We wish them a Merry Christmas...
 

Gday, one and all,
With Christmas not a million years away, many of us will be contemplating
presents for our loved ones (and for ourselves). There are a lot of people
less fortunate than us who could do with a bit of help. So I have set up a
way that anyone planning to buy from Amazon this Christmas can make a
donation without spending any more than normal.

If you go to www.cobbsmill.com/shopping.htm you'll find a link to the Amazon
web site. If you go to Amazon via this link, a percentage of anything you
spend at Amazon will go into a fund. I will then give 100% of this fund to
the Salvation Army to help needy people in the USA. I'll have no idea who
has spent how much on what or where you are - all I get from Amazon is a
total dollar figure.

Why the Salvation Army? Loads of reasons - first of all, purely personal
ones. I have fond memories of the Salvation Army band playing carols in the
street outside our house in the freezing wet English December. And during
WWII, when my mother and brother were homeless in a bombed out London, the
Sallies took them in and found her a job where she could also look after Bob
rather than farming him out. She never forgot that kindness and, now that
she is no longer around, it's my turn to carry on the tradition.

OK, sorry to prattle on and sorry to raise the subject of Christmas before
Thanksgiving - I know what a heinous crime that is. I'll keep everyone
informed (occasionally) on how the donation is looking - current status is
$2.75 from a book I bought myself.

--
Cheers - John Mycroft
coryton_at_cobbsmill_dot_com

We send (recycled) shoes to Afghanistan.
Aluminium can tabs to Thailand for prosthesis'
send stamps to Uganda for schoolkids
.............and if we could find the (blankety) recipe, for refilling
highliter pens (there is one) , we would send pencils and equipment to Ethiopia
for the schoolkids.

--

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"John Mycroft" wrote in message ...
| Gday, one and all,
| With Christmas not a million years away, many of us will be contemplating
| presents for our loved ones (and for ourselves). There are a lot of people
| less fortunate than us who could do with a bit of help. So I have set up a
| way that anyone planning to buy from Amazon this Christmas can make a
| donation without spending any more than normal.
|
| If you go to www.cobbsmill.com/shopping.htm you'll find a link to the Amazon
| web site. If you go to Amazon via this link, a percentage of anything you
| spend at Amazon will go into a fund. I will then give 100% of this fund to
| the Salvation Army to help needy people in the USA. I'll have no idea who
| has spent how much on what or where you are - all I get from Amazon is a
| total dollar figure.
|
| Why the Salvation Army? Loads of reasons - first of all, purely personal
| ones. I have fond memories of the Salvation Army band playing carols in the
| street outside our house in the freezing wet English December. And during
| WWII, when my mother and brother were homeless in a bombed out London, the
| Sallies took them in and found her a job where she could also look after Bob
| rather than farming him out. She never forgot that kindness and, now that
| she is no longer around, it's my turn to carry on the tradition.
|
| OK, sorry to prattle on and sorry to raise the subject of Christmas before
| Thanksgiving - I know what a heinous crime that is. I'll keep everyone
| informed (occasionally) on how the donation is looking - current status is
| $2.75 from a book I bought myself.
|
| --
| Cheers - John Mycroft
| coryton_at_cobbsmill_dot_com
|
|

Don't tell anyone but, if you can get the top off your highlighter, give it
a shot of white vinegar.

--
Cheers - John Mycroft
coryton_at_cobbsmill_dot_com

Hmmm, I've tried most John,
lighter fluid included,
however, white vinegar....I'll give it a go.
(I won't mention a word)



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Don't tell anyone but, if you can get the top off your highlighter............

You're a legend John!
We will carry out some longevity tests
but if it comes up to our first try,
there should be some happy kid's in Ethiopia
or wherever we send the pens.

A BIG thankyou.

Don't mention it. Even better, you won't get a headache from sniffing the
highlighter. (Used to work with a guy who was hooked on them!)

--
Cheers - John Mycroft
coryton_at_cobbsmill_dot_com