Grace Hampton shares her tips for managing an overwhelming influx of donation requests, organizing plastic containers and lids, and deterring coyotes from destroying newspapers.
Published: Sep. 24, 2024, 9:00 a.m.Many years ago, I discovered that when I donated, I would receive requests from a number of other groups several weeks later -- some that even advocated for the same kind of “causes.” Sometimes I could follow the progression because a mistake had been made in my name and continued to be made throughout these requests. There are some causes I support once a year in December, so I know I did not donate to them more than once.
For several years, I kept a list of causes and requests on lined paper. I changed the paper every 8-10 days each week before Christmastime. It also included political requests. Most I had never even donated to! A neighbor was briefly hospitalized several times, and I took in her mail. I noticed that the “gimme” letters increased at an alarming rate. When her daughter was finally able to get in her house, she found that her mother had tried to keep up with these letters, but the kitchen table literally could not hold all the requests. Most weren’t scams.
Now, for several causes, we have the bank automatically send a monthly donation. For other causes, I occasionally take an envelope and enclose a $20 bill without a way to identify us. If it goes astray, it’s only $20, and we don’t get on more lists.One reader said that placing plastic bags over daylilies protects them from deer. Well, I use an animal-repellent light to keep coyotes off my property. I put up the lights after they were destroying my newspapers.
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