Im trying to raise money for a missions trip to japan, is this idea illegal?
My idea is, we will make a group on facebook, and we will be asking people to send 5$ or more to help support our trip to japan (aka with our church group) so that we can minister and give them blankets,food,water ETC. But when they send 5$ or more, we send back a Support Japan braclet, and if you send more that 5$ we send extra item and etc. Is this a good idea? and is it illegal>..
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Its a good idea. Its not illegal because you are sending stuff in return. If you werent sending anything it would be soliciting money but you are so its ok.
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There are already enough groups in Japan providing blankets, food, water and other things the disaster victims need. One thing they don't need is missionaries going in there trying to proselytize them.
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As a Christian, your prayers are enough. If you must, you can donate to the Red Cross or other reputable (search online for this) organisations who will use your money wisely. Don't put yourself in harms way
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Let me know if this works. I've been trying to figure out how to get to Japan for free for a while now. What I like about your idea is that I can get to go with spending money as well. Great idea.
