I have read your story and I'm glad you wrote it here. I received this from @luanne and she is reaching out to see if we can help you. I'm with #newbieresteemday intitiative. We are a good group of people from all around the world that have one thing in common, we want to help others in our own way. If you would be interested in working with us to have your story told, I think @luanne is right that our people might find a way to develop a plan with you. We are not a charity or even an "official" organization, we are just a group of people that might be helpful.
If you are interested, please contact @luanne or me @davemccoy and we can see how this develops.
Best wishes and keep your spirits up... And I believe everything in life happens for a reason.
Thank you very much. Please let me know if there is anything I can do to be of use.
Hey @hickorymack! Its nice to get you. Your story and those beautiful children have really touched quite a few of us here.
Of course there are many things you can do that would be awesome. First, I would suggest that you get in touch with @luanne as she is the person that brought your story to my attention. She has some contacts in your area, so she said she would see what could come of that.
Also I think there are many people that would like to "help you" to "help yourself" get through this. So there are many awesome things about steemit that just might give you that opportunity. First you can tell a very good story. That is a natural talent that can be refined and help you earn some additional money.
Next, I think it would be good if we open your story up to our members and let them get to know you and we can essentially all put our heads together. You certainly did a good job with your introduction, but I can set up a more extensive Q & A type format where you can communicate directly to questions that people will have.
Finally, I think your story places you in a position to appeal to many out there that are sick of the rules of big government and how we are losing/if not have lost our liberties. I think that you could do well as an advocate on these issues.
Most important right now is that you get ahold of @luanne and let her and you get to know each other. And if you both can set up a time that works for you, then we can get together by phone or internet or whatever form of communication works for you.
I think there are many people that want to help you, so I'm so glad that you joined steemit and told us part of your story. You got the attention of me and @luanne, but you also got the attention of many of the bigger players on steemit like @abh12345 who saw my post and jumped immediately to let his network know. He is a member of a club called #stewardsofgondor that are truly great people with a huge heart. Also there are others that are far bigger than me that also might want to help like those will real clout that upvoted you like @hendrikdegrote @acidyo and @runicar. (Note: if you bigger guys/gals want to take the lead, we would be happy to support you and follow our direction)
I will be going to sleep now, but I am usually on steemit around noon est. and don't worry if you don't get me instantaneously I will continue to look for your reply. ;)
Give those adorable little girls a big hug tonight. And we will be in touch with you very soon!
The story above is not very detailed, just a simplified overview, but I am willing to be very open about our circumstances.
I will contact @luanne, she seems like good people. I am not able to be on Steemit for long periods at a time due to having an elderly phone that cannot handle the platform.
Thank you for taking time to help us, it's incredibly humbling.
here is a post that will hopefully solve that problem for you!
https://steemit.com/newbieresteemday/@davemccoy/do-you-have-a-useable-smartphone-to-give-for-a-great-cause-this-is-a-must-read
Ok we have a smartphone coming to you so that you can view your steemit.. We had a very quick reply to my post from @crystalize and she offered to immediately get you one shipped. Staying connected and being able to learn how steemit functions is very key going forward. This phone should help you to speed up your learning process, so I'm very excited for you!
I will also find a way to put it on a "straight talk" pay as you go plan from walmart so that you can use a phone plan that is 30 days at a time. We will also work with you to afford that plan, and will get you started by getting you the first phone card which will get you 30 days. From there we can work with you to do different things and hopefully help you to earn enough money to take care of all of your needs.
So I need your address to be able to have the phone sent to you. You might not want to put it here online. So you can either contact @luanne and tell her, contact me via email or call me by phone if you have access to one. Just tell me which you prefer and I will get you the proper contact info!
As soon as I get your address then @crystalize will ship you one of her phones. I'm so excited for you to get this because you have a wonderful path ahead of you once you learn how everything works!
I'll go to sleep now, but I will be back around 10am est tomorrow morning
its ok about not being able to be on for long periods of time because of your phone, we can work around that. I will let you and @luanne connect first and then either of you can let me know that you have done so.
I have one question for you right now though, what is your schedule like? Do you work a 9 to 5 job or anything like that?
I work 7-3, though the last couple of weeks have been hit-or-miss due to illness striking the trio.
I'm going to write a post right now and see if we can get you a workable phone so that you can stay connected to steemit on the days that you aren't at work and we can teach you how to earn extra money.
And I see that there are far bigger fish here that have come to your aid... I think they know more than I do, so I hope you follow through with their advice...
We will do our best and hopefully do our part to help you and as @denmarkguy says, do your best to respond to everyone that commented to you. Its is a way they get to know you better and it will help you in the days and weeks ahead as you make these connections. Everyone here is here because they feel empathy for your situation.
Ok I will write my post now and I'll come back and put it in the reply section when I'm done so that you can be introduced to even more people!
Oh my goodness. This is so much more than I ever expected.
God bless @hickorymack, we’ve all read her story and are touched by it. Show your your glory now, and relieve her worldly hiccups.
Thank you. 💙
Thanks for sharing this story @davemccoy! (great initiative by the way).
I agree @friendly-fenix! And I found it from @luanne bringing it my attention.. Its nice how steemit works, you never know what each day will bring and who you might be able to connect with! I see you resteemed it too, good job!
Hopefully we can all get together and come up with some good ideas and help!
@davemccoy
Maybe there should be a separate type of site for charity, called like "dgive" or "dhelp" or "dfund" or something...? It feels a bit like these type of posts tend to "drown" a bit in memes and other posts... Or maybe I am wrong, still quite new here...
Dfund me!
thanks @occupywallets... it awesome to have people helping. If you would like to get involved with @friendly-fenix and set something up, I will be happy to support that through our network!
great idea @friendly-fenix... I see that you got a reply from @occupywallets and if you want to run it down for us and tell us how it works, that would be awesome. This is how it is supposed to work, people pitching in with ideas and getting things done for others! If you have the time to do this, let me know... If not, tell me that and I will find someone else. (I like to have the person with the idea take the lead if they are able and willing) ;)
I am a brainstorming genius, not a coder... Sorry!
lol... love that description! ... well good job at pointing us in the right direction! I appreciate the help in knowing what to look for... Cheers and have a great weekend :)
@davemccoy @occupywallets
There might be a "dev community" here who are looking for new ideas, Let's keep our "eyes peeled" and "pitch the idea" around. It would be really cool to have a "steembased" charity/crowdfunding platform preforming miracles around the globe. But I guess normal Steemit is going to have to do for now, it looks like this article is doing fairly well, that is good!
Hey @davemccoy ...count me in !
@hickorymack, this is a story worth repeating; there are unfortunately so many people in your shoes. I don't get the issue with the RV?? They are simply a home on wheels! Of course bureaucratic bs; too bad people don't use common sense and treat people like people instead of treating them as yet another 'file'! Best of luck to you and your sweet little kiddies:) internet hugs
hugs back
Two people showed up at my camper door that day, a man and a woman. The man was the one throwing threats around, he kept asking about how I was keeping it warm. Well, with the camper running and a heater going it isn't all that difficult to warm it.
He kept telling me that "wasn't good enough in his opinion."
From someone who has lived in an RV, he's an idiot :)
Looks like people are rallying around you here...just another reason why I love steemit! I'm going to resteem this post; but will you please do an update later also?
My upvotes are worth so little, so I sent a little love your way with the help of @minnowhelper upvoting bot. :) I'm hoping some others may do the same, but this ball is sure rolling now!!
I absolutely will, thank you. 💜💜
my pleasure :)
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You're in @lynncoyle1... Feel free to recruit others to this cause. They can be inside and outside of our initiative, this is a case where I think most everyone would want to pitch in!
And you as usual are awesome and caring... so just keep being you!