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Car Repair for Upcoming Jobs

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$1690 of $1674 raised between 8 donors,!:)   and yes including my own payment.

Dear Donor, 

Ever feel like everything is slipping between the cracks?    This fundraising effort is to repair the vehicle that has a cracked tire-iron, bent lower arm, and damaged brakes when sliding on black ice while driving to Zingerman's Mail Order (ZMO) as holiday help from Nov 18-Dec 23rd.  Documentation of auto repair estimate and rewards of donating can be found here, http://www.eaglefishtechnology.com/contact/gofundme_car_repair_fundraiser

This is as much as a request to facilitate a car repair as is about elder abuse, geriatric care  & Alzheimers, and Higher Education politics that have combined for a perfect storm as teased from the background of the past year.  

The estimate is broken into 3 parts: 
1) Suspension, tie rod, lower arm, $888
1a)additional part for alignment +$40 as of 12/31
2) Brakes $500
3) Rim $431 (or $215 aftermarket rim, verbal quote from dealer 12/31)
sum: $1859.00. or $1674.00

How's that?  Those have required giving of my self and added difficulty to return to my profession while trying to stay local for family reasons.  Read below and you may begin to feel this is not a hand-out, nor a hand-up, but a Make It Right scenario. And I'm offering equal value in exchange as I respect your own time and energy dedicated toward your own family and career. 


And while making this request, I do fully realize many of us are dealing with our own scenarios, and there are others in even more difficult situations, like here
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$1335/ of $2100 raised between 3 donors + my last seasonal help paycheck ($750 + $250 + $150 + $25+ $100+$60 coupon)!!!
+ Friend whose co-op is hosting me for the holiday break while car is in the shop. 
Thank you!

In return of equal value for your donation, below you will find  rewards via my time to you as an executive assistant, K-12 grade level tutor for your child(ren), fitness training and yoga instruction for adults.  These are providesdas an NSF K-12 Teaching Fellow, certified yoga instructor, Master's of Kinesiology, Master's of Biomedical Engineering.

For those outside  Ann Arbor, MI you can donate  to Ann Arborite friends and family , or hold on for a weekend visit to CHI  or IOWA , or laterin the 2015 hopeful visits to CA, HOU, NASH. 

The need is great, as the additional income through 'ZMO was to provide for security deposit and 1st month rent having lived out of the car while working as a fundraiser  (raised $80K Aug-Nov '15) for University of Michigan and yoga instructor while completing Space  Systems Engineering, MSE.  I came to live out of my car for the past year having declined my sister's bribery attempt to not mention her negligence of our mother and our mother's need for Alzheimer's care. Sister had spent $20,000 to gain guardianship after her POA was revoked and charged it against parent's trust for her care after receiving temporary guardianship. I had taken POA for 90 days to satisfy medical needs for parent, such as Neuropsych exam, dentist, optometrist, her banker, her lawyer, geriatric social worker, visit her former colleagues and close personal friends that had not been notified she was ill.  Documentation of this is available per request.  Sister had not visited parent for two years prior to my notification to her of our parent's health needs.  Sister subsequently declared parent incapacitated and sent parent out of state to second sister that had kicked our mother out 10 years ago during early retirement.  Sister allegedly took early POA and bypassed conservatorship in order to control parent's retirement trust from our father who passed away; and sister applied parent's retirement fund to her own mortgage that was underwater and her three children's own trust funds and is attempting to repay parent's retirement fund from her earnings as a physician.  

Fixing the vehicle permits following up with studio that may hire me as an instructor, as well as permit me to finish my application for an engineering position that requires a vehicle to drive to work. 

FAQs:

Why not apply to the University for assistance?
I did apply to the university this past summer, when they were trying to expense the financial aid they did not award during the first two semesters of 2013-2014. I did not qualify because I have 3 incomplete courses due to faculty error i) faculty reschedule final exam from last days of exams to first day so he could spend more time in California. That date conflicted with a grant submission and another final exam. It is against university policy to reschedule final exams without unanimous student approval; ii) second faculty required purchase of software by students that is against university policy and too expensive to purchase, iii) rotation at space center was not counted as an independent study due to restriction and prohibition from quantitative work for unexplained reasons resulting in qualitative literature review. 

Why not just get a job, an engineering job or other?
I have applied for many jobs. I originally left for Chicago per recommendation by confident faculty that said I need to leave UM because I embarrassed a department when their janitor was allegedly stealing bicycles outside their building and I reported it to DPS; also I had invited a UM faculty to be on a grant that contained 10 years of my research, then after receiving the stage 2 grant submission invitation, he tried to write me off the grant, so I withheld science and reported him to the funding agency. The funding agency delayed award for 2 weeks to review complaint and awarded grant to a 3rd team.  So I did leave for Navistar in Chicago. 

So why would you return from Chicago?
Per legal advice from my attorney 2012, with whom I consulted for 6 months, I would need to have MI jurisdiction to have parent returned from Florida. 
What? Yes, Sister #1 who had not visited parent for two years despite living 15 minutes away sent parent to sister #2 in Florida against her wishes and unknown to parent (documented) when Sister #1 had parent declared incapacitated when I informed her of the concerning call with parent while in Chicago; That was also the weekend we were scheduled to visit homes in Ann Arbor and had invited sister #1 to attend. 
So I returned from Chicago with a coincidental separation package from Navistar that was asking for volunteer attrition due to EPA penalties resulting from failure of Navistar trucks from meeting Green House gas emissions. This is well known and my separation is documented as that, as well.  So by returning to Michigan, I forced my sister #1 to bring parent back from sister #2 that had actually kicker her out of her house during parent's early retirement 10 years ago. And parent said the best Christmas gift I've gotten her was the attorney at the time. Sister #1 did not realize that her Power of Attorney resides only within the state of jurisdiction and sending principal out of state forfeits that POA (or expires it) and most certainly not visiting her for 9 months (guardians are required to visit every 6 months).  The summer of parent's return, I revoked sister #1 POA, instilled my own for 90 days with itemized authority only to provide medical care that sister #1 was negligent in providing and delayed, i.e. neuropysch exam (sister had 2 done when she applied for guardianship after having her POA revoked, that's at least 15 months after parent being declared incapacitated by sister #1 's physician), family practitioner, dentist, banker, lawyer, visit with best friends, 
As a result, sister #1 gained temporary guardianship after spending $20K that she then charged to parent's trust for parent's care coming from our deceased father's will 30 years prior.  Sister #1 attempted to bribe me by offering reimbursement for my expenses towards parent's Alzheimer's care if I signed documents that I would not bring up her behavior (and acts of elder abuse) during her POA. I declined and we've only spoken twice including that meeting since Sept 2014.

So what's up with asking for donations?
Given the hostile  academic environment and the continued blackballing back in Ann Arbor that has been verified again as recently as this Fall 2014, professional employment has been difficulty despite many applications, 2 interviews; having exhausted the Navistar separation package, allocating funds to parent's care, I've been tapped out for a while. 

I've learned that some faculty and admin at the university are not giving honest, factual reports and telling others to not interview me.  Worst example is discussing a polyurethane solution I solved within 3 months at 3M that hadn't been solved for three years. The local, Michigan based company has need for those with experience solving polyurethan problems. However, their request to interview was buried and deterred by 3rd  party within career resources.  Academic egos' may be actually pile higher and deeper.

As a result, I have only been able to find part/time work that includes raising at least $80,000 for the university since August calling alumni. That job pays $9.40/hour; Also, I have taught yoga for insomnia at a therapist practice for 6 weeks earning $150 compared to initially estimated $300; it's an endeavor to nurture and find the right fit as the students/patients have reported getting full, uninterrupted night’s sleep since having the class.  Zingerman's Holiday Support at $10/hr; Plasma donations.


Can Zingerman’s, your temporary holiday employer provide any assistance? 
As of Friday, 12/26 Zingerman's Mail Order Managing Owners have authorized a $750 Community Chest donation that is yes, taxed like a paycheck. 

Did you think of calling in to your employer that morning, Nov 22nd to assert the roads had not been salted and were dangerous?
Yes, however, the Zingerman's Mail Order attendance line is incoming only and receives messages. There is not the capacity to ask to or talk with a live human.  Zingerman's has a strict attendance policy. I was 15 minutes late the 2nd day of training due to donating plasma.    I called 45 minutes before clock-in after de-icing and warming up the car hoping that starting the car 1 hour ahead of clock in would be sufficient time buffer for a 10 minute drive south of central campus straight down State St. ; I did decide to avoid the decline on State St. between the S. University and Packard intersections because of the conditions and headed south down Tappan St, that as an approximate 5deg decline or less. The roads were simply horrible.  The classic 'Ann Arbor Black Ice' event with ice covering trees. A fellow holiday worker accidentally had slid into a parked coworker’s car when she arrived to work at ZMO and fortunately did not leave noticeable damage and paint jobs were of same color.  

Have you really been car camping?
Unfortunately yes ... could you pay rent living on Part-time $9.40/hour?  Fortunately, from prior professional experience serving the Human Research Facility at the space center in Houston and over a decade of specializing in human adaptation for remote environments and extreme activities, the  collection of related experience is ironically an opportunity to practice teh best of  known the psychological and physiological  countermeasures to avoid the ill-effects. Hopefully, my fundraising success over the telephone and successful yoga instruction, and completion of space physics course and mid-career space systems engineering MSE demonstrate that.  So I 'm always working within groups. Also findings from the US Military study of meditative yoga impact  within US  Special Ops in the middle-east have helped to alleviate the negative emotions and effects other than periodic sleep deprivation, which has been severe at times.  

If you can lie on your mother's grave, that’s your morality, it's not mine. 

Why would your sister bribe you?
She knew the conditions of the family will & trust, and allegedly being underwater with her mortgage and real-estate investments or rental properties; as the only working adult in her marriage at the time,  our parent had mentioned things were difficult for sister #1 two years before parent became incapacitated;  also, December 2011, parent had asked me to take her to  her attorney to change her will in my sole favor, to which I declined as that would make me very 'sketchy' and only add fuel to the fire of a dysfunctional family. However, I struck a deal with my parent that if she worked with the Turner Geriatric Center and got a case manager, a 3rd party, then she could do what she wanted and once she had a plan in place for her care, I'd support whatever she wanted to do. Yes, the family is hard headed, pathologically so.   My newer attorney from last year noticed sister #1 failed to activate conservatorship, which is typically done before or as a requirement of guardianship to account for expenses.  Also, sister had parent declared incapacitated, then had parent write a holographic will the following day that contradicts parent's irrevocable trust by naming sister as sole recipient .That's the same day parent was sent out-of-state to Florida .. 'sketchy', you betcha! But the most important thing is when revoking sister #1's POA, our parent started to get the right care once the eyes of the court were focused on my sister #1, evenmoreso when sister #1 applied for guardianship because now the court requires documentation.  It was as tragic as any epic, including a Mexican Standoff between Powero of Attorneys at the Emergency Room.  My mother's court appointed attorney didn't even know sibling #1 had POA when in court as he stood up to assert not knowing that as he had not been told despite meeting with Sister #1 and her attorney prior to court. Hence you can see the dysfunction and deception.  And the court appointed attorney would have had to clear out any other legal representatives parent had or may have had.

Do you have any full-time employment prospects?
Having a functional car would help, as there are two studios that are awaiting my response to finish their on-boarding requirements, and an inspection engineering position for which I'm mid interview for, that requires independent transportation . . . . .

Thank you for your assistance. 

Peace, Joy and Happiness for the holidays and New Year. 

PS, if you're local to Ann Arbor or Metro Detroit and need an UBER or LYFT  style car ride, I'm happy to provide each donor a ride or run an errand for you, i.e. pick up dry cleaning, groceries, or provide a yoga class as a certified yoga instructor, etc. 
$10 donation = cross town ride, or any 1 hour task taking down Christmas lights,  30  min shoveling snow, dog walking, etc. 
$20 donation =1 way ride to Metro Detroit Airport
$40 donation = 2 way ride to Airport
$50 donation = 30 minute private yoga instruction
$75 donation = 1 hour private yoga instruction
$100 donation = 1.5 hour private yoga instruction, or 30 minutes for 2 people. 
$150 donation = 1 hour group yoga class for up to 5 people
$750 donation = 10 (1) hour private yoga classes
$1000 donation = 10 (1.5) hour 
$1000 donation = 5 (1) hour corporate team building yoga classes$1000 donation = 5 (1) hour corporate team building yoga classes


Donors of $250 or greater will be entered into a chance for Z-Package: 1 Zingerman's Deli Coupon (passing on a gift from the Owning Managers to the holiday crew) - For Free 2 Sandwiches, 2 sides, 2 Beverages ( if you order the #111, #22, sides of trout and salmon salad + 2 beverages = $70 value)

Donors of $100 or greater will be entered into a chance for Winter Business package: (2) Winter Scarves from Ross School of Business + (1) Ross Skull cap.
http://www.eaglefishtechnology.com/community_fundraising/gofundme_car_repair_fundraiser

Donors of $75 or greater will be entered into the Sportsman chance: 1 nylon sack back pack + UM Water Bottle collection .

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