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<p>After a lot of work, we finally made it to the last step. We passed our pre-opening inspection, received our letter of approval, and officially have the green light to start serving hot food at Our 3rd Space. Now we just need a little help covering the final annual food permit fee required by the city to activate the kitchen. Then that’s it, our kitchen will be ready to go and approved to serve to the public! 
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<p>Our 3rd Space has been open for almost two years as a Queer and BIPOC owned community space focused on giving people access to affordable space, events, art, and opportunities that are usually hard to find or too expensive. Over the last two years we’ve built a space that supports small businesses, local artists, nonprofits, fundraisers, community events, and so much more. We provide affordable commercial units for small businesses trying to get established and an affordable safe space for organizations like the Southwest Washington Pride Alliance and H.O.M.E. Keeping a 5,000 square foot arts and entertainment space running is not easy, especially while trying to keep things affordable and accessible for the people who actually need it. 
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<p>Earlier this year we got approved to serve drinks and pre packaged snacks. Now we’re finally able to move into hot food service through our new kitchen. We’ll be able to serve premium hot food during events and fundraisers, helping create steady income that goes directly back into keeping the space running and accessible to the community. 
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Help Us Open the Kitchen at Our 3rd Space

<div><strong>Anyone that knows Xochil knows she's literally in the Top 5 Human Beings of All Time.</strong> <em>She has XO in her name! </em>She loves her people big because that's the only way she knows how. She's a show-up friend, and right now she needs her people to show up for her. And since she's not going to come out and ask, I will.
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<div><strong>Last year Xochil's world was flipped upside down when she had a stroke.</strong> What followed was a stretch of unemployment in the household, a stolen credit card (that the bank is refusing to cover!), and the endless onslaught of regular ass life expenses, which are more expensive than they have ever been in our lifetime.
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<div>Even with insurance and despite both she and her husband working full-time and doing all they can, <strong>the reality is that the medical bills which exceed $11,000 have now made paying for life impossible. </strong>Everything has been leveraged -- a lien on the car, maxed out credit cards to cover basic expenses. And there are simply no other resources coming in.
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<div>Xochil is the best human, and she's got a family, she's raising two more of the best humans. And right now she's scared as hell about how to keep momming the best she can under these circumstances. <strong>Our faith in her gumption and unflappability won't pay the bills. She needs our help.</strong> We all need help from time to time. And I wouldn't be writing this if it wasn't a serious need.
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<div>Xochil is a shining star. If you can, please show up for her the way she shows up for all of us, time and time again.
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<div>WE LOVE YOU XO!
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Xochil Needs Us: Medical Bills Relief

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<div>We’re putting this together on behalf of our dear friend Kelli, because she deserves the kind of support she’s always so quick to give to others.

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<div>Kelli is moving. Again. This will be her fifth move in five years, and this one came up fast. Life threw another curveball, and now she’s packing up her home with very little time, trying to find a soft place to land near her kids and rebuild what she’s had to let go of—again.

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<div>If you know Kelli, you know she pours her heart into her work, her community, her family, and her friends. She’s the kind of person who shows up early to help set up, stays late to clean up, and still makes you laugh in between. She’s built community yoga classes, led with compassion in her work, and found the strength to start over—again and again—with grace, grit, and humor.

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<div>What she doesn’t have right now is the resources to make this move without strain. After years of donating furniture, downsizing, and making do, she’s starting fresh with very little. Your support will help cover moving costs, storage, deposits, and the basic household things that make a place feel like home.

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<div>If you can give a little, it would mean a lot. And if you can’t, sharing this or just sending her some love is more than enough.

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<div>Thanks for helping us take care of someone who takes care of so many.

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<div>~With love,

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Help Kelli Rebuild After 5 Moves in 5 Years

<div><strong>PLEASE NOTE: Please see my updates along with this intro, as my situation has taken a somewhat different and unexpected trajectory (for the time being) since I began this campaign.</strong>
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<div>At the end of June, I was let go from work, largely due to several ongoing health issues I've been dealing with. I have finally made the difficult decision to take this opportunity during my time off to address these issues now. I feel that if I neglect my health &amp; instead try to return to work immediately, I will only get worse &amp; be right back where I started.
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<div>1) Two joints of my left pinky finger have not healed properly from a recent surgery. I just underwent another surgery at UW's Hand, Wrist, &amp; Elbow Bone &amp; Joint Surgery Center. One of these joints was rebuilt with cartilage from my wrist &amp; the other joint had a pin placed in it. Recovery will take 6 weeks in a soft forearm splint with limited use of my index finger &amp; thumb. I’ll be making a few follow-up visits back to UW with 3 months of physical therapy in Wenatchee.
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<div>2) Each of my feet have several fibromas, both in the arch &amp; forefoot, which make it difficult for me to walk or stand for longer periods. In the coming weeks, I am scheduled to have one of the feet operated on, then the other. Each foot will take about four weeks of recovery in a soft boot. Both surgeries will be performed through the Foot &amp; Ankle Center in Wenatchee.
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<div>3) In August, I have an appointment at Swedish with a colorectal surgeon to determine the likelihood of surgery (from a previous surgery repair) on part of my lower GI tract because its overall integrity has progressively worsened over the last two decades, making treatment now medically necessary.
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<div>My plan is to have these issues addressed by the New Year. I understand this a lofty goal, but I am committed to making my health my number one priority. As one friend put it to me, “if you don’t have your health, you have nothing.” By the time the New Year arrives, I plan to be underway in my search for employment.
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<div>While most of my direct medical expenses will be covered through my health insurance, there are many indirect expenses I could use support with. This is particularly true because I will be unemployed as I recover healthwise: transportation to &amp; from medical providers (especially in the Seattle area), monthly rent, groceries (I do already use an EBT card for some of my groceries), monthly electric &amp; cell bills, hygiene items, nonprescription medications (my prescription medications are covered), medical supplies &amp; equipment, &amp; other living or health-related extraneous expenses.
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<div>I also know there are other ways to support than just financially: by giving one’s time, expertise, thoughts/prayers, etc. In whatever way it may look, thank you immensely for your support during this challenging time. Ultimately, I am grateful for all of you in my life &amp; I feel lucky for the parts of your lives you’ve chosen to share with me.
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<div>**If you choose to donate &amp; prefer avoiding transactional fees from GoFundMe, please consider sending me your desired amount via Venmo. My username is @wandrinwondr
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<div>My sincerest thanks &amp; blessings to you.
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Support Phil's Journey to Health and Recovery

<div>I started this fundraiser to help my brother recover from the unimaginable loss he has suffered.
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<div>In the early morning hours of February 25th, the home of Kara Close and Adam Sawyer accidentally caught on fire. By the time the blaze was extinguished, the home was almost completely gone along with everything in it. Tragically, Kara and her cat Lela were in the home at the time. Adam was on the road for work and was thankfully spared his life.
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<div>Unfortunately, this horrific event has left Adam without his beloved life partner Kara, his favorite pet, Lela, and their home, lovingly known as “Whiskey Jane,” along with almost all of its contents. This Go Fund Me page was created with the hopes of mitigating his financial loss and helping him to begin the process of building a new life.
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Help Adam Recover

It is with the heaviest of hearts that I must tell you that one of the true lights of the world has gone out.  On Monday, May 24th, my dear friend, Carollee, was struck by a careless driver while crossing the street only a block from home.  For two days she fought, but on Wednesday the 26th she took her final breaths with her beloved husband, John, by her side.<br /><br />Just 26 years old, Carollee dreamed of being a mother and raising a family with John.   But being a type 1 diabetic that would not come easy.  With the endless help, love and support of John she was able to bring her A1C done into the normal range making it safe for them to start a family.  They got this amazing news exactly one month before their 3rd anniversary.  No one could have imagined that just 5 days later she would be gone.<br /><br />Despite this tragedy, Carollee touched and changed so many lives.  To hear John tell it, she saved him from despair and gave him a reason to live.  But more importantly she made him want to be a better person, and a better Christian.  For my part,  when I came out, she was one of my staunchest allies.  She would jump to my defense whether I was there or not.  She may have been a small thing, but if you attacked someone she loved, God help you.  <br /><br />But the best story of Carollee's love and generosity is the one about her sandwich man.  As a cashier at Walmart, Carollee saw thousands of customers each week, many of them rude and abusive.  No one would have blamed her if she had become callus to the strife of others.  But she never let that happen.  There was a man who was obviously down on his luck that would come into the store just trying to buy the makings of a simple sandwich.  Carollee would see him counting  his change to see if he could afford to eat that day.  Carollee never hesitated to pay the difference from her own pocket when he got up to her register.  And when covid hit, security wouldn't even let him in the store because he didn't have a mask to wear.  Carollee wouldn't let that stand.  She bought him not one but several masks so he could keep coming into the store to get what he needed to make a sandwich.<br /><br />But with the tragic loss of Carollee, John is left with not only his pain and grief, but also the ever mounting expenses of Carollee's funeral and memorial expenses, the massive hospital bills, and the cost of picking up the pieces of a shattered life and trying to build a new life for himself.  All donations will first go to pay for Carollee's final expenses and medical bills.  Anything over and above that will go towards helping John grieve and giving him the time he needs to figure out how to move forward.<br /><br />Any and all donations you make are extremely appreciated.  And whether you can make a financial donation or not, please share this far and wide.  Thank you.

Carollee Fisher: Taken from the World Too Soon

UPDATE, JUNE 27, 2022<br /><br />Our dear friend John Waller was diagnosed with stage 4 colorectal cancer in the fall of 2020. We've shared a lot of his journey since then through photos and text updates, but now here's a video update, straight from John. Happy birthday John! We love you! xoxo<br /><br /><br /><iframe media_type="0" media_id="jHEkdPzu3V4" class="youtube-replace" title="YouTube video player" style="margin-bottom:20px;width:560px;height:315px;" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/jHEkdPzu3V4/?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="1"></iframe><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />UPDATE, NOVEMBER 19, 2021: <br /><br />Hello friends of John Quincy Waller! It's been a year since John was diagnosed with stage four colorectal cancer, and I wanted to give you an update on his journey (mostly in his own words, which you can find on <a href="https://www.caringbridge.org/visit/johnwaller/journal/view/id/6197c886a6677ced5a8b4b82?utm_source=JEN&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=JEN+email&amp;token=ZXlKMGVYQWlPaUpLVjFRaUxDSmhiR2NpT2lKSVV6STFOaUo5LmV5SjFjMlZ5U1dRaU9qSXpORFExTXpnNUxDSnlaWE52ZFhKalpVbGtJam9pTmpFNU4yTTRPRFpoTmpZM04yTmxaRFZoT0dJMFlqZ3lJaXdpZEhsd1pTSTZJbXB2ZFhKdVlXd2lMQ0pwYzNOMVpXUkJkQ0k2TVRZek56TXpOek0yTVgwLksyZG5jckZjR0RZeU5QVjl0MldjWDZ3Zm5qai02dFNmUXpEZ3N1MU1sb3M%3D&amp;utm_content=visitsite" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CaringBridge</a>  and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/JohnQuincyWaller/posts/10165613067500114" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Facebook</a> ).  And also point out that I've raised the GoFundMe goal, in order to continue to support John with the essential resources for nutrition, fitness, therapy, rest, wellness treatment, and an exceptional quality of life. Cancer is a full-time job, and it doesn't come with a paycheck, paid time off, or fun office shenanigans.  John has been so receptive to the ever-expanding awareness that has come with cancer, and he put together a very intentional, vulnerable, and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/JohnQuincyWaller/posts/10165562704985114" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">thoughtful post</a>  about how people can be there for him, beyond donating funds to help him thrive (though those are very much appreciated!).  <br /><br />On Monday, November 22, John goes in for surgery, entering a new, promising phase of this journey. It's promising in that he wouldn't be eligible for this surgery if he hadn't done all the good, hard work from last year, cultivating an inner landscape that makes HAI surgery a viable option. He'll have a hockey-puck sized pump installed under the skin of his belly which connects to the hepatic artery with a thin tube. The pump delivers concentrated chemotherapy directly to liver tumors. He'll have several days recovery at OHSU, and then will be taking it easy (John Waller style). No lifting of fat cats! Or anything else over 10lbs for awhile. <br /><br />John's upcoming schedule: <br />Nov 22: HAI Surgery at OHSU<br />Nov 26: Expected Release from OHSU<br />Nov 29 - Dec 3: Daily Short Course Radiation at OHSU Beaverton<br />Dec 6: Activate the HAI Pump with targeted liver chemotherapy<br />Dec 20: Begin ongoing systemic chemotherapy with a two week infusion cycle<br />Late Feb: Find a good view and see how far we’ve come.<br /><br />Good cheer can be mailed to John at 10137 NW Jack Lane, Portland OR 97229.  GoFundMe contributions will be graciously accepted for the indeterminate future. You can also drop him funds via Venmo: @uncagethesoul<br /><br />Thank you for all your love and support!<br /><br />xoxo<br />Kelli <br /><br /><img src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/52674352_1637340742571986_r.jpeg" alt="52674352_1637340742571986_r.jpeg" width="100%" media_type="3" /><br /><br /><br />ORIGINAL POST, NOVEMBER 2020:<br />Our beloved friend, John Waller, has stage four colon cancer. He will begin chemotherapy a few days after Thanksgiving and then will receive another treatment every 2 weeks for the next 6 months. He is being supported in Portland by a core team of friends who are managing his home needs, transportation, nutrition, and other critical aspects of his care. <br /><br />How others can help: There are so many costs associated with cancer management that aren't covered by insurance. We don't know the full scope of those costs yet, so this fundraising goal may change. But currently we know that John will need financial support for naturopathic and alternative treatment, as well as mental health care and therapy.  <br /><br /><img src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/52674352_1605722619683592_r.jpeg" alt="52674352_1605722619683592_r.jpeg" width="100%" media_type="3" />

Support John Waller

On August 30 Logan Karli Nettleton was murdered in Portland, OR. She has left behind family, countless friends,  and her four year old son, King Assuman. We will always remember Logan as the talented, smart, beautiful and kind woman she was- she was strong and wise beyond her years. In our mourning for Logan and her family we would like to invite you to contribute to  funeral and memorial expenses and for support for her son, King. His mother’s beauty and spirit surrounds him. Please hold King,  parents Mya, Jim and John in your hearts. All funds will go directly to her parents.

Logan Nettleton & King Assuman