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Some are there, some are coming along, some are stalled. Helping Humpday at Street Prophets [1]

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Date: 2023-08-30  

Welcome to the Street Prophets Coffee Hour, the place where politics meets up with religion, science, art, and life. Come in, have a cuppa and a cookie (or three!) and join us.

Helping Humpday is the Wednesday Street Prophets Coffee Hour. It was created for us by bfitzinAR and was taken over by Dixiecollie, who also left suddenly. Now it’s njm5000 who keeps the list of Kossacks in need. Helping Humpday is still here, the place where we can show caring and give help.

We’ve done some remarkable things in August. A couple of times, a diary has posted and the need has been met before we even got the needs list written for that week. It’s even been met before BMScott has had a chance to boost it in the next PWB diary. (Thanks, BMScott, for that! It’s a very generous thing to do.) And some very ambitious goals have been met even if they took a while, goals that are life changing. Aren’t we an amazing community?

But I’ve been concerned about a couple of people whose requests have stalled. JGraham helps by keeping the total on Mighty Cause updated with PayPal donations in addition to those given at the website, but it’s still almost $4000 short of the goal to last for a year. CentristandProud needs money for their partner’s surgery. Costs are adding up but donations are stagnant. bluePNWcats has a time-sensitive need for school supplies for children. School has started, and they need uniforms, haircuts, all that stuff kids need at school, but nothing is happening. Please choose someone and donate if you are able. If not (sometimes we just can’t), please boost the list on social media for wider attention.

BeadLady has posted the updated Kos Katalogue 2023: Please Check — Katalogue 2023 Members. Please Kosmail her as soon as possible if you have corrections or additions.

When sending via PayPal, be sure to select “Send to family/friend” to avoid fees on either end. Be aware, both donor and recipient, that GFM not only charges fees to recipients and asks donors to contribute to their organization, but also money received through that platform is treated as taxable income. You will receive a form 1099. If you are requesting help through GFM, also be aware that there can be delays in accessing the money. There has been some confusion about GFM fees. When you donate, they ask for a tip. You can decline and have no extra charge. This is not the same as the fees charged to the person raising funds. GFM will take money from the amount raised, and it isn’t voluntary.

If helping financially isn’t the right choice for you at this time, you can still help. Tip and rec the diary so it stays visible. Share on social media: Twitter, Facebook, whatever platform you use, to bring the attention of others outside our daily readers. And offer words of encouragement to people who are struggling. It can be scary to be struggling, and it can feel lonely. This can happen to any of us. Today it isn’t me in need. If it isn’t you, either, please see what you can do to help.

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