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  Re: Re: Greetings
  By: George Pope to Carol Shenkenberger on Tue Jul 27 2021 04:10 pm

 >  > Sorry for delay!  I started a new job and kinda let Fido be on autopilot
 > for
 >  > a bit.
 > 
 > I hear ya -- I'm looking for new work & when I get it, Im sure, I'll be
 > offline for a while, too. . .
 > 
 > 
 > 
 >  > not to worry on the area I live in.  Navy, 26 years, lived lots of left
 >  > coast
 >  >  and Hawaii, then Japan.  Been back in 'Hampton Roads' (Virginia beach,
 >  > suffolk, Chesapeake, Norfolk, Hampton, Newport News, Williamburg etc.)
 > since
 >  > 2007.
 > 
 > Did yo knowe that on December 7, 1941 when Japan attacked your Pacific base,
 > they also attacked Vancouver, Canada, trying to pre-emptively prevent us fro
 > hearing yhour radio call for help & our cutting them off on their way home
 > (look at a map -- easily done)
 > 
 > Canada actually declared war on Japan quicker than you guys did!
 > 
 >  > On local stuff I do, well tends to be very direct.  Neighbor, now good
 >  > friend has MS and Lupus.  She asked how much a wheelchair ramp costs to
 >  > build on a house.  I and some 50 others built it with donated materials
 > and
 >  > labor.
 > 
 >  > Then there was a fellow with no electricity for the last 10 years and no
 >  > heat headed at his 5th year.  He needed help decluttering, wood burner
 >  > chimney repair, funds.  Nothing electric in the house still worked
 > (fridge,
 >  > stove, washer, dryer, hot water heater).  Most electric lines had been ra
 >  > chewn so wall rip out and replacement then the ceiling collapsed due to
 > old
 >  > house and 60 year old drywall nails.  Go-Fund-me set for 2,000$ hit 6,000
 >  > all from locals.  Handyman places donated dumpsters.  People gathered and
 > we
 >  > helped clear flotsam that folks had given him in place of money for his
 >  > working on their lawnmowers. good stuff but too much.  He'd been disabled
 > in
 >  > a car crash for life, but only got enough money for part of the medical
 >  > bills and a replacement car.  For some reason, he's not eligible for
 >  > medicare, medicare, or Social Security assistance.  He's only 55 or so.  
 >  > local charity provided drywall.  Other locals rewired then redrywalled.
 > We
 >  > got him a hot water heater.  His brother provided a stove.  I came up wit
 > a
 >  > larger dorm fridge that runs at very low cost and an ancillary chest
 > freezer
 >  > he can use when he needs to, and unplug when he doesnt.  Others came up
 > with
 >  > washer/dryer.  Probably 100 folks donated time or money to make that
 > happen.
 > 
 >  > I 'organize' these sort of things.
 > 
 >  > Right now, it's a lady (disabled) who has to get a fence up due to code
 >  > issues, to hide a boat in back yard.  We laid the posts yesterday.
 > Donated
 >  > wood panels arrived today.  She had just enough for the galvanized fencin
 >  > nails and QuikCrete for the posts.
 > 
 > That's swonderful stuff! I love hearing good stories like this! Ever watch
 > MrBeast on YouTube? He does a lot of philanthropic work with the millions
 > Youtube pays him. . .
 > 
 > Can you give me some tips on doing this sort of direct organising of
 > assistances, please?
 > 
 > Your friend,
 > 
 > <+]:{)}
 > Cyberpope, Bishop of ROM

See if they have 'NextDoor' where you are?  That one is the easiest.

  xxcarol
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