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Re: Twangasaurus Memorial Secret Santa Gift Raffle

Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2015 11:35 pm
by backwardsvoyager
You guys are awesome, and I will most certainly be contributing.

So, I've sent a message to a friend of his asking if his family may potentially appreciate the assistance or if there's any organization that is relevant to his own experiences which we could make a donation to. I didn't want to pry too much as i'm sure there are many specifics to the situation which we aren't aware of, but if there's a place where our support can help in line with our friends' wishes then we should do whatever we can.
I'll let you know when I get a reply so hold tight, if I can't ascertain anything anything on that end, I think that we should collectively decide on a suicide prevention organization to support, or split between those in our own areas or something.

:group:

Re: Twangasaurus Memorial Secret Santa Gift Raffle

Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2015 11:49 pm
by casecandy
Let me know when the raffle is, I'll buy in for sure.

Re: Twangasaurus Memorial Secret Santa Gift Raffle

Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2015 11:51 pm
by MSUsousaphone
I'm down to buy a ticket. Good idea with the proceeds.

What about his santee? Maybe we could even send something to them on his behalf. Like doing a deed for him.

Re: Twangasaurus Memorial Secret Santa Gift Raffle

Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2015 12:06 am
by UglyCasanova
MSUsousaphone wrote:What about his santee? Maybe we could even send something to them on his behalf. Like doing a deed for him.
His last post, just a few days ago, posted in the ILFSS thread:
Twangasaurus wrote:Well mine's officially on its way which is a great relief.
Again and again and again: :group:

Re: Twangasaurus Memorial Secret Santa Gift Raffle

Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2015 1:02 am
by chuckjaywalk
I definitely want to participate.

Re: Twangasaurus Memorial Secret Santa Gift Raffle

Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2015 3:39 am
by MSUsousaphone
UglyCasanova wrote:
MSUsousaphone wrote:What about his santee? Maybe we could even send something to them on his behalf. Like doing a deed for him.
His last post, just a few days ago, posted in the ILFSS thread:
Twangasaurus wrote:Well mine's officially on its way which is a great relief.
Again and again and again: :group:
Wow.

So many mixed emotions and thoughts. Speechless.

Re: Twangasaurus Memorial Secret Santa Gift Raffle

Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2015 4:03 am
by goroth
I'm in. Thanks for taking the ball and running with this Andrew!

Re: Twangasaurus Memorial Secret Santa Gift Raffle

Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2015 4:31 am
by backwardsvoyager
Alright guys, i've been informed that his parents have said that beyondblue is the charity they're supporting and they really appreciate our response. They've been linked to the forum.
beyondblue is an Australian organization that supports people with anxiety or depression and aims to break down the barriers that prevent people from speaking up and reaching out. you can find out more their website: https://www.beyondblue.org.au/
So that would probably be the most appropriate place to send any donations.

Re: Twangasaurus Memorial Secret Santa Gift Raffle

Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2015 4:41 am
by goroth
Easiest way to do it is perhaps to donate directly, minimum $20 donation. Send a receipt or whatever to Terminal and then he can generate a random number to draw the winner. Terminal if you have too much on your plate I'm happy to coordinate or co-coordinate.

Re: Twangasaurus Memorial Secret Santa Gift Raffle

Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2015 4:49 am
by backwardsvoyager
^ probably the way to go, yeah. needa try and minimise any fees incurred in the process.
potentially start a tribute page or if not there's a link there which allows paypal donations, if you're in Australia it's possible to bank transfer directly via the main site too.
http://www.beyondbluefundraising.org.au ... inmemoriam

Re: Twangasaurus Memorial Secret Santa Gift Raffle

Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2015 5:44 am
by goroth
Just emailed em to ask about paypal donations to a memoriam.

Re: Twangasaurus Memorial Secret Santa Gift Raffle

Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2015 5:55 am
by backwardsvoyager
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Re: Twangasaurus Memorial Secret Santa Gift Raffle

Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2015 8:34 am
by Eivind August
Great work, you guys. This is really moving.

:group: :ilf: :group:

Re: Twangasaurus Memorial Secret Santa Gift Raffle

Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2015 12:24 pm
by kbit
backwardsvoyager wrote:Alright guys, i've been informed that his parents have said that beyondblue is the charity they're supporting and they really appreciate our response. They've been linked to the forum.
beyondblue is an Australian organization that supports people with anxiety or depression and aims to break down the barriers that prevent people from speaking up and reaching out. you can find out more their website: https://www.beyondblue.org.au/
So that would probably be the most appropriate place to send any donations.
Thank you for helping facilitate this :hug:

Re: Twangasaurus Memorial Secret Santa Gift Raffle

Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2015 3:27 pm
by terminalvertigo
goroth wrote:Easiest way to do it is perhaps to donate directly, minimum $20 donation. Send a receipt or whatever to Terminal and then he can generate a random number to draw the winner. Terminal if you have too much on your plate I'm happy to coordinate or co-coordinate.

I think this is the best way to do this :)