Donors Quotes

The State of the Union may look rosy from the White House balcony or the suites of George Bush`s wealthiest donors. But hardworking Americans will see through this president`s efforts to wrap his radical agenda with a compassionate ribbon.

The decline leaves us concerned. The income gap between rich and poor in New York is greater than anywhere else in the country. That`s all the more reason for us to hope for a closing surge in contributions and in donors.

Then I also contracted Hepatitis C from all of the blood transfusions I was getting because of my crazy kidneys. The doctors said that one of the donors probably had such a slight case that they were not able to detect it during the screening process.

We are seeing at the Republican National Committee a phenomenon that is worth noting this week; maybe today, maybe tomorrow, maybe Wednesday, we will have a million first time donors since the president took office.

In the meantime, we see there are charities that spend much of their scarce resources that should be going directly to the children to overcome this gulf that separates them from both the donors and the needy.

But most importantly, we can all be donors. It does not matter how old you are, your race, where you live; all of us can give the gift of life.

Once the violence has ceased, the US should immediately call on the World Bank and other international institutions to convene a donors conference to rebuild Lebanon`s shattered infrastructure.

We are telling veterans they must sacrifice to pay for the pet projects and contracts to campaign donors of powerful members of Congress.

It`s the lowest of the low when someone solicits funds ... We don`t want one more penny from well-meaning donors going through this hater.

It is an outrage for someone to solicit funds from well-meaning Americans eager to lend a helping hand to the victims of hurricane Katrina, only to funnel those donations to something that is nothing more than a racist hate site, ... Donors to the thousands of legitimate and worthwhile charities providing hurricane relief need to be reassured that their hard-earned dollars are going toward their intended purpose, and flim-flam artists working this tragedy for personal gain will not be tolerated.

We are hoping the golf tournament will give us a strong start to the 2005 campaign. To make it fun and ensure its success, we`ve had several companies and donors step up with prizes as well as help in underwriting the steak dinner that follows.