I apologize to anybody who may have been offended...

Updated On: 5/17/08 at 10:41 PM

If I ditch its because of finding out that this charity doesn't have the greatest track record, and yes to perhaps see a show instead.

Joekv- aren't you the person who first mentioned that this charity spends a majority of its money on advertising and such? If I thought at this point that walking a few blocks was going to help a person with AIDS to a better life or give them a few more years I probably would be using a different tone. I mean no disrespect at all for anyone living with this disease.

Sorry people on this board are so sensitive.

Phyllis Rogers- I'm a college student with few connections and broke friends. I wasn't planning to raise a couple of hundred, I was planning to raise as much as I could. Whenever I so much as mentioned trying to raise money on this board I got nothing but criticism. I am not at all saying that this is my only social connection, but it wasn't a very good sign. I'm sorry if I didn't try hard enough for you.

When I decided to join the AIDS walk I figured that it seemed like a nice thing to do. That's all. Yes, I do feel for anybody with the AIDS virus or anybody who is close to a person who has died of the AIDS virus. I have not had the misfortune of being personally affected by it. Perhaps that makes me slightly insensitive. If it does, I really do apologize.

The fact is, with that said and whether or not this charity is honest or not, no walk or fundraiser is going to cure AIDS or relieve the pain for anybody suffering from it. Or at least I would infer. Perhaps I am wrong.

In hindsight, the way I presented my question does in fact seem insensitive but I did not mean to upset so many people by it.

I retract my question if that makes a difference now and I did make a commitment whether or not it was an informed one. Thus, I will walk this Sunday.

Updated On: 5/17/08 at 12:34 AM