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MY DRUNK KITCHEN: On Volunteering vs. Meetups

Reblogged from mydrunkkitchen

mydrunkkitchen:

Hello, dears.

I wanted to address a couple items regarding a post I saw today (see below.)

It is unfortunate that not every city 1) has a food bank with enough spots to fill our purpose or 2) is willing to host us. I am very grateful for those that have opened their doors and taken a leap of…

I would just like to say that I’m extremely disheartened to hear that there are Hartosexuals out there—particularly here in the great state of MN—that felt donating money to Hannah Hart’s Hello Harto tour obligated them to some sort of one-on-one or physical interaction with Hannah.

While I was fortunate enough to be sitting on my computer at home when the volunteer event registration opened up, and was able to snag a spot. Back when the Hello Harto Indiegogo campaign was released, NOT ONCE did I ever think “I’m gonna donate $XXX, and then she’ll be forced to meet me!!” What went thru my mind while donating to Hannah’s campaign was “this is a person that makes me happy. I like making people happy. So I am going to help someone that makes me happy, take something that makes her happy, to the next level. Which in turn will make us both happier people. If per chance I get to meet her in the process. Great. If not, oh well. I helped give her the chance to explore the world—particularly my home state of MN. A state that just so happens to also make me happy.” When you donate money to a charity, you’re not obligated to get your name plastered all over their billboards, or to get a plaque. When you give someone a birthday gift, you’re not obligating them to give you one back on your birthday. If you feel that you are/were obligated to special Hannah time, then you greedy and selfish. Which is not at all the kind of person that Hannah Hart embodies.

I for one was extremely impressed by the amount of time/connectivity she and her crew had with fans. They were super crunched for time, as they pretty much had to hurry home to pack up the RV, in order to book it out of here at some ungodly hour. Yet they stayed after the event to talk to each and every single fan there, when they could have just said “Thanks-a-bunch, KBYE!”

Dear Hannah, I am very sorry and saddened that you have had to experience such negativity from my great homestate. And I hope that you won’t experience anymore flack or negativity along the rest of your tour.

All in all I THANK YOU! You are a very inspiring person, and I am honored to have met you, and to have volunteered along side you. Keep doing what you’re doing. Keep being awesome. And don’t let all the Neg Nancy’s get you down.

MUCH LOVE,

GeeMonster