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JudyM

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18. Please SEND DONATIONS TO THE SANCTUARY ITSELF, not to this gofundme...

Reply to mysteryowl (Original post)

Wed Feb 13, 2019, 06:31 PM

Feb 2019

The butterfly center is in TX, this gofundme is a butterfly organization in NJ with no actual commitment to hand all the $ over to the the one at risk in TX. The actual Butterfly Center has its own *direct* donation page:
https://www.nationalbutterflycenter.org/support-nbc/donate-now

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What 'the wall' will do to the National Butterfly Sanctuary... [View all] mysteryowl Feb 2019 OP

This is beyond Horrible! Cha Feb 2019 #1

I've never seen a pink butterfly before! yardwork Feb 2019 #6

Neither have I, yardwork.. Cha Feb 2019 #8

I hope you're having a good evening, friend. yardwork Feb 2019 #9

Oh Mahalo, yardwork! My son took this Rainbow Cha Feb 2019 #13

Oh that's beautiful! yardwork Feb 2019 #15

Just donated. Feels good. NoMoreRepugs Feb 2019 #2

THANK YOU!!! mysteryowl Feb 2019 #4

What is sad is that butterfly groups are staying away from this b/c of "politics." Demit Feb 2019 #3

Wow. I had not read anything about saving our National Butterfly Sanctuary as controversial. mysteryowl Feb 2019 #5

Admin of the group I belonged to said "No more posts on the wall! It gets too ugly." Demit Feb 2019 #11

My right wing brother says it's a good thing Dirty Socialist Feb 2019 #7

Please, if you would, show him this info of what will happen. mysteryowl Feb 2019 #10

Bookmarked FirstLight Feb 2019 #12

THANK YOU!!! mysteryowl Feb 2019 #14

If its something beautiful, Bayard Feb 2019 #16

K&R... spanone Feb 2019 #17

Please SEND DONATIONS TO THE SANCTUARY ITSELF, not to this gofundme... JudyM Feb 2019 #18

I've been there many times and never ever saw any "illegals" entering the US there jpak Feb 2019 #19

The sanctuary may be safe Gothmog Feb 2019 #20