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Help us save Buddy's home

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Buddy is mine and my husband Jim's wonderful Lab.  I just couldn't resist posting his handsome face. 

We have fallen on hard times due to the federal government's shut down on the maintenance of the roads in the national forests.  That was Jim's  primary source of income.  He has been out of the private work force for a very long time.  He got his General Engineering license in 1980 and we have not ever wanted for any basic necessity.  I have always worked and contributed to our income, but because of a four-month stay in the hospital  I had to  give up my 34-year job.  Our income has stopped except for our social security income.  Jim's health has suffered of late and about two months ago he was working under his truck and it fell on him.  It seems that that good man can't get a break. 

We have fallen behind in our house payments, although our mortgage company is very compassionate and they haven't foreclosed on our home.  It is the only home we've ever known in our 37-year marriage.  We never thought we'd ever have the need to ask others to share their hard-earned money with us.  We've always tried to be good people and to help others as we could. 

After the biggest fire in California's history, Jim helped everyone he could in recovering from the dire devastation of that awful fire. Jim is such a good man and has always provided well for our family, but now we find that we are the ones who need help. 

I and a friend of mine started the recovery efforts in our little town after the fire.  It took long hard hours to help people, but we have been blessed and it was our turn to give back. 

We had three children of our own but we raised seven kids.  They are good kids and they migrated to our home because their families were into drinking and drug use.  They are always saying how fortunate they were to have us, but they were the blessing we needed at the time.  I've always believed that the good Lord puts you just were you are supposed to be just when you need to be there.   

I know it sound like I'm tooting our own horn, but if I don't let you know, just a little bit, who we are and how we've lived our lives, how will you have any way of deciding whether or not to help us. 

I promise that if we should be blessed to be able to keep our home, that if we get more than the money we need to save our home, I'll give whatever more there is to others who need it.

Thank you for considering our situation and God bless you.
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  • Anonymous
    • $25 
    • 3 yrs
  • Anonymous
    • $100 
    • 3 yrs
  • Julie Warren
    • $200 
    • 3 yrs
  • Renate Simons
    • $100 
    • 3 yrs
  • Kim Ogburn
    • $100 
    • 3 yrs
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Betty Birdsell
Organizer
Morettis Junction, CA

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