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| − | The practice of soliciting small donations at traffic lights. Unlike other forms of Family fund-raising, canning was extremely low-cost, because the only literature given out to donors was an occasional pamphlet. This, combined with the sheer number of people that could be solicited in a single day made canning a very lucrative enterprise. Obviously, because the time available to speak to each donor was less than 30 seconds, canning could not truly be considered [[witnessing]]. For this reason, Berg forbad canning in a GN called "[[Can the canning]]." Less than two years after Berg's death, however, Family members began canning again in earnest, with the | + | The practice of soliciting small donations at traffic lights. Unlike other forms of Family fund-raising, canning was extremely low-cost, because the only literature given out to donors was an occasional pamphlet. This, combined with the sheer number of people that could be solicited in a single day made canning a very lucrative enterprise. Obviously, because the time available to speak to each donor was less than 30 seconds, canning could not truly be considered [[witnessing]]. For this reason, Berg forbad canning in a GN called "[[Can the canning]]." Less than two years after Berg's death, however, Family members began canning again in earnest, with the rationale that "even a smile is a witness." |
Revision as of 19:49, 12 April 2005
The practice of soliciting small donations at traffic lights. Unlike other forms of Family fund-raising, canning was extremely low-cost, because the only literature given out to donors was an occasional pamphlet. This, combined with the sheer number of people that could be solicited in a single day made canning a very lucrative enterprise. Obviously, because the time available to speak to each donor was less than 30 seconds, canning could not truly be considered witnessing. For this reason, Berg forbad canning in a GN called "Can the canning." Less than two years after Berg's death, however, Family members began canning again in earnest, with the rationale that "even a smile is a witness."
