X-Message-Number: 30891
Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:11:11 -0700 (PDT)
From: Shannon <>
Subject: Re:Update on Fundraising 

Hello,


I wanted to point out also that William O'Rights is young, not even middle aged.
It is reasonable to expect some people to get life insurance in their late 
thirties.  (I know cryonicists who have obtained it at a later age than William 
is now dying at.)  It is pretty unexpected for someone to contract cancer at a 
young age, if William can beat this cancer--he will have time to build up his 
funds again. 


Thank you, I hope that many will find a way to make a donation within their 
budget.  

Shannon Vyff
 
     #30885: update on the fund raising [david pizer]

 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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