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<div> After 8 years of dialysis, I have finally been given the opportunity to receive a kidney transplant. While this is a blessing I have been waiting for, the recovery period will bring financial challenges for me and my family.
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<div>As a single parent and head of household for my two minor children, I will be unable to work during recovery and need help covering basic living expenses, including rent, food, utilities, and other household bills for the first few months after surgery. I am also raising funds to maintain my Kaiser health insurance for the next year so I can receive the follow-up care and medications that are essential to a successful transplant.
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<div>This transplant represents a chance at a healthier future after eight years of treatments and limitations. Any donation, no matter the amount, will help ease the financial burden on my family during this critical time. If you're unable to donate, sharing this fundraiser would mean just as much.
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Transplant Funds for Benita Martinez

<p>Northwest Yarns &amp; Mercantile has been owned by Echo and Heather since 2016, but the shop itself has been a cornerstone of the Bellingham, WA for over two decades. As a yarn and fiber arts supply shop, we’ve welcomed so many of you - crafters, artists, fiber enthusiasts, and more - through our doors, providing not just supplies, but a space for creativity, learning, and connection. Our shop has always been about more than just yarn and fiber arts crafting supplies. It’s about fostering a sense of belonging and supporting the vibrant fiber arts community that calls Whatcom County and the greater region home. 
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<p>This past year has brought unexpected challenges. We’ve seen a sharp decline in Canadian business (we miss you, lovely Canadian customers, but understand!), which has always been a vital part of our customer base, and new tariffs have made it even harder to keep our shelves stocked and our doors open. Despite our best efforts, these hurdles have put a strain on our ability to continue serving the community we love. 
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<p>We’re reaching out now because we believe in the power of community and the importance of keeping creative spaces alive. Any support you can give would mean so much to us. Please help us keep Northwest Yarns &amp; Mercantile going so it can continue to be a place for creativity and community for years to come. 
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Support Northwest Yarns & Mercantile

<div>On January 5, 2025, we lost a legend, a hero, an advocate, and a true friend: Mike Rinder.
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<div>Mike Rinder was, for years, a senior executive in Scientology, working closely with David Miscavige (while regularly facing his wrath and abuse).
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<div>After he escaped from Scientology in 2007, Mike dedicated the rest of his life to exposing Scientology’s abuses. He was tireless in his efforts to battle Scientology and David Miscavige. You may know him from the series he co-hosted with Leah Remini on A&amp;E.
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<div>Mike’s advocacy came at a steep price—he faced relentless harassment and attacks by Scientology and their private investigators. Even his family members who are still Scientologists filmed videos attacking him.
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<div>Despite this high price, Mike never stopped fighting for the truth to be exposed.
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<div>One of Mike’s final wishes was for people to consider donating to a college fund for his 12-year-old son, Jack, in lieu of flowers.
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<div>As a Sea Org member, Mike didn’t earn more than $50 a week until he escaped when he was 52 years old, and for the past two years, he has been undergoing rigorous and debilitating cancer treatments.
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<div>We have set up this GoFundMe to help fulfill Mike’s wish. <strong>All funds will go directly to Jack’s college fund, as Mike requested.</strong>
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<div>All our love to Mike’s wife, Christie, and her boys.
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<div>Fly high, Mikey! You are so very loved.
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<div>(For those who wish to give via bank ACH transfer, please see the link in Mike’s final blog post: <a href="https://www.mikerindersblog.org/farewell/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Donate via ACH bank transfer</a> 
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Help Fulfill Mike Rinder’s Final Wish

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<div>We are a professional couple facing a medical nightmare without help from our insurance company. My wife has struggled for nearly 30 years with a condition that causes tremendous pain. During a procedure for an unrelated issue, the surgeon discovered the probable source of the pain. An outpatient procedure could, according to numerous clinical trials, reduce or end her pain.
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<div>The procedure is established enough that Medicare, Medicaid, and all but one Washington insurance provider will cover it. Our insurance is the outlier, or I would not be writing now.
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<div>We have exhausted all our appeals, with support from several medical specialists, the insurance commissioner’s office, as well as nearly 500 pages of clinical support. One issue that comes up and can’t be discounted is that men receive this treatment far more often than women.
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<div>One of the experts in this surgery has offered to perform the procedure in her office for $8,000. The doctor who diagnosed her works at the University of Washington hospital, where the cost of an operating room alone is $97,000. Obviously, we are looking at the far less expensive option. My wife will also need at least a week off work to recover, so I’m asking for a portion of her lost wages.
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<div>I have written on the subject of women’s health and the institutional bias in favor of men’s medical issues. Seeing it play out so blatantly in my wife’s medical care is beyond devastating.
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<div>We have devoted considerable personal funds to the search for the source of her pain and its management. It will take us a long time to gather the funds we need for this procedure. As it would be beneficial to do this procedure sooner rather than later, for reasons I won’t go into, my wife has given me permission to start a medical fund.
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<div>If you know my wife, you know that she is careful with her health and with her money. The cause of her pain is genetic and fairly rare, but enough people have been treated for it that it’s shameful that one insurance company would dig in its heels and refuse to follow established protocol.
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<div>If you can help us with a donation or a share, we would be grateful. Thank you for your consideration in helping to end this nightmare.
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Support Maureen's Life-Changing Surgery

<p>Help a Beloved Father and Comedian Rebound from Kidney and Congestive Heart Failure
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<p>He goes by so many titles—Christian comedian, actor, friend, son, adviser, confidante—but the most important title of all is dad. For decades, Bone Hampton has brought joy and laughter to so many lives. He has traveled the country, uplifting downcast hearts and promoting laughter that encourages the spirit. He has devoted countless hours to honing his craft while inspiring and teaching young comics to do the same. By traveling to city after city, Bone has made a living, providing for himself and his son.
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<p>Now, he is experiencing the fight of his life, and he needs our financial support. Because of the pandemic, opportunities to work in the entertainment industry disappeared. But during the summer of 2021, doors began to open, and life on the road seemed to be returning to normalcy. Unfortunately, another unexpected setback has beset him. He is experiencing congestive heart failure, as massive amounts of fluid are surrounding his lungs and heart, causing his kidneys to shut down. The result? A lengthy hospital stay and an even lengthier recovery and rehabilitation, which are yet to come.
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<p>Despite the obstacles, his family and friends are confident in God’s healing power, and we look forward to the day when Bone is restored to full health. But he needs more than just our prayers and well wishes. His doctors have already informed and even ordered him to remain off the stage indefinitely, pending significant improvement in his heart and kidney function. This will be a long journey back to health, but we can help ease the worry and anxiety that result from the inability to work and provide. If you can bless Bone Hampton financially during this very trying circumstance, please contribute to his GoFundMe. All the money raised will be used to supplement his lost income and to pay for his mounting medical expenses.
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Comedian Bone Hampton Medical Expense Fundraiser

<p>I am a Black Muslimah Nigerian AM and I was treated like it was 1920 in Short Hills Mall.  I was assaulted and harassed by a white woman and and nothing was done by security nor the police. I'm looking to hire me an excellent attorney who can help me bring light to this wrong.  All videos and updates on the situation are on my YouTube channel: Mama Africa Muslimah. I was kicked off a tiktok for posting what happened to me and they let someone else post and get millions and millions of views however they deleted 2 of my accounts of my accounts. One that I have for my Garden which was my original account and another 1 that I created after they deleted my main account. I have been  wronged  Abigail Elphick (Karen in my videos,) Short Hills Mall security, Millburn Police Department, and most of all humanity. Please help me!
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HELP ME DEFEND MYSELF AGAINST KAREN

The Black Drop Coffeehouse has served as a community pillar in Bellingham since 2002, providing an all-ages safe space for marginalized groups, an outspoken voice for community advocacy, and a killer cup of coffee. Spaces like this are increasingly scarce, even before the pandemic upended… well, everything.<br /><br />We’re eager to open in our beautiful, roomy new space just across the street at 206 W Magnolia, which will allow for significantly more indoor and outdoor seating and the opportunity to expand our all-ages community events (post-pandemic!) with open mics, karaoke, and private events. We’ve poured hours of blood, sweat, tears, and bad ‘80s playlists into making it feel like home. <br /><br />But we need help to reopen our doors and keep them open for good, with all funds going directly to payroll and operating costs. <br /><br />Following a 3-month closure with zero rent relief, the Black Drop has suffered a devastating <strong>80% revenue loss in the wake of COVID-19,</strong> with remaining income further decimated by the smoke from the fires ravaging the West Coast. Meanwhile, the small business loan we’ve been promised may not arrive until 2021, and plumbing costs and a walk-in fridge malfunction in the new space have maxed out our budget.<br /><br />The decision to ask for support has been humbling, and not one that we’ve taken lightly. Simply put, we need our community to help us get through this.<br /><br />As part of their #SmallBusinessReliefInitiative, <strong>GoFundMe will match the first $500 in donations.</strong><br /><br />If you’re unable to donate, we’d deeply appreciate it if you’d share this campaign with a note of your favorite Black Drop memory from over the years. (And bring a friend for coffee when we reopen!) It’s been a joy and an honor to serve the community of Downtown Bellingham over the last 18 years, and we’re so excited to embark on this new adventure with you.<br /><br />Love, thanks, and kickass coffee,<br />the Black Drop crew.

Save the Black Drop!

<p>On October 22, 2019, Michael relapsed with small cell osteosarcoma in his right arm, and right lung. Our family has been hit twice now with this terrible disease, and financially already struggling. With this new diagnosis, we will need all the help we can find. I am the soul provider for our family, and have had to take time off work to be with my son and wife during the second worst time in our lives. With this diagnosis so much is unknown to us but we do know we will have to be traveling back and forth from Bellingham to Seattle frequently which adds a lot of expenses that we just don’t have the funds for. 
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<p><br />Michael’s first diagnosis was given to us on August 9,2016 at only 11 years old. He had a tumor on his right arm, that required 13 roundsof chemotherapy, with a 14 hour surgery.  The surgery removed his tumor on his humerus and they replaced it with his right fibula. We had to relocate from Bellingham to Seattle for the duration of his treatment which lasted 11 months. It was a hard year for Michael but we made it through. Over the next two and half years, Michael remained cancer free, but struggled with many side effects which include; kidney disease, nerve damage, mobility issues, anxiety, depression, neurological concerns. 
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<p><br />As we do not know what this next phase on Michael’s journey looks like, it is going to be difficult emotionally and financially. We need help! Please if you can donate anything and share with everyone you can, our family would appreciate it. 
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Support for Michael Macy

I’m writing to you with a heavy heart and humble ask for our wonderful colleague, Dave Morrin, who has recently been tending to emerging care needs of both of his aging and ill parents. Just this past week Dave had to fly back to the east coast to help his father make the transition to a long-term care facility. It has been a challenging time for Dave and his family and unfortunately a hard situation just worsened as his mother passed suddenly this weekend from an unexpected medical issue. Dave is managing, despite an overwhelming situation, and we are looking to support him in any way we can. I have set up a GoFundMe to support Dave with funeral, travel, and personal expenses during this difficult time. If you are interested and able to help Dave, any donation is greatly appreciated. Thank you so much and if you have any questions, please email me.<br />-Marcee

Support Dave Morrin

Moving to the Northwest- No, REALLY!!!!!!<br /><br />Thank you for helping me reach my $10,000 goal!  And then the $12,000.   You are amazing! I was embarrassed I had to stretch the goal another 2K, but due to complications, I bumped it.  During mediation, the terms of possible settlement on some issues include for me to pay 5K within 30 days.  This payment will secure any and all interests in my music are mine.  So I've bumped it one more time for another 3K. Yes, the math doesn't add up, but I have never wanted to lean this hard on any of you.  I'll still need to rent a truck for moving my personal property from Oklahoma to the Northwest, but at least my career will be intact. All of you have done so much already.  Thank you.    Share this and together I'll be home to make music for the rest of my new life for all of you. <br /><br />Those of you who contribute to this will receive the following:<br /><br />  Up to $25 = 1 Free CD of choice including any new CD yet to come out<br />  $25-$50 = 2 Free CDs, same conditions as above<br />  $50 - $75 = 3 CDs, same conditions<br />  $75 - $100 = 4 CDs, same conditions<br />  $100 - $500 = 1 free future CD and a song written by your request<br />  $500 - $1000 = 5 CDs past/future + song <br />  $1000 and up = 5 CDs, one song and 1 year of Patreon creations<br /><br />  The only way I can repay you for helping me reclaim my life and my music is to continue to create things that bring magic, truth, and love to you and the world at large with the very best efforts I can find in myself.<br /><br />   I am praying that this will be the end of my needs, but considering how the legal world works, I can't say for sure.  If I have overestimated, whatever funding remaining unused will be documented and applied to establish a new music production company which will be completely under my control and will protect, and create my works for the future.<br /><br />Thank you, my friends, for keeping my music and my magic alive and safe.<br /><br />  May Magic and Music be Yours- Always-<br />  Alec

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