European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 18, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Letters fund proposed for transplant surgery i read with great interest the recent article on the continuing Saga of Maria de Sillert Mother of Ronnie a child whose plight captured the hearts of millions Ashe Lay dying of liver disease. This prompted Many people to donate thousands of dollars for payment of i required surgeries. Although uie figures an in dispute apparently the amount donated far exceeded the sum of Ronnie s medical Bills even after three transplants. It was with a mixture of Ama Wernent sorrow and anger that i read of mrs. Desille s Battle to keep the Money donated in excess of her son s final medical expenses. Despite her claim that the Money we no solicited i recall How her Heartfelt pleas before her son s death brought an outpouring of sympathy an Cash. I somehow doubt the donations were intended to Purchase for her a waterfront Home or luxury Auto Mobile. Mrs. Desil ters and her attorney adamantly deny that she is a charitable organic Avion claiming exemption from a 11,000 Fine levied presumably for violating some provision against appropriation Osuch funds for personal use in fact they Are half right. The internal Revenue code clearly Stales that an individual cannot be Clas sized As a tax exempt charitable organization. Donations to such a cause Are not deductible for the donor however if legitimate gifts they arc not taxable to the recipient. Legally perhaps As her child s heir she maybe entitled to keep the Money. But Maria a chillers cannot have it both ways. If her Legal claim is upheld the should desist from he trumped up Campaign of Organ transplants for Chil Dren since her disingenuous position and questionable motives Render support of her kind invalid. Her attempt to Shin the present focus her own mis appropriation to another innocent child Maria Scegura a four year old victim on whose behalf she ostensibly campaigns is outrageous. The solution for this child is obvious mrs. Desiders do unto others what they have done unto you. La a word donate the Money meant for Ronnie to her. Bat you have obviously made your choke. This approach May have negative consequences Foro Ihen in position to receive donations on behalf of sick needy children namely Public resistance to S.M. Lar campaigns due to heightened scepticism and accounting demands. Morally Lite notoriety of this ease should prompt a Public outcry one response being to prohibit such mis appropriation in the future. To this 1 have a simple proposal the creation of a National children s trans Plant catastrophic illness fund collected and managed by reputable charitable organization such As the american red Cross or United Way. This would Terve several purposes. First it would allow direct application by needy families to obtain funds required for those medical and incidental expenses reasonably incurred. This assistance would be available with or without resort to potentially humiliating time consuming and Uncertain Media campaigns for recognition which like it or not is solicitation. Of course donations to the Genera fund could be designated for Benefit of a specific individual. The second important Benefit is obvious Central management and accountability would preclude Pri vate capitalization upon Public sympathy. What a mind Ronnie have expected of you ? will an air conditioned Doghouse be nut or will you Lead by example i urge those in support of this idea to Send a copy of this letter,1 along with a donation earmarked for i refund 10 the red Cross. There Are Loo Many Ronnie and Taba has and baby Jessica for us to choose be tween. Cirt. Donna l. Bailed Vale Tina Italy students looking for some mail from gis our class of first and second Grade students Here Atla Maddalena elementary school wrote letters at Christmas 10 military personnel in the persian Gulf. The address wan printed in the stars and stripes. We Are writing id say How disappointed we arc not to have received any mail at All in return. We worked hard on our letters and hoped someone would answer. If anyone who reads the paper wants to write to us our address is Fpo .,  095 33. We Are in room no. 50, and we would like very much id write to some one. The class in room no. So la Maddaleni elementary school Fpo ,  09533 editor s note we checked with Ibi . Cental come my Mcd Iii Al a Fla. A spokesman of the Public affairs office said the i dorm we published was Correct Boycott of Toshiba products explained recently i caught the end of a segment on in broadcast on an. It said that to Rhioa products Are not for Sale in military stores. First Why the Boycott and second Why does my local cafes carry numerous Toshiba products  Kirch Cam. Wesl Germany editor s note la. Col. Charlie a butt Public affairs officer he cafes i dupe replies the Boycott a result of action Token by Congress by Sauk ii mini Dairy of to Ibiza mid advanced technology id the soviet Union. Accounts of his received Exten Sive publicity last summer in the Media Congress recently pasted a Bill prohibiting the Sale of Toshiba products in ill Twy Treuil stores Filer March 22. Items already in Slock May be sold until that Dale. An thanked for coverage of olympics Well Here we go again another letter about of programming. But this one is a definite positive response. First i d like to say thai the letters from Greece commenting on How Lucky we in Germany Are to have american television at All was right on. It sure made me think twice. Second i recently watched the closing ceremonies of the olympics. In fact i eagerly watched the olympic for two weeks. I laughed and cried and sweated nervously through each Triumph and tragedy. It was two weeks of solid inspiration. Thank you an for devoting so Many hours to this wonderful International event. Ii certainly was appreciated by my family and friends. Marr biker Stuttgart the stars and stripes Page 11 Ann Landers dear Ann Landers a a woman who walked out on one Man and was dumped by another i feel qualified to com ment on your reply to undecided in Montana. Just because her husband from whom she is separated ends up in her bedroom when he Comet to visit the kids Doe not mean that he Slit cares for Herand that there is Hope for the marriage. Take it from me Ann what it really Means is that the Clown wants to have his cake and eat it Loo. When a family Man tells his wife that he is in love with somebody else wants a divorce and moves out she had better believe it s All Over. Undecided should make him Slick to his decision. In the Long run the cleanest Breaks arc the easiest. In both the cases i was involved in the men went Back to their wives and i was glad they did. It we the decent thing to do. Sign me Content in California dear Content you in Fht confessions Are refreshingly honest. I Hope Jon have profited by what you ban Learned and made a Good life for yourself. Dear Ann land n a Massachusetts Reader asked what on Earth is wrong with most repair people who come to do a Job she said they were irresponsible forgetful Lazy in competent and poorly trained 1 would like to ask her this question did you try to save a Buck by hiring the local Yokel Down the Street or the Friend of a Friend or the Guy who works out of the Back of his pickup truck if so it serves you right. They Are the ones who give our Industry a bad name. If you want High Grade work Call a reliable contractor. Of course it will Cost you More but it will be Worth in. Put Stock in that old saying you gel what you  another problem is those third rate outfits that hire Low balls is because they can Start work tomorrow or they con the Boss into believing they can keep Cost Down by not carrying insurance. Tell your readers who want Grade a work to Contact their local Trade associations such Ai the National association of Home builders or the National association of the remodelling Industry associated builders and contractors. Also in would t Hun to Call the bet Ter business Bureau and the chamber of Commerce and find out if the person they plan 10 hire is a Mem Ber in Good standing and what kind of performance record he or she has. Sign me a Reader in Michigan dear Mich you told ii like it to and i thank Yon. Dear Ann Landers regarding the dilemma to Lake the Cotton out of the bottle of aspirin or leave it in take in out. There Isno Active ingredient in tsp Iii As your Reader slated. The aspirin itself ii combined with a filler. 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