began to reach in his pocket and I heard his change. He said " what is it for?" I explained again.
"Oh, yeah" he said. "My mother in law gets cluster headaches" AND STARTS TO WALK AWAY. I said "Well do you not want to give 5cents to the charity then?
"Nah!" he said, and off he went!!! My mouth hit the floor.
But here is something for you all to remember. There were two men on seperate ocassions who put more money than any one else in the box.....TWO HOMELESS MEN! They stopped and read my sign. I didn't ask them for money.
I went through a lot yesterday for a piddly$38.18 a lot of insults and abuse.
but I have raised over $1323.18 in sponsorship money (It will will be over $1500 after sterling) and I thank every one for that.
For evey one that promised to sponsor me...you can either, send an international money order to
OUCH UK
Att Brenda Woodcock (Jayne's Beg)
Norham House
Mountenoy Road
Rotherham
S60 2AJ
England
If you do send it to them directly, please just pop me a line so I can mark you down as a paid sponsor. Thanks.
If you don't want to bother with that, you can send me the check and I will do all the work on your behalf, or you can pay pal me and I will do the same.
If any one else wants to add to the pot because of all the abuse that I took yesterday I would gladly accept it on behalf of all clusterheads.
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« Reply #1 on: Dec 8th, 2003, 1:04pm » |
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Great Job Jayne.
I don't think there would be too many people who would be willing to take that abuse like you did.
Got the address.
Thanks for fighting for the cause !!!
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Re: My "Sponsored Beg" Yesterday!!
« Reply #2 on: Dec 8th, 2003, 1:13pm » |
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BRAVO Poppet!!! I'll be the first to admit your braver then I am. The first person who said the nasty remarks would have been clocked and HARD too. The ones who gave you the "one finger wave" would have had broken fingers! Im just no good at that kind of stuff. But hey I admit it! LMAO Im proud of ya gal!! Ya did GREAT!!!
Taking my hat off to ya, Leesa 
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« Reply #3 on: Dec 8th, 2003, 2:06pm » |
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Way to go Jayne. It's people like you that make this thing work.
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Re: My "Sponsored Beg" Yesterday!!
« Reply #4 on: Dec 8th, 2003, 2:11pm » |
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Hey Jayne
Thanks
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Re: My "Sponsored Beg" Yesterday!!
« Reply #6 on: Dec 8th, 2003, 2:43pm » |
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Pffff! You have more guts than I do, Lady!
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Re: My "Sponsored Beg" Yesterday!!
« Reply #7 on: Dec 8th, 2003, 3:21pm » |
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That's pretty spectacular Jayne!
You're very courageous!
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Maybe you need some 'enforcers' next time!
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« Reply #8 on: Dec 8th, 2003, 3:32pm » |
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on Dec 8th, 2003, 3:21pm, vig wrote:| Maybe you need some 'enforcers' next time! |
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Hmmmmmm.....LOL
Good going Jayne
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Re: My "Sponsored Beg" Yesterday!!
« Reply #9 on: Dec 8th, 2003, 3:36pm » |
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...and to be perfectly honest, Jonny...
I had you in mind from the start!!
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Re: My "Sponsored Beg" Yesterday!!
« Reply #10 on: Dec 8th, 2003, 4:01pm » |
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Congrats on the great job you did. I for one am proud of ya !!!!!!!!
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Re: My "Sponsored Beg" Yesterday!!
« Reply #11 on: Dec 8th, 2003, 4:03pm » |
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I take my hat off to you.
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« Reply #12 on: Dec 8th, 2003, 5:15pm » |
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I know people on the UK board are incredibly grateful, so I will add my admiration and thanks over here too.
Jayne you are a star! 
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Re: My "Sponsored Beg" Yesterday!!
« Reply #13 on: Dec 8th, 2003, 5:28pm » |
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Jayne,
You are as dandy!!!! Way to go!!!!
Would you let me know how much money I pledged....I forgot...  You can e-mail me the details if you like.
Thanks.....we're proud of you 
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Re: My "Sponsored Beg" Yesterday!!
« Reply #14 on: Dec 8th, 2003, 5:38pm » |
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Good job Jayne...I think people are tired of scams and are jus a little bit to quick to assume !!! Pam that'd of dropped a few bucks in if I'd seen ya
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Re: My "Sponsored Beg" Yesterday!!
« Reply #15 on: Dec 8th, 2003, 6:31pm » |
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Yeah I was wishing I had Johnny sitting next to me on that bench a couple of times during the day..I am sure I would have had no "comments" flown in my direction.
My usual retort was..." Merry Christmas, hope you never have to feel that pain"
I wish I could have had the power of god and given them a kip 10 for 60 seconds and said to them...'"now....what where you saying to me?"
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Re: My "Sponsored Beg" Yesterday!!
« Reply #16 on: Dec 8th, 2003, 8:09pm » |
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Kickass Jayne!!
It didn't matter if you raised 1 penny or $1000...the fact is...you did it!
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« Reply #17 on: Dec 8th, 2003, 8:43pm » |
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LMAO......Jayne, I would have been chocking the pricks.....maybe better off that I wasent there......LMAO
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Re: My "Sponsored Beg" Yesterday!!
« Reply #18 on: Dec 8th, 2003, 9:29pm » |
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Ya done good Jayne. Ya done good. !!
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Re: My "Sponsored Beg" Yesterday!!
« Reply #19 on: Dec 9th, 2003, 11:24am » |
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sorry guys I have to keep this up here for a little bit, because I have to email people who have been off the board of late. They need to see this as proof that I did it to cough up thier promise money.
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« Reply #20 on: Dec 9th, 2003, 2:31pm » |
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I'll match what you took in that day.
PM me for address and payment info.
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Re: My "Sponsored Beg" Yesterday!!
« Reply #21 on: Dec 9th, 2003, 3:02pm » |
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THANK YOU Brian!!!!!!!!!On behalf of all of us that hurt!
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Re: My "Sponsored Beg" Yesterday!!
« Reply #22 on: Dec 10th, 2003, 10:48pm » |
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Bump...some sponsors of mine..still haven't seen this yet.
Has any one seen Jen around?
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Re: My "Sponsored Beg" Yesterday!!
« Reply #23 on: Dec 10th, 2003, 11:15pm » |
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Amazing Jayne. Amazing.
Yer even tougher than you say.
Nice going kid.
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Re: My "Sponsored Beg" Yesterday!!
« Reply #24 on: Dec 10th, 2003, 11:31pm » |
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well I want to get this thing wrapped up......people paid up.
I still have just a couple of people to cross off my promisee list...then I shall fade away......
The begging is not over until it is over UNDERSTAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love ya Charlie
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