I'm very shy about asking for anything, so yesterday I had to gird my loins to look for a vintage shop that would donate an in-kind gift for an auction item for the organization's gala I'm volunteering with, and luckily, the woman, a young Eastern European immigrant, was kind and very interested. I then realized I had no brochures or info with me to give her, so I will have to gather it and get back to her. But I was happy I presented the organization in a manner that appealed to her. Then I got a call back from a woman I hadn't had contact with in 25 years, but she was friendly and promised to check with the head of the business to see if they could sponsor the organization. So that was painless. But a neighbor who was in my religions of the world group for ten years has not responded, and her answering machine mailbox is full, so I wrote another email. I'm surprised, except that she's very busy and travels a lot. That person may be a strikeout.
I really don't like soliciting, even for a great cause, and I have to drink a lot of tea after and read to calm down. But stretching myself once in a while is a good thing. Like taffy, you need to pull it to make it do it's thing.
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