The progress on Aji and Wings’ house is good to see, but there’s an awful lot more to do. They’re making a deal for windows and for doors other than the front door; they put down a big deposit yesterday, which could have them installing glass the first week of December. If they can pay the balance due for it! They are running out of time to dig the septic system too, before the ground freezes. And of course, they’re both really sick, because they caught something and then could not rest, since animals depend on them to do some heavy daily work on their behalf. Well, and if Wings doesn’t make silver and Aji doesn’t facilitate sales of it, there’s no income. No paid sick leave for them!
Aji is especially worried about Wings, who is much sicker than she, and she also fears that the healthcare they have will vanish with the new “administration” (such as it is). She’s afraid he will never be able to have his wrecked knees replaced if that happens, and so she feels even more driven to get him living in a safe, accessible house, free of constant frozen plumbing, fire danger, and other hazards.
To help, a generous anonymous donor will pony up $1,000 when the rest of us are able to raise a like amount. I’m seeing $11,226 on the YouCaring widget as I write this, an hour before this diary will post. Let’s take that as our starting number, so when we get to $12,226, we’ll bounce right up to $13,226. Won’t that be nice!
To get there, we continue to beg you to continue to share the YouCaring page via social media, email, and word of mouth. (We will also count PayPal donations and paper checks toward the total as Aji lets us know about them — we can see only the YouCaring page.)
Believe it or not, there’s much more expense to this project than you see in the YouCaring goal, and Wings and Aji are paying for that plus their regular living expenses out of their business selling Wings’ (and others’) Native arts, including jewelry and other silver, pottery, leatherwork, drums, photography, and more.
So, please also continue to share Wings’ silver website. (It’s cutting it mighty close to place special orders for the winter holidays, at this point, but there is existing inventory to shop from as well. Use the contact page to place any order.) An earlier diary by kishik, found here, provides links to each gallery on Wings’ website, for ease of navigation by mobile users. And this diary by belinda ridgewood explains how to navigate Wings’ site on a desktop.
Many, many thanks to everyone who’s helped bring the house this far!!! Don’t forget, the next $1,000 donated, via YouCaring, PayPal, or US mail, will be matched!
How To Help:
- The YouCaring fundraiser allows you to donate specifically to this cause. You can also share the fundraiser via social networks by using the “Grab Our Widget” button (and other social media buttons) on that page.
- Their Amazon wishlist mostly supports the health needs of their rescue animals and themselves, if that’s more your style.
- Purchases from Wings Silverworks will help them make a living the way they’d prefer, by selling Wings’ work as an exceptionally talented NDN silversmith and photographer. Here’s a diary that describes how to browse and buy at Wings’ web gallery, including how to look at available photographs. (Take a look at this gorgeous one from this week!)
- If you prefer, donate via PayPal at Aji’s blog, or at her Tumblr blog where she posts her own writing and photography.
- Kosmail belinda ridgewood if you absolutely need to donate by mailing a paper check.
- And Tweet, share on FaceBook, tip/rec/republish on Daily Kos, randomly email your friends about it, drop it into casual conversations. This seems minor, but it is not! When you share, please link to this YouCaring page, or embed the widget!
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