In eleven short days, the Democratic National Convention will begin in our Nation’s first Capital, Philadelphia. The founder of HillaryHQ, our own Scan, has been given full press credentials to report on the event. He will be mingling with people like Rachel Maddow and Chris Hayes, while perhaps interviewing Hillary, Bernie, and Elizabeth.
But only if we can help him get there.
As many of you know, in April of this year, Scan left his long time paid position to devote all his efforts to Hillary HQ, an independent, grass roots supported blog dedicated to electing Hillary Clinton to the Presidency of the United States.
He has done a spectacular job providing an aggregate of news stories on the campaign, bringing in exceptional writers, and pushing back on MSM disinformation. Hillary HQ’s readership has exploded since Scan dedicated himself full time to the project.
Without our support he would not have been able to do so. Now he needs our help to attend the Democratic National Convention.
Hillary HQ is a totally grassroots and completely ad-free site that is supported by readers like you. Any donation (large or small) to our year-long fundraiser goes directly toward keeping the site going full time and helping with travel expenses to the convention.
Scan doesn’t like to ask for help and he has low balled what he thinks he will need to attend the Convention. We all know how quickly unexpected expenses can occur, especially on trips, so I’d like Scan to have a cushion so he can focus on his reporting.
As far as I know he doesn’t even have a place to stay yet and that needs to be settled now, not later. If someone can’t offer him a couch to crash on, he needs a hotel room. If he is crashing at someone’s home, then transportation issues to the Convention could arise. I would prefer Scan to have a hotel room close to the Convention. It would make things simpler all around. Of course everything I just wrote could be moot and a lovely person may have already offered Scan a place to stay. We’ll find out. In the mean time, I like preparing for any and all eventualities so Scan is not left high and dry.
I think this amazing community can raise at least $1300 so Scan is assured of a place to stay, food to eat, have travel expenses covered, and take care of what ever else may come up.
So lets get it done. All donations are greatly appreciated and no donation is too small. If you can help, please go to Hillary HQ’s Go Fund Me page. Here is the link — www.gofundme.com/...
I don’t know anyone who has enthusiastically sacrificed so much as Scan has in order to help elect Hillary to the Presidency. Can’t thank you enough for supporting him and his labor of love, Hillary HQ. Together, we are stronger. Don’t know about you but I want to see photos of Scan with Hillary, Bernie, and Elizabeth. A photo of him chatting with Rachel Maddow would be nice too. Or how about President Obama and the First Lady. Wouldn’t that be wonderful! Who knows what could happen, so let’s get Scan to the Convention!
Thursday, Jul 14, 2016 · 6:44:28 PM +00:00 · Onomastic
All right. So here’s where things stand at the moment. Scan is flying into NYC and then taking the train to Philadelphia for the convention. At this point, he has NO place to stay in Philly. He either needs some lovely person to offer him shelter during the convention or we’re going to have to raise more money than I had thought. Hotels close to the convention are either sold out or costing over six hundred dollars a night. There is a much less expensive Motel Six, but it is ten miles away and Scan will not have a car. Renting a car could be an option but he’d also have to pay for parking and that will not be cheap. No matter how it all shakes out, he’s going to need more money and we’re going to have to move quickly.
So to all of you who have donated, thank you so much. In the last three hours or so over $500 has been given to help get Scan to the Convention. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Let’s keep it going.