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Help for a dying friend

Below is a copy of an email I spent the entire day sending out. Can you help?
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This forwarded message is not a scam or fraud of any kind. It is a genuine plea for help. It is asking you simply for advice on a matter of great personal importance. If you doubt the sincerity of this message please feel free to contact me through my MSN messanger program. Use the email address inspiration2jms@hotmail.com. Thank you.
Janet

--Forwarded Message Attachment--
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2007 12:37:04 -0700
From: scootersgram@yahoo.com
Subject: I Need Help-Not a scam or fraud message
To: admin2@associatedcontent.com

(I am sending this message to every address in my address book. If you are a business contact that is confused as to why you got this email, that is why.)

Friends and readers, I need help. I have a dear friend that is dying. There is no hope. She has about 2 weeks left the doctors feel, maybe less. She is a wonderful person and has been a humanitarian all her life. She was also active in animal protection for most of her adult life. She has a sister and brother that are doing all they can to help her during this time. It has taken most of their savings. She also has two teen daughters that I will be adopting.

We tried, several times, during the past two years to find life insurance for her. This is her third bout with cancer and we were unable to acquire insurance as those that offered it for her were so outrageously expensive. We have arranged the cheapest possible plans for her after her death but, I am still $1,500 short of the needed funds. The funeral home is working with us, but, I have these girls to think of and making payments while paying for the legal fees and transition of moving them to my home and all that comes with it will be more than I can handle.

Fund raising is something that I have never done in the past. Is there anyone that can offer me any ideas that will not require a large investment to raise these funds as quickly as possible?

Thank you for any help you can offer me.
We are accepting donations through paypal.com the username is my email address.

Janet


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  • silverwhisper said on Jun 15, 2007....
    janet, i wish i could but i'm afraid i can't just now.

    ed
  • inspiration2jms said on Jun 22, 2007....
    Well, I got a few really good ideas sent to me that have worked out really well so far Ed.

    We are hosting a Barbeque cook-off in the local park to raise money for her funeral and have already earned $350 just in entry fees alone.  So far, all the people that have entered are willing to donate what they earn selling their cook-off results to her expenses and a lady that answered one of my emails sent me a couple of cases of candy bars to sell for the cause.

    I contacted the local funeral chapel owners and one of them is willing to do the cremation and the memorial service for $1,200.  So, thanks but we are getting there.

    Unfortunately, most people seemed to think that I was simply asking for cash.  I was wanting ideas more than anything else.  We will be okay though.  Even if we do not raise all we need the funeral home owner is going to allow us to make payments.

    Pray that we do well at the barbeque.

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