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LIGHT THE NIGHT for PATRICIA SCHMITT

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I am fundraising for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's (LLS) Light The Night. LLS is the world's largest voluntary health organization dedicated to funding research, finding cures and ensuring access to treatments for blood cancer patients. I want to see the end of blood cancer, so I'm asking you to support my fundraising efforts by making a tax-deductible contribution! Please use the link in this email to donate online quickly & securely. You will receive an email confirmation of your donation as soon as it is made. I thank you in advance for your support which will make a difference in the lives of thousands of patients battling blood cancers. Here is the link to my fundraising page LTN FUNDRAISING     I really appreciate your generosity! Thank you, Anthony Schmitt P.S. Want to double your impact? You may be eligible for a donation match. Check here.  Wow! It's been 20 years since we walked LIGHT THE NIGHT in honor of Lauren E. Schmitt, and in memo

How much ???

From a few years ago; I've been following a post about how much a person should give to bride & groom as they are invited  to a wedding on Long Island. It amazes me the replies on how much they "should "give to the couple . It appears  there's a   preconceived notion of how much they should give. Cover the plate, give more $$$ because of the cost of LI. My governing rule is rather simple and goes back over 2,000 years :   2 Corinthians 9:6- The Cheerful Giver 6 The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully[a] will also reap bountifully. 7 Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. I  try to follow in every day life, those I hang with usually do the same. Why ? It's what our parents did by word & example. 👍😇👌😎 Additionally, in early 90s I led a Time , Treasure, Talent campaign at our Catholic Church. We were in need of operatin