PHILANTHROPISTS NEEDED
30 October 2025
Thank you to all who donated, but I have to say that things have gone from bad to worse. I sold calendars with photos of this town and nearby places, outside Countdown's front door for three years..2018-2020. Early this year I asked the manager if I could do it again, and she assured me that would be acceptable, so I sent my 2026 calendars to the printers, and paid them thousands of dollars. When I received them, I took a bundle to set up my table at the entrance to the store, and was told I could not do that any more because it was their policy that they disallow buskers at their stores. I of course tried my level best to have their HQ change their mind, but they dug in their heels and refused to agree with the manager who had told me I could do this. I have not been able to find another store that will allow me to sell them at their entrance, so I have tried the three local markets, at which I have sold about 60 of the 2000 over the past three months. It looks like I will sell maybe 200 of these. I should have made $25,000 from this deal. We have no clue how we will survive for many more years if I can beat this latest cancer. I've beaten the prostate and bladder cancers, but this Merkel cell keeps popping up again on my face. If anyone has any ideas of what we can do, I would gladly listen to them. We wish you all the very best. Colin & Maureen