OK, let's get this on the actual discussion/news community and this time with prior permission from the mods:
I don't know how many of you are following Dan Ewing on Twitter, but apparently his wife had a miscarriage. As if that weren't bad enough, one of the Australian tabloids (I'm not justifying their existence by naming names, but Dan is on his twitter) has posted a horrible story about Marni (his wife) today.
So here's the thing: I'd like to do something. I obviously suck at organizing fannish auctions as the last one I volunteered to help with never happened, but that seems like a good option.
Also picking a charity is tough. They're Australian. Is March of Dimes international? (Do they even deal with miscarriages or just birth defects. Though most miscarriages are actually because the fetus isn't viable.) Can someone suggest a better one?
I'm willing to put in work, but I'm not sure of the how. Does anyone have ideas or have experience with fannish auctions and want to help?
Because Ranger Fandom isn't as cohesive in these sorts of things as I feel we should be. (I mean, if it were AJJ or Mrs. JDF maybe.) And I just...
We can't all go give them hugs (and it would creep them out more than help them), but maybe we can do something so that people don't have to go through what they're going through right now, even without the Aussie Tabloid.
Alternately, I might research a charity and set up a just giving page, would folks be interested in that? Brain storming is much appreciated.
Update: The Ewings have requested donations to the St. Thomas hospital in London, and said hospital has a relationship with ukvirgingiving, which is like justgiving. It would be easy enough to set up a page. Would people be interested in either doing this directly or participating (and again, HELPING ME ORGANIZE) a fanworks auction?
I don't know how many of you are following Dan Ewing on Twitter, but apparently his wife had a miscarriage. As if that weren't bad enough, one of the Australian tabloids (I'm not justifying their existence by naming names, but Dan is on his twitter) has posted a horrible story about Marni (his wife) today.
So here's the thing: I'd like to do something. I obviously suck at organizing fannish auctions as the last one I volunteered to help with never happened, but that seems like a good option.
I'm willing to put in work, but I'm not sure of the how. Does anyone have ideas or have experience with fannish auctions and want to help?
Because Ranger Fandom isn't as cohesive in these sorts of things as I feel we should be. (I mean, if it were AJJ or Mrs. JDF maybe.) And I just...
We can't all go give them hugs (and it would creep them out more than help them), but maybe we can do something so that people don't have to go through what they're going through right now, even without the Aussie Tabloid.
Alternately, I might research a charity and set up a just giving page, would folks be interested in that? Brain storming is much appreciated.
Update: The Ewings have requested donations to the St. Thomas hospital in London, and said hospital has a relationship with ukvirgingiving, which is like justgiving. It would be easy enough to set up a page. Would people be interested in either doing this directly or participating (and again, HELPING ME ORGANIZE) a fanworks auction?