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Originally Posted by BamaFan121s  I'm not sure what you are trying to insinuate with this comment, but there are a large number of members here who have not donated to this site...I don't think that they are 'a class below' those members who have donated. 
Asking you to explain a situation that YOU discussed on your public blog, which was posted again and again on this site, is not 'slander.'  You yourself stated that you'd been under investigation and admitted that you could not account for where the donated funds were spent, and that you were advised that you should return the donated funds and that no further funds should be donated.
Here's the link, so everyone can read for themselves about the issue that has many (not just myself) concerned: Not sure where to go from here... - Emma: Cleft Palate SURVIVOR!!'s MySpace Blog |
This is a serious matter that YOU brought up and something that members here have a right to know if they are considering purchasing items from you, or anyone else here. I'd say that being investigated by the authorities for "interstate fraud and misrepresentation" (again, your words) is a pretty LEGITIMATE concern when you are posting for sale items. I too have received numerous emails and PMs from people who agree.
I am glad that the read count for this thread has increased...I hope that continues to be the case, whether it is because people are interested in what is being said, or because they feel they have found a cute outfit for their little furballs. |
Yes, the situation was discussed on my personal blog - - at the time that it was pertinent .... 8 months ago.... and in the appropriate place.... AND if you'd read the information leading up to that post, you'd find that ONE single person (much like you) instigated the ENTIRE thing.....
(FYI, I didn't say I was "under investigation" - I said I had been contacted with threats that investigations were already or were going to be set in place... this, coming from some self proclaimed officer sitting behind a desk in some state where this ONE person lives... *for all I know, it was one of her friends posing as this particular officer, who knows?* Besides the Oklahoma Attorney General's Office who dismissed the entire thing with a, "you can't do that without a license" warning - I never received a shred of documentation from any authoritative office).
It went nowhere.... because, in the end... it was clear that I had done nothing wrong..... I did not go into helping Emma looking at it as a "business".... therefore, no - I did not handle it as such... my mistake, I suppose....
Regardless..... all of the good that came about from the birth and trials of this one little pup - - and yes, the steps that I - and so many others - took to bring awareness to her experiences - - cannot be dimmed by pulling out the few tough times that we had to get through .... Emma's story has touched far too many hearts...
If you continue to read - beneath that post that you linked everyone to - the dozens and dozens of comments from folks who actually HAVE BEEN involved in our efforts from day one - - - and KNOW THE SITUATION -- you'll find post after post in support of everything that was done.
I have given and given and GIVEN - almost till it hurts.... not just in Emma's case... but in EVERY case.... I help in ANY way I can - WHEREVER I can.... whether it be public calls right here on YT for kids needing school supplies - - or pets needing medical treatment.......... handicapped animals deserving of a little special holiday..... our soldiers over there doing without a little bit of home..... missionaries needing a little help with the children in foreign villages .... fires that have destroyed homes and left families with nothing........... I DO WHAT I CAN........... and you have no idea how very much it angers me for you, or anyone else, to insinuate that I would participate in ANYTHING that would TAKE AWAY from ANYONE.
Yep.... a little lashing out...... but good gosh - - with this? Who wouldn't?
It's exhausting........ and frankly - I'm DONE with it..... (which is the very reason there IS NO "Cleft Companions: The EMMA Foundation"........
I suppose I should fight my way through it and accomplish what we set out to do.... but looking back - - I realize that I just don't have the "armor" to withstand the "publicity" of such a venture.
Put it to rest....... one thing has NOTHING to do with the other.......