bouche Posted January 19, 2004 Report Share Posted January 19, 2004 Over the weekend, our very good friends known online as The Sloth, Howler and Velvet lived through the tragedy of a housefire. Everything that The Sloth and Howler owned is gone. As everyone must be aware, rebuilding after such an event can be very difficult, but with such a wonderful community that we share, it should prove to be a little easier for them. I have a paypal account set up to assist those that would like to help and are able to support the cause financially. The following link will allow you to make a donation through paypal. Send whatever you can afford. As well, this thread can be used as a place for things that are needed to be replaced. Many immediate necessities have swiftly been taken care of. Keep an eye out here for updates. Please add to the fire recovery donation fund. Share this link with anyone you know that can help out. Please note: Paypal charges for donations. If you want your donation to be a specific amount, you need to add a little extra based on the following fee schedule. $0.55 + 3.4% For example a $10 donation gets charged $0.89. Paypal sucks for that, but it's our only viable option at the moment. *** SPECIAL THANKS TO DONATIONS BY: *** Steven SchmelzleTasha KravchenkoBecky GuilJay MoonahAlan DodsonJesse RobertsonBradley McFarlaneSean KrausePeter KroughJennifer BuehlerDave AblesDavid BallOliver PostlethwaiteJeff KempPatrick BrennanJason PooleKaren Hay Keep them coming if you can everyone. I'll keep adding to this list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shainhouse Posted January 19, 2004 Report Share Posted January 19, 2004 Unfortunately, school and life has killed my savings, so the only thing I can muster right now is $10, but I hope it helps in any way possible. be well and be safe. love you all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted January 19, 2004 Report Share Posted January 19, 2004 Right on Shainhouse...............anything is good! Hey Mike, The page you are looking for is currently unavailable. The Web site might be experiencing technical difficulties, or you may need to adjust your browser settings. Linky no worky for me, however, I am at work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PalacePrincess Posted January 19, 2004 Report Share Posted January 19, 2004 done and done. (paypal! way easier than the actual spelling of julia's last name ) lots of love to you guys, i know you will be back on your feet soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Posted January 19, 2004 Report Share Posted January 19, 2004 FYI - Sloth and Julia have toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo, deoderant, etc. I heard some people were asking about this stuff so I thought I'd let ya know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted January 19, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2004 The paypal link is HTTPS: secure link. Chances are, your secure session on your network has timed out. THat happens here too and I have to stay off of the internet for about 10 minutes to let the secure session reset so I can go to sites like CIBC, Hotmail, and Paypal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groove Fetish Posted January 19, 2004 Report Share Posted January 19, 2004 thanks Bouchard Brothers for the site that makes it so easy to rally around our friends in their time of need. Hopefully we'll have the first and last for a new apartment together before the week is out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phred Posted January 19, 2004 Report Share Posted January 19, 2004 How horrible!!! I had a house fire in 1998, and everything I owned was destroyed. I offer this - believe it or not, it gets easier. Really it does, you will be able to fall asleep again. Phred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikey d Posted January 20, 2004 Report Share Posted January 20, 2004 im really sorry to hear about this, its great to hear that everyone is safe, though. i hope everything works out for you all. how does one go about donating without using a credit card? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondtube Posted January 20, 2004 Report Share Posted January 20, 2004 i'm pretty sure you can link your bank account to the paypal system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted January 20, 2004 Report Share Posted January 20, 2004 I'll donate money from home. I forgot my Paypal password. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondtube Posted January 20, 2004 Report Share Posted January 20, 2004 so did I jaimoe, but it was easy to get the automated email to remind me... only took a few minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted January 20, 2004 Report Share Posted January 20, 2004 Worked fine for me, first try. Good idea, Bouche... This will really make it easy to raise funds if people have credit cards... AD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggrtrhhrtgg Posted January 20, 2004 Report Share Posted January 20, 2004 heh, I have to apologize, i am kind of a computer idiot!!! well, not kind of, but anyways, I tried sending $20, but i don't know what the hell is going on... I won't be online til later, but if someone can kind of walk me through this, I would appreciate it... also, this might sound like a wierd donation, but I have two tickets to a habs game on superbowl sunday, it is in the afternoon, not sure if you guys would like them for yourselves or if you might know someone who would like them, or even scalp them, either way they are yours if you are interested...adios.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted January 20, 2004 Report Share Posted January 20, 2004 Oh, Sloth and Julia LOVE the Habs, but they somehow live in Ottawa! Send the tickets to my place................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted January 20, 2004 Report Share Posted January 20, 2004 Go Sens Go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blane Posted January 20, 2004 Report Share Posted January 20, 2004 Tried signing up and sending money and got this message: This transaction exceeds your remaining sending limit. Please complete your enrollment in the Expanded Use Program. You will then be allowed to send more money. I'm not exceeding the Paypal limit (750 US), so why am I getting the message? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondtube Posted January 20, 2004 Report Share Posted January 20, 2004 i got that message the first time as well blane. i took the donation down 10 bucks, and it went... this was only my second time using PayPal so i have no explanation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted January 20, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2004 Do the verification thing. It's really easy. I'm not sure how the limit works. Could you have a history of paypal transactions totaling $750 ? That could be it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death2Dubya Posted January 20, 2004 Report Share Posted January 20, 2004 Can't we just send personal checks? PayPal, while it does accomplish the task at ahnd, does so by syphoning off money that could be better spent elsewhere. Is there any downside to this? JayDawg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groove Fetish Posted January 20, 2004 Report Share Posted January 20, 2004 I thought about that too- but this gets them cash now, so they have something to take them through this coming week. A personal cheque would have to be express posted to them to get there fast and that is money spent in another way that doesn't get to them directly. It seems that for immediate cash this helps NOW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death2Dubya Posted January 20, 2004 Report Share Posted January 20, 2004 Makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted January 20, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2004 yeah, you have to either wait for your mail statement OR you should be able to access your credit card statement online if you have it through a bank with online banking. As well, you could PHONE your CC company in a few days and ask about your recent transactions. YOu want to find a transaction of $1.95 on your bill from Paypal. There will be a 4 digit number in the transaction record. It's ok if it takes a few days. Don't worry about that. As far as I know, there is no rush to get money to anybody. Let's just keep fundraising. Anyone who absolutely cannot use paypal for some reason can send me a check. PM me for a mailing address and I'll deposit it in the fund (and bypass the Paypal fees) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakis Posted January 21, 2004 Report Share Posted January 21, 2004 I want to donate 10 dollars but dont have a credit card...can i still sign up for paypall...if not i would like to mail it.\ jake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blane Posted January 21, 2004 Report Share Posted January 21, 2004 I've been trying for two days straight here and had absolutely no luck. I tried to get verified and it says I have to wait for a statement (which gets sent to my canadian address) to get some security code. What a pissoff. Any of you ottawa freaks got a National Bank bank account that I could transfer money into for these guys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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