December 11th, 2006 - Greendimes Update
My Greendimes membership has been inspiring to me: I’m contacting local places that have me on mailing lists, too! It’s things like the Opera House and the Boys and Girls Club. We’ve donated or bought tickets once or twice in the past for special things and then got on their donations list forever. But we never respond to these and they are just recycled. Or a local real estate agent who sends us a postcard every week.
I figured if they are helping me get off national lists, I should do my part to get off of these! I’m delighted to find that my mail will be decreasing. I figure it’s helping these folks as well, especially non-profits, as it saves them postage.
Here are the things I’ve requested so far
* local real estate agent who sends us a postcard weekly (never heard of her otherwise)
* Boys and Girls Club (donated computer equipment years ago; removal confirmed)
* The Grand Opera House (we bought tickets to one event years ago. It was fantastic.)
* The Paine Art Center and Gardens (We were married there and had to be members for a year. Will never be memers again after the agony of their events coordinator. AARGH!)
* The UW Oshkosh Foundation (I bought tickets to an event my first year here and made a donation my second year to a scholarship fund. Both were very specific events attached to people retiring and arriving. But it put us on their donor list forever. As an employee, I may stay on it, but at least I’m trying to get off.)
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