Had to share. My fiance donates to the telethon on behalf of a virtual world

[AFQuaid 18]

My fiance and I are part of a virtual enviroment/world called There.com and Second Life. It helps us feel more "together" than apart at times. Anyways because we both have Muscular Dystrophy Andy had set up his own club inside "There" and we got lots of donations for the MDA Telethon (that ran today). Not alot of people in the virtual enviroment understand Andys views and he's had alot of negative opinions. With all his efforts to raise money for this years telethon alot thought he wouldnt deliver the goods! Well There.com thanks to Andys club raised $136 this year and since seeing this video

http://media.putfile.com/MDA--Therecom

Donations via There.com have been recieved since to start the collection for next year where he'll phone up the telethon again on the communities behalf. I just wanted to post this as a sort of motto thing that even if your opinion of somebody isn't good, they can still be a good person. I hope now people on that other website begin to see the "real" andrew. My hubby to be. BTW thats his mom yelling YEAAAH in the background.

Fiona (giggle)

[gimygirl 0]

while i admire his intentions and efforts for a very worthy cause ... it seems to me that andy's motives were a bit more personal in its orientation.

you know he's a good person as does he, why is it necessary to publicize such? the nay-sayer members in your virtual world will only negatively see this as him seeking attention and will not change their opinions, while your friends will see it for what it really was and praise him for it.

i would let everyone think what they want and continue discreetly in your charitable donations! well done for raising the money!!

[Fandango 1,439]

I have to ask...was the video made to prove where the money went? He didn't look very happy at the end...

Good on him for raising the money, but I'm still confused!

[rebeccajo 14]

I can't get it to open....

[sarah and hicham 3]

Me neither.

[Itsmeitsmeitsree! 0]

Neither can I.

[Fandango 1,439]

It's terribly slow guys, have patience....

[rebeccajo 14]

OK, I see it now. I guess I don't think Andy looked unhappy. I thought he looked a little - disgusted? Maybe he shouldn't worry about what other people think. If he was trying to do something good then that's all that matters. There's always gonna be naysayers.