<div>Hey everyone,
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<div>Ben here, the new owner of Blue Ocean, and I want to share something really personal and important about Blue Ocean and our journey. For those of you who’ve been following us, you know we’ve poured our hearts into this restaurant for years. We’ve served up countless bowls of ramen, celebrated with you over sushi, music, events, and built a great community right here in St. Louis.
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<div>But now we’re at a turning point. You might have heard some of the rumblings: the building owners are pushing us out to make room for a new tenant. They want us gone in 30 days—an impossible timeline for a small business like ours. And the truth is, we just don’t have the funds on hand to secure a new lease, especially with all the upfront costs.
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<div>We’ve always been the underdogs, and we’ve overcome a lot—from surviving the tough years after COVID to keeping Blue Ocean alive and thriving. But this time, we need a little help from our friends, family, and the incredible community that’s supported us all along. We’re launching a GoFundMe to raise the funds we need to secure a new space and keep Blue Ocean’s legacy alive.
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<div>So, if Blue Ocean has ever given you a great meal, a memorable night, or just a warm place to gather, we’d be so grateful for your support. Every little bit helps, and even just sharing our story means the world to us.
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<div>Thank you for being part of our family. Let’s keep Blue Ocean sailing.
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<div>With love and gratitude,
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<div>Ben and the Blue Ocean Team
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Jason Green

Ryan Diggs

Holly Hamilton

Laura Briggs

Karen Smith

Camillya Blount

Anonymous

Kelsie Leu

Adia Frazer

Brett Alexander

Josh Walker

Cynthia Moyer

Geoff Peasall

Andrew D’Souza

Alison Bozarth

Lyn Bee

Caitlin Brown

Blue Ocean is Moving!

platform

Platform is iOS

Android

Adyen Google Pay Development Audience

$opt_dummy_attribute

English only

Deprecate Stripe Legacy

dyn_template_ids

Adyen V6 Bene Transfer & MyMoney Campaign Organizers - test01

Bene transfer V6 and AdyenV6MyMoney Campaign Organizers - production

OneTrust next-app audience

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NextDoor Share Option Users

Fundraisers with Reactions feature capability

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Enhanced Story Experience Users

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Poster share - new funds eligible (newest 9/18)

Streaming widgets beta user

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3DS payment method

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GoFundMe Employees

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Mark Rieth IP Address

Version 9.2.0 and above

Fund is in English speaking country

desktop

Android v12.11.0 and above

Platform is Android

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checkoutType

Payment method type group to be vaulted on success

admin pr kit prod

EUR Donation Upsell

Share Text generation Skip Fundraiser

(prod) new funds eligible for amp12 (UGC gallery)

fintrac_cad_idv_form_v2 audience

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fallback mode accounts

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p2p legacy startfundraising page

AMP24 New Funds Only PROD (DO NOT MODIFY)

countryCode

charityId

UKCharities

Federated Search Internal Testing

route.pathname community

US Donation Upsell audience 

Auto Thanks Feature Audience

Supporter Comments Eligible Funds

International Only

fundId

braze fundraiser group 

Payment Identity Transfers ATO Risk Check (Targeted) - Production

Fundraiser Saved Payment Method Rate Limit Bypass (Production)

leaderboard-partner-id-audience-givepanel

Version 9.2.1 and above

AUD Donation Upsell audience

fundraiserCountryCode is US/EN

Active Fundraiser - Smart Default Cadence

DAF Internal

Vault on success card payment method

Platform is iOS v11.0.0 and above

Desktop users

Person ids

United States (US) users

allow yuno fundraisers for test

Mexico country code

Posters INTL

NPO Profile Opted-In

iOS at or above 12.4.0

non-US recurring donors

Canada Campaign Owner Group

Fundraiser Without Meta Link

Scheduler payment tester gorup

charityCommunityId

Charities allow to be claimed unclaimed (PRD)

Canada (CA) users

currencyCode

UC Tipping v20250115 International

pymk_production_xplr_fe_team

Android at or above 12.2.0

Profile photo entry point audience

smart goals (fundraiser/manage) on test01

Activity Tracking v1 Beta Testing

writePath

Stream Notification

start gfm intl allowed locales

Platform is iOS v11.2.0 and above

unclaimed charities

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AI Chatbot Audience

amp13 only new funds (prod) (anyword auto)

UC Flow Enabled (Prod)

Payment Identity Beneficiary Verification - Production

shared notification bell audience

Custom users

ach frontend audience

Android v11.0.0 and above

Users Receiving Payments Paused Notifications

smart goals test01

Manage Coach - US English Organizers Only + new funds only

Team EGG - IP Address list

Fundraiser Without Instagram Deep Link

Native 11.4.0 and above

UC Tipping v20250107

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Native 11.3.0 and above

Influencer - Prod

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Native 11.4.0 and higher

New funds eligible - Video Sharing (PROD)

GB Donation Upsell audience 

Auto Thanks V3 Rollout Audience

Thank you V3 testing whitelist

isRecurringFriendly

Is Recurring Friendly

Excluded funds - Video Sharing

Logged In Users

CH Donation Upsell audience

Android v10.6.0 and above

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Localized Currency

v11.5.0 and above

testAudience

pathname

Survicate

appVersion is at or above 12.8.0

Non-charity fund

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challenge-fundraisers

Payment Identity Launch Verification - Production

New funds eligible - Posters v2

CAD Donation Upsell Audience

Braze Email Tester

NPO Profile Opted-Out

iOS App Version

hasKnownDonors

PYMK has donors

iOS v12.3.0 and above

Blue Ocean is Moving!

Still $27,151 to go. Help us build momentum.