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<div>After everything he’d already been through, Vic finally had a chance to get the care he deserved. He received a medical shave for this severe mats, underwent surgery to correct his entropion eye condition, and we hoped he could finally begin to heal.
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<div>This sweet boy has endured abandonment, neglect, painful eye disease, surgery, and now a serious gastrointestinal crisis — all before he’s even had the chance to settle into the safe, comfortable life he deserves.
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<div>We’re asking for your help to cover Vic’s mounting veterinary expenses.
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<div>Between his entropion surgery, emergency veterinary visit, diagnostic testing, treatments, medications, and ongoing medical needs, the costs of getting Vic healthy have added up quickly.
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<div>Vic didn’t choose any of this. He didn’t choose to be abandoned when his family lost their home. He didn’t choose to suffer from untreated medical conditions. And he certainly didn’t deserve to go from one painful medical ordeal straight into another.
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<div>What Vic deserves now is a chance to heal, to feel safe, and to experience a life where someone is finally looking out for him.
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<div>Every donation, no matter the amount, helps us give Vic that chance.
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<div>Please help us make sure the rest of Vic’s story is a happier one. ❤️
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<div>On June 2nd our brother Patrick was involved in a near-fatal motorcycle accident, which we believe may have been a hit-and-run. Upon arriving at the ER, he was diagnosed with a brain hemorrhage and rushed into emergency surgery. The procedure was successful, but Pat has a long road to recovery. He is currently improving slowly at the Elmhurst ICU and will likely be there for the rest of the month.

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<div>If you know Pat, you know he’s a fighter with a big heart. Any support from his community will help him to overcome this distressing chapter. His loved ones are asking for financial aid to assist him with loss of work, offset medical and rehabilitation expenses, general costs for his family and partner to help him recuperate, as well as recovering damages to his motorcycle. They are also accepting Uber gift cards (for rides to and from the hospital and therapy once he is discharged), meals, pet care or fostering their cats if necessary, and direct donations for immediate needs which can be sent to his girlfriend Courtney, who is taking time off work to help every step of the way-

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Support Pat’s Road to Recovery

<div>Our sweet angel Danny recently got pancaked by a stage diver and ended up sustaining a permanent injury to his leg. He currently has broken both bones in his calf, as well as his ankle. After 15 screws, a metal rod through his knee, and an ankle plate, he still will need months of physical therapy to begin walking again. 

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<div>I understand times are tough for everyone right now, but <strong>if Danny has ever booked your band, poured you a beer, or made you smile, please consider donating to his cause.</strong>

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<div>Jose is in critical condition at the hospital with multiple broken ribs, a broken hip, spinal injuries, and deep cuts on his leg. He is in constant pain and has already undergone several surgeries, with more to come. His recovery will be long, but we are grateful that he is alive.
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<div>Jose is a staple at Jersey City's own White Star Bar, where he has worked for 6 years. He has been a dedicated and hardworking member of the team, always going above and beyond for his coworkers. His positive energy, strong work ethic, and caring nature are truly missed by everyone who knows him.
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<div>Jose has no family or close friends nearby, and he will need significant help with medical bills, daily expenses, future therapy, and more. I am doing my best to support him, but we need additional help. We are facing many challenges, and we are praying for better times.
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<div>Merry Christmas to everyone.
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<div>I've made GoFundMe campaigns before but never thought in a million years I'd make one of these for myself, but here we are.
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<div>SAME. DAY. My oh so loving and thoughtful and loyal girlfriend of 2 years dumps me.
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<div>It was all too much for me. I snapped. I broke. I shattered. Breakdown. Midlife existential crisis. Whatever you wanna call it. Got jumped from behind with agoraphobia and had panic attacks whenever I'd leave the house, in the house, and even in my sleep. That especially stings since I've always lived by my fierce independence. And now I'm a mentally paralyzed shut-in who cries daily.
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<div>I couldn't take it anymore and was put inpatient at Tisch Hospital psych ward for two weeks. Twice. To take a break and get better meds (which I'm afraid aren't exactly pulling their weight.)
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<div>After my pittance of unemployment ran out, my precious savings, a decade of sweat and toil and late nights of the hardest work in this city, are now gone just trying to keep a roof over my head. I haven't been broke since I was 19 and living in my car. I feel like such a failure.
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<div>In my struggle and rehabilitation, my one silver lining has been my dear, dear friend Sara Mendenhall who stuck by my side the whole time. She let me stay with her for a month while I tried to get my bearings, assisted my therapy, accompanied me to the doctors and hospitals, and helped me find a new place. But like me, she was also let go from her job around the same time I was, and is also down to her last two nickels. Also, HER now ex-boyfriend cheated on her! Twice! This along with being unable to find work for the last several months has been hell for her as well. And yet, she still shows up for me.
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<div>We're frantically looking for jobs (remote for me because of the agoraphobia, which through therapy and exposure I am getting better at and can at least walk around the block) every single day, but it's mostly ghost jobs and scams. I'm sure as many as you know it's HARD right now trying to find an honest living.
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<div>I've applied for disability and food stamps. I have online therapy pro bono. I'm doing everything I can with the help and grace of a few precious friends. But it's so, so hard. Aside from the health woes and panic attacks and crushing depression, I'm going to become homeless in a month if I don't land a steady paycheck.
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<div>(Shoutout to Sara for being there for me through the tears, the doctors, the attacks, the thick and the thin, along with Cherry David, Ann Marie Antonucci, Jen Kossin, Christine Arancia, Misty Lee Crowe, Greg Zweiben, Krystal Pires-Patch, and Denise Bautista. I love you guys so much, thank you for keeping me here thus far ♥️)
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Please help me (us) not be homeless (aka The Jimmy Fund)

<div>It is with great sorrow and a heavy heart to share the sudden passing of Candido Manalo on August 5th, 2024. Candido was a beloved husband, father, and friend who touched the lives of many of those around him. Born in the Philippines on February 2, 1953. There, he also met the love of his life, Lydia. Candido loved to share his passion of gardening and cooking for all those around him. He loved watching basketball with his daughter Melanie (Go Celtics!) and being the best Lolo to his grand-dog, Poe.
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<div>As many of you may have seen on the news, on December 20th there was a 5 alarm fire in Sunnyside, Queens that left many people displaced and devastated. The fire started in the apartment above our apartment and we were the people who called 911 when we first noticed the smoke. We spent a good amount of time knocking on doors and alerting neighbors that there was an emergency. We suffered smoke inhalation and were treated at Mount Sinai. We helped who we could and when we absolutely had to leave, we left with just the clothes on our backs and our phones, nothing else.
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Vivienne and Chris's devastating Sunnyside Fire

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Our family needs help!

<div>This week, Jersey City mourns the loss of one of its most colorful souls - that of Charles "Chuck" Daly. A man of many talents and pursuits, Chuck was also undeniably a man of the people. To know him was to love him, and he knew EVERYBODY.
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<div>Chuck is survived by his beloved brother Joe, who stood by him through all of life's twists and turns. As our community mourns Chuck's loss, we also want to provide for Joe, who now faces all the unpleasant "end of life" expenses that accompany the loss of a loved one.
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Chuck Daly Forever

On May 5th 2021, Joe and Alba (Cookie) Parrino suffered a total loss of their home and all of their belongings. A raging fire engulfed their home on Staten Island. Thankfully, Joe escaped the fire and Alba was not home, they continue to look for their dog, Lola, who escaped the fire.<br /><br />I’m hoping we can help alleviate some of the stress that they will face as they begin to rebuild.  Every single donation helps.  I know times are tough with the pandemic going around, so even if you cannot donate, please share this post.<br /><br />-Anna Grace (Alba's sister)

Joe & Alba Parrino Fire Relief Fund

This weekend our dear friend Vicky was involved in an accident and suffered a serious head injury.<br /><br />The good news is that Vicky is responsive and is now able to move her arms and legs. The doctor asked if she could give a thumbs up to which Vicky obliged.<br /><br />The bad news is there is going to be a lot of recovery for Vicky, who is without health insurance. As a tireless restaurant service industry employee, Vicky will be unable to work for some time, and her husband and our friend Bill will more than likely be attending to her care as well.<br /><br />This fund is to help them cover the astronomically high medical bills, to get Vicky and Bill back on their feet and to ease the financial and emotional stress of this horrible accident.

Vicky and Bill Marshall Recovery Fund

Hi! I'm Sara, and my best friend needs help. <br /><br />In 2007, I found a scrawny kitten wandering alone around my then-boyfriend's apartment building - for 3 days I fed him and put up signs, and for 3 days my signs were taken down, but the kitten remained. It seemed someone was determined to abandon him. Every day I saw him, he was excited to see me, bonking his little head against me and purring so loud I thought he'd rupture something. On the third day, I took him home and named him Ming. He's been the love of my life for the 14 years he's been with me since then.<br /><br />Unfortunately, Ming is sick. He's had painful chronic vomiting over the last year, and after rigorous food trials and testing and a recent biopsy, it's been determined that he has lymphoma. While this diagnosis sounds dire, cats can live a comfortable and happy life for a few years post diagnosis with the right treatment. He was recently prescribed steroids, which should hopefully take effect over the next 3 weeks to stabilize him and control the vomiting and other symptoms, which is great news!  The not so great news is that all of these tests and vet appointments have racked up about $5200 so far in the last month. <br /><br />This little creature has been there for me, comforted me, slept beside me, made me laugh, let me cry into his fur countless times, and it's so heartbreaking to see him in pain every day while he goes through this. <br /><br />I'd be eternally grateful for any amount of help. 100% of this fund will go towards his medical bills and treatment, and would tremendously ease the mental and emotional stress of his mama (me). Thank you so much for reading.

Help Sara With Ming's Lymphoma Treatment

We’re not stoked to do this but with the drop in business leading up to the  bar and restaurant closure combined with the indefinite loss of work on our parts we don’t have a lot of options at this point.<br /><br />Barcade New York’s staff has been serving the neighborhood these past six years whether it’s for a jam packed happy hour, low key lunches or late nights, even more jam packed weekends, and of course throughout the busy holiday party season. As such  busy bar we’re pretty well staffed, which means there are an awful lot of us finding ourselves in a pretty tight spot right now.  It pains us to not be able to offer you a cold beer and a bit of comfort and nostalgia in these uncertain times, but we’re doing what needs to be done for the collective safety of the city (and also we don’t have a choice!) <br /><br />We want very much to be here with you when this blows over and we return to some level of normalcy, but the truth is we may not be able to make it to that point without your help. Our income slowed to a trickle earlier this month as the cautious began their isolation early on, and it stopped completely when we closed indefinitely last week. <br /><br />State assistance websites have famously crashed somewhat regularly since tens of thousands of members of the workforce suddenly found themselves out of work with very little forewarning and no idea when it might resume again, and some of us still haven’t been able to apply even as bills and rent draw near. As bartenders we are by nature reassuring and hospitable. When you sit down we ask how it’s going, and attempt to guide your time under our roof to a point where your answer would be more positive if we asked you again on the way out. Part of the code amongst service staff is to leave your troubles at the door so you can adequately focus on the guest experience. While we may tell you a little about ourselves, you’ll never catch us venting when you ask us how it’s going, but in this instance, since we’re not behind the bar and have no idea when we will be again, we’ll shoot you straight, it’s not going very well, it looks like it’s going to get worse before it gets better, we’re embarrassed to have to be doing this, but we absolutely have to be doing this, and we would be appreciative of and humbled by anything you might be able to do to help.<br /><br />Thank you very much for taking the time to read this, and No Drinks on Games!

Barcade New York staff COVID relief fund

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