When it rains, it pours. - Page 5

M.A.R. · #41 09-24-2007, 12:14 PM

I am in. Wow how many poor people would benefit if we can do this from time to time but of course knowing that its legitimate. God bless you Rocky.

apostropheman · #42 09-24-2007, 12:39 PM

i just received our first donation, via paypal

thank you Robbie!!!

apostropheman · #43 09-24-2007, 12:45 PM

FYI, if you are not in the DR and wish to help financially you can donate from just about anywhere there is an internet connection via paypal.

https://www.paypal.com/row/cgi-bin/w...9f895628b8c9b3

email = apostropheman@hotmail.com

(it's so easy even I figured it out!!)

apostropheman · #44 09-24-2007, 10:30 PM

a BIG thank you to:

2Leftfeet!!

(ironically our second donation)

and via paypal

KeithF · #45 09-24-2007, 10:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sjh

Yesterday a distant relative lost an entire wood house up in the campo over here too. Electrical cable started the fire, burnt the house to the ground and a light truck parked in the garage. Really devastating for the family.

I will give 'something, somewhere' to help someone before I leave DR on Friday, but I can't help but feel that the post above from page one has almost been glossed over? Perhaps I'm out of order even mentioning it, in which case, I apologise unreservedly, but it feels like the devastating loss experienced by the family of a woman who works at Rocky's is worth collecting for, but the 'distant relative' who is almost certainly as traumatised doesn't get a collection? I'm sure that people who've been to Rocky's and have met Marie want to give to help her directly but...

I don't know, a few too many Bohemia's this evening, with Pink Floyd playing in the background, I shouldn't be allowed anywhere near a keyboard, let alone to 'think out loud'...

...but if one family is deserving... ...isn't the other?

Rocky · #46 09-24-2007, 10:54 PM

Some folks, newly arrived in the DR, heard about Marie's plight.
They just dropped in here with bags and bags of kitchen stuff, toiletries, etc and a wad of money.
There are some big giant hearts out there.

drloca · #47 09-24-2007, 11:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KeithF

I will give 'something, somewhere' to help someone before I leave DR on Friday, but I can't help but feel that the post above from page one has almost been glossed over? Perhaps I'm out of order even mentioning it, in which case, I apologise unreservedly, but it feels like the devastating loss experienced by the family of a woman who works at Rocky's is worth collecting for, but the 'distant relative' who is almost certainly as traumatised doesn't get a collection? I'm sure that people who've been to Rocky's and have met Marie want to give to help her directly but...

I don't know, a few too many Bohemia's this evening, with Pink Floyd playing in the background, I shouldn't be allowed anywhere near a keyboard, let alone to 'think out loud'...

...but if one family is deserving... ...isn't the other?

I dont think its a case of one being more important than the other...everything in life is a choice...we would all love to be able to help every person less fortunate than ourselves but very few people are in a position to do so, so we go about helping those we can and trying to make a difference in some small way.

BlueLodge · #48 09-24-2007, 11:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KeithF

I will give 'something, somewhere' to help someone before I leave DR on Friday, but I can't help but feel that the post above from page one has almost been glossed over? Perhaps I'm out of order even mentioning it, in which case, I apologise unreservedly, but it feels like the devastating loss experienced by the family of a woman who works at Rocky's is worth collecting for, but the 'distant relative' who is almost certainly as traumatised doesn't get a collection? I'm sure that people who've been to Rocky's and have met Marie want to give to help her directly but...

I don't know, a few too many Bohemia's this evening, with Pink Floyd playing in the background, I shouldn't be allowed anywhere near a keyboard, let alone to 'think out loud'...

...but if one family is deserving... ...isn't the other?

You said it yourself, many of us have met Marie and feel part of her pain. What can we do? Those of us that can have opened our pocketbooks in hopes of making her desperate situation a bit more bearable. Obviously there are many deserving and needy people in the world, but many of us have a connection with Marie.

drloca · #49 09-24-2007, 11:15 PM

I really dont think anyone should have to justify why and to whom they give charity.

KeithF · #50 09-24-2007, 11:16 PM

Just to clarify, an edited [to try and clarify my position, while maintaining the anonymity of the original sender] response I sent to a PM I received...

Wow! Like I said, if it's taken in the way you have, I'm sorry, that's not for one moment what I meant, or intended. I don't want to put anyone off donating at all, and to be honest, I will be donating some cash anyway. My point is, on page one, before anyone had suggested a collection for Marie, another member who has 900+ posts, mentioned another equally devastating fire, but no one has offered to help there. If Marie's family get (for argument's sake) $500, it won't come close to replacing her loss. but in that instance, given that I've never met Marie, I'd rather she get $500 and the other family who I've also never met, get $50, rather than Marie get $550 and the other family get nothing. BUT If the choice is Marie gets $550 and the other family nothing, or Marie gets $500 and the other family still get nothing, then I'd rather the former. Hope that makes my view clearer? (And like I said, Bohemia is probably not making me my clearest!) I'm not in any way trying to make people feel guilty for helping one family over another and certainly don't want to put people off donating at all. At the end of the day, we do what we can...

No loss of respect from this end...

Cheers, Keith