Fandom Charity Auction: carefaithhope

[coraa]

faithhopetricks is a friend of mine, and she's been having a ridiculously bad year. The current straw that's breaking the camel's back is that her husband requires immediate heart surgery for a life-threatening condition, and they have no insurance. In addition, both have other serious and life-threatening health issues that have gone untreated due to lack of funds; as with so many people, all this has been compounded by the awful economy.

In response, several of her friends pulled together to create a fandom charity auction to raise the money for their medical and medical-related expenses. The auction is care_faith_hope, and as of right now it features a wide variety of things up for sale -- jewelry, books, baked goods, stories written-to-order. For those of you in the Seattle area, like me, one of the things up for auction is a set of six pilates lessons. For those of you who are in Southern California, or have a good chance of visiting, possibly the coolest thing for auction right now is a guided tour of Charlie Chaplin Studios, current home of the Jim Henson Company. Also competing for the title of 'coolest thing' is a copy of the second printing of the first edition of Through The Looking Glass by Carroll, from 1895. You can also help by offering your skills and services yourself.

So far, I'm offering four loaves of bread, and dried samples of my homemade sourdough starter. I'll probably also be offering some jewelry, once I get my act together enough to take pictures.

More details are in the community profile; check care_faith_hope for more info on the auction's purpose and how to bid or offer.

(Note that, while I'm a friend of faithhopetricks and fully support this auction, I'm not a moderator of the community, just a contributor. Questions should go to the community mods.)

Comments

[paperclippy.livejournal.com]

You may want to pass along to your friend this link: http://www.modestneeds.org/

It's basically a website where people can ask for money to help them keep their heads above the water. They describe their situation, why they need money, and how much they need, and people viewing the website can donate anonymously. They may be able to reach a wider audience that way.

[coraa.livejournal.com]

They're looking into aid of various kinds, including that one, yes. :)