Vampire Gerbil Guardian Angels - Ante In

Totally Judy

Totally Judy

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Hey Everyone....

For those of you who have not been following the Vampire Gerbil thread in W&C, and for those of you who do not know that VG had a stroke a while back and now has a "shrinking brain" condition (seriously, he does), we are trying to set up something to get VG some assistance in going grocery shopping, etc. There is an organization called Visiting Angels and they have an office in Pahrump where VG lives.

We are wanting to have members on this list who desire to assist Dave (VG), make a contribution to the "Vampire Gerbil Guarding Angel Fund." We, The Guardian Angels, would fund the Visiting Angels to help get Dave to the grocery store, etc. Below are details.

I talked to a gal at the Visiting Angels in Pahrump and got a cost breakdown:

- 2 hour minimum @ $17.95/hr (per week)

- 10-25 hours per week @16.95

So we are talking $36 just for a trip to the grocery store and any other errands - under 2 hours. Over 2 hours, tack on another $17.95.

If we did this twice a month, that's $72.00 minimum. And it could cost a little more. If we want to have a little cushion, we would need at least 20 Bastids to step up to the plate with an upfront commitment of $60 to cover the first year and then ongoing years. No slackers allowed. This amounts to $5 a month - but to make it less of a hassle - $60 upfront to ensure Dave is covered.

If people want to contribute and make payment via Paypal, the cost would be $61.80 to cover the Paypal fee. Sorry, but I have yet to win the Lottery!

If we can't commit to that - then we need to stop this right now. I am not going to call Dave and ask him to get involved in talking to the Director of the Visiting Angels if we aren't willing to go the distance with this.

I am willing to handle the finance end to get the Visiting Angels paid and to deposit all contributions and keep the spreadsheet, etc. etc. etc. But I do not want to have to be a nag and ask anyone for money all the time. I have no problem sending out a reminder email to all the Guardian Angels, but I am not your mother.

We either commit to this or we drop it. I need a minimum of 20 members to commit to the $60 upfront and then ongoing annually for an indefinite period of time. That is $60 a year to help out a friggin' rodent.

Please ante in on this thread, or email me at:

totallyjudy@yahoo.com

When I get 20 commitments, I'll let you know. The Guardian Angels are not limited to 20 people - the more the merrier and the better!!!!

Hoping to hear a lot of "Count me in" voices.......

Judy
 
I'm in (I said this in the other thread.)
BTW...... Maybe someone can contact some kind of Veteran's association for him on his behalf....
The VFW? possibly? I don't know. There's got to be something! I know a lot veterans pull together to help each other out.
 
Walking Man said:
I'm in (I said this in the other thread.)
BTW...... Maybe someone can contact some kind of Veteran's association for him on his behalf....
The VFW? possibly? I don't know. There's got to be something! I know a lot veterans pull together to help each other out.
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Was VG a Veteran? I am pretty certain I saw a VFW listed when I was searching the Pahrump site. Wait, don't you have be in a foreign war? Was he?

This all sounds like a guy thing to me! :D

Judy
 
I replied to the other thread. Put me down fo $60 please.

Thanks,

G3
 
The Bastids listed below have each committed to contribute the upfront $60 (or more) to get Vampire Gerbil a Visiting Angel:

Triton
Walking Man
G3
Bowieman
Novadak
Ren
DaveH
Gary Mantz
TJ (that's me)
Joe
PhilL

For those of you who can count - we have not yet reached our goal of 20 contributing Bastids. Even if I include the overage contributions, we still are shy of the needed funding.

I'm no math wizard, but 20 x $60 = $1200. We have 11 contributors.

11 x $60 = $660

$1200 - $660 = $540 that we are still short.

This ain't gonna happen unless Bill Gates drops by and contributes a billion or so to the fund, or we get 9 more Bastids to ante up. Even with the overage contributions we fall short of $1200.

11 of us can't do this. We need more of you rotten Bastids to step up to the plate and help that stinkin' crazy no-good shrinking brain rodent.

Y'all don't wanna piss me off. :mad:

Judy
 
SCREW IT!!!!! IF you don't get enough folks, I'll do $120!!!!!!!
But hopefully we will.
Please, don't let my wife hurt me.....
Put in your $60!
 
I'm in for $60, no problemo--except--
I cant do anything except a personal check. Can anyone handle that sort of thing? Sorry to still be living in the previous century.
 
shaldag said:
I'm in for $60, no problemo--except--
I cant do anything except a personal check. Can anyone handle that sort of thing? Sorry to still be living in the previous century.
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Personal checks work for me as long as they aren't by Goodyear!

We are getting sooooooooooooooo close to 20!

Judy
 
Judy, I think you should start a new thread in Blade Discussion. There's a post in the old sticky thread but I'm afraid nobody ever looks at old sticky threads. Start a new thread and we'll stick that one and unstick the old one.
 
Judy, PM your address to me and I will get the check out.
I promise not to show up at your doorstep in a clown suit or my underwear.
:D
 
Cougar Allen said:
Judy, I think you should start a new thread in Blade Discussion. There's a post in the old sticky thread but I'm afraid nobody ever looks at old sticky threads. Start a new thread and we'll stick that one and unstick the old one.
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Okie Dokie, Cougar Man. Comin' right up!
 
shaldag said:
Judy, PM your address to me and I will get the check out.
I promise not to show up at your doorstep in a clown suit or my underwear.
:D
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Hey, no clown suit or underwear - no address. Period. There's gotta be something in this for me! :p

Hold on to your check until we have enough folks signed up, and we know that Visiting Angels can come through for us. Oh, yeah..... we also need to run this by Dave! :confused:

Judy
 
This evening I spoke with Albert, the Director of the Visiting Angels. It turns out that he is already familiar with VG's situation! He remembers the death of Dave's wife, his stroke, etc. Apparently they were contacted a couple a times a while back about getting him help. Dave doesn't qualify for any State assistance because his disability check is over the income limit. Albert said that people who are only $30-$40 over the limit get denied assistance. I imagine it was a financial shortage why Dave was not able to get their help - he certainly couldn't pay for it out of pocket.

So I talked with Albert and explained what we wanted to do and what our monthly budget is for the next year. He seemed very intent on getting us the most services for our budget. He will meet with Dave to determine how they can best help him with grocery shopping, maybe even a little cleaning. I was very impressed that this organization doesn't just try to get as much time for their employees as possible, but they try to get the most out of every $$ for the client.

I tried to call Dave, but got the machine. I will try again later. I'll tell Dave what his friends here want to do for him, and let him know that he can call Albert, or Albert will contact him at the beginning of next week to set up an appointment with Dave.

Regarding the finances, I told Albert that I would be handling those and I would also be the point of contact. He advised against having too many cooks in the kitchen because problems can arise. I told him it would not be a problem and there would be a checking account opened solely for depositing contributions and issuing payments to them via online banking.

Albert commends all of Dave's friends who are helping him out. He thinks it is a great thing everyone is doing.

What I found comforting about talking to Albert is that he understands that Dave not only have a physical limitation, but also a mental one.

I made sure that he understood that Dave is very special to all of us and that you all collect or make knives. No threat implied. ;)

I think I did say something like, "Don't MAKE us come out there." :cool: Nah, I didn't say that. Albert is a youngish guy, and seems to sincerely care about people. AND dogs! Anyone who loves dogs and volunteers to find them homes and volunteers at a no-kill shelter is okay in my book. So Albert's alright.

We're grooving now..............

Judy
 
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