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On September 7, <strong>Hurricane Lowell</strong> struck Kauaʻi with winds over 100 mph, forcing <strong>Ilima</strong> to evacuate the oceanfront property she calls home. When Ilima returned, the destruction was overwhelming. Roofs had been blown off. Flooding tore through the property. The kitchen and outdoor bathroom shower were destroyed, and structures across the land were badly damaged. Fruit trees, gardens, and years of cultivated permaculture land were severely impacted. The danger is still immediate: broken tree limbs are hanging overhead, and debris and damaged items remain scattered across the property, creating serious safety hazards that must be cleared before rebuilding can begin. 
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Help Ilima Rebuild After Hurricane Lowell

<div>Yesterday afternoon, 4/8/26, our dear friend Eric Odenthal (EO) lost everything in a devastating house fire. In a matter of moments, Eric didn’t just lose his home and all of his belongings built over the past 10 years—he also lost his beloved dog, his constant companion and best friend. The grief and shock from this loss are unimaginable.
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<div>Eric is one of the kindest, most genuine people you could ever meet. He’s the owner of a Moab guide service, and through his work, he brings adventure, joy, and connection to so many people. His guiding equipment wasn’t just gear—it was his livelihood. Tragically, all of it was lost in the fire.
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<div>We are raising funds to help Eric begin to rebuild his life - Any amount helps, and if you’re unable to donate, sharing this page would mean the world. Let’s rally around Eric and remind him that he’s not alone in this.
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Help Eric (EO) Rebuild After House Fire

<div><strong>The world needs to know Lhakpa Sherpa.</strong>
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<div>Lhakpa is onto the next summits of her life - visibility, education, and more mountains - but still lacks sustainable sponsorship to achieve her goals. Please support Lhakpa so she can continue to dream and climb any mountain that stands in her way. 
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<div>Our beautiful sweet Nancy was tragically killed in an automobile accident Wednesday morning (October 2nd). Our family is heartbroken and devastated by her sudden death. Nancy had such a beautiful fun-loving soul. When she talked to you she would always ask how you are and make you smile. Nancy had so much love and care for everyone she met. We would love to release butterflies in her memory, when Nancy was younger she prayed to god to be given a sign and in that moment a butterfly landed on her finger. When Nancy's mom died she told her she would send her butterflies from heaven. Butterflies have always had a special spiritual meaning for her. We would like to share a song with you about Nancy (Sue Perst) Arbon. Nancy's close friend wrote this song about her and their friendship. This song is a wonderful example of her fun-loving spirit.
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<div><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/6Gmz15NbGfBwhBf8Kl1eIG?si=DgoH6S9XQ-aHvXxhK5FNNQ" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/6Gmz15NbGfBwhBf8Kl1eIG?si=DgoH6S9XQ-aHvXxhK5FNNQ" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://open.spotify.com/track/6Gmz15NbGfBwhBf8Kl1eIG?si=DgoH6S9XQ-aHvXxhK5FNNQ</a></a>
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<div>Nancy was the bright light in everyone's life. We want to give Nancy the memorial she deserves, honor her memory, and say our last goodbyes.
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<div>We appreciate your donations and the love you have shown our family during this hard time.
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<div><a href="https://www.ksl.com/article/51147040/man-fleeing-police-hits-kills-woman-in-head-on-crash-near-valley-fair-mall" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><a href="https://www.ksl.com/article/51147040/man-fleeing-police-hits-kills-woman-in-head-on-crash-near-valley-fair-mall" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.ksl.com/article/51147040/man-fleeing-police-hits-kills-woman-in-head-on-crash-near-valley-fair-mall</a></a>
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<div>My name is Krista Bowers, and I am raising funds to get me to my niece's funeral and to catch up on Living expenses before I go
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<div>Just when I thought I might be able to move forward, this past July I ended up with a particularly nasty bout of Pneumonia, coupled with anemia, after what I suspected was another round of Covid.  I had to be transported to the hospital by ambulance (an astronomically high expense I am now facing).  I seriously felt like I was going to die, which was pretty terrifying.  Soon after being released from the hospital, I received the call telling me of my niece's death.
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<div>My grief has been overwhelming, and I have not been handling it well.  I have carried an inordinate amount of stress and have barely been sleeping, which has significantly hindered the recovery from my illness.  I am emotionally and physically exhausted.  Unfortunately, this has all caused a worsening of the CRPS, and I have been having to cope with the accompanying pain of the flaring.
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<div>My name is Chris Alcid, and my mother recently passed away. I am looking to raise funds so that I can coordinate with my family a proper arrangement for her passing. We are unaware of her preferences at the moment, but ANYTHING helps as we try to collect more information. Thank you for your consideration and support!
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In Loving Memory of Cynthia Araullo Alcid

<div>My name is Johna. This beautiful woman is my cousin Vanessa. Her brother Dustin and Michael have in the last year lost their brother Christopher David and now their sister Vanessa. Both tragically killed at the hands of another person. We were going to take Christopher to Montana this summer to be buried with his father but was waiting until Vanessa was able to attend.  Vanessa who was 44 was killed Friday by a hit and run driver in SLC. Any help with cremation expenses and burial, headstones for both Chris and Vanessa would truly help Dustin. We will remember both of them with joy and love. RIP Vanessa we will miss you.
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<div>On the morning of September 23rd, 2023 Steven Boyd came home to his RV completely burned to the ground. Inside were his 2 dogs, Djooka and DjinDjin. They did not survive the fire. Steven’s dogs were his life, his reason for living. Everything he did was for his pups.
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<div><strong>Summer 2024 Update</strong>
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<div>Dear Reader, Trauma is trauma and my challenges presently are so intensely persistent in year 5 of integrating myself to Spain; relentless; trauma is part of me though I've made enormous consistent progress over decades. I must and I do, keep going forward. This depleted feeling of drowning would worry anyone in a Plain-as-Day Catch-22 I'm enduring financially in my housing rental flat, immigration costs and painful absurd delays, legal fees, all are so tightly budgeted in my lived reality of now in Summer of 2024 .
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<div>I am resilient and determined to overcome these disabling challenges as I take on the daily good warrior fight in my path and proactively persevere, in gratitude for you, reading my current story and for considering a financial donation in any amount to show love and support through this trying moment.
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<div>I am a survivor; I need to become a Legal EU Resident in Spain in order to make my living. I persist, forging my future, making my mark, meeting people daily, finding my way to eventual jobs/income, to contribute to the local economy with my talents, genuine joy, fulfilling a positive empowered chosen life -- with a gritty personal stake, in full integrity, and to accomplish holding my awaited Identity Card for Spain In Hand.
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<div>My immigration process painfully persists 5 years in; I am unable to make gainful income in Spain until my legal resident card (NIE/DNI) is activated - amidst such unexpected delays, financial, immigration &amp; legal circumstances, confoundingly hard to understand.
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<div>I am out of funds... I initiated this gofundme campaign in Spring of 2023, today's update is concise as can be; Summer 2024:
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<div>I am responsible for my happiness regardless of the circumstances; a Survivor in this world; practical, truthful, forward facing. I've always been independent in spirit and as a (independent contractor) worker-artist-creator, residing in the EU since 2019 began with great hope. Solo on this life project, I'm a widow, solitude is my spiritual devotion, faith is my reliable and solid companion inspite of my vulnerability. My brave inner strength is a focused self-disciplined lifestyle. Dear Reader, I ask for your empathy and your helpful willingness to respond and to consider:
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<div>Continuing delays for legal residency in Spain in real time amount to a Catch-22. In my sixth year now of residing here, without the needed resident legal ID card prevents me absolutely from obtaining a job or making any self-sustaining income ... yet. It is paralyzing. I'm exhausted, hyper-vigilant in my ptsd, below poverty living, diligently budgeting, seriously restricting; in total financial free fall. Before this life change, I was well-prepared, researched, consulate visits, arranged what was needed before leaving a continent away, through migration parameters during the pandemic, I'm now in a financial mess at the core of asking your support. Because of the complicated lack of national concordance between the US and SPAIN I experience no other choice than to go public with This Ask, reluctant yet hopeful for any amount in contributions, doing this in the most humble way.
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<div>My inheritance was stolen from me by my only two siblings; revealed in 2016 following my parents' passing. The impact was painful related to me by legal support holding them responsible, going back decades; two probate lawyers revealed family crime originating from my lived historic toxic family abuse to this shock. I was singled out. My marriage to a jazz musician sadly left me no support financially either. Over the decades, I've managed the associated complex ptsd diagnosis since childhood, affecting my immediate economic devastation today. I should not be living this nightmare in theory but here I am; doing the best I can with what I have. The credit cards are maxed out summer of 2024.
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<div>Historically, I come from a privileged past; parents whose careers as American Diplomats would render relative wealth to the children, as promised. The painful truth unfolded after the folks died. Complicated by my life-long struggles, a paltry retirement income, and contributing to my serious financial risk it is devastating to encounter what's taken place here in Spain that was never imagined.
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<div>I would rather not have to justify my current situation in public. I find this embarrassing. My fraternal twin and an elder female sibling dealt this ugly card of hidden consequence to me. I always felt unsafe, and moreso, now than ever; I felt lonesome coming up, and looking back it's like a curse originated in a complicated toxic family environment. By 2019 this realization ultimately informed my decision to abandon life in the US and leave my country anonymously five years ago. These people know not of my whereabouts, and will never see me again. It's painful to share. I am grateful to state out loud, that my beloved daughter and I remain closely in contact; and as a widow I am truly ok, at peace being solo after decades of managing my complex ptsd, my heart is full as a loving mom.
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<div>I decided in 2016 to leave CA and later OR as an economic refugee. The modest resources I did possess allowed me to make the big leap as my starting point a continent away. I arrived in the EU in June of 2019 with specific personal &amp; professional goals to work and to thrive; no retiring. I came over to make income here in Spain -- prior to the global pandemic of 2020. Today in 2024, my fiscal health is clearly in peril. While I mitigate incomprehensible immigration delays, and make small incremental steps with my pro bono attorney in Málaga, life's hitting me too hard, even a recent broken wrist on a public sidewalk in April with added unwarranted annoying situations, have taken a serious toll on me; circumstances beyond my personal control.
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<div>On the brighter side, I chose an affordable place in the EU residing in Andalucía after two years in Northern Spain. Speaking, reading and writing four languages is particularly significant! (English, Spanish, French, Brazilian Portuguese and some basque) . Though I am understandably vulnerable on many fronts, added to my complex ptsd, the economic fall-out has left me out of my savings in 2024 and credit cards are maxed out in late june . 
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<div>Contextually, I can still say I made the right decision to move a continent away, able on many levels, such as spoken language skills; my predicament could be many times worse had I remained in the US, today -- I can affirm that I own my wit, my creativity, and native resilient intelligence, with a positive proactive will to forge my path forward. In general, this wisdom sense, though the past may never truly vanish; today, the maxed out credit cards make me feel not wise whatsoever, ironically. The financial crash I am living is striking, a consequential daily call to action, prayer too, to god, to you and to ask for a miracle!
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<div>I am fortunate to be a native Spanish speaker in Spain. With my gritty determination I will not rest until I have my legal identity card for the EU in my hands in order to remain and to make income .
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<div>My strength is that my value is me: four language polyglot, a well traveled world citizen, volunteering my skills locally, I always intended to create income from the start --I am a trained language teacher, an artist and photographer, professional art model, community collaborator, capable of varied employable scenarios. My hands are tied, with an impotent feeling that Spain is failing me. My pockets are basically empty, combined with an unfortunate personal family history that stings by impact at this period of my vulnerability and lived experience .
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<div>Disciplined living this year within meager means, the self-sacrifice, restraint, restriction, tightening, managing, dealing with all the annoying relentless snags over frustrating months constrain me but I am putting my affairs in order. On-line work for me is not a good fit, though my efforts to do so have led to keeping my old-school diligence, on the ground, seeking a Work Contract remains to no avail, as nothing will come of my current effort, until I have that legal identity card for Spain in my hands. I do have one student I teach english to via skype, though she's taken vacation .
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<div>The terrible reality is the continued painful delays that bring me to my knees. It is accurate to name this A Personal Emergency.
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<div>MY gofundme OFFER is a PHOTOGRAPH FOR YOU, made with my appreciation: please choose any image to your liking from my numerous albums; you can Go To my profressional public page on facebook - <strong>M Sophia Santiago Photographer</strong>; please choose a photograph, I will gratefully mail to you from Spain with MY THANK YOU in advance for your generous financial contribution.
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<div>All things being equal, I simply can not continue on credit card debt, a mere trickle of income teaching languages (under the table), praying for a breakthrough from gofundme donations. Your considered donation, Dear Reader is an economic life-line of support to me right now.
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<div>Many of you already are contributing supporters! Thank You.
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<div>Any small amount will help me stretch into july, august, september 2024 ... 
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<div><strong>If you consider and decide to help me please contribute to the link provided on this gofundme site which my Fiduciary in California will manage on my behalf. </strong>
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<div>THANK YOU. GRACIAS. I have an earlier translated text in Spanish, of the Spring 2023 initial gofundme campaign below:
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<div>Un Saludo Cordial.
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<div>Estoy sola en este mundo; (mis padres difuntos, soy viuda, he elegido hacer mi trayectoria a solas, y de irme de mi país natal, abordando un nuevo continente, viviendo de una manera razonable, dentro de medios propios económicos, continuando a crear mi vida, y de crear ingreso, y de contribuir mi valor en este mundo).
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<div><strong>La determinación mía de momento está humildemente frustrada por una crisis económica personal .</strong>
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<div>Por lo tanto, le pido en su informada empatía, y su comprensión y su disponibilidad generosa, de aportarme un apoyo financiero a esta mujer, que se encuentra sola .
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<div>Mi intención personal y profesional informada, con preparación y busqueda requiere mi llamamiento, al apelo de su bondadosa asistencia financiera para ayudarme en un lío, "catch-22" imprevisto en este momento crítico .
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<div>De hecho, considero ser una refugiada americana económica; necesité uir de mi país por causas familiares tanto como sociales para crearme una nueva vida tranquila, de trabajar en el extranjero, y de lograr hacer mi nuevo hogar en la Unión Europea . Cuatro años después, una pandemia global añadida, y varios temas complicados de inmigración han predispuesto que yo sobreviva enteramente de mis ahorros y este lío (catch 22) está en no poder todavía trabajar legalmente, a causa de las demoras en extranjería española, con la burocracia de lograr mi residencia legal en España, lo cual se siente tan fuerte en este momento tan crítico, con terribles ansiedades, angustias, y honestamente el peligro que ha surgido naturalmente, en alcanzar el fin de mis ahorros, últimamente .
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<div>Seguro es decirle a Ud. y acierto que me encuentro contenta de vivir aquí físicamente, en mi elemento latino aquí en región de Andalucía en España en busca de todas las avenidas abiertas para crear ingreso aunque sea en negro, que encage dentro de las restricciones legales y laborales tramitando mi residencia legal en este país . <strong>Lamentables demoras por el Consulado de España en Chicago durante la pandemia, y la petición introducida recientemente de un arraigo social por parte de mi licenciada pro bono es otro proceso que toma tiempo y demoras, lo cual sigue impidiendo mi empleo de tiempo completo a medida de mi trayectoria con la intención de trabajar legalmente de residente con identidad nacional (el NIE) para lograr bien recibir ingreso, y de seguir adelante, instalandome en la vida que aquí mismo he elejido </strong>. Actualmente, ofrezco clases privadas y en pequeños grupos de inglés y español pero la inflación económica global le ha pegado duro a todos mis estudiantes, quienes no han podido pagarme ni seguir en sus clases, no puedo continuar con mi modelaje profesional de cuarenta años en las universidades de bellas artes locales o en los estudios de artistas, ni de proseguir mi pasión de veinte años de fotografía; esto me impide de estar en pleno funcionamiento económico y por lo tanto de momento no puedo contribuir en total, siendo ya miembra local en esta economía y el consorcio de la comunidad de la provincia .
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<div>Una paradoja completa "Catch 22" .
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<div><strong>En conclusión, sí Ud. desea y podría ayudarme a solucionar un poco esta crisis personal, le pido considere contribuir al "link/enlace" provisto sobre el "gofundme" el cual será manejado por mi fiduciaria en mi nombre en California.</strong>
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<div>MUCHÍSIMAS GRACIAS.
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Contribute To M SOPHIA : Migrant to Spain Issues; help!

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<div>Most everyone knows that Hayley passed away on Dec 30th. We have now learned that the funeral cost alone is 17K. Please keep this Go Fund me post on all Social medias so we can help the family during this heartbreaking time. 
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<div>Most of ya’ll know about Hayley’s condition. She had a Mechanical Heart Valve surgery at 5 months old and her second surgery in 2013. Recent complications landed her in the ER and she was in ICU all of December. She was then placed on life support and passed on December 30th. 

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<div><strong>UPDATE: 3/27/2023: </strong>We wanted everyone to know that we've JUST launched another fundraiser for the victims and survivors of the shooting at the Covenant school in Nashville, TN where three adults and three 9 year-old children were murdered.
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<div>You can access that fundraiser here: <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/covenant-nashville-shooting-fund" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/covenant-nashville-shooting-fund" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.gofundme.com/f/covenant-nashville-shooting-fund</a></a>
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<div>Every share and donation makes a difference. Thank you so much for helping.
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<div><strong>UPDATE Sept. 26, 2022: </strong>Thank you to everyone who contributed to this GoFundMe for the Uvalde, TX school shooting victims and survivors. We so appreciate your compassion and kindness. Donations came from corporations, from students and teachers across the country, and from caring individuals.
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<div>We have collected $7,586,258.62 (to date) from both online and offline donations and we are transferring the full amount, every penny collected, to the National Compassion Fund which is administering the Uvalde Together We Rise Fund. 100% -- every penny -- of what we collected will go Directly to the victims.
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<div>We have also been helping victims’ families of the deceased, those wounded, injured and those who survived both in the line of fire and present with direct, financial aid. We have also helped those victims/survivors with other needed resources.
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<div>We have and will continue to help those who were directly impacted by the mass shooting in Uvalde as our General Victims’ Fund allows.
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<div>Thank you for donating, and please always ask questions to make sure that 100% of every dollar you donate goes Directly to victims. You can rest assured that VictimsFirst always will. We put VictimsFirst. Always.
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<div>If you have donations that have yet to be donated, you can send to us via Zelle at <a href="https://victimsfirst.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">[email redacted]</a> or by check at: 4195 Chino Hills Parkway #593 Chino Hills, CA 91709 (Please designate your donation). We will be accepting Donations only until Oct. 10th.
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<div>From our mass shooting families who comprise VictimsFirst, a big thank you for all of your generosity. We hope and pray, each time, that we will never have to start another victims' fund again.
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<div><strong>UPDATE, Sept. 3, 2022: </strong>We still expect some more offline donations to come in the next couple of weeks, but we wanted to share some news: Today, we officially collected over $7.5M (including interest accrued) -- specifically, $7,500,322.33 -- for the victims of Uvalde. 100%, every penny will go directly to the victims.
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<div>We are grateful to everyone who donated. This is the kind of financial help many of us never received after mass shootings when generous Americans gave, thinking 100% of their donation was going directly to us. It rarely did, and in some states, it is STILL not happening as donations are held back from families, diverted to other causes and nonprofits, and/or co-mingled with community funds.
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<div><strong>UPDATE August 18, 2022: </strong>We just wanted to give you an update. Thank you to everyone who donated. You are all angels.
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<div>We have now collected a total of $7,254,041.52 from this GoFundMe and offline donations. We are expecting a few more offline donations as well.
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<div>We thank everyone who has donated. Your generosity has been incredible. Every penny of what we have collected and may continue to collect for the Uvalde Fund will go directly to the centralized fund for victims.
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<div><strong>UPDATE:</strong> Thank you all for your generous donations. We have now collected a total of 7,016,258.20 from GoFundMe and offline donations. Every penny of what we've collected will go directly to victims.
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<div>As families of previous mass shootings who have been re-victimized when nonprofits say they are collecting donations for victims but do not actually give donations directly to victims, our philosophy is very different. We believe in full transparency, honoring donor intent and providing the victims the opportunity to choose for themselves how to spend your generous financial gifts meant for them. We will update you again when we close this GoFundMe and grant the total amount to the National Compassion Fund for direct-to-victim distribution.
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<div>Our hearts are breaking for the victims and survivors of the mass shooting at the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, TX where two adults and 19 children were murdered and many others wounded, some critically.
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<div>We, VictimsFirst (a network of families of the deceased and survivors from over two decades of previous mass shootings) have started this fund to make sure that 100% of what is collected goes DIRECTLY to the victim base so the victims’ families and those wounded/injured are protected from fraud and exploitation. You can read more about what we do and who we are at <a href="https://www.victimsfirst.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">www.victimsfirst.org.</a>
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<div>Nosotros hacemos esto porque nuestras propias familias han sido re-victimizadas en el pasado por organizaciones sin fines de lucro que recolectan fondos para ellos mismos después de un tiroteo masivo diciendo que van a “apoyar” a las familias, lo que usualmente es el lenguaje legal utilizado cuando las donaciones no van directamente a las víctimas y los sobrevivientes. 
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<div>Our dear friend "Uncle" Charlie is rowing over to the other side. We are creating this to help ease the financial burden of his family. 
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<div>This has been hard to write. We all know Charlie to be a true one of a kind soul. Many of us can recall a time when he touched us with his adventurous spirit, his passion for nature and history, his devotion to educate others and protect the desert, and the true deep love he has for his community. He is often recognized by his genuine kindness and forgiving heart, his wise-ass and puny sense of humor, his willingness to help when needs arise, his insistence on following a beautiful and creative vision to improve anything he can, and the intelligence and ingenuity he displays in everything he does. When Charlie does something, he does it right, and his neverending drive to be a helping hand and support to as many people as he can is notorious.  
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<div>Charlie is currently home on hospice, being cared for by his closest family, his dog, and a now daily home health team. We are doing all we can to make him feel as comfortable, loved, and cherished as possible. We do not have an exact timeframe for the inevitable, but we are recognizing signs of decline. We are trying our best to accommodate the costs of care not covered by insurance, as well as his cremation and related expenses. Any remaining support that has been shared will be donated in Charlie's name to St. Mary's Hospital Rose Hill Hospitality House in Grand Junction, Colorado. Their donation funded services provided free housing that allowed family to be with Charlie almost consistently during the 9 long days he was receiving important care in the better hospital a few hours away from home. 
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<div> We are feeling your love and will update as we are able. We understand there are many grieving the loss of the treasure that is Charles Kenneth Baughman, his golden heart swallowed by insurmountable pain. Thank you for your warmth, understanding, and support 
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Charlie Baughman Medical - Funeral Fund

<div>Rob Wood and his mother Amber lost their home, dog (Rosco) and all possessions in a tragic house fire the night of November 1st, 2021. Please support their efforts to rebuild their lives. They need help with medical bills and basic necessities including but not limited to clothing, food and phone. They lost everything. All efforts are greatly appreciated.<br /><br />Update: Rob has received a phone. Thank you!
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Rob and Amber's House Fire Recovery Efforts

<br /><br />Dear Friends,<br /><br />For those of you unfamiliar with this case, Kylen Schulte and Crystal Turner Beck went missing on 8/14/21. In spite of what we hope were the best efforts of the police and Sheriff departments, they were not able to find the girls. Friends, family and co-workers were distraught since they knew how out of character it would be for Ky or Crystal to miss work and not be in touch with anyone. <br /><br />Cindy Sue met the girls and Ky’s father Sean-Paul during the time that she owned an art supply store in Moab. Ky was still a teenager at this time so Cindy Sue felt very maternal towards her. They became fast friends due to the cheerful nature of the girls and Cindy Sue displayed some of Sean-Paul’s art in her store. Unfortunately, due to Covid causing a lack of business in 2020 she was forced to close her beautiful store. <br /><br />Cindy Sue was in touch with Sean-Paul from the beginning of the disappearance, and on 8/18/21, she decided to head for the mountains and look for the girls herself. Without knowing exactly where to look, she searched for over 5 hours, approaching people whenever she would see someone, in order to ask them if they had seen the girls. She was actually on the phone with Sean-Paul when she found their vehicle and eventually, found Kylen. After the police had secured the scene and found Crystal, Cindy Sue was able to rescue<font color="#333333"> their rabbit Ruth to safety, who had been in her cage without food or water for at least 5 days. We know how much it would have meant to Ky and Crystal to have Ruthie safe and removed from that horrible scene. </font><br /><br />When I spoke with Cindy Sue in mid-September, she told me that she has “cried every day for 30 days”. It is hard to imagine the level of trauma to find loved ones who are deceased, especially in such a way. <br /><br />Moab and the families of the girls are so incredibly lucky to have Cindy Sue be able to find them when she did, hopefully helping to preserve some precious evidence. <br /><br />It will be a long road to recovery but we ask that if your heart has been touched by Kylen and Crystal’s story, you would donate to this fund which will enable Cindy Sue to get some much needed healing. She also hopes to sell her home in Moab so that she can move to be closer to her children and grandchildren. Your donations will help her cover these costs.<br /><br />On top of the trauma, Cindy Sue is currently fighting Covid. <br /><br />We also encourage everyone to share the story and keep this in the media so that this killer can be found. <br /><br />Thank you and Be Kind like Kylen and Crystal.  They are missed very much.

Cindy Sue Hunter - Hero Healing Expenses

<p><strong>PLEASE HELP US SUPPORT HIGHLY VULNERABLE WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES IN AFGHANISTAN</strong><br /><br /> <br />We URGENTLY NEED FUNDS TO EVACUATE AND PROVIDE EMERGENCY RELIEF to our network of Afghan employees, trainers, associates and beneficiaries. We must offer sanctuary and assistance to those who trusted us to help them, as they tried to help themselves.<br /><br />Afghanistan has fallen into the hands of the Taliban. Women are being stoned and whipped for wearing ‘inappropriate’ clothes. The reprisals are happening now. Afghan women and men associated with foreign NGOs and aid programs are in extreme danger. <br /><br />Since 2013, Future Brilliance has worked alongside Afghan women and men to develop livelihoods in an effort to bring peace and prosperity to Kabul and remote Afghan villages. Since the Taliban took Kabul, our expert, crisis-management and humanitarian team has been working around the clock to facilitate the safe exodus of the most vulnerable Afghans, and to provide support for those who cannot leave. <br /><br /><strong>We will not abandon those who choose to stay behind. </strong><br /><br />This is a rapidly changing situation and we intend to adapt and respond to the changing circumstances. Our priorities currently are:<br /><br />   1. Safe passage and emergency evacuation of at-risk persons, with a focus on Afghan women and children. This involves collating paperwork for eligible evacuees and helping them to access, with our team on the ground and in receiving countries, any and all viable safe passage options. This focus is both on the airport and land border solutions, pending dire security conditions.<br /><br />   2. Practical and financial support for asylum seekers, who will need assistance to establish themselves in their host country. We will supply clothes, SIM cards, laptops and assistance with re-skilling and job-sourcing in their new country. <br /><br />   3. Practical and financial support for the Future Brilliance trainees who will remain in Afghanistan. This includes ongoing marketing for their products so they may continue to make a living in-country.<br /><br />   4. Funding orphanages and safehouses to protect the vulnerable women and children sheltering there.<br /> <br />Future Brilliance has worked with over 100 Afghan women and artisans across the country to deliver training in digital literacy, artisanal jewelry making, co-operative development and business skills. Our trainees have in turn trained or employed over 1,300 artisans, most of them in rural areas, and many of them women.<br /><br />The Afghans, in turn, placed their trust in us. Each one is now in the crosshairs for the ruthless payback they fear the Taliban will mete out when the last of the US and UK military planes leave Afghanistan.<br /><br />One of our employees, a young Afghan woman trapped in Kabul, contacted us today. She told us:<br /><br /><em> “We are in trouble. We don’t know what to do. We are so confused. We don’t know about our future, even about tomorrow. What will happen? Many people have left Afghanistan already. We went to the airport, but there was no one to take to the US. The Taliban fired at us with guns, and we returned home. Unfortunately, we did not get a visa to go to another country. I wish you to do something for me, like (help get us a) visa or airplane ticket to take me from here to come directly to the US or the UK. Otherwise I think there is no chance for me.”</em><br /><br /><em>“Today the Taliban shared news about their plans. They will do forced marriage with young Afghan girls. Sometimes I think, suppose it will happen, I will kill myself and never go with a Talib”.</em><br /><br /><em>“We are so scared. They fire with guns around the houses. They make us wear black scarves and black masks. The situation is so worse for us. We didn't even think it would happen like that. I don't know about our future. It looks like a horror movie for us and we don't know what to do...”</em><br /><br />Another young Future Brilliance trainee wrote to us today,<br /><br /><em>“You introduced me to the Digital Literacy training and we were given tablets by the end of the training. You are my only international contact right now and I’m reaching out because I know you have always helped girls and women and provided a lot of opportunities for them”. </em><br /><br /><em>“I’m in desperate need of help and I feel like I’m going to die in Kabul. Please help me. I can not stay here and be caged by the Taliban. I have big dreams. I want to do something good. I want to be free. Please, please, please help me. I have been crying nonstop for a few days. You are my only hope”.</em><br /><br />We have a profound responsibility towards these brave girls whose lives we have touched and whose hopes we have raised. We are trying to secure safe passage for them, so that no friend and ally is left behind on the battlefield, and to support those who cannot leave. Translators, journalists, photographers, designers, women who studied in our jewelry training program (or the men who allowed them to travel and study), teachers, administrators and our associates, will be a target for the new radical Islamist regime.<br /> <br />The situation is changing by the hour. Charter, government and military flights are continuing to evacuate asylum seekers. Our links with US and UK government and diplomatic channels, developed during 9 years of work in Afghanistan, will give us the ability to deploy contributions responsibly and effectively, streamlining the visa application process. <strong>We shall also do so transparently. And every cent will be accounted for.</strong><br /><br />The Future Brilliance team is led by <a href="http://www.sophiaswire.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Sophia Swire</a>  , CEO of the GEDI.VC investment firm for female founders; Tui Shaub, an Associate Director at the think-tank the Berggruen Institute; and Phil Walker, an international lawyer and former U.S. diplomat. The taskforce now comprises over 100 highly skilled and globally recognized business leaders across all time zones to ensure that we can respond at any hour to this unfolding humanitarian crisis.<br /><br />To read about our work visit: <a href="http://www.futurebrilliance.net" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">http://www.futurebrilliance.net</a><br /><br />To purchase jewelry designed and produced by Afghan artisans visit: <a href="https://aayendajewelry.com/" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://aayendajewelry.com/</a><br /><br /><strong>PLEASE GIVE WHATEVER YOU CAN. 100% of the funds collected will go to Afghans via our charity, Future Brilliance, rescuing and re-housing trusted and trusting individuals and their families, finding them work, food and shelter. </strong><br /><br /><br />#afghanistan #afghanwomen #nofriendsbehind #futurebrilliance<br /><br /><br />
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Everyone who knows Mikey knows how much Oli means to him and how much he loves and cares for both of his cats so to hear the news that Oli had taken a turn for the worse in a very short time broke our hearts for him. They have been inseparable since the day he brought him home from an olive farm 16 years ago. <br />On June 23rd Oli started to act funny-  unable to walk, use the litter box, eat and drink water. When Mikey took Oli to VCA they informed  him that he has fluid in his lungs and abdomen due to cancer or heart failure. To properly diagnose him will cost upwards of $3000 and now Mikey is forced to make the decision no pet parent wants to be faced with, to try to treat him not knowing how long the treatment will give him or to sadly say goodbye. <br />The money raised on this gofundme will help give Mikey peace of mind knowing he can pursue either option. It will go towards vet bills- from VCA and the appointment at another vet for further opinions on 6/27, towards medications, treatments and in the worst case scenario towards at home euthanasia and the decisions following. <br />We all know how wonderful a friend Mikey is to everyone and how much losing pet hurts so please donate anything you can so we can help our friend make the decision that is best for Oli without being burdened by financial restrictions.

Mikey’s Oli boy

<img src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/45156476_1580515016160832_r.jpeg" alt="45156476_1580515016160832_r.jpeg" width="100%" media_type="3" /><br />A shining light went out in our personal universes last Friday when Elijah O’Brien Hooper left <span style="font-size:1.0625rem;">us to begin his next journey.</span><br /><br />A deep sadness and sorrow envelop us, silencing speech; yet remembrance of the radiance and vitality of Eli will in time lighten and brighten our spirits and usher us thru this time of grief.<br /><br />We so much will miss our son, brother, husband, father, nephew, cousin, partner, friend, colleague and fellow traveler. Your unique engaging personality charmed and warmed the hearts of everyone that had the pleasure of making your acquaintance.<br /><br />Elijah died from complications of his multiple sclerosis. Right until the end he was forging forward, relentless in his pursuit of finding a personal cure - not allowing the autoimmune disease to dictate the terms of his days. There were times when it brought him to his knees, but he always rose.<br /><br />Details of his unexpected last hour are not important, it suffices to just know he has departed. Carol, his devoted soulmate, was with Eli as the pain and frustrations of his mental and physical struggles were left behind. The greatest anguish he felt was his inability to be the whole person he once was and savor the role of devoted husband, father and friend.<br /><br />There will be an empty void in our hearts and lives that will never completely be erased. Yet we all know that twinkle in Eli’s eye - it will remain with us until the end of our days. Keep his presence and memory with you and whenever that smiling countenance comes to mind it will guide your way.<br /><br />The details of his 40 years that are significant are those that each of us personally experienced with him.  <br /><br />He enjoyed a wonderful existence and cherished knowing you.<br /><br />Celebration of Elijah’s life will happen when the vibrant colors of spring and summer return, as it is only just that the natural world he loved so much be in her full glory when we raise a toast to his honor.<br /><br />We love you dear one – may we emulate your strength and resolve to carry on - Namaste

Elijah Hooper

<strong>Help Standing Rock Fight Voter Suppression in North Dakota. </strong><br /><br />North Dakota implemented a discriminatory voter ID law targeting Native Americans earlier this month. The District Court found the law had a disproportionate and discriminatory effect on Native voters, yet ultimately the Supreme Court allowed the new rule to take effect.<br /><br />Now, ND voters can’t use the voter ID they used in the primary because it doesn’t include their now-needed current residential address. Native Americans are disproportionately affected because a majority lack residential street addresses on account of their homes on the Reservation having P.O. Boxes instead of addresses, by no fault of their own.<br /><br />“This law clearly discriminates against Native Americans in North Dakota. Our voices should be heard and they should be heard fairly at the polls just like all other Americans,” says Chairman Mike Faith.<br /><br /><strong>We are raising money so that our voices can be heard in the upcoming election. Your contribution will help us with: (1) transporting tribal members to the polls; (2) purchasing ID cards for tribal members; and (3) filing voting information paperwork.</strong> <br /><br />If you'd prefer to mail us a contribution, please send a check payable to Standing Rock Sioux Tribe to:<br /><br />Standing Rock Sioux Tribe<br />Attn: Danielle Finn<br />Standing Rock Admin Building<br />Building 1<br />P.O. Box D<br />N. Standing Rock Ave.<br />Fort Yates, ND 58538<br /><br /><strong>Stand up to those who wish to silence our voices by supporting our movement.</strong>

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