African Palliative Care
Hospital
2541 Purchang Street
South Africa
The African Palliative Care
Renovations!
Objective: To
raise $1.5 million to fund the Renovations on
our new Palliative Care Unit. To give people
a peace of mind, and comfort,
knowing the end is near.
Dear
Friends:
While I was volunteering at the
African Palliative Care Hospital in South Africa, it really opened my heart and
my eyes to the level of quality care being distributed and what struck me worst
of all was the state and condition of their palliative care unit.
I would like you to close your eyes and
try to visualize what I saw and I'll do my best to explain it as best I can:
the urine stained walls, blood on the floors, equipment broken, rooms with no
windows and with no with views.
There are only small windows
with no room to look out, never mind looking at what little garden does exists.
It is either burned or shriveled up with lack of water or there was never one
there in the first place. They can not see the beautiful sunshine, the aqua
blue sky, the plants or animals of Mother Nature, like you and I see everyday
and probably take for granted, like I did.
I saw first-hand what these
doctors and nurses try to do for these patients and their families, but they
can only do so much with what little they have. They try to be miracle workers
and they need your help!
This is why I am writing this letter, asking you for your
help. And the way you can do that is by donating $50.00 minimum towards these
renovations that will make a big difference in the people's lives, and for the
palliative care unit. Along with its staff.
Giving these patients some hope and comfort in their last days on the
earth and of course helping the families feel more comfortable knowing their
sick loved one is in a clean, comfortable place for their last days.
We have an objective, we must
raise $1.5 million by October 2007, and so they can start the renovations
immediately giving these people what they deserve.
With your
help they will be able to:
· Afford new paint for the
walls.
· New beds.
· New training for the
doctors and nurses.
· New equipment
· And of course they will
be able to grow a beautiful garden
· And a whole lot more
So please help us to help them
and donate a minimum of $50.00 today.
Your
donation might be the last one that we need too reach our objective, so don't
delay!
Send a check or money order made payable
to: African Palliative Care Hospital
Or call our toll free
number and charge your credit card right now!
1-800-AFRICA
Yours
Hopingly,
Mary
Wells
Fund-raising co-ordinator
P.S. Don't delay, we only have till October 2007
to raise $1.5 million. The renovations need to start in November 2007, so
they'll be able to work right through until June of 2008, when it will get too
hot to work.
So
call now 1-800-AFRICA
Collins Cigar Company
3459 Handsworth Drive
Davie, Florida 33614
On outer Envelope:
The enclosed mailing label
can bring you-- on approval-- a box of 42 custom-blended Cuban seed leaf
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Are we out of our minds to
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our risk has kept us in business for 70 years.
Why not send back your
mailing label now-- and judge these superb cigars for yourself?
Dear Fellow Cigar Lover:
I have taken the liberty of reserving, in your name, one of
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6 Panatela Extras
14 juniors
6 Cleopatra's needles
4 Churchill's
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Come to think of it, this kind of smoking pleasure never has
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For one thing, places on earth where the climate and soil
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So even in the golden age of cigar
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And the best always came from Cuba, where
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workers(maybe artists would be more descriptive) passed skills and secrets along
from father to son.
Enter Castro. Soon after he seized power, the U.S. Slapped a
trade embargo on Cuban products-- and millions of Americans cigar aficionados
faced a bleak prospect: life without Cuban cigars. As if that weren't enough,
Castro then banned exports of Cuban tobacco seed.
From a cigar lover's point of view, Catastrophic is too mild
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So as a compliment to you we are giving our customers the chance to purchase these magnificent cigars...
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Yours Sincerely,
Ralph Hogan
Owner/Operator
Collins Cigar Company
P.S. Don't forget if you are not fully satisfied with your box of special blend cigars then send the half used box back to us and we will give you a full refund, no questions asked...
