Comments on: Dear Sodexo, Thank you for Wasting my Money http://www.lehighpatriot.com/mcaffrey/dear-sodexo-thank-you-for-wasting-my-money/ Lehigh News and Commentary Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:54:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Michael Caffrey http://www.lehighpatriot.com/mcaffrey/dear-sodexo-thank-you-for-wasting-my-money/comment-page-1/#comment-2706 Michael Caffrey Tue, 23 Feb 2010 02:14:27 +0000 http://www.lehighpatriot.com/?p=875#comment-2706 Mr. Duff, I prefer to donate to local groups where possible, to create an impact in my local community. Organizations like soup kitchens, which have an immediate, tangible impact close to home are those I choose to aid. Additionaly, I took part in a fundraiser for Angel34, a childhood cancer charity in the Lehigh Valley. The overarching point I am trying to make is that charities I support are not the same that you support; everybody is entitled to support the charities they choose to support. I would rather have been given the option of a variety of different charities to donate to, rather than just the one. I am not against donating to Haiti, and I would encourage my fellow citizens to donate to worthy causes. I would just prefer to donate to causes closer to home. Mr. Duff,

I prefer to donate to local groups where possible, to create an impact in my local community. Organizations like soup kitchens, which have an immediate, tangible impact close to home are those I choose to aid. Additionaly, I took part in a fundraiser for Angel34, a childhood cancer charity in the Lehigh Valley.

The overarching point I am trying to make is that charities I support are not the same that you support; everybody is entitled to support the charities they choose to support. I would rather have been given the option of a variety of different charities to donate to, rather than just the one.

I am not against donating to Haiti, and I would encourage my fellow citizens to donate to worthy causes. I would just prefer to donate to causes closer to home.

]]> By: Damien Duff http://www.lehighpatriot.com/mcaffrey/dear-sodexo-thank-you-for-wasting-my-money/comment-page-1/#comment-2705 Damien Duff Tue, 23 Feb 2010 01:36:34 +0000 http://www.lehighpatriot.com/?p=875#comment-2705 Monsieur Caffrey- Since you are so adamant about your selection of charities, I for one am quite curious as to your actual charities to which you contribute? Since you imply in your article that you do not agree (essentially do not believe that giving to Haiti in her time of need is a charitable cause) with the choice of giving aid to Haiti. I'm sure there are many of us that are eager to know your lists of worthy and unworthy (in this case you have already given us one) charities. Methinks that personally, the loss of over 200,000 human lives in a single event is worthy of at least a few quid. You are, of course, entitled to whatever donations you may wish to give to whomever you wish them upon. I consider your philanthropic efforts quite noble that you should donate time and money during your academic career. I hope that you centre your donations upon what you find important in this life. As those in the east believe, remember, that Karma is a spiteful dame. Looking forward to reading your response over tea, my good sir. Charitably Yours, Damien Duff, Esq. Monsieur Caffrey-

Since you are so adamant about your selection of charities, I for one am quite curious as to your actual charities to which you contribute? Since you imply in your article that you do not agree (essentially do not believe that giving to Haiti in her time of need is a charitable cause) with the choice of giving aid to Haiti. I’m sure there are many of us that are eager to know your lists of worthy and unworthy (in this case you have already given us one) charities. Methinks that personally, the loss of over 200,000 human lives in a single event is worthy of at least a few quid.

You are, of course, entitled to whatever donations you may wish to give to whomever you wish them upon. I consider your philanthropic efforts quite noble that you should donate time and money during your academic career. I hope that you centre your donations upon what you find important in this life. As those in the east believe, remember, that Karma is a spiteful dame.

Looking forward to reading your response over tea, my good sir.

Charitably Yours,

Damien Duff, Esq.

]]> By: Michael Caffrey http://www.lehighpatriot.com/mcaffrey/dear-sodexo-thank-you-for-wasting-my-money/comment-page-1/#comment-2703 Michael Caffrey Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:20:51 +0000 http://www.lehighpatriot.com/?p=875#comment-2703 MMA, This is not about greed, or me wanting the $1 back. Instead, I disagree with the manner in which the money was taken from me. If Sodexo said in the opening e-mail that $1 will be donated to the World Food Program, I would make a conscious decision to take or not take their survey. Furthermore, I do indeed donate my time and money to local charities. However, I choose which charities I wish to support and which I don't. If Sodexo had given an option of which charity to donate to, I would be fine with it. MMA,

This is not about greed, or me wanting the $1 back. Instead, I disagree with the manner in which the money was taken from me. If Sodexo said in the opening e-mail that $1 will be donated to the World Food Program, I would make a conscious decision to take or not take their survey.

Furthermore, I do indeed donate my time and money to local charities. However, I choose which charities I wish to support and which I don’t. If Sodexo had given an option of which charity to donate to, I would be fine with it.

]]> By: MMA http://www.lehighpatriot.com/mcaffrey/dear-sodexo-thank-you-for-wasting-my-money/comment-page-1/#comment-2693 MMA Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:56:42 +0000 http://www.lehighpatriot.com/?p=875#comment-2693 Wow, do you have any idea how greedy this sounds? It is literally $1 that they are taking. You can't buy anything in the cafeteria for $1, but if they take that amount from everyone, a lot of good can be done. Perhaps if people like you weren't so tight wadded and hard hearted towards their fellow human beings, Sodexho wouldn't have to take the dollar because you'd have given it of your own free will. I don't agree with school sanctioned morality, but I'd rather see school sanctioned morality than none at all. Wow, do you have any idea how greedy this sounds? It is literally $1 that they are taking. You can’t buy anything in the cafeteria for $1, but if they take that amount from everyone, a lot of good can be done.
Perhaps if people like you weren’t so tight wadded and hard hearted towards their fellow human beings, Sodexho wouldn’t have to take the dollar because you’d have given it of your own free will.
I don’t agree with school sanctioned morality, but I’d rather see school sanctioned morality than none at all.

]]> By: William Thode http://www.lehighpatriot.com/mcaffrey/dear-sodexo-thank-you-for-wasting-my-money/comment-page-1/#comment-2619 William Thode Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:50:45 +0000 http://www.lehighpatriot.com/?p=875#comment-2619 You have a point. Do you agree with Milton Friedman's view of social responsibility? You have a point. Do you agree with Milton Friedman’s view of social responsibility?

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