My Wife Has Been Arrested!!! Help!!!

[GoldenRivet]

:woot:

My wife has been arrested by the "March of Dimes Organization" and she needs your help!

for those unfamiliar with the "March Of Dimes" the organization is a charity which...

"improves the health of infants by preventing birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality. We carry out this mission through research, community services, education and advocacy to save babies' lives. March of Dimes researchers, volunteers, educators, outreach workers and advocates work together to give all babies a fighting chance against the threats to their health: prematurity, birth defects, low birth weight."

My wife's mission is to raise "bail money" for the march of dimes so she can get out of her arrest!

On August 5th, my wife and several of her colleagues will be placed into a Jail Cell here in town unless they have raised their respective bail amounts. If they have not raised the allotted amount, they will remain in the cell until average joes on the street contribute and account for the remaining "bail" through on site contributions. :D

(i shall enjoy watching her sweat it out behind bars!)

her goal is $1,000

with Neal's permission, i would like to offer each of you the opportunity to contribute to the March of Dimes organization through my wife's bail site located here:

http://jailandbail.marchofdimes.com/personal_page.asp?w=534425

if you wish to contribute you may select a pre-determined amount on the right of the web page OR you may input any amount into the "other amount" field on the right.

every single dollar helps March of Dimes... and helps my wife stay out of jail!









***AS AN INCENTIVE TO SUBSIM MEMBERS***

I WILL PERSONALLY DONATE $1.00 FOR EACH OF THE FIRST 100 DONATIONS RECEIVED FROM OUR MEMBERS!

simply copy and paste your receipt information into an e mail and send it to FlySealey@gmail.com and i will log your submission

once the final tally is up, i will donate to subsim the full amount. (either when all 100 spots have been filled OR on the day of her "incarceration" whichever comes first)

Thanks for your help!

and thank you Neal & Subsim.com for your support of March of Dimes!

[SteamWake]

Id love to help but folks in my profession are quite fond of this 'project' and this is at least the 6th request Ive recieved in the last week.

Anyhow I hope she does well and gets bailed out soon.

[GoldenRivet]

Id love to help but folks in my profession are quite fond of this 'project' and this is at least the 6th request Ive recieved in the last week.

Anyhow I hope she does well and gets bailed out soon.

understood, its in full swing right now so im sure there is a lot of this out there right now

:salute:

[Rilder]

Sorry I don't do charity. Even if I had money to give I'd probably donate it to Toady One the Developer of Dwarf Fortress.

[Zachstar]

Lets see. Watch money go down the drain as such and such charity comes back next year begging for more money. Or donate it to fusion research or technology research which will improve a great many more lives.

Sorry but I am sick of hearing the pleas of charities year after year after year with the same tired stories the same tired stuff. You save one life there is 50 lining up behind it.

Nope focus on fusion and alternative energy and cheap energy to improve lives.

Edit: BTW this is a sick way to raise money and the title is even sicker. Reported...

[GoldenRivet]

:oLets see. Watch money go down the drain as such and such charity comes back next year begging for more money. Or donate it to fusion research or technology research which will improve a great many more lives.

Sorry but I am sick of hearing the pleas of charities year after year after year with the same tired stories the same tired stuff. You save one life there is 50 lining up behind it.

Nope focus on fusion and alternative energy and cheap energy to improve lives.

Edit: BTW this is a sick way to raise money and the title is even sicker. Reported...

WHAT?!

:nope:

I have had this thread approved by Neal directly! :timeout:

if you dont wish to cooperate with it that is perfectly fine... there is no nead to be a complete jerk about it

i am TOTALLY SHOCKED at the completely uncalled for and MEAN SPIRITED response you just gave :nope:

its a dollar for God's Sake!

[mookiemookie]

Lets see. Watch money go down the drain as such and such charity comes back next year begging for more money. Or donate it to fusion research or technology research which will improve a great many more lives.

Sorry but I am sick of hearing the pleas of charities year after year after year with the same tired stories the same tired stuff. You save one life there is 50 lining up behind it.

Nope focus on fusion and alternative energy and cheap energy to improve lives.

Edit: BTW this is a sick way to raise money and the title is even sicker. Reported...

That was pretty bad, man. You could have just ignored the thread.

[AVGWarhawk]

Geez Zachstar what has gotten into you? This is legit dude.

[Aramike]

Lets see. Watch money go down the drain as such and such charity comes back next year begging for more money. Or donate it to fusion research or technology research which will improve a great many more lives.

Sorry but I am sick of hearing the pleas of charities year after year after year with the same tired stories the same tired stuff. You save one life there is 50 lining up behind it.

Nope focus on fusion and alternative energy and cheap energy to improve lives.

Edit: BTW this is a sick way to raise money and the title is even sicker. Reported...Wow, how screwed up must one be to think that someone sacrificing their time for helping babies is "sick"?

Seriously, I'd like to know...

Personally, I hope that your post and any subsequent post related to it (including this one) is deleted so that this thread can remain on the very good topic of helping your fellow man.

[Frame57]

:salute: To you and your wife for a good and needful cause. We actually used to have charity drives on the boats. I think twice a year as I remember and anyone who would not give was worthy of being keel hauled....:)

[GoldenRivet]

:salute: To you and your wife for a good and needful cause. We actually used to have charity drives on the boats. I think twice a year as I remember and anyone who would not give was worthy of being keel hauled....:)

I appreciate your kind words. :yeah:

all in all i think that most of her fund raising will come locally, from members of our local community on the day of her "incarceration".

hopefully subsim's members will help bring her a hand full of small donations closer to her goal.

im doign this as a favor to my wife, and to - even if in some small way - help subsim... no other motive.

if a subsim member wishes to donate $1 or $10 no contribution is too small.

i do not however - want to see this become a competition :up: choosing to donate or choosing NOT to donate are choices completely up to the member involved.

thanks to all in advance

[Rilder]

Lets see. Watch money go down the drain as such and such charity comes back next year begging for more money. Or donate it to fusion research or technology research which will improve a great many more lives.

Sorry but I am sick of hearing the pleas of charities year after year after year with the same tired stories the same tired stuff. You save one life there is 50 lining up behind it.

Nope focus on fusion and alternative energy and cheap energy to improve lives.

Edit: BTW this is a sick way to raise money and the title is even sicker. Reported...

I wouldn't agree with the Edit, but I have to agree with the above thoughts, improving the human race as a whole should be more important then a few families.

Besides, if I give a child money and he survives, what is stopping him from reproducing and producing more starving children? Then my charity was all for naught and I've made things worse.

Sorry if this sounds a bit heartless, but really I'm just trying to be a realist here.

[GoldenRivet]

i think you and zach misunderstand.

this is not a "feed the children" gimmick - nor is it a "welfare" program to feed over-breeding under-privilaged children's families.

if you wish to see a starving childrens charity i direct you to Sally Struthers.

THIS particular charity is for infants who are born pre-mature, born with birth defects, or born with various unusual yet treatable conditions.

it has nothing to do with them being hungry, poor, wealthy, or any of that garbage.

this has nothing to do with the infants socio-economic status or his likelihood of becoming a millionaire or street trash, or growing up to produce a bunch of little Joe Dirts.

while supporting things like research into alternative fuels and the like is a great way to impact millions or even billions of lives in the distant or near future... charities like March of Dimes assist families in dealing with infants who (by no fault of their own) are born pre-maturely or born with birth defects etc.

march of Dimes may or may not impact millions of lives in the future - but it will have a DIRECT IMPACT on a new born infant fighting for his life in neo natal intensive care. - RIGHT NOW.

as was stated above... you have no obligation to agree or contribute... if you hate charities, or just disagree with the idea of charity, or just dont feel like parting with 99 cents... thats cool... just dont even comment on the thread.

otherwise this is a cool idea to help two things..

http://english.people.com.cn/200607/07/images/xin_4907030621228511619655.jpg

AND

http://www.harplonkhq.com/images/SubSimLogo.gif

its that simple.

[SteamWake]

This is one of the best run and most accountable charitys in operation today.

The disdain I see is heartbreaking.

Besides you have to have hope for some things at least or all else is lost.

Almost forgot to add if you have the desire to make charitible contributions of any sort do so and do so now for soon these will no longer be able to be claimed as tax defered. Soon very soon.

[SUBMAN1]

Lets see. Watch money go down the drain as such and such charity comes back next year begging for more money. Or donate it to fusion research or technology research which will improve a great many more lives.

Sorry but I am sick of hearing the pleas of charities year after year after year with the same tired stories the same tired stuff. You save one life there is 50 lining up behind it.

Nope focus on fusion and alternative energy and cheap energy to improve lives.

Edit: BTW this is a sick way to raise money and the title is even sicker. Reported...

What a self centered bastard.

-S

[AVGWarhawk]

Zachstar and Rilder, this charity is about the children pictures below. Prematures who did not ask to be in this world. These two are children of my brother-in-law and sister-in-law. These are my twin premature nieces. They are not friggin bubbas on welfare waiting to happen. These two were born January 1st this year. They came home just 5 weeks ago. They were no more than 1 pound a piece at birth.

http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/24/m_a4ba00bb664a4614a3e02b4b8b3f4dae.jpg (http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=424692061&albumID=961693&imageID=8133886)

http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/63/m_a25199810c4f4a62bbb5648f6cd94bfa.jpg (http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=424692061&albumID=961693&imageID=8133892)

http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/13/m_22b8e6df3d0d4f38a02058bcff0a4c83.jpg (http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=424692061&albumID=961693&imageID=9569030)

http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/42/m_d2b9dd6187de4f96bb5ebfb90f31b8c8.jpg (http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=424692061&albumID=961693&imageID=9569028)

This is Hannah and Emily as they look like today. They smile, they coo, the make baby poo. Very similar to what you to did if not exactly the same. They act just like my two girls when they were babies. They cry and drink from a bottle. They fill their diapers. The have projectile vomiting. I see them every weekend and I have baby sat the two one night a week since they have been home from the NICU. Yeah, they are darn special.

http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/90/m_276e450c108f4062853eb00e6ef81db9.jpg (http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=424692061&albumID=961693&imageID=14447620)

http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/97/m_563a3e6eb47e41ec9b053588c41aa8f8.jpg (http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=424692061&albumID=961693&imageID=14447657)

Needless to say it is charities like this that GR is promoting that help prematures make it to adulthood. Again, they did not ask to be here...no reason to be taking out you frustrations concerning the world on them.

Sure, helping humanity as a whole is great but telling one family with a innocent premature babie to shove is heartless as you stated. I'm glad your folks were not 'realists' concerning you and your introduction to the world. You apparently did not read GR response as well as others concerning this charity. I suggest you do so.

[GoldenRivet]

adorable.

thanks for sharing the pics!

im very close to my niece... she is 7 now :doh: i can remember when she was only a couple of months old and she was so taken with the "shiny reflectiveness" of my wrist watch. :D

the expense with placing these little ones in ICU is enormous.

but not so enormous as the gift of getting them out of ICU.

[AVGWarhawk]

There ya go GR, I donated $20.00 to free your wife and for the cause. :yeah:

[AVGWarhawk]

adorable.

thanks for sharing the pics!

im very close to my niece... she is 7 now :doh: i can remember when she was only a couple of months old and she was so taken with the "shiny reflectiveness" of my wrist watch. :D

the expense with placing these little ones in ICU is enormous.

but not so enormous as the gift of getting them out of ICU.


You said it bro. These two steal my heart every time I see them. :yep:

[GoldenRivet]

Thanks warhawk!

my wife literally just walked in from the days work and that post was the first thing she saw on my screen.

her words

"AWWW!"

:wah:

lol

girls :haha:

[AVGWarhawk]

girls :haha:

Yep, can't live with them and can't put 'em in a bag. Or can we:hmmm: Good luck man. :up:

[ReallyDedPoet]

Good luck with it GR :yep::up:, just sent along a little
something as well.

[GoldenRivet]

thanks very much guys :yeah:

[Rilder]

I must admit I didn't know what this charity was for so I do sympathize, my "dislike" of charities is mainly for those trying to help the starving and poor directly not those researching ways to help people who were born with issues.

I am not heartless (I hope) I Just see it as I would rather bear the pain of watching 1 person suffering then waiting a bit and seeing that children of that person suffer.

[Aramike]

I must admit I didn't know what this charity was for so I do sympathize, my "dislike" of charities is mainly for those trying to help the starving and poor directly not those researching ways to help people who were born with issues.

I am not heartless (I hope) I Just see it as I would rather bear the pain of watching 1 person suffering then waiting a bit and seeing that children of that person suffer.Personally, I don't understand how anyone can have a blanket disdain for charities. The world would be a great place if everyone committed to help their fellow man.

There is room for giving - both for advancement of the human race and to help out your neighbor.

[Max2147]

If you have any doubts about March of Dimes, take a look at their history. The charity was founded by FDR to eradicate polio, and within 20 years March of Dimes funded research had produced a polio vaccine. They're one of the only charities I know of that was completely successful in achieving the goal that they were founded for.

After their success against polio, they turned to premature birth. If they can be half as successful in that fight as they were in the polio fight, they will have done a lot for the world.

Kudos to GR, his wife, and everybody else that supports this very worthwhile and effective charity.

[Rilder]

Personally, I don't understand how anyone can have a blanket disdain for charities. The world would be a great place if everyone committed to help their fellow man.

There is room for giving - both for advancement of the human race and to help out your neighbor.

Until the prosperity causes the population to skyrocket which causes the population to out pace the food production capabilities of earth causing massive starvation on a global scale and leading to disastrous wars that kill off millions of the populace as we fight for fertile regions of the Earth. Add in a few desperate countries throwing nukes in this war, and throwing us back into the stone age in a post apocalyptic world.

[GoldenRivet]

Until the prosperity causes the population to skyrocket which causes the population to out pace the food production capabilities of earth causing massive starvation on a global scale and leading to disastrous wars that kill off millions of the populace as we fight for fertile regions of the Earth. Add in a few desperate countries throwing nukes in this war, and throwing us back into the stone age in a post apocalyptic world.

Totally off topic and borderline dillusional.

[Onkel Neal]

I'm in, donation made. My daughter was born premature, she weighed 1 lb, 13oz at birth.

Thanks for clearing with me ahead of time, John.

Neal

[Rilder]

Totally off topic and borderline dillusional.


That's just mean. :(

[GoldenRivet]

That's just mean. :(

Haha I said borderline! LOL

Thanks a million Neal

[Aramike]

That's just mean. :(I think he's right, though.

I think its a sad day for humanity when people would rather let a hungry man starve. Just because I can't possibly help everyone doesn't mean I shouldn't help anyone.

[Rilder]

I think he's right, though.

I think its a sad day for humanity when people would rather let a hungry man starve. Just because I can't possibly help everyone doesn't mean I shouldn't help anyone.

"When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why the poor have no food, they call me a communist."

(Edit: Maybe take this elsewhere)

[Captain Vlad]

Sent a buck your way.

Suggestion: Use this as an excuse for some 'wrongly accused incarcerated woman/demanding jailer' role-play with the Mrs.

What? She doesn't like women in prison movies?

:arrgh!:

[GoldenRivet]

Sent a buck your way.

Suggestion: Use this as an excuse for some 'wrongly accused incarcerated woman/demanding jailer' role-play with the Mrs.

What? She doesn't like women in prison movies?

:arrgh!:
:har::har::har:

I'll see what I can do! Thanks!!

[UnderseaLcpl]

You've got my support, GR. :salute:

[GoldenRivet]

Thanks a million lance! :up:

[AVGWarhawk]

Bump:03:

[ReallyDedPoet]

Nice to see this thread going in more of a positive direction, as it should :yep:
Again, nicely done GR ( and your wife et al )

[Frame57]

There have been times in life where one can feel jaded about the condition of many peoples in the world. I once thought too that what is the use when so many people suffer, does it do any good? It does...I used to give money to charities that dug wells for African people to find out that there are evil scum bags who only then poison the well once the well has been made. So much of the worlds poverty is from tyranny but that becomes another issue all together. I now support a charity called Operation Smile. This is really something, for about 240 dollars a childs life is changed forever. These health care providers get very little fanfare for what they do all over the world. I call them heroes. What have we become as a human race if we ignore the people who suffer. Not to turn religious here but the scriptures say it is more blessed to give than receive. Of course the slick talking money grubbing con artists will say that is in order so you receive ten fold back, and of course they want your money....But the truth of that simple statement is you and i are blessed because we already have enough in order to give. Who of us would not love a world where there are no famines, diseases, birth defects etc...? Some would say it is just natures way of thinning out the population. Why then is it inherant in us to find cures and go to doctors when we are sick. Why does death frighten us? Nope life is precious and we all struggle to keep living and charities help make that happen in this imperfect world.:salute::salute:

[Onkel Neal]

Up to $101 so far :DL

[GoldenRivet]

Up to $101 so far :DL

not anymore :yeah:

My small business just made a little donation :D

[Biggles]

Just because I can't possibly help everyone doesn't mean I shouldn't help anyone.

My life philosophy, word by word.:up::up::up:

Wish I could help, but, no job, almost broke, and will only get 1100 kronor next week, and with that I'm supposed to survive through July and August:wah:

Sorry mate, don't expect anything from me. But good luck!:woot:

[GoldenRivet]

Good luck biggles and thanks for the well wishes! :up:

[Zachstar]

Totally off topic and borderline dillusional.


Then tell me why the MASSIVE amounts of charity over the decades has.

A) Gone party to dictators who seize the shipments time and again or claim the shipments are their own to gain their power.

B) Helped at best EXTREMELY little. The hungry amount stands at over a billion today.

C) Actually contributed to growth of poverty my artificially increasing the food supply in these nations. After the "charity fad" is over people who have grown defendant on the shipments start to starve. Very little is spent on actually improving the land or building agricultural schools so people can use the land better. No most of it is to toss a bit of grain or rice at someone and make someone at home feel good as they drop a single kid off to soccer practice in a massive SUV.

As for this? Its another cart before the horse thing. Have at it if you wish but doing things like saying "Ive been arrested bail me out by donating" Is a sick way to convince people to donate. Guess they have to give more of a damn for your ass then the baby eh?

Yes I guess I am heartless saying such stuff. Maybe its because I am sick of these thousands of charities having zip of a global impact while meaningful tech and health advancements stagnate because they arent directly "Feel good" enough.

[SUBMAN1]

Prove that. And do it with the majority. Not one incident here or there.

-S

[AVGWarhawk]

Then tell me why the MASSIVE amounts of charity over the decades has.

A) Gone party to dictators who seize the shipments time and again or claim the shipments are their own to gain their power.

B) Helped at best EXTREMELY little. The hungry amount stands at over a billion today.

C) Actually contributed to growth of poverty my artificially increasing the food supply in these nations. After the "charity fad" is over people who have grown defendant on the shipments start to starve. Very little is spent on actually improving the land or building agricultural schools so people can use the land better. No most of it is to toss a bit of grain or rice at someone and make someone at home feel good as they drop a single kid off to soccer practice in a massive SUV.

As for this? Its another cart before the horse thing. Have at it if you wish but doing things like saying "Ive been arrested bail me out by donating" Is a sick way to convince people to donate. Guess they have to give more of a damn for your ass then the baby eh?

Yes I guess I am heartless saying such stuff. Maybe its because I am sick of these thousands of charities having zip of a global impact while meaningful tech and health advancements stagnate because they arent directly "Feel good" enough.

Is there any reason then that you have to beat the hell out of Golden Rivet over it. You need some help in the aggression department. Call your congressman about it. Let Golden Rivets wife have her moment collecting for permature babies here in the US.

[Max2147]

Then tell me why the MASSIVE amounts of charity over the decades has.

A) Gone party to dictators who seize the shipments time and again or claim the shipments are their own to gain their power.

B) Helped at best EXTREMELY little. The hungry amount stands at over a billion today.

C) Actually contributed to growth of poverty my artificially increasing the food supply in these nations. After the "charity fad" is over people who have grown defendant on the shipments start to starve. Very little is spent on actually improving the land or building agricultural schools so people can use the land better. No most of it is to toss a bit of grain or rice at someone and make someone at home feel good as they drop a single kid off to soccer practice in a massive SUV.

As for this? Its another cart before the horse thing. Have at it if you wish but doing things like saying "Ive been arrested bail me out by donating" Is a sick way to convince people to donate. Guess they have to give more of a damn for your ass then the baby eh?

Yes I guess I am heartless saying such stuff. Maybe its because I am sick of these thousands of charities having zip of a global impact while meaningful tech and health advancements stagnate because they arent directly "Feel good" enough.
If you've read ANYTHING about March of Dimes, you'd know that your arguments are absolutely absurd as far as their work is concerned.

You say you're sick of seeing "meaningful health advances stagnate." Do you consider the polio vaccine, and the subsequent eradication of polio, to be a meaningful health advance? The polio vaccine was created by research that was almost entirely funded by March of Dimes.

[GoldenRivet]

If you've read ANYTHING about March of Dimes, you'd know that your arguments are absolutely absurd as far as their work is concerned.

You say you're sick of seeing "meaningful health advances stagnate." Do you consider the polio vaccine, and the subsequent eradication of polio, to be a meaningful health advance? The polio vaccine was created by research that was almost entirely funded by March of Dimes.

im at a loss for words.

max... it does no good to tell Zach, he wont read it, nor will he admit that his position in this "argument" is untenable.

i'll only say this

"One monkey dont stop no show" :D

[GoldenRivet]

T"Ive been arrested bail me out by donating" Is a sick way to convince people to donate.

zach have you not heard of a "jail and bail" charity drive before???

they ACTUALLY put you behind bars in a cage in a place of business or at a carnival etc... and people donate 50 cents or $1 or $20 or 50 bucks toward your "bail" (however much they want)

when your "bail" amount is reached - the total amount is donated to the charity and you are let out of the cage.

its just a fun kinda funny way to raise charity money, and its a good time for your friends and colleagues to come by pick on you and tease you about how long your going to be locked away forever.

yeah... get out more man.

[Onkel Neal]

Then tell me why the MASSIVE amounts of charity over the decades has.

A) Gone party to dictators who seize the shipments time and again or claim the shipments are their own to gain their power.

B) Helped at best EXTREMELY little. The hungry amount stands at over a billion today.

C) Actually contributed to growth of poverty my artificially increasing the food supply in these nations. After the "charity fad" is over people who have grown defendant on the shipments start to starve. Very little is spent on actually improving the land or building agricultural schools so people can use the land better. No most of it is to toss a bit of grain or rice at someone and make someone at home feel good as they drop a single kid off to soccer practice in a massive SUV.

As for this? Its another cart before the horse thing. Have at it if you wish but doing things like saying "Ive been arrested bail me out by donating" Is a sick way to convince people to donate. Guess they have to give more of a damn for your ass then the baby eh?

Yes I guess I am heartless saying such stuff. Maybe its because I am sick of these thousands of charities having zip of a global impact while meaningful tech and health advancements stagnate because they arent directly "Feel good" enough.


You should start your own thread about how you feel about charities. Don't post any further in this one. Consider that official advice.

Neal

[SteamWake]

For cryin out loud.

Its not an actual jail its a virtual one. You know 'make believe' you did that when you were a kid right?

Good lord :o

[GoldenRivet]

funny - thats what they call it "arrested"

she even got a little arrest warrant, and a list of charges and everything :woot:

[UnderseaLcpl]

funny - thats what they call it "arrested"

she even got a little arrest warrant, and a list of charges and everything :woot:

What were the charges? Did they include driving while intoxicating?:D

[XabbaRus]

Good luck to your wife Golden. It actually sounds like it can be fun for the "prisoner".

[Frame57]

Having the blessing of working with neonatal technology. I can tell you that the advances we have made with vasodilator gas has made a huge difference in premature babies lives. This technology help them stay alive and avoid blindness from the large O2 saturation they need to live. The cost of this treatment is HUGE. But charities like March of Dimes help families with those bills. People that give to the March of Dimes can and should feel good, not about themselves, but about those kids who have a life they may not have if it were not for the donations.

[AVGWarhawk]

Having the blessing of working with neonatal technology. I can tell you that the advances we have made with vasodilator gas has made a huge difference in premature babies lives. This technology help them stay alive and avoid blindness from the large O2 saturation they need to live. The cost of this treatment is HUGE. But charities like March of Dimes help families with those bills. People that give to the March of Dimes can and should feel good, not about themselves, but about those kids who have a life they may not have if it were not for the donations.

That is interesting Frame because my twin nieces(premies), concerning their eyes, were always checked and recheck for eye problems. In my previous picture post I believe you can see the eye patchs put on right after birth and kept on for quite sometime. They still look at them when they go for the wellness visit. I'm happy to report all is good with their eyes. :yeah:

Edit: Here ya go. Both had their eyes covered like this for a long while. Man, were they tiny. No bigger than my hand..


http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/13/m_22b8e6df3d0d4f38a02058bcff0a4c83.jpg (http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=424692061&albumID=961693&imageID=9569030)

I got to hand it to those in the NICU at Johns Hopkins.

[GoldenRivet]

im proud of the Subsim camp!

she is nearly up to 20% of her goal and it is owed to the gracious members here.

i think her friends and family are going to make up a large part of the later contributions... but they are going to go see here in the cage before they put anything into the hat.:haha:

thanks guys for giving her a good solid start!

[AVGWarhawk]

You're welcome sir! :03:

[RickC Sniper]

When a society fails to take care of it's most helpless, most vulnerable, then I think that society is doomed.

This is a worthy cause, and I am a bit stunned at some comments here. This is how you help yourself, your neighbor, and your world. By helping ONE individual at a time.


.......I wish I could give more.
RickC

[Aramike]

When a society fails to take care of it's most helpless, most vulnerable, then I think that society is doomed.

This is a worthy cause, and I am a bit stunned at some comments here. This is how you help yourself, your neighbor, and your world. By helping ONE individual at a time.


.......I wish I could give more.
RickC:salute:

[Onkel Neal]

That is interesting Frame because my twin nieces(premies), concerning their eyes, were always checked and recheck for eye problems. In my previous picture post I believe you can see the eye patchs put on right after birth and kept on for quite sometime. They still look at them when they go for the wellness visit. I'm happy to report all is good with their eyes. :yeah:

Edit: Here ya go. Both had their eyes covered like this for a long while. Man, were they tiny. No bigger than my hand..




I got to hand it to those in the NICU at Johns Hopkins.


Yep, my daughter spend the first three months of her life like that. The life that the rest of us take for granted every day is a slender thread to a preemie.


I understand that some may have an opinion about charities, etc. That's fine, but for the sake of courtesy, let's not turn this thread into that discussion.

[Frame57]

That is interesting Frame because my twin nieces(premies), concerning their eyes, were always checked and recheck for eye problems. In my previous picture post I believe you can see the eye patchs put on right after birth and kept on for quite sometime. They still look at them when they go for the wellness visit. I'm happy to report all is good with their eyes. :yeah:

Edit: Here ya go. Both had their eyes covered like this for a long while. Man, were they tiny. No bigger than my hand..


http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/13/m_22b8e6df3d0d4f38a02058bcff0a4c83.jpg (http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=424692061&albumID=961693&imageID=9569030)

I got to hand it to those in the NICU at Johns Hopkins.That is good news. I worked on the prototypes for Datex Ohmeda's INO Vent which was used first in NICUs . The idea is that the Nitric Oxide is mixed with O2 so that the baby's can respirate and oxygenate at a much lower percentage than we could have even 10 years ago. :rock:

[Arclight]

Done and done. :yep:

Money well spend. :salute:

[AVGWarhawk]

That is good news. I worked on the prototypes for Datex Ohmeda's INO Vent which was used first in NICUs . The idea is that the Nitric Oxide is mixed with O2 so that the baby's can respirate and oxygenate at a much lower percentage than we could have even 10 years ago. :rock:

Today the girls go for inguinal hernia surgery. I feel for them because I have been there and done that when I was 19 years old. Six weeks of sitting. I could do nothing and mean nothing. :down: After this surgery both should be 100%. Again, I have to credit the docs and nurses at Johns Hopkins. :yep:


Hey, you are over $200.00. That is great. Man, the wife would be hating it if she got to $999.99. She would still be locked up.:o

Good Job SS! :yeah:

[SteamWake]

Wow good job !

This thing must be comming to a head I had no less that 6 requests from different clients in my email this morning :o

Keep it up !

[GoldenRivet]

she still has a lot of immediate family and friends who have not donated.

I think they want to see her go in before they bail her out.

But August 5th is a long way from now... maybe its possible she will make bail before then ? who knows? if she tries hard enough :D

thanks ArcLight!

we appreciate subsims help and support! :salute:

[Arclight]

BUMP

With over 6000 people passing through here daily, you'd think she would be there by now. :hmmm:

Cheapskates! :D :rotfl: just kidding. ;)



Emptied some more leftovers in my PayP account, and remembered to send the receipt info by mail this time. :doh:

[AVGWarhawk]

Hey, over $300.00!!!!!!!! :yeah: That is great! :up:

[owner20071963]

This is one of the Best Posts on Subsim I've seen for a long time,
Excuse my Multiplayer Posts past here on Subsim,
Personally I Overstepped,
It's Just a game,



Children are Our Future,
I hope My Donation will help a few,
Personally I will Donate 100 Dollars,
Plus Donate More From Our Website,
A Link to this great cause is now on our Site
Thank You.:salute:

[GoldenRivet]

This is one of the Best Posts on Subsim I've seen for a long time,
Excuse my Multiplayer Posts past here on Subsim,
Personally I Overstepped,
It's Just a game,



Children are Our Future,
I hope My Donation will help a few,
Personally I will Donate 100 Dollars,
Plus Donate More From Our Website,
A Link to this great cause is now on our Site
Thank You.:salute:

wow, very much appreciated.

i never expected so much.

thank you... really!:yeah:

thank you all very much!

[Arclight]

BUMP

So what's going on at this point, is she actually locked up? :06:

[GoldenRivet]

She went in on the 5th of August and they locked her up for a while.

Her primary goal was $1,000

Secondary goal was $500

once she surpassed the secondary goal amount of $500, the event was waning towards reaching its conclusion and she posted her bail :up:

all total i think our community raised some $40,000+

area businesses volunteered their workers to go to jail... my wife was one of them. From her company i think there were 4 other people.

her bail amount was the highest from within her company.

I'm very proud to say that the subsim community made up about 60% of her total bail amount - if i sat to do the math im sure my estimate of 60% is on the low side.

well done guys... i can promise there is a child out there who is benefiting from that money as i post this.

EDIT: We didn't quite get 100 donations through subsim - but the donations we did receive through subsim were quite generous. Neal insisted that i not donate to subsim for each member who contributed as we had originally agreed - that instead i should donate the final tally to the March of Dimes... it was mighty big of him... but in the end subsim received a very modest contribution anyhow :O:

[Aramike]

She went in on the 5th of August and they locked her up for a while.

Her primary goal was $1,000

Secondary goal was $500

once she surpassed the secondary goal amount of $500, the event was waning towards reaching its conclusion and she posted her bail :up:

all total i think our community raised some $40,000+

area businesses volunteered their workers to go to jail... my wife was one of them. From her company i think there were 4 other people.

her bail amount was the highest from within her company.

I'm very proud to say that the subsim community made up about 60% of her total bail amount - if i sat to do the math im sure my estimate of 60% is on the low side.

well done guys... i can promise there is a child out there who is benefiting from that money as i post this.

EDIT: We didn't quite get 100 donations through subsim - but the donations we did receive through subsim were quite generous. Neal insisted that i not donate to subsim for each member who contributed as we had originally agreed - that instead i should donate the final tally to the March of Dimes... it was mighty big of him... but in the end subsim received a very modest contribution anyhow :O:GR, much love to you and your wife for this. While I didn't donate to this cause this time around (frankly I forgot), my wife and I have decided to donate to the Wisconsin chapter for this year and next. If there's any way we can give you and your wife credit for your hard work, please PM me with details and let me know.

In any case, good job with your valient support, and thank your wife for her participation! You both and your work represent the best of us all!

[Arclight]

I'm glad to hear it went well, kudos to the jailbird. :salute: ;)

[GoldenRivet]

she has expressed to me - literally time and time again - that she would have been nowhere even remotely close to her goal without the generosity of the subsimmers. :up:

truly a team effort.

I hope we did some good out there.

hell... i know we did :rock:

[AVGWarhawk]

:D:D:D

[OneToughHerring]

Wow, how screwed up must one be to think that someone sacrificing their time for helping babies is "sick"?

Seriously, I'd like to know...

Personally, I hope that your post and any subsequent post related to it (including this one) is deleted so that this thread can remain on the very good topic of helping your fellow man.

Yea it's funny though...When I speak about, say, the UNICEF and it's global programs to help children world wide Americans say things like "F - you commie" etc. I guess some charities are ok then.

[Kloef]

My best friends son was born 3 months too early,fortunately we have good healthcare in the Netherlands and he is now a 1,5 year old boy and everything turned out fine..

Good luck with the cause!

Coming from a country were animal rights activists lock themselves in cages in the middle of the dam in Amsterdam,smeared with blood i'm kind off surprised by the harch reactions on the imprisonment thing...for god sakes lighten up,any way of trying to get people to donate for a good cause is justifiable..people need to wake up and stop being sarcastic and help eachother in any way..a smile,keeping a door open...you could be surprised how good it makes you and others feel,just try it..;)

[Aramike]

Yea it's funny though...When I speak about, say, the UNICEF and it's global programs to help children world wide Americans say things like "F - you commie" etc. I guess some charities are ok then.For one, I would never say that about any legitimate charity. For two, I'd never donate to UNICEF because it has a ridiculous amount of United Nations ineffeciency involved, but hey - it's still a good cause. I just know of better charities.

[OneToughHerring]

For one, I would never say that about any legitimate charity. For two, I'd never donate to UNICEF because it has a ridiculous amount of United Nations ineffeciency involved, but hey - it's still a good cause. I just know of better charities.

Inefficient in what way? And what charity is more efficient? Not the one this thread is about I can tell you that.

[Aramike]

Inefficient in what way? And what charity is more efficient? Not the one this thread is about I can tell you that.March of Dimes is one of the most effective charities in history. Research it for yourself if you don't believe me. As far as efficiency goes, dollar for dollar it has had far more impact than UNICEF.

The problem with UNICEF is that it is bogged down in UN bureaucratize, as it were. Far more so that March of Dimes, or even other charities of the same mission.

Besides, that's all irrelevent to the point which you originally brought up about Americans admonishing someone for supporting a charitable cause. I just don't see it, and I think it's a bit of a straw man argument.

[OneToughHerring]

March of Dimes is one of the most effective charities in history. Research it for yourself if you don't believe me. As far as efficiency goes, dollar for dollar it has had far more impact than UNICEF.

The problem with UNICEF is that it is bogged down in UN bureaucratize, as it were. Far more so that March of Dimes, or even other charities of the same mission.

Besides, that's all irrelevent to the point which you originally brought up about Americans admonishing someone for supporting a charitable cause. I just don't see it, and I think it's a bit of a straw man argument.

http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=4045

Only 2 stars of 4.

[Onkel Neal]

Is there any way I can persuade everyone to stop hijacking this thread and start another?

I should have blasted Zachstar's first veer off topic but I didn't get to it in time, and now this thread is interlaced with off topic posts.

[Arclight]

President Franklin Roosevelt established the March of Dimes in 1938. March of Dimes has saved the lives of millions of babies since our founding. And we won't stop until we reach the day when every baby is born healthy. The mission of the March of Dimes is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects and infant mortality. We carry out this mission through research, community services, education and advocacy to save babies' lives. March of Dimes researchers, volunteers, educators, outreach workers and advocates work together to give all babies a fighting chance against the threats to their health: prematurity, birth defects, and low birthweight.
That's all that matters as far as I'm concerned. :yep:



In an attempt to close on a positive note;

Hey Neal, maybe you should set up an annual fundraiser here at subsim. Since it's not an organization, all the funds could go straight to the cause. Maybe to help fund historical stuff, like Galveston, make sure the Cavalla stays in shape. :hmmm: