Death is coming

The closer death creeps up upon me the less I am able to understand the reasons for life or living.

Yes I have experienced a close family member dying and unlike television it takes decades to handle such a thing. To think I am going to put my family through such a thing when I finally leave is more horrific to me than the thought of death itself.

My life was and is still a learning experience but when all said and done what am I to do with all this accumulated learning over my lifetime if I just die. There is no logic or reason to this.

Long ago I became aware that the God story that is sold to the majority is just a nice story to give mankind with a message of a basic layout of how nice life could be if everyone followed these ideas. Not many in life do and if one thinks about it the good and evil structures actually depend on each other. The good that can be experienced in life is only understood as good when there is it's opposite to compare it to. This is not rocket science only common sense in reality. I am not saying we need to experience bad but understanding in it is needed to appreciate the great things many of us can have in our lives. From birth to death there are many ways mankind helps his fellow man. How many ways can you help?


Friday, January 21, 2011

How A Church Organization Raises Its Funds

By Margaret Young


Like any other organization a church needs money to run and function properly. Running and maintaining a church program of taking care of the homeless, orphans and the old people requires funds. Churches also have to pay their staff such as pastors, secretaries, and cleaners.

During holidays like Christmas and Easter they might need support with decorations, gifts for the poor. Weekly offerings and donations don't always suffice. Churches then need to hold fundraiser to meet expenses.

A good church will not rely only on donations but will become proactive and turn to fundraiser to raise funds. There are various fundraising events that the church can use to raise money. Examples of such events are raffle's, car wash, car sales, talent shows, dog shows, fundraising walk/race, a sports tournament, holiday card sales.

The church can foster community cooperation in their events through donations from members of the community, or through their support in buying the items on sale.

To hold a karaoke event church member can distribute invites to for people to participate and get information on what kind music they like and which songs they would like to sing. Each contestant pays a registration fee with proceeds going to the church. The church can also hold a sale for donated items such clothes, food, home decorations, or a candy sale.

Church construction projects such building and extra block of rooms at an orphanage or old people home are expensive a hard to raise funds for. You can organize a brick sponsorship fundraiser where people pledge to buy or donate a brick and return they get their name written on the brick.

Cars can be difficult to sell on the open market, and there is always the hassle of tax. The church has a great opportunity to fundraise through car donations. The owner of the car doesn't have to worry about tax or the hassle of trying to get a good buyer.

With car donations everyone benefits the church gets a share of the money from the sale of the car and the person or company that sells the car keeps rest.




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