# For Sampiro's Mom **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 17, 2006, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-sampiros-mom/369099 "2006-08-17T16:59:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2006, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-sampiros-mom/369099/1 "2006-08-17T16:59:01Z")
In [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=7684820) thread, **Zsofia** came up with the idea of collecting Doper donations for a cancer charity in the name of **Sampiro** ’s mom. I thought that was a great idea, and thanks to \*\*Ginger of the North \*\* and **SkipMagic** , I’m able to post this thread. If you are one of the many who has enjoyed Jon’s contributions here over the years, you probably feel that you know him and his family. You’ll also know that they are going through a dark time right now. If you can spare any small amount, please help us make this positive gesture and maybe add a little light to the darkness. **Ginger** has kindly offered her Paypal account as a collection site. She will accept donations there until September 17th (one month from now) and then send them on to The American Cancer Society. The address is GingeroftheNorth @ [hotmail.com](http://hotmail.com). She will confirm amounts received by e-mail. Note: There will be a small service charge on amounts paid by credit card, approximately 3%. At the end of the month, she can provide me with a screenshot showing the lump sum we have sent. Please feel free to e-mail me if you have any problems or questions. My e-mail address is juliarmstrng @ [yahoo.com](http://yahoo.com). Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2006, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-sampiros-mom/369099/2 "2006-08-17T17:15:54Z")
I happen to know **Gingy** ’s IRL name and address – can we save the 3% fee by sending her a check directly? ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2006, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-sampiros-mom/369099/3 "2006-08-17T17:17:42Z")
As I understand some will be reticent to send money to someone they don’t know, I will send a screenshot to you in your email, showing how much was collected. I will keep a running tally and provide it to Dung Beetle (anonymizing per her request). That way I will be accountable to the donator and to another party. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-sampiros-mom/369099/4 "2006-08-18T11:56:29Z")
bump ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-sampiros-mom/369099/5 "2006-08-18T12:46:59Z")
I know Ginger’s naaaame, I know Ginger’s naaaame! Paypal told me _scratches her head in confusion_ Ginger, the account is not the same one in my profile but the note says who I am. ---
**Author:** ![Bites\_When\_Provoked](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bites_when_provoked/32/18073_2.png) [@Bites\_When\_Provoked](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bites_When_Provoked)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-sampiros-mom/369099/6 "2006-08-18T12:55:18Z")
I appreciate the line of thinking here - it’s very sweet, generous and kind-hearted - but I’m not sure it’s directly helpful to Jon. Also, I have a nagging doubt about whether it’s something his mother would like. From everything I’ve read of his mother I haven’t seen anything that’d indicate she would like or want anything done in her name that wasn’t actually done \*by \*her - if you get what I mean? I’m not saying the intent isn’t genuinely lovely and very, very thoughtful …but I’m just not sure of how it’d be received. I’d be considerably more inclined to donate to Jon, really, as I imagine he could use the cash what with the extra expenses he’d be incurring - in petrol, at the very least, and probably from time off work as well. Is there any way we could collect to give money to him direct? Does anyone here know him IRL? ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-sampiros-mom/369099/7 "2006-08-18T13:12:31Z")
I agree, this isn’t a direct help to Jon. It’s more of an attempt to let something good come out of something bad. I think plenty of us would do something for **Sampiro** himself if we could, but I don’t know him IRL. I also have some doubts as to how that would be recieved. However, I do promise to buy at least one copy of the book as soon as it is published. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-sampiros-mom/369099/8 "2006-08-18T16:26:54Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] I happen to know **Gingy** ’s IRL name and address – can we save the 3% fee by sending her a check directly? [/QUOTE] I’d really rather not get my personal finances involved more than my paypal account. If you would like to send it right to the American Cancer Society, perhaps that’s the best solution. You can donate online at [their website](https://www.cancer.org/docroot/DON/DON_1_Donate_Online_Now.asp?from=hpglobal). I really don’t think it matters that there is a name attached, just that it’s done. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-sampiros-mom/369099/9 "2006-08-18T16:30:48Z")
[QUOTE=GingerOfTheNorth] I’d really rather not get my personal finances involved more than my paypal account. [/QUOTE] Sorry – I wasn’t clear. What I had in mind was writing a check to them, but sending it to you to include with the other so we have a grand total. ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-sampiros-mom/369099/10 "2006-08-18T16:56:35Z")
You could do that if you like, but you could always donate online and email me the amount or screen-cap or whatever you like so I can include it.