Friday, March 09, 2007

Nonprofits urged to 'assume a yes' : Local News : Evansville Courier Press

Nonprofits urged to 'assume a yes' : Local News : Evansville Courier Press: "Jean Block was 13 years old when she put her first fundraiser together.

Unable to attend summer camp with her sister because she broke her arm, she decided to raise money for C.A.R.E. - an organization that works to end global poverty - after reading about it in The New Yorker.

'Sniveling, I said, 'Well at least I can do something with my summer,'' she said. 'So I called all my eighth-grade friends together and we worked all summer, and we put on a carnival in my backyard ... and raised nearly $50"

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