An organization called up looking for a donation. A good organization. An organization I have donated to in the past and would donate to again. I think most people consider this organization a worthy organization.
She went on her spiel about a new program they are raising money for, and in her spiel she mentioned about donors to this program receiving a special bracha from Rav Kanievsky for protection in judgment for the coming year.
At the end of her spiel I said I would donate, but I offered a donation far smaller than what she was asking for.
After thanking me, she tried to persuade me once more to increase the donation, and offered me another set of benefits including being prayed for (didnt catch who would be doing the praying) at the Kotel in exchange for the increased donation.
I stuck to my smaller donation and told her that the truth is I almost decided to give no donation at all once she started with the shtick of brachas and Rav Kanievsky and now the Kotel. The organization is worthy of donations without all that shtick and it is just a turn-off, but I wont cancel the donation and will only give the amount I initially offered. I donate to them because of the good work they do, not because of someone going to the Kotel for me.
Anyways I would not have donated as much as she wanted me to, but I might have donated a slightly larger donation.
Did I do right or wrong?
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