Adam Montana Posted September 23, 2015 Report Share Posted September 23, 2015 This week's update is was delayed due to LGD's recent post here. *** Update - Here is the weekly!*** Hey Hey Hey It's Thursday! Good morning DinarVets members, and welcome to the most recent weekly update on the Iraqi Dinar. I always work my tail off to get these things up on Wednesday, as early as possible, but thanks to the hard work of one of our members (LGD) this week's update had to be postponed. I sincerely hope you've been following along over the last few weeks, but we all know that some of you were on romantic getaways in Fiji or on crazy submarine adventures through the catacombs of the New York sewer system or maybe you just forgot to turn on your internet, so let me give you a very quick refresher! Regarding the Dinar, I haven't had much to say in about a month, and that remains unchanged. We've been on stand-by for the HCL, and we remain on stand-by. However, that doesn't mean this amazing community has been sitting idle! In fact, quite the opposite. If you're new here, I encourage you to prepare yourself for some powerful feelings. Here at DinarVets, we've always encouraged selfless actions and a spirit of giving. That may surprise a lot of you, since most people that are looking for news on the Dinar are really just wondering "Am I rich yet? When will MY dinar revalue??!" And a lot of other sites out there are all about that... in fact, I can't remember the last time any of the other dinar sites held a fundraiser to benefit anyone other than the site owners. That is NOT true for us here at DinarVets. We've raised many THOUSANDS for many good causes. Haiti, our Vets, Katrina, Breast Cancer Awareness, and more... I lost count. Those of you that have been with us for the long haul KNOW that we've done a lot of good for people in need... and right now we are in a unique position to do something really important. You might have heard about Tropical Storm Erika recently. It went through the Caribbean, and although it's not in the news this week... it almost wiped out a complete country island. Yeah, it's old news now, but it's not a dead issue. The island of Dominica was obliterated, and is STILL devastated... ... in fact, it's believed that the island was set back at least 20 years. Have you seen this on the news in the last week? I'm guessing "NO", because it's 'old news'... but I promise you that it is NOT 'old news' to the people of Dominica, who are struggling for food, clean water, and just plain HELP! Over the last couple weeks, I've talked about this... and thanks to the help of some amazing members here, we've been able to work out a majority of the logistics to doing something URGENTLY important... something that I haven't seen ANY other group even trying to do. You are part of this, and you should be proud! This is something that I haven't seen done before, so maybe we're pioneers on this kind of effort... but that means nothing. What is important is how our efforts will help people and what we are doing. Let's be very specific: We are going to ship a container of food and supplies to Dominica, and we are going to receive nothing in return. I may have been a little quiet on the forums recently, and that's because I've been kicking some serious tail figuring out how to best focus our efforts and our money. After talking to multiple churches and other organizations in this poor country, I can tell you a couple things with absolutely zero hesitation. 1. They don't want money - they want SUPPLIES. 2. Although there isn't any dedicated group focused on helping DOMINICA specifically... we CAN and WILL make a difference for these people! So here's the deal. The longer this sits, the colder it gets, and the less these people will get. It's not in the news anymore, it's cold and stale... but for the people living it, it's NOWHERE NEAR "stale" - please get involved with us! Our goal is $20,000. Click the link below and contribute whatever you can afford, and be PROUD that you are part of this amazing community. Here's the current link to donate: http://goo.gl/VIuNeb Just add the amount you want to chip in. If you want to donate $500, enter 50 then update it. (I'm working diligently on a mod to the forum that will show our progress. Until that's complete, I'll just update the number manually. This matter is too time sensitive to delay!) Once we reach the goal, I am personally going to be responsible for a majority of the operation. If I have to go load the container myself, I WILL. Your money is going to go to provide food and necessities for the people of DOMINICA. You might wonder why we've put so much work into this... can't we just donate to an established charity and let them do the work? I wish we could... but I can't find one organization that is committed to helping the people of Dominica. The closest organization I found was "foodforthepoor", but upon examination I found that they don't have a specific effort for Dominica, and the CEO made over $400,000 last year. That doesn't sound like a "charity" or a "non-profit" to me, so I can't in good conscience endorse them... but we still want to help, so what do we do? Simple.. we do it ourselves. And that's what we're doing. Click this link: http://goo.gl/VIuNeb This isn't a charity type deal. You don't get a tax break, because I have no desire to get into that "game"... If you donate, you're doing this out of the goodness of your own heart. And you have my word that every penny will go towards the actual costs of getting supplies to the people of Dominica. If I have to fly to Miami or wherever to load the crate, I'll do it out of my own pocket. If I have to fly to Dominica to make sure the goods get to the right place, I will pay out of my own pocket. And if any of you have a strong back and the ability to join me in this effort, I'll consider asking you for help. I'll post pictures of the food and supplies purchased. If you have any other ideas on how I can reward you, I will do everything in my power. I am passionate about this effort, and I know there are a lot of you that are just as passionate and have already pledged to support it. I'm kicking in the first $1000. Once we reach $10,000, I will kick in another $1000 of my own money. That's how serious I am. If you can only give $5... DO IT! This isn't for me, or you, or your neighbor... this is for people on an island that was destroyed, set back 20 years or more, and it's not even on the news this week. Get on board and let's do something good. I'm proud of all of you already, because I know what this community does in these situations. Here's that link: http://goo.gl/VIuNeb ~ I'll be sending out the email later today. ~ 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Montana Posted September 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 Bump! We are back in business 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Machine Posted September 24, 2015 Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 Keep up the good work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyLadiesDaddy Posted September 24, 2015 Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 God bless you my brother. Let's do this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Montana Posted September 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 $320 so far Plus my $1000 of course 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Montana Posted September 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 $450 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calkid11 Posted September 24, 2015 Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 Thank you Adam and Mods for all the time &effort you have put in this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Montana Posted September 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 $830 plus my $1000 = $1830 Keep it up everyone! We are almost 10% there in the first HOUR. I LOVE you people! And Dominica is going to love us too, they just don't know it yet I'm hoping to get the "progress bar" modification done shortly, but for now I will keep updating manually. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Montana Posted September 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 FYI everyone... this link http://goo.gl/VIuNeb has been clicked 198 times, but only 23 of you clickers found your credit card. Don't be scared, and you CAN donate more than once! The hard part is finding your wallet... the next hard part is pulling out cash... but the best part is the warm fuzzies you get after you donate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Montana Posted September 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 Oh, and don't let me be the only one pushing for this! Bump this topic, share it with your friends, let's get this rocking even more than it already is! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyLadiesDaddy Posted September 24, 2015 Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 Oh, and don't let me be the only one pushing for this! Bump this topic, share it with your friends, let's get this rocking even more than it already is! LOL Don't get me started. LOL I've been sayin from the beginning if everyone could just do ten dollars we'd have plenty for the good folk of Dominica. Adam, as you know I have a checking account, but I don't leave my savings in it. By tomorrow morning I will have deposited the Funds that I promised you for my wife and I, and for Snowglobe. And if there is ANYTHING more I can do please let me know. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexAg91 Posted September 24, 2015 Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 Any thoughts about a "soliciting-of-any-kind-is-not-allowed" drive or something like that. Then we get the attention of folks not involved with dinar/iraq speculation. I am not sure how that works so I am not sure if it is the best option for this. Just a suggestion. Ugh, not "no-soliciting". This is one time when the "don't mention other sites and stuff is no bueno. I was trying to refer to Geux Phund Mi. Sheesh. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyLadiesDaddy Posted September 24, 2015 Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 I hope,"AND PRAY," that we blow this thread up higher than any thread in DVs history. Come on folks 40thousand plus views. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calkid11 Posted September 24, 2015 Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 Great job LGD & Adam, very proud to be a member here and THANK You 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zedra Posted September 24, 2015 Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 What a great cause. Thank you for allowing me to be part of it. Come on let's go over the top God bless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TQueezy Posted September 24, 2015 Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 Couldn't upload the screenshot from my phone the file was too large. Uploaded to imgur. God bless everyone there and let them quickly rebuild with ours and others' help. http://imgur.com/ErFlaBJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwave Posted September 24, 2015 Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 I just tried to donate and it was saying that one or more of my entries was wrong and I did it twice. I will try a bit later as i am time pressed for now..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Montana Posted September 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 $4560 and rising! Thank you LAMAR whoever you are! Lamar matched my first $1000 Ok, so right now we've about covered the shipping costs. Now let's fill that container up with goods! If Iraq could move this efficiently, we'd have RV'd a long time ago! Keep up the good work DV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genx4me Posted September 24, 2015 Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 How long will you be collecting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrinityeXchange Posted September 24, 2015 Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 I'm in. Thanks Adam and LGD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funinsun Posted September 24, 2015 Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 Thanks Adam for getting this together and of course LGD for doing so much legwork too. It's great that we can help. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Montana Posted September 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 How long will you be collecting? I'm leaning towards ending it next Thursday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstTop Posted September 24, 2015 Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 When is the cutoff for donating? Next Thursday is good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DinarThug Posted September 24, 2015 Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 Luigi Just Posted A New Thread - 'Adam Hints Towards RV Next Thursday' ! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mokie775 Posted September 24, 2015 Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 Glad to be able to help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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