The Similkameen News Leader
Editorial
March 25, 2008
THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT THOSE SWEATERS
I learned something the other day.
There's a whole lot of people in Tulameen with bags of money hidden in their homes. It also took a total of 17 women a single day (February 16) to convince a lot of them to give a lot of that money away.
That was when the Sweater Kittens raised a total of $24,860 through two events held that day Snow Golf and the Boobie Ball.
The Sweater Kittens raised the money for the Weekend to End Breast Cancer and obviously know how to get people to open their wallets.
First and foremost, they represent a very good cause.
Secondly, they have done this before but I can't think of a single fundraiser held in Tulameen that could match that. Barely any fundraising efforts in the entire Similkameen Valley could match that these days. It's a pretty powerful thing they are doing, and most definitely are doing for all the right reasons.
But it makes me wonder.
I think it's safe to say the $24,860 raised in Tulameen did not stay in Tulameen, but if it was raised for local charities can you imagine what it could do?
I'm sure the Tulameen Volunteer Fire Department, or Tulameen Community Club or Library or Otter Valley Fish & Game Club could do some pretty amazing things if they could raise $24,860 in a single day.
I had no idea there was that kind of money sitting in Tulameen waiting for the right cause to come around.
It also makes me think that other Princeton and Similkameen Valley non-profit organizations have got to start concentrating their fundraising efforts in Tulameen, or should hire the Sweater Kittens to do all the legwork.
In fact, now that I think of it, maybe the Sweater Kittens could partner up with a Tulameen project and do a combined fundraiser.
Once their Weekend to End Breast Cancer goal is reached, the rest goes to (fill in the blank) to build (fill in the blank).
It's a great way for the Sweater Kittens to be able to give back to the community that has been so very generous to them.
And maybe for some residents giving 'til it hurts wouldn't be so painful.
