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A character in a story I'm writing now is a scientist who, due to a discovery of his, is very well off. I'm thinking of asking him for a loan or gift. Has anyone ever done this? Does anyone know if it will work? Probably won't, since the story and the characters are fictional. I'd probably just receive fictional money. Oh, well. Maybe it's worth a try.
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Percy Ross
Due to a business relationship, I became friends with Percy Ross.
Percy made millions in junk, plastics, and later films. Percy was odd. http://articles.latimes.com/2001/nov/17/local/me-5312
He also was a wonderful person. He once gave away a thousand bicycles to poor kids in the Twin Cities who couldn't afford to have one.
One night he sent a limousine to pick me up and took me to the best restaurant in the Twin Cities. He couldn't have been more gracious.
He often told me that the mistake most people make is to NOT ask for help. People want to help other people. If your need is valid and your intent is pure, you should ask for help. He wrote a book on the subject called "Ask for the Moon and Get It."
During my life, I've asked many people for help to accomplish civic things. Only rarely did people turn me down. One non-profit I started with volunteer help, generated over $7 million in charitable contributions.
Wealthy people are asked a lot, so prepare your request carefully. GOOD LUCK.
BTW: Once Percy called me for a favor and I turned him down. A friend of his was being torn apart in the papers. Percy was throwing a banquet for him to revive his reputation. Unfortunately, his friend had treated me very poorly one time and I wasn't prepared to stand up for him even though Percy wanted me to. Percy was very gracious. He told me I was the fourth person that day to tell him a similar story. He understood perfectly why I couldn't attend.
Jill
Angela Rasch (Jill M I)