At 6:06 PM -0500 11/4/02, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>From the link supplied by David Brauer: "A fundraising consultant raised that possibility with library trustees recently by posing an intriguing question: 'If someone wanted to give you $15 million, would you be willing to name the library after a person?' The immediate, if informal, reaction was a resounding yes."The urge to leave a legacy, to not be forgotten after one has died, is a strong one. Some people let their legacy be their children and grandchildren. Some few are given a legacy in commemoration of their life's work. I think the naming of Borlaug Hall on the University's St. Paul campus is one such remembrance. Many people pay to have their name, or their loved one's name, attached to a park bench, a brick in a walkway, a plaque near a tree. The wealthy can afford a prominent memorial, and when this is something the public can also enjoy, I don't mind the gift to the public that also names the donor.
Hoo boy, this idea really makes my heart sink.
Far better to give to the community than not, I think.
Most of us disappear from memory, are entirely forgotten when the last person who knew us has also died. It's OK with me if someone wants their name to linger on, somehow still a part of the world, by making a public contribution like this.
Karen Cooper, offering her 2 cents from Tangletown
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