I’m all for supporting a good cause. And I do.
Animal-related ones especially. No,
that does not mean you should solicit funds from me for your animal causes. You support those and good for you. I have already chosen the ones I willingly
donate to on an ongoing basis. Good for me.
That said, I have no objection to groups milling around,
attempting to get funds from those who contribute impulsively. I’m not one of them so don’t bother but I
know many people are. Have at it. I appreciate the collectors who are polite
once I indicate I’m not interested.
What I do mind is the pattern that has developed in my
neighborhood. It is now a weekly
occurrence that has people standing on the street corners of the busiest
intersection around, holding out buckets for whatever the cause of the day
is.
Again, I don’t mind others attempting to raise money for a legitimate
cause and, for the most part, I have heard of the ones displayed either on
their Tee-shirts or on their placards. Today
it was vests for police dogs. Excellent
and very worthy. My problem stems from
the fact that they have become a traffic hazard. Yes, there are stoplights and yes, for the
most part, those soliciting are mindful of them.
But not always.
Busiest intersection around, remember?
Lights change. People are
sometimes in a rush to beat the light and may not necessarily be paying as much
attention to traffic patterns as they should.
When the car in front of them stops to donate they sometimes get run in
to. I know, mostly the fault of the
individual not watching but also the fault of those who stop as there really
isn’t room to pull over and the fault of those collecting.
I haven’t heard of anyone being run over attempting to do
this good deed. Yet. It’s bound to happen sooner or later. Perhaps it’s time to rethink this whole
street corner thing.
Happy weekend, all.
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