X-Message-Number: 30885
Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:55:13 -0700 (PDT)
From: david pizer <>
Subject: update on the fund raising

Hi Cryofriends


So far we have collected $2,000 for William O'Rights' suspension costs.  We have
a ways to go.



Mr. O'Rights has been interested in cryonics for many years and has made 
donations in the past to various cryonics related, or life extension related, 
organizations when he was in the pink.


He has written and talked about the value of cryonics for years.  He just did 
not get *his* life insurance in place before he came down with a terminal 
illness and became unable to buy the insurance now and became unable to earn a 
living now.


He screwed up here.  He knows it.  He admits it.  If he had it to do over again 
perhaps he would do things differently?  Who knows.


But the point here is that he has been a cryonics supporter for many years and 
through some fault of his own and some very bad luck his condition now is that 
he can't earn a living, he can't qualify for life insurance, and the doctors say
he probably won't live for another year.


Whatever good or bad things he may have done in his relatively short life are 
done.  Aside from trying to fight his disease and trying to not die, there is 
not much he can do now.


So now it is up to us, each one of us has to decide what they want to do about 
this person.  He is a good person who is one of us in spirit and has been for 
many years, who is in trouble now,  and who has not led a perfect life in the 
past.  


You can just blow it off and say it's all his fault so why help him, or you 
might want to see if you have some extra money you want to send in to add to the
fund to try to save him.  Logical arguments can be made for either position.  
We cryoncists always claim we are 100% logical and 0 % emotional.  But I don't 
think that is true.  I have been around cryonics for a long time, I have seen a 
lot of tears and also laughter,  I know we cryoncists have emotions.  I don't 
think it is a bad thing.




If the cryonics movement just tries to save the perfect people, I don't think we
will save very many people.  



If you are one of the cryoncists that does want to help William O'Rights try to 
avoid being dead forever, please send your check to:
The Venturists
C/O Creekside Lodge
11255 State Route 69
Mayer Arizona  86333

Enclose a note, or mark in the memo line, for "William O'Rights campaign"



When you see your check has cleared you will know we received it OK. Use your 
canceled check made out the Venturists for your tax deduction.  If you want a 
written receipt mailed to you, please say that in a note with your check.


My deepest thanks to all who are helping out with donations and who are posting 
requests and info supporting this in other places.  


Special thanks to Robert Ettinger, one of our Directors, who brought this matter
to the attention of the Board and got us to get behind this campaign, and to 
Mike Perry who also have held a lot so far and to all the others who have 
contributed or helped in other ways so far.

David Pizer
for:  The Society for Venturism.

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