Living it up in the Nation's Capital
Quick update on my volunteer goal.
I stared back in March 2007. Currently I have talked to approximately 98429 people. 78318 at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum and 19729 at the Smithsonian National Zoo. At the zoo I have given 32 tours. All told 671 volunteer hours.
I have a great time at the Zoo and Air and Space museum and continue on toward my goal of educating 1 Million!
I just joined the World Market Team…… I have a goal of $250. Help me help the Whitman-Walker Clinic eliminate HIV!
You can sponsor me here:
Thanks!
Not much more to say…this past weekend I reached 62,333! It is sure taking a long time. I have been volunteering for 17 months in DC and knew that it would take 35 years or so in order to get there.
For the billionaires out there, 1 million does not seem like and much. With me talking for more than 900 people each weekend, I would not think it would take so long, but the calculator does not lie, I checked a while back and changed my estimate to 30 years and now, it looks like 21 years….still a long time, but definitely a long term goal and a fulfilling one 🙂
To recap…..
Already opted out and still getting junk mail? Is there a pre paid postage label? Cut off your mailing address and restuff all of the enclosed materials into the envelope and send it back. 🙂
My philosophy is as simple as that. I don’t enjoy getting junk mail, though I do like my shredder, I will resist and return the junk mail at the senders expense.
I believe that if enough people do this, companies will either no longer provide postage paid return envelopes which in turn may decrease sales, or simply refer recipients to a website to get the offer and no longer accept replies via mail, or totally rely on email and no longer send via the postal service which would help the environment. We have spam filters for email which in my case work very well, but postal workers by law cannot discard any mail addressed correctly and are not able to provide spam protection for postal mail.
If you are on facebook, you can search for the group I created. Let’s combat the junk mail!
P.S. – I have not tried it yet, but it would be cool to ship back at the senders expense a box of rocks 🙂 Simply tape the return envelope on the box. Be sure to remove your name as I am sure they will be upset.