I just read a thread on a FB page for an adoption group I'd joined. It troubles me. The moderator had said not to post any fundraisers. One of the other members asked for ideas to be private messaged to her about successful ways people had raised capital for their adoptions. She wasn't advertising a fundraiser. Some folks gave her great information on what they had done and resources to look into. Others jumped down her throat and told her not to talk about fundraising at all. Period. Including the moderator. The language got pretty heated. I had no idea the topic was so controversial. Several people said that if you didn't have the funds to adopt, then you shouldn't be adopting. Other's said fundraising to adopt was demeaning. Where do you weigh in? Is it wrong to fundraise? Just because someone is raising funds that directly benefit one person, doesn't that mean you shouldn't do it? Is it better to go into debt? What about other fundraisers---Race for the Cure, MDA, etc. Should people afflicted with cancers, firefighters, the kids' choir...not ask for help in their cause. Should they just suck it up and go it alone all by themselves?
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