Aloha friends! Kim Fusch is so HOT she's a fire hazard and the airlines will not fly her to Hawaii! (OK, it's not just hotness, there are medical reasons as well.)

We've been pals since college days. And if you know Kim, you already know she's one of most intelligent, compassionate, and wickedly funny people on the planet. You also know she's been proving life with Scleroderma can be productive & active for way longer than what her doctors said was possible when she was first diagnosed.

This disease kicks in then lets up at random intervals, each time leaving you with more challenges than before, so it's important to do this now, while we can be certain she can go and be the life of the luau.

So how are we gonna get her to Hawaii to fulfill her lifelong dream of riding whales & judging hula contests? We'll put her on a boat, that's how! (Being surrounded by water, boats are ideal for transporting very HOT people.)

But sea travel is EXPENSIVE! She had someone who was going to share the whole trip, but sadly, had to cancel. We're still hopeful we can find someone to split expenses on the outbound, but the return fare ALONE is $4400!!!

Kim figures she can swing much of the total cost using savings. If we can pay the rest, she can still go! So that's the goal.

She'd like to go in September, so I figure we need to hit the goal by end of August.

If you can contribute, I will be grateful, Kim will be grateful, and the Hawaiians? Well, they'll recover. Eventually.