1. An important project -Forwarded
I'm sorry to bug you all, but believe it or not, this is actually from a friend
of mine who I have known since 1981. For that reason, I'm passing this
along. If you're not interested, at least forward it to some folks who
might be.
Thanks,
-Jay
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Subject: An important project
Hi everyone,
I hope you don't mind getting a joint letter like this, or mind me writing
to you to ask for help. But I'm trying to help my brother Kurt with an
important project, one that could literally save a woman's life. He asked
me to ask my friends to read about his project and see if they're willing
or able to help--and even if you aren't able to help financially--which I
*totally* understand--if you could forward this information on *your*
friends, it would be much appreciated. 
I'm sending this to all of you because I'm trying to get as much help with
this as I possibly can.
The bottom line is this: he's trying to save the life of a 24-year-old
Ethiopian woman named Jordan, who is stranded in Johannesburg, South
Africa. Against amazingly impossible odds, he's already saved the life of
Jordan's sister Misrak, and that of her husband and 3 year old daughter,
whom she hasn't seen since she was a baby. Misrak now lives in Santa Fe,
and we just found out that her husband and daughter will be able to leave
Ethiopia and join her soon.
Now he wants to get Misrak's sister here too--and he's figured out
*exactly* how to do it, step by step. All it takes is money. It would be
really hard for me to try to explain it here, so what I'm going to do is
attach some emails and some information about this project. He also has a
website dedicated to the project that you should check out to find out more
about it.
Start with the attached document, Friends.htm, and then check out his
website:
http://www.cyberkoala.com/SaveJordan.html
I'm also going to paste an email he wrote me today, just so you can read in
his own words how incredibly important this is--to him, to me, to Misrak,
and ultimately, of course, to Jordan herself.
Thanks VERY MUCH from the bottom of my heart in advance for reading all
this!
Rachael
This is Kurt writing to me today:
> This is how we're going to do it, I don't see another way. I remain open
> to realistic suggestions on how to get $100,000 in a very short period of
> time, but I haven't heard anything better from anyone, and I haven't
> heard anyone volunteer to take over this project.
>
> I am not ethically able to just tell Misrak, "Oh well, this is too
> complicated and difficult, I guess Jordan has to just die, sooner or
> later.
> People just don't want to forward emails, it's too much work. People just
> don't want to spend $25, Americans are too stingy. Jordan's life isn't
> worth $100,000. Sorry about that".
>
> Time is precious, every day that nothing happens here in America, because
> we're too lazy to getting around to doing it, is a day that Jordan has
> to suffer through, and may die during. This is real to me. I wish it
> wasn't, then I could have some peace.
>
> Both you and I are of the "I'll do it later" species of human being. This
> is one thing though, where that isn't the right way to be. Sooooooo.....
> have you sent emails yet to EVERYONE you know, asking them to get
> involved?
> Hmmm, hmmm, hmmm???
> All this involves, is a onetime donation of $25, and then forwarding
> emails asking three others to do the same. Only about six chains out from
> you is needed to actually get this done.
>
> If people just got on it, and emailed ALL their friends the same DAY they
> get THEIR email, this could be finished in a TWO WEEKS: the math is VERY
> clear.
>
> If everyone waits a week or two to forward emails, it'll take months,
> years, or never. 4000 people, and Jordan sees Misrak again.
>
> I have gone to penpal sites that have email links to friendly people, and
> have sent several HUNDRED emails to complete strangers. I will continue
> to do that. I may get in trouble for spamming, although I hope not. At
> the very least, I need to count on my family and friends to do their
> best.
>
> I've got a couple of friends here in Santa Fe with a hundred people on
> their email list, who are REALLY excited about this. We'll see what
> results they can produce.
>
> None of this is meant to be harsh on you, not at all. I just know how
> easy it is for one day to go by without doing anything, I have many many
> many days in my past I didn't do even the simplest thing.
>
> I just know how I'm going to feel if Misrak tells me Jordan has died, and
> I don't KNOW that I did what I could. I don't want to wonder, "If I had
> been a little (or a lot) more aggressive, would it have all worked out?"
> for the rest of my life.
>
> So here I am, being (uncharacteristically) aggressive, not
> for a political party, and not for some stupid, greedy corporation, but
> for a frightened, lost war refugee. I can live with that.
>
> I'm doing this for a little sister in deeeeeep trouble. Can you relate?
>
> Love,
> Kurt
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