Yeah, so I’ve raised funds on DK. The first time I did was to help raise funds for my daughter who was just getting out of college and wanted to go start a soccer club for girls in Occupied Palestine/the West Bank. The response was overwhelming. The more recent ones I did were for my friend Z who was going through an extraordinarily difficult time and needed help to get glasses and for my friend RJ whose house had burnt down to the ground. The response was overwhelming and the most recent update on both those situations is here, if you missed it and are interested. I also did a couple for myself, one when my car was in jail and another when I had been recently diagnosed with a rare lung disease and needed help with medical expenses. The response was overwhelming.
I am so grateful for this community. I have started letting people know when I try to raise funds that, if there is a specific amount needed, that any extra will go to a cause that current readers are familiar with. So along with raising money for myself and my family and friends when we’ve been in need, I’ve also been able to raise money for good causes that align with this site’s values and who also have needs. That feels good and I’ve been able to send over $1,000 to the other causes, thanks to the generosity of this community. That’s just so awesome.
But today I have a request and, since the amount of the need is non-specific, I’m not gonna send any contributions anywhere else. In fact, I’ll never see the contributions.
Y’all, Daily Kos is an anchor for so many of us. Today they laid out that they need money. I sent them some. I’m sure lots of you did, too. But in case you didn’t see the request or in case you’ve forgotten about it, please consider sending in some money to help. And honest to God, if all you have is $1 you can spare, send that. I am a living testament to every little bit helps. And if you don’t even have a dollar to spare, rec this diary or the one they wrote asking for money. That’s probably worth even more than a dollar. I’m pretty sure that almost everyone reading this thinks DK is worth at least a dollar to their lives. (And I’m sure if I’m wrong about that, I’ll hear about it in the comments!)
And for the cynical that are reading — I know you’re out there — no one asked me to write this. I just did it from the bottom of my heart. Feliz Navidad.
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Here’s the link where you can contribute.
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