European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 8, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday january 8, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 19 Ann Landers dear Ann Landers three years ago you printed a letter about a woman who thought she had won $5,000 in a Charity sweepstakes. She was asked to a a donate $5 to the cancer fund of America. You found out that this so called Charity was not reputable and said so. After Reading your column i wrote to you and listed seven a not for profit organizations that solicit people in this manner. All have contracts with Watson amp Hughey a direct mail firm in Alexandria va., which handles their fund raising. I have since Learned that the state of Illinois and other states has sued Watson amp Hughey. The . Supreme court ruled that the first amendment protects even fraudulent fund raisers however so the upshot was that this direct mail firm can continue to keep whatever percent of the Money it raises As Long As it declares somewhere in the solicitations precisely How the Money is spent. Just today i received a solicitation from the Walker cancer research Institute another of these organizations. On the Back of the letter buried in the Small print was the information that 0.96 percent of the Money raised goes to research. Ann that a less than 1 percent of the total the remaining 99 percent goes for a administrative costs fund raising and education in conjunction with fund raising i work for a legitimate organization that has been supporting cancer research in Chicago medical centers for 44 years. Millions of dollars Are diverted from charities like ours by Watson amp Hughey and their ilk. Here again Are the names of seven organizations that solicit people through Watson amp Hughey. Please War today s crossword dear Abby dear Abby approximately three years ago our 21-year-old daughter married her High school sweetheart. My wife and daughter made ail the wedding plans invitations bridal dinner Flowers caterers and everything that must be done to have a perfect wedding a which it was. When the Happy couple announced their engagement we were pleasantly surprised when the grooms parents offered to go 50-50 in paying for the wedding. Because of their generous offer we went a Little overboard to make it a very lavish affair. Happily the wedding was everything we wanted it to be and a Lovely time was had by All. Unfortunately our son in Laws parents have never stepped Forward offering to pay us their promised half of the wedding expenses which was about $5,000. We have seen very Little of these people since the wedding but we do run into them occasionally and i find it rather difficult to be totally Friendly. My wife tells me to forget it and write it off As Boorish behaviour. Please advise. I can to help feeling. Taken advantage of your readers to be Alert and beware a american heart disease prevention foundation inc. Montclair . A cancer fund of America inc. Knoxville Tenn. A Center for alternative cancer research also known As project cure of Dothan Ala. A Walker cancer research Institute inc. Edgewood my. A Pacific West cancer fund of Seattle Wash. A National animal Protection fund of Tulsa okla. A social Security Protection Bureau also known As foxhall corp. Of Washington . Thank you again for All your help. Sharon Swanson. Executive director cancer research foundation dear Sharon i appreciate the Opportunity to warn my readers once again about fund raising letters which cleverly mask the fact that a huge percentage of the Money donated does not go for the dear readers this made me laugh out loud. I Hope you enjoy it too. A Little 4-year-old girl and a 3-year-old boy walked hand in hand to a neighbors House. The girl was barely Able to reach the Doorbell. When the lady of the House appeared the Little girl said a a we re playing House. This is my husband and i am his wife. May we come in a enchanted by the scene the woman said a by All she then offered them lemonade and cookies which they happily accepted. When a second tall Glass of lemonade was offered the Little girl refused saying a no thank you. We have to go now. My husband wet his c creates Syndicate inc. Dear taken now that three years have passed it May be awkward a but its not unreasonable to remind the in Laws of their Promise. Sorry to sound like a monday morning quarterback but did you present them with All the Bills and receipts attendant to the wedding if not a you should have. If you did and they looked out the window ask them again. In any Case you need not be reluctant to remind them of their Promise. It would Clear the air and make for a More cordial family relationship. Dear Abby i want to thank you for the Christmas present you unknowingly gave me. I am a collector of aphorisms and you have Given me a Choice one. In your column in the san Diego Union on . 2, you gave advice on gift giving. In your suggestions for what to give someone who is living alone you concluded with a loneliness is the ultimate Abby in my opinion that deserves a place in anyone a collection of aphorisms a including the Well known Bartlett a. John Warner san Diego dear or. Warner wow thank you that a High Praise. 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