Tonight we are going to cover 3 things:
- Money - where donations stand & what may be needed. Scott's in the house, so ask all the questions you need to.
- Household items needed - The Leo Family is doing a survey of all their stuff. I found out from Leo that Mrs. Leo is a really good cook but limited to what they can make by the lack of equipment.
- The Apartment Search - read and weep - my head hurts from this
- "Leo's" dilemma. (well, that's 4, but you always get an extra serving if I'm cooking)
and Tomorrow's party featuring SurferMom's Mom
Scott from KINship
Greetings, Kossacks! We're getting down to the wire, so I'd like to update you on the financial side of our effort. As I've mentioned, we don't have aspecific dollar goal to help Leo's family yet, but our friend "Patience" is working with the family to secure a residence, so we should probably know what's required for rent and deposit in the next day or so. {ed. note: 24 Hours!}If the rent is not too much more than the current rent, I'd say your financial contributions have put us at approximately 80-90% of the requirement to move Leo and his family into a new place. (We're also dealing with a small outstanding balance that needs to be paid, first.)
llbear and I have discussed the possibility of making part of the financial assistance a micro-loan, depending on the dollar amount required and the lease details for Leo's situation. We'll keep you updated on that scenario. Our primary goal, financially, is to provide enough cash to secure an apt. - we're not trying to create a slush fund for the family. I believe we have enough offers for household items and groceries to ensure the family isn't lacking any necessities once they've moved.
If we should end up with excess funds, llbear and I will let everyone know and see if we can determine an acceptable use for that money. Many thanks to all of you who have offered your assistance, in whatever capacity, to Leo and his family. If you'd still like to contribute financially, and contributing won't place a burden on your own financial situation, here's the info:
A. PayPal: 1 - recipient address is scott @ kinship-project.org (mind the spaces) or 2 - you can hit the Donate button at http://www.kinship-project.org
B. Snail Mail: If you'd rather send a check/money order, please e-mail me at the aboveaddress and I'll provide the snail address for TKP's business account.
Reminder: (This is not a general solicitation for TKP contributions.We're only acting as a facilitator for this specific assistance effort,right now.)
Thanks again, Scott -
Household items
As I said in the intro, Mrs. Leo is a really good cook limited by a lack of equipment. I know I'm waving flag at some of you who are mighty fine cooks with surplus equipment, but wait until tomorrow when we put up a list of their current stuff so you in the Dallas area can sign up to fill a needed item with one you already have.
We will be using the same signup sheet for the following:
- The new apartment prep crew
- The old apartment cleaning crew
- The movers
- The unpackers, installers, and stuff like that.
NEEDED ASAP: Someone who is good at Google Pages. Can we talk? I spent wasted 2 hours this afternoon trying to set one up.
The Apartment Search:
This afternoon has been deferred until tomorrow morning. For multiple reasons too complicated to cover here the job didn't get done. Tomorrow morning before class it will. Let's send out a lot of good thoughts for Patience. She is really working hard.
The Party for SurferMom's Mom
Introducing my mom, Marie. She'll be 83 on 8-24..
My mom hates dirt and she has agreed to help clean Leo's old apartment. She has the energy of 10 people. She doesn't act a day over 39. She turns 83 on August 24, 2009. She was married to my father, Henry, for 50.5 years. He asked her to marry him on the 2nd date. She said "But we don't know each other!" And he said "We'll get to know each other after we're married."
My mother is a lifelong Democrat. She remembers listening to FDR on the radio! She remembers Herbert Hoover too. She gets mad when she hears Hoover's name, and says "A chicken in every pot! What a liar!" (That was his campaign slogan.) During the Great Depression, my mother went to school with shoe soles made out of old tires, tied to her feet with rags. My mother lives in Arlington, Texas and HAAAAATES George W. Bush! At the mention of his name, her face becomes contorted with rage. "He got the city of Arlington to raise our taxes so he could build a stadium for the Texas Rangers, and then he sold the Rangers for a profit, and we are still having to pay off the stadium!" But she loooovvves Barack Obama.
When Barack visited Hawaii last December, she got to hug him twice at the Marine Base. The first time was when he was going through the line shaking hands and the second time was after she squeezed him and said "I just want to take you home with me!" Barack laughed and hugged her again. Then Michelle came through the line and shook hands. The lady next to my mom told Michelle "Your husband hugged this lady TWICE!" Michelle laughed and looked at my mom and said "I'm so JEALOUS!" and gave her a high five. My mom will savor that moment til the day she dies.
Any way, when I called to ask her if she would clean Leo's apartment, she did not hesitate. She said "Of course!" The dirt does not stand a chance. And my brother, Henry, will help move furniture with his truck.
LLBear here: So, let's talk about giving Marie a party. We'll pay forward the elbow grease Marie will be contributing to the move.