My
grandson lives in Palmdale, and plays soccer with
you.
He
loves it and your group does a great service.
I am
an author and have more than 20,000 pages on the
web. Included among these is an entire web site, at
www.happinessonline.org where I offer help to
people who want to understand a common sense moral
code.
In
other words, I have as one of my goals the
improvement of morality in our society. At this site
I offer two free copies of a common sense moral code.
I've had more than 1000 people request the books in
the past month. I carry on "moral counseling" with
many people. An increasing number of people are
recognizing that our country has been going through a
long period of "moral drift."
One
of my recommended moral codes is to eat a good diet.
It is
well accepted that candy is NOT part of a good diet.
My
grandson is learning to be immoral because he is
eager to sell your candy, and he would like to think
that this is a good thing to do.
It is
difficult to teach morals to a child when some
group, in all apparent innocence encourages a child
to think that selling candy is a moral and right
thing to do.
I
will be giving my daughter, the mother, a check for
$50 as a donation to YOUR cause -- it will come along
in due course, signed by my "real name," not my
professional name, of "Loren C. Troescher." I will
not accept any candy, nor will I allow my grandson to
pay for a box of candy so he can eat it or give it
away.
My
grandson is Sean Mulvena.
One
way or another you will be getting my donation -- and
I would like to lodge my very strong protest that you
contribute to the moral decay, even if in a very
small way, by getting kids to be candy pushers. You
are also contributing to poor diet and poor health.
These are all serious issues.
It is
not as bad as drug pushing, but it is on the same
path.
As I
discussed this with my daughter, she tells me that
she pays some annual fee for Sean to play in your
group.
She,
at least, would be very willing to pay more so as to
eliminate these fund-raisers.
I
understand you have tried other items to sell --
wrapping paper -- but that people wouldn't buy. Of
course candy is more attractive. Crack Cocain would
be also. Just because people are willing to buy and
eat candy does NOT make it a moral activity, or a
healthy thing to do.
Another thing, I'm sure you realize, is that this
type of fund raiser is nothing more than a very
profitable deal for the candy company. It costs them
virtually none of their profit when the kids sell.
Those
who buy? They may not like to buy candy, but they
want to help kids.
There
is enough immorality and deceit to go around for all.
I
suspect that you will not respond, and that you will
not change this policy.
But,
if enough of your parents and kids had the moral
awareness that eating candy is a moral error, as well
as a nutritional error, our schools and society would
be a better place.
I
certainly agree that there are many more serious
moral problems in Palmdale or anywhere, but I take
them on one at a time, where I find them.
I
would strongly oppose making candy illegal, or
banning it from stores, etc., Morals must be freely
chosen, not forced on one. But, when Sean is
encouraged to think that selling and eating candy is
GOOD, then what other damage is done to his moral
code?? I print and give a copy of this to Sean --
some day, perhaps, he will share his grandfather's
view.
I
hope this will have some impact on you, at least.
Loren
C. Troescher
AKA
Karl
Loren, researcher, author and publisher
Particularly on health and diet issues.
Karl Loren
Webmaster
Researcher & Author
Vibrant Life
1831 North Bel Aire Drive
Burbank, CA 91504
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Fundraiser
Picture Day
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Fundraiser
Team Parents,
please be remember that we will be
distributing our fundraiser candy this
coming Wednesday, September 11, 2002.
The
candy will be
ready for pick-up at my home any time
after 4:00 p.m. Directions were
included in the flyer that we passed
out this past weekend. If you need
directions, please call me at
(661)273-5450.
Please remember that you will not be
able to return any of the candy so only
take the amount of boxes your team has
committed to sell. We will be handing
out sign out forms to all team parents
so you may have your players’ parents
sign before taking a box of candy.
This form is ensuring that the parents
understand they may only turn in the
money NO CANDY. PLEASE DO NOT RELEASE
CANDY to the players without the okay
from Mom or Dad as there is a NO RETURN
POLICY in effect.
Thanks,
Eva Argote, Director of Ways & Means |
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Picture Day
Picture day is scheduled for
Saturday, September 21, 2002. Specialty
Shots will only be taken on this day. No
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