Spring Charity As the Year of Fundraising Continues!

As you know, I donate at least 20% of the revenue from my book sales to a different designated charity.  At the beginning of March, I selected World Central Kitchen, which I have long supported,  The team at WCK feeds people in catastrophe all over the world.  Read about their work at their website.  Given the events in Gaza and the senseless murder of seven WCK employees, I have chosen not to switch charities but to keep them as an alternate through this quarter.

However:  I am now ADDING a new charity as an alternate way for you to get a book by making a charitable donation.

I designate this charity in honor of my late cousin, Paul Orso, who died from the terrible consequences of ALS.  In his honor, I invite you to make a donation to Team Gleason, a 501(c)(3) which, since 2011, “has provided over $40 million in adventure, technology, equipment, and care services to people living with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and countless others through advocacy, support and ultimately bringing an end to the disease”.  

If you or anyone you know lives with this disease, please seek out support from Team Gleason or another organization such as Team Gleason.  But if you are able to make a donation to that organization of at least $25.00 now through the end of June 2024, I will send you a free, inscribed copy of my book.

You have two ways to give and get a copy of my book:

Direct Donation = FREE BOOK!  If you directly donate at least $25.00 to Team Gleason OR World Central Kitchen, I will send you my book without charge.  Just email a copy of the receipt for your donation to me at ccorleyjd@gmail.com.  You can black out any personal info.   I will cover the mailing cost.  I will inscribe your book.  I will take it to the post office myself!

Buy My Book = I donate 20%!  If you buy a copy of my book through this website (not Amazon) I will donate at least 20% of the purchase price to Team Gleason or World Central Kitchen.  My book is $20.00 and mailing cost is $5.00.  

Really, making the donation yourself is much better for you!  You get my book inscribed and mailed to you; I cover the cost; you get the charitable deduction; and one of two worthwhile causes, Team Gleason or World Central Kitchen gets your dollars!  All you have to do is donate at least $25.00 and send me a copy of your receipt via email along with your full name, to whom you want the book inscribed, and the address to which you want your book mailed!

Either way — I will inscribe your copy of my book and mail it to you on the Friday after you purchase it through me or email documentation of your donation to me at ccorleyjd@gmail.com.

Pictured:  My son Patrick; my cousin Paul Orso; and me.

 

And as always, any time of the year, any day of the week:

If you or anyone you know needs help breaking out of family violence, please call:

National Domestic Violence hotline at 800-799-7233

Rose Brooks Center at 816-754-6876

Safe Home at 913-262-2868.  

If you or someone you love is experiencing thoughts of self-harm, please call: 

 Suicide and Crisis Hotline:  Dial 988

There is always a way.  You are not alone. 

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Thank you for your purchase; and thank you for any donation you are able to directly make.  

Order in our shop HERE for an inscribed copy directly mailed from my home in California.  Purchase a print-on-demand copy (not inscribed) on Amazon HERE.  Paperback edition now available.

Sales of the book for pick-up local to the California Delta or shipping by USPS ongoing. 

Prints of the companion photographs are available by direct purchase from the photographer, Genevieve Casey, at her Zenfolio site.

 

The choice of a Mugwump is an important decision and should not be based upon advertising alone.

Be well.

Mugwumpishly tendered,
Corinne Corley
The Missouri Mugwump™

“Mugwumpishly Tendered:  Essays from the seasons of one woman’s life” is brought to you by The Missouri Mugwump™ and published by Write the Future, an imprint of Spartan Press, KC MO.

To purchase  prints of the photographs in the book, visit photographer Genevieve Casey’s Zenfolio site.