Title,Raised_And_Goal,Goal,Total_Donations,Organizer,Description,Location,Owner,Words_of_Support,Date_Created,Update,Type_of_Organizer
Saving Chincoteague Oystercatchers,"$675  raised of $10,000 goal • 21 donors"," raised of $10,000 goal",21 donations,Lyn Brown is organizing this fundraiser.,"
The Chincoteague Oystercatcher Project is a research-driven project aimed at determining causes for the population decline in this threatened species. We are combining high-tech GPS tracking technology with monitoring of breeding activities and foraging behaviors to make management recommendations for how to reverse the decline. We need $10,000 by March 30th for the GPS trackers.

Learn more about our research at our website.





American Oystercatcher

American Oystercatchers are fellow beachgoers -- shorebirds that breed on beaches along the Atlantic Coast, and are a species of conservation concern. Poor food supply, climate change, rising sea levels, predators, and human disturbance threaten oystercatchers. Virginia has the highest proportion of breeding oystercatchers throughout their range, but the number of chicks fledged on two barrier islands in Chincoteague, VA has declined to an unsustainable level. In 3 out of the last 5 years, 0 chicks fledged on one of the islands. Predator and human disturbance management occurs on Chincoteague, but the population continues to decline. Therefore, other factors like foraging habitat quality could be involved.



Foraging Habitat Quality

Oystercatchers eat bivalves including oysters, mussels, clams and marine invertebrates. Climate change and human activities may be degrading the quality of foraging habitat, and limiting food availability for these birds.



What We Are Doing

We are investigating if foraging habitat quality limits Chincoteague oystercatcher population growth.





To do this, we are planning on attaching GPS data loggers onto oystercatchers. The GPS data loggers will track where and when the birds go to feed, so that we can identify critical feeding habitat, and prioritize it for restoration efforts. We are complementing this data with surveys of oystercatcher foraging behaviors and environmental sampling of factors driving prey distribution.



Learn more about our research at our website.





This is why we need your assistance -- to gain more understanding of where Chincoteague oystercatchers feed and the status of their prey and foraging habitat.



We are fundraising for 10 GPS data loggers to be deployed in the summer of 2023. The GPS data loggers are $1,000 each.



Thank You!

Your donations will directly assist this at-risk population. The GPS data loggers will provide detailed information about foraging habitat use that can be used to prioritize areas for oyster reef restoration. This research will benefit other threatened shorebirds including piping plovers, least terns, black skimmers, and red knots.



Our Team

We are a group of researchers based at Trent University in Ontario, Canada working at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge in Virginia.
","NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, NY",Lyn Brown ,,"Created December 11, 2022",,Organizer
Water & Land Back to Indigenous Care,"$394,410  raised of $900,000 goal • 422 donors"," raised of $900,000 goal",422 donations,Owens Valley Indian Water Commission is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Manahuu Relatives, we are grateful to share an exciting opportunity with you and invite you to participate and support us as we launch our fundraising campaign to return Water & Land Back to Indigenous Care!





Since time immemorial, Payahuunadü (Owens Valley) has been home to the Nüümü (Paiute) and Newe (Shoshone) people. Located on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada mountains in California, the local name, ""place of the flowing water,"" is reflective of the abundant water flowing down from the mountains.



Unfortunately, the land is primarily controlled by outside entities, and the water has been stolen and exported by the City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) since 1913. LADWP owns 95% of the valley floor, while the tribes combined own 1/3 of 1%. Learn more here Owens Valley Story Map.



Among the 1.6% of lands in private ownership, Three Creeks is a rare 5-acre oasis owned by Gigi Coyle and collectively cared for by many stewards over the last 30 years.



In September of 2022, Gigi accepted a proposal from the Owens Valley Indian Water Commission (OVIWC) with support from core partners to purchase Three Creeks for $900,000 and return the water and land back into indigenous care. Gigi has already given us a generous start by offering this watering hole well below market value.



This opportunity will provide space for our Collective to nurture connections that build alliances, bring attention to local/global water issues, contribute to food sovereignty, support cultural revitalization, and engage youth in community with global stewards.



We Urgently Need Your Support to Meet our First Fundraising Goal of $900K by February 21st! This is the first phase in a longer-range goal of raising $2,000,000 total to cover maintenance, building repair and stewardship.



Please consider supporting us by making a monetary tax-exempt contribution today and help us reach our goals!



For contributions over $1000, checks can be made to the Owens Valley Indian Water Commission and mailed to 46 TuSu Lane, Bishop, CA 93514 or contact Teri Red Owl at (760) [phone redacted]. 



By returning Three Creeks to Indigenous care and building upon what has been held here, this 5-acre sanctuary will offer holistic connections to:


Culture

Food Sovereignty, Land Stewardship & Water Protection

Healing

Relationship Building

Education & Art




Three Creeks will be a safe place where Indigenous people can begin healing from the historical traumas caused by displacement and loss of culture while continuing to welcome and invite global, regional, and local stewards to collaborate and heal. Collectively, we will nurture and care for the land, water, and spirit of Three Creeks.



As the first Water & Land Back example in our region, this project will be a stepping stone for expanding the land base of the Indigenous people of Payahuunadü. Our work will serve as a model that can be replicated to acquire other privately owned properties and lands in the area and the entire valley.



Walking and listening together will bring healing and space to help us remember who we are and what is ours to do together.



The Owens Valley Indian Water Commission and core partners Teena Pugliese and Jen Schlaich have come together to form Three Creeks Collective.



OVIWC is an Indigenous-led consortium made up of three Tribes (Bishop, Big Pine and Lone Pine Tribes) that was established in 1991 to assist the original stewards of the land with securing water rights, acquiring land, protecting the environment, expanding agriculture, educating youth, stewarding the land, and reclaiming Indigenous knowledge.



Radicle Wellness LLC (Jen Schlaich) partners people+plants to re-inspire relationships where we each hold a central role in the cultivation of individual, community, and environmental health.



Teena Pugliese is a youth mentor, facilitator and digital artist focused on land stewardship and building community with people, place, and planet. She has a passion for using storytelling & performance as pathways toward healing & connection.



Led by Indigenous partners and supported by non-indigenous relatives, Three Creeks Collective is committed to the care, protection, and sharing of these sacred lands and waters.



Filmed and Edited by Three Creeks Collective Core Partner Teena Pugliese

To see a longer version of our film visit: https://vimeo.com/775648108/10a7f9c690
","Big Pine, CA",Owens Valley Indian Water Commission ,,"Created October 24, 2022",,Organizer
A Fundraiser That's Not A Drag 2022,"$427,496  raised of $1,000,000 goal • 11.4K donors"," raised of $1,000,000 goal",11.4K donations,Pattie Gonia is organizing this fundraiser on behalf of GoFundMe.org.,"
WHAT’S HAPPENING -



Last year we raised $541,534 for 5 diverse outdoor nonprofits.



This year we want to double that and raise $1,000,000 for 7 nonprofits working on 10 initiatives to make the outdoors a more equitable place.



Here's how it works.

- You DONATE now, whatever you can. $5 $25 $100 $1000 Anything helps!



You GET STICKERS! We’ll send you a set of Pattie stickers as a thank you.



-We see how much we can raise TOGETHER from now until Saturday, December 3rd.



-Make sure to follow the link in our donation Thank You email to give us your mailing address so we can mail you stickers.



THE LINE UP-



Here are the non-profits we’re fundraising for! All funds raised, less transaction fee, will be divided and transferred from GoFundMe.org, subject to its variance power, to the following ten organizations and projects:



1. VAMONOS OUTSIDE connects, engages & inspires Latinx families & youth into the outdoors for all of Central Oregon. https://vamonosoutside.org/ @vamonos_outside





2. EASTERN SIERRA CONSERVATION CORP provides opportunities for young adults from priority populations to experience and better understand wilderness and the outdoors by providing transformational and immersive experiences through trail and conservation work. http://www.easternsierracc.org/ @easternsierracc





3. THE CHILDREN'S HOME PROJECT brings people and resources together to support and change the lives of children in Honduras. https://www.tchproject.org/ @tchproject





4. BRAVE TRAILS is a leadership summer camp by LGBTQ+ people for LGBTQ+ youth. https://www.bravetrails.org/ @bravetrails





5. QUEER OUTDOOR EXPEDITION SCHOLARSHIPS supports fully scholarshipped backcountry expeditions for queer people with a focus on those from marginalized socio economic backgrounds. This program was initiated by yours truly, Pattie Gonia, with the support of Eastern Sierra Conservation Corp & many of our brand partners.





6. OUTDOORIST OATH educates people on how they can advocate for planet, inclusion and adventure through workshops and community offerings. https://www.outdooristoath.org/ @outdooristoath







7. QUEER NATURE offers programming primarily for indigenous, black and people of color to learn primitive and survival skills through extensive outdoor education programs https://www.queernature.org/ @queernature





8. ENVIRONMENTAL FILM PROJECT funding for a film about the climate crisis with indigenous voices, queer artists and Pattie Gonia herself. @pattiegonia





9. CAMP KITAKI is a summer camp serving youth from across the midwest, especially lower income, Queer and BIPOC youth https://www.ymcacampkitaki.org/ @ymcacampkitaki





10. KALEIDOSCOPE YOUTH CENTER supports LGBTQIA+ youth in Ohio via their drop-in center, programming, community education, and support of gay-straight alliance clubs in middle schools and high schools https://www.kycohio.org/ @kycohio





A LITTLE MORE ABOUT GOFUNDME-



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Legalities:



GoFundMe.org is a 501(c)(3) public charity (EIN 81-2279757). Its mission is to provide fast and effective relief to victims of disaster, and to fund education and other charitable initiatives. Donations for this fund are made to and collected by GoFundMe.org. The charities are identified in the fundraiser with the consent thereof, and GoFundMe.org intends, absent circumstances outside of its control, to grant the donations collected, less transaction fees, to those charities as soon as practicable. All donations are subject to the variance power of GoFundMe.org, as stated in the applicable GoFundMe.org policies (https://www.gofundme.org/policies/) and, in the unlikely event there is a problem making grants to the charities identified, GoFundMe.org will make grants to the remaining charities. Donations to this fund are tax-deductible to the extent permissible by law.
","Bend, OR",Pattie Gonia ,,"Created November 28, 2022",,Organizer
Help Us Continue Our Mission of Helping Families!,"$10,771  raised of $50,000 goal • 211 donors"," raised of $50,000 goal",211 donations,Jeremy Beau Sides is organizing this fundraiser.,"
As you know, we are very dedicated to helping others get answers and bringing closure to families in need. We are currently saving up funds for a new boat setup that's made specifically for what we do.  If you'd like to help us reach our goal quicker, consider donating.  All donations go directly into getting the boat we need to continue our journey of searching for the missing. 
",,,"Words of support (19)

Please donate to share words of support.

Rebecca Leeper
$20•16 d
Love the videos, their honesty.
Jane Scott
$5•1 mo
Keep fighting the good fight Nug. You are changing the world for the better. I wish I could give more. Hugs from Australia!
John & Meredith Phillips
$10•1 mo
Hi from OZ
Betty Weitzel
$20•1 mo
I wish to see you get enough for you needs of a new boat. Love you guys
Margie Danenfelser
$150•1 mo
I sure hope you get this boat and any other things you need to help these families. You are an awesome guy and love watching your U tube channel!!
Sandra Maine-Cutler
$30•1 mo
Your doing a fantastic job. Keep it up❤️
Sandra Francis
$20•1 mo
Best of luck and hope you reach the target soon! Much love from the UK
Gianna Haney
$100•1 mo
Great cause, great people, and bring them all home!!
Rita Wright
$100•1 mo
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR! HOPE YOU REACH YOUR GOAL SOON.
Melissa Hanson
$25•1 mo
I believe in what they are trying to do for families.
Show more","Created November 24, 2022",,
Yongo's Eco-Friendly Business Raided--Help!,"$1,628  raised of $3,000 goal • 44 donors"," raised of $3,000 goal",44 donations,Miriam Newman is organizing this fundraiser.,"
My friend, Yongo Otieno Wycliffe, has reached out to me for help after his business experienced a setback.  I have known Yongo for many years and have supported his ecological and community-based enterprises.  Here's what Yongo has to say:



My name is Yongo Otieno Wycliffe from Kenya, Africa.  I have started a new project known as Fashion Paradise to allow me to be self-reliant financially.  However, a raid from thieves pulled me back.  I am healing and would love to get back to the business. This fundraiser's intent is to help me replace some items lost from the raid. 



I am a green warrior whose mission is to care for the Earth and the people. I am a true warrior who doesn't care about acknowledgment or credit but rather about change.  I have depended on this business to earn income to help fund various projects. This enterprise has been a source of income for my family and me, but also for other youths. It has created employment for unemployed people, but some items were stolen and needed to be replaced because of the raid.



I am working on getting things done every day and am always willing to learn to make myself more valuable for my tribe, my community, and the world. I enjoy working with the tribe in my everyday struggles, and I see the earth and people in peril, which drives me to stay dedicated to my mission.  This business is essential to the community in several different ways.  First, Fashion Paradise sells eco-friendly t-shirts and other fashion items and serves organic food in a cafe located on-site.  The organic food is sourced from my organic permaculture garden.  Second, I have created a business that employs several workers.  Third, I also use the income from the business to develop free workshops for people in the community to come and learn about raising chickens and keeping up a permaculture garden. 
",,,,"Created October 31, 2022",,
Susan Friedman’s home flooded January 2023,"$6,796  raised of $5,000 goal • 41 donors"," raised of $5,000 goal",41 donations,Leslie Hunt is organizing this fundraiser on behalf of Susan Friedman.,"Created 5 days ago5 days agoEnvironment
Hello friends of Susan Friedman, The January 2023 storm completely flood Susan’ s home. She lost art, furniture, rugs, clothes, books, bedding, other household items. She and Zoe are temporarily living with friends. Due to possible mold problems that occur after floods, she may not be able to return to her home.

We are calling on all of you to help her in anyway possible to get her back to a normal life. We are are hoping a financial gift will help. ( Although this site states that I (Leslie) will benefit, that is not correct and I cannot alter the GoFundMe wording. Susan will be the one to benefit.)
","Half Moon Bay, CA",Leslie Hunt ,,Created 5 days ago,,Organizer
Rebuild Dr. Parkinstine's Magnifying Transmitter,"$9,957  raised of $25,000 goal • 277 donors"," raised of $25,000 goal",277 donations,Parker Edmondson is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Hi. I'm Parker Edmondson. Some know me as Dr. Parkinstine. I am an inventor and engineer who loves sharing my projects, experiments, and inventions with the world.



Since October of 2020, I have shared content every day - Even when some tried to shut me down. That's over 750 days straight - And I'm just getting started!



On August 13th, 2021, I was able to bring life to Tesla's dying wish, wirelessly transmitting electricity over 918 miles . (see video below)





I have continued to achieve remarkable results with the barest of essentials, though it has grown exceedingly difficult. But with proper funding and resources, we can build a more powerful, robust and resilient model, ready to serve as a proper prototype for humanity.



⚡Please consider supporting, and join in the rebuild of the Magnifying Transmitter!⚡



Doing so, we can:


Ease the Transition to renewables

Live more harmoniously with our environments

Stabilize the grid through more reliable delivery of power

Increase the security and independence of our nation

Democratize access to earth's energy

Finally fulfill the visions of Nikola Tesla




“As I review the events of my past life I realize how subtle are the influences that shape our destinies.” - Nikola Tesla



Thank you for all of your love and support.



Dr. Parkinstine
","Carrollton, TX",Parker Edmondson ,,"Created October 31, 2022",,Organizer
Vermont Reptile & Amphibian Atlas Fundraiser '23,"$7,992  raised of $25,000 goal • 77 donors"," raised of $25,000 goal",77 donations,Jim Andrews is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Four years ago we organized our first fundraiser. It was motivated by a decline in our regular grant funding, a pressing need to get all our data online for future use, and to assign accurate latitude and longitude coordinates to older records. The fundraiser was a huge success, so we tried it again the following year. We now hold annual winter fundraisers in hopes of raising $25,000 to support Herp Atlas projects that are not adequately funded by our grants. Visit our website at VtHerpAtlas.org to learn more.



Donations can be made in a few ways:




Through this GoFundMe site (they take 2.9 percent of the payment plus 30 cents per transaction)

Via the PayPal button at our website (they take 2.9 percent of the payment plus 30 cents per transaction)

Send a check made out to James S. Andrews to: The Vermont Reptile and Amphibian Atlas, 642 Smead Road, Salisbury, VT  05769 (no overhead is lost)

By sending a check made out to Vermont Family Forests to: The Vermont Reptile and Amphibian Atlas, 642 Smead Road, Salisbury, VT  05769.* Vermont Family Forests is our fiscal sponsor and they are a registered 501c3 non-profit (they take 15% for overhead costs).




*If your fund requires that a check must be sent directly to Vermont Family Forests (P.O. Box 254, 14 School Street, Suite 202A, Bristol, VT  05443), please notify them that your donation is for the Vermont Reptile and Amphibian Atlas and please also contact us directly about your donation.  



**Checks should not be made out to the Vermont Reptile and Amphibian Atlas.  We can’t cash them that way.  



Swag



As usual, we have some gifts to offer you for your contribution. Please let us know when you contribute if you would like your gift.


$50-$99: Herp Atlas bumper sticker (your choice, our original or our new Mandibular Liberation sticker)

$100-$199: Herp Atlas bumper sticker and our Herp Atlas refrigerator magnet

$200-$999: You will be entered into a drawing for a group field trip for you and up to 10 friends

$1000 Plus: Private field trip for you and up to ten friends






Ongoing goals for 2023



The ultimate goal of the Atlas is to gather and disseminate the data that are needed on the reptiles and amphibians of Vermont in a way that involves and informs Vermont individuals and organizations so that they can become more informed and effective stewards of wildlife habitat.



We will continue to encourage everyone to photograph and report the reptiles and amphibians they see in Vermont.



We will review all records, correct any misidentifications, answer any questions, and respond to the contributors with useful conservation suggestions when appropriate.



We will continue to work with the local press to get information out on the natural history and conservation of all of Vermont’s reptiles and amphibians. Although reptiles and amphibians are our area of expertise, they serve as vehicle for conservation of all living things in Vermont.



We will continue to offer field trips and presentations and work with both private organizations and government agencies to help promote conservation of reptiles and amphibians specifically and all wildlife in general.



We will continue to update our website, make additional videos, and make that information available to the public.



Short-term goals for 2023



Coordinates

Over the next year, we hope to add lat long coordinates to all records of common herps from two more Vermont counties. All new records have lat longs assigned to them and all rare and unusual species have been assigned coordinates, but older records of more common herps still need lat longs assigned to them.



Field Surveys

We will personally fill in new town records or update historic records for ~twenty towns.



Publications

Working with Teage O’Connor of Crows Path we will finalize our folding Field Guide to The Amphibians of Vermont and make that available to the public.



Digitizing

We will completely finish our project of making electronic copies of all records, photos, tapes, or prints and adding those to our database. It is 95 percent completed now.



What progress did we make in 2022?



Videos

We made three new herp videos and added them to our new YouTube channel along with our video guide to the reptiles and amphibians of New England. Check them out here.



Updates

We updated our detailed information charts on frogs, salamanders, turtles, snakes, and lizards and made them available on our website. These charts organize and present a tremendous amount of detailed information on all of Vermont’s herptiles. Check them out here.



We completely updated our Vermont Herp Relative Abundance Tables and added them to our website. Explore the amphibian tables here and the reptile tables here.



Coordinates

We finished assigning lat longs to all species records in Rutland County and 22 out of 23 towns in Addison County.



New or Updated Town Records

Over the last two years we added 122 new town records or upgraded the records from historic or sight only, to current with photos.



Contributed records from the public

From October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022, 573 contributors (433 for the first time) provided 2,783 new records that were entered into the Vermont Reptile and Amphibian Atlas Database. This brings the total number of reports entered to over 118,000. Sightings in this time period came from 227 towns, cities, grants, and gores and all Vermont counties. They included all of Vermont’s native species with the exception of Fowler’s Toad, North American Racer, and Boreal Chorus Frog (probably extirpated from Vermont).



Over the past year, we have entered 26 new reports of S1 (the rarest) species, 203 reports of S2 species, 222 reports of S3 species, 146 new reports of S4 species, and 1,941 reports of S5 (the most common) species. In addition we have added negative reports (unsuccessful searches), unverified reports, reports of significant crossing areas, reports of significant herptile habitat, and data from long-term monitoring sites into our database.



Targeted survey efforts

From October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022, Team Herp personally visited 47 towns to gather new records.



Field trips, presentations, and media outreach

Remote presentations were provided for Castleton College and the VT Agency of Natural Resources. We led trainings for Ascutney Mountain Audubon, Burr and Burton Academy, the Natural Resource Conservation Service, and The Vermont Agency of Transportation. We finished teaching a course on The Conservation of Vermont Amphibians and taught an additional course on The Conservation of Vermont Reptiles through Hogback Community College. We also helped teach the course Habitats and Highways for the VT Agency of Transportation. Herpetological field trips were given in four towns, and a presentation on Vermont frogs was provided for the Dead Creek Wildlife Festival.



Recent Awards



Environmental Excellence Award for the Monkton Amphibian and Wildlife

Crossing, from the Federal Highway Administration (with others). 2017



Award for Excellence in Herpetofaunal Conservation, from Northeast Partners

Reptile and Amphibian Conservation. 2017



Sally Laughlin Award for the Protection of Threatened and Endangered

Species in the state of Vermont, from the Secretary of the VT Agency of Natural

Resources. 2019



USDOT, Federal Highway Administration Environmental Excellence Award, for

Vermont Highways and Habitats, Road Ecology Training for Transportation

Professionals (with others). 2022



Thank you for your support!
 GoFundMe Giving GuaranteeThis fundraiser mentions donating through another platform, but please know that only donations made on GoFundMe are protected by the GoFundMe Giving Guarantee.","Salisbury, VT",Jim Andrews ,,"Created December 8, 2022",,Organizer
Help Save Local Oak Woodland Approved for Removal,"$7,280  raised of $20,000 goal • 15 donors"," raised of $20,000 goal",15 donations,Grow Monrovia is organizing this fundraiser.,"Created 3 days ago3 days agoEnvironment
A critical part of our community’s environmental appeal and serenity is currently being threatened, and whether by design or oversight, most Monrovia and Bradbury residents have not been made aware of

the impending jeopardy to our community.



Despite significant and vocal opposition from concerned citizens of both cities, on December 13, 2022, Bradbury City Council unanimously approved a road widening project that would widen the quaint, two-lane section of East Wildrose Ave at its convergence with Bradbury Road. The approved project calls for stripping the scenic northern berm along Wildrose Ave and the east boundary of Bradbury Road of the natural features of the land, including up to 46 mature and historic trees, many of them protected native oak trees and other native flora of the area, and grading the north slope of Wildrose Ave, supplanting that section with a 12' road widening and a permanent retaining wall of 320 feet in length and ranging from 5 to 13 feet above the road. A wildlife corridor is set to be destroyed, paved over with asphalt, and punctuated with a large retaining wall where there once was an area of thriving natural beauty filled with 200-year-old mature oak trees and mountain wildlife.



This project will greatly change the character of the neighborhood in this quaint area used often for recreation due to the beauty of its overhanging oak branches above the road. This project solely benefits developers and builders in Bradbury Estates to facilitate a wider roadway for the movement of more traffic and heavy equipment through the area for mansion and estate construction. For residents of Monrovia and Bradbury it will increase traffic, noise, and pollution throughout our community, at the expense of a significant part of the charm and character of our surroundings.



We invite you to join us in opposing the Bradbury Road Widening Project and protect a cherished part of our community that can never be replaced. You can do so by joining us with a generous contribution in any amount to our grassroots effort to take legal steps and stop this project. Help preserve the beauty of our community and curb the overdevelopment of our pristine surroundings.



For more info visit: https://www.growmonrovia.org/post/bradbury-roadway-widening-project
","Monrovia, CA",Grow Monrovia ,,Created 3 days ago,,Organizer
Robert Lee Morgan's Sad Story,"$365  raised of $5,000 goal • 37 donors"," raised of $5,000 goal",37 donations,Robert Morgan is organizing this fundraiser on behalf of Candice Riley.,"Created 3 days ago3 days agoEnvironmentI hate this being homeless shit it's tiring humiliating discouraging all types of pain that comes in many different types of forms that gives us lack of motivation and more adaptingness to the street life that's keeping us down purposely but unpurposely we're letting it happen cause we feel that no one in the world genuinely cares about our Well being to its full extent its always some halfway generous shit from people with homes giving food and money I don't want neither of that I need love and a job I can't seem to get cause I'm homeless and not smart when it comes to adapting my life. .. That's why I'm still stuck in this horrible mess u wouldn't wish upon my worst enemy to go through cause its sad I'm shocked I'm still alive after all the kidnapping , suicide attempts and self sabotage I put myself through. I knew there'd come a day when I'd have to face consequences for not putting myself first but last for everyone else to be 1st.


Now I'm paying back for it and without your guys support I am not able to do this on my own
","Vallejo, CA",Robert Morgan ,,Created 3 days ago,,Organizer
Help me move into a new place,"$5,795  raised of $5,500 goal • 284 donors"," raised of $5,500 goal",284 donations,Abreanna Garcia is organizing this fundraiser.,"Most of you have seen my video on TikTok, with my sons dad breaking the window to my house and truck, and most of you are scared for my safety! So am I, that’s why I posted the video incase something happens to me, this didn’t happen over night but at the same time he wasn’t always like this, he’s told me he will take my life and quite frankly I believe him, I’m looking for a place to move in a different city I just need help with first month and security deposit, I didn’t want to ask for help with Christmas around the corner im not the type of person to ask for help, but I do need it, thank you for everyone that’s reached out to make sure I'm safe it means a lot. Follow my journey and watch me leave this toxic relationship and thrive with my kids somewhere new! Anything helps. & to any females going through this they don’t change, leave before it’s too late!","Lockport, NY",Abreanna Garcia ,,"Created December 19, 2022",,Organizer
Santa Cruz County Flooding 2023,"$1,015  raised of $5,000 goal • 25 donors"," raised of $5,000 goal",25 donations,Melissa Ajuntas is organizing this fundraiser.,"Created 1 day ago
Environment
Hi everyone,

I never thought there would be a day I’d have to sign up for this but my family is in desperate need of help.
We just recently moved to Felton, CA and after only one day the power went out, we’ve been hit with massive rainfall, the main road to get in and out of town has collapsed and has fallen trees over power lines. 
Our power banks for our cell phones are not holding enough charge to keep our cell phones on and we’re having to use our car’s sparingly to charge our phones… 
We were not at all prepared for this, we’re running low on funds to sustain the amount of firewood needed to keep our house warm along with having to spend more money on non perishable foods since the power outage turned off our refrigerator all of the food we had just bought has gone bad and we’ve had to spend more on canned foods and other items that will last us for now but there is news that more rain is coming next week so we’re worried and stressed on how we will get through this without the adequate supplies needed. 

Any help is greatly appreciated, sharing this would help as well.
Thank you for taking the time to read this. ❤️



 ","Felton, CA",Melissa Ajuntas ,,Created 1 day ago,,Organizer
Guatemala Stove Project (GSP),"$870  raised of $1,000 goal • 10 donors"," raised of $1,000 goal",10 donations,Glenn Holzer is organizing this fundraiser.,"Created 6 days ago6 days agoEnvironment
Later this month I am returning to Guatemala for the fourth time to help a group from Canada and the US build stoves to improve the health and well-being of the indigenous and other disadvantaged people of Guatemala.  



These stoves cut CO2 production in half which improves the health of individuals as well as the environment.  Over 7,000 stoves have been built over the last 23 years.  45,000 people are living healthier lives because of these stoves and 380,250 tons of trees have been spared.



Each stove costs approximately $300.  Your donation goes directly towards the cost of building these stoves.  I appreciate any help you can give to this very worthwhile project and I thank you on behalf of the stove recipients!




","Georgetown, TX",Glenn Holzer ,,Created 6 days ago,,Organizer
"Elect Kieran, Brian and Charles to SF Sierra Club","$5,880  raised of $6,500 goal • 47 donors"," raised of $6,500 goal",47 donations,Peter Belden is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Help us elect our incredible slate of Kieran Farr, Brian Reyes and Charles Whitfield to the Executive Committee of the San Francisco Sierra Club by helping us pay for a mailing. We can do a mailing to San Francisco Sierra Club members but we have to pay for it ourselves and we have to use an approved mail house as well as compensate the Sierra Club for running the list of names. Including design, printing and postage, it will cost $7,000. Every contribution counts. You helped me raise over $10k in 2020 to provide ebikes to a nonprofit in Bayview, so I know that as a community we can raise $7,000 to help elect these three great candidates.



The SF Sierra Club Executive Committee is the 9-member committee that decides endorsements etc. Our slate of candidates will fight for urgent action on climate, including sustainable transportation and more. This fundraiser is not sponsored, supported or endorsed by the Sierra Club.
","San Francisco, CA",Peter Belden ,,"Created October 26, 2022",,Organizer
Save Albuquerque's Elena Gallegos Open Space,"$24,427  raised of $30,000 goal • 117 donors"," raised of $30,000 goal",117 donations,Save the Elena Gallegos is organizing this fundraiser.,"
“Save the Elena Gallegos” is a domestic nonprofit and grassroots community group fighting to save Albuquerque’s Elena Gallegos Open Space from prohibited government development.



Your donation will go toward our legal fees as we seek an injunction against the City of Albuquerque and ask a judge to uphold the covenants which protect the Elena Gallegos from development.



We are also selling t-shirts and tote bags through Ink Blot, an eco-friendly fashion fulfillment platform:



https://inkblot.ink/collections/save-the-elena-gallegos



Please share this GoFundMe with your friends, family, neighbors, and communities. Thank you for helping us save this beautiful land!





More about our cause:



For full details, please visit our petition at www.change.org/saveelenagallegos and our website at www.saveelenagallegos.org.



In January 2022, the City of Albuquerque announced plans to build a large government “Education Center” in the Elena Gallegos Open Space.



Such a building is expressly prohibited by both the 1982 Purchase Agreement and the Deed which govern the Elena Gallegos. Both documents contain clear land use restrictions which preserve her as pristine wilderness and prohibit all buildings in her acreage.





(This paragraph is lifted directly from the Purchase Agreement and is reprinted word-for-word in the Deed. We have both documents available to download in full on our website.)



Those of us who are regular hikers, bikers, birdwatchers, and picnickers in the Elena Gallegos were devastated by this announcement. We know that this building on its own will damage the fragile ecosystem of the Elena Gallegos and harm the wildlife who call her home. It will also ruin the experience of the thousands of humans who visit her every year precisely because they want to escape from modern buildings and immerse themselves in nature.



But far more concerning than the impact made by one building are the long-term consequences of violating the legal covenants. If the City is able to establish a precedent for buildings in the Elena Gallegos, they will render the land use restrictions in the Deed unenforceable by an outside party and open the door for future development in the Elena Gallegos. We as a community and as private citizens will have no legal path to stop future City administrations from developing the Elena Gallegos however they want.



We cannot allow the City to break the covenants and begin development in the Elena Gallegos; the future of all of her 640 acres depends on it! We formed “Save the Elena Gallegos” in September 2022 to save this precious land and keep her wild. We launched our official petition on October 8, 2022 and are heartened that it has received widespread support from Burqueños. Now we’ve retained a lawyer and are pursuing legal action against the City.



Thank you for caring and for joining the fight! Let’s save the Elena Gallegos!



“To those devoid of imagination, a blank place on the map is a useless waste; to others, the most valuable part.” 

—Aldo Leopold, Albuquerque’s first Environmental Planner




","Albuquerque, NM",Save the Elena Gallegos ,,"Created November 14, 2022",,Organizer
No Iola Sand Mine,"$1,780  raised of $6,000 goal • 18 donors"," raised of $6,000 goal",18 donations,Laura Scott is organizing this fundraiser.,"Created 3 days ago3 days agoEnvironment
Hi, my name is Laura Scott, and I am posting this GoFundMe to aid the neighbors and concerned citizens who oppose the Faulks Brothers/Iola Old Car Show sand mine application currently before the Town of Scandinavia and Iola Village.



Since October when we learned of the mining plan these two companies had devised, we have been strenuously fighting to keep our neighborhood undisrupted by industrial activity. This fight already has come at a cost, in legal fees, signage, social media, and other expenses.



Help us tell our story, that no matter how big you think you are, you need to abide by the rules, as codified in the Town Plan that expresses the people's will!



We have been urging the Planning Commission of the Town of Scandinavia to follow the terms outlined in the Comprehensive Town Plan back in 2007, which states how the citizens of the township envision their community to be and to grow. Most citizens want to preserve and protect the wildlife, the wetlands, the woods, and the idyllic quiet of our country life.



We did engage a well-respected attorney in Madison who specializes in environmental law and land use issues. We have purchased signs and have started publishing the facts on social media. All of this comes with costs.



We want to continue to spread the word about the damage this mining project could do to the disabled, the young, the old, and the everyday citizens who live in the mine's proximity.



Please help us keep fighting for our peace and quiet, our stable property values, our stress-free health, and our right to enjoy our daily lives. Help us preserve the wetland on site, the precious water we drink, the safety of the County roads, and our sanity.



Every amount is so appreciated and helps us in this battle. We fight on!
","Iola, WI",Laura Scott ,,Created 3 days ago,,Organizer
Citizens Against Terramor,"$11,286  raised of $15,000 goal • 70 donors"," raised of $15,000 goal",70 donations,Citizens Against Terramor is organizing this fundraiser on behalf of Paul Thurman.,"


Visit our WEBSITE: Citizens Against Terramor

*All donations are gratefully accepted, large and small.

(donate through GoFundMe - Paul Thurman is acting as our business representative to collect these donations

OR send checks directly to Citizens Against Terramor - see our website for details and mailing address)



Are you concerned about the overdevelopment in our beautiful community?



Do you live near the area of Saugerstock, between Woodstock and Saugerties? Or have friends who do?



Are you worried about increased traffic and accidents along Route 212?



Do you want to preserve our wildlife, wetlands and ecosystem?



We are neighbors and citizens against Terramor OutDoor Resort’s overdevelopment in our community. We live in the residential area between Saugerties and Woodstock along the popular Route 212 that connects Woodstock and Saugerties.



Terramor OutDoor Resorts is a Corporation owned by KOA. KOA is Kampgrounds of America, the world's largest system of privately held campgrounds with more than 500 locations across the United States and Canada. Terramor has proposed a glamping resort along 212 for up to 270 visitors per day on a 77-acre parcel in Saugerties. Many of the 90 proposed structures will be 100 feet from the border of Woodstock.



We established an business identity and retained an attorney, an engineer, and a hydrolygist. We created banners and signs, are on FB and IG and are looking to further our visibility and expand our outreach to the public through multi-media. We have over 32,000 signatures on our Change.org petition. We've raised over $11,000 in donations and our website is live. We are going to fight to preserve our local wetlands and ecosystems!



Interested in joining our community? We need your help! We need financial assistance to operate at our highest level and manifest our shared vision. We need volunteers with varying capabilities: attending board meetings with signs, spreading the word, and funding.



Here are 4 ways you can help!



Donate Money

*All donations are gratefully accepted, large and small.

(donate through GoFundMe - Paul Thurman is acting as our LLC representative to collect these donations

OR send checks directly to Citizens Against Terramor - see our website for details and mailing address)



Donate Time

If you have special skills and experience related to any of this,

please let us know.



Join and share our Facebook Page & or Instagram Page

Concerned Citizens Against Terramor Overdevelopment

https://www.facebook.com/groups/793111745203651

IG stop terramor overdevelopment



Email your friends! Write letters to your town council and local representatives!









Just some of the reasons we oppose this development:



Terramor has proposed a glamping resort along 212 (close to South Peak Vet) for up to 270 visitors per day on a 77 acre parcel in Saugerties. Many of the 90 proposed structures will be 100 feet from the border of Woodstock.



The proposed structures include a dormitory, lodge, bar, restaurant, swimming pool, maintenance building, wellness center, dog park and 75 campsites each with private bathrooms and showers.



The proposal also includes accommodations for special events and weddings.



TRAFFIC: The Terramor traffic study was performed in February, on a Thursday, during a pandemic, and therefore the results are not reliable. The addition of 270 visitors per day on an already busy section of 212 will further exacerbate the dangerous intersection of Glasco and 212 as well as significantly increasing traffic at the intersection of 375 and 212.



AIR CONTAMINATION:The proposal includes 75 wood fire pits and a large community wood fire pit. According to John Wargo, a Yale scientist, “the ability of very fine particles to enter indoor environments from outdoor burning is well documented. Small particles can have a strongly negative effect on human health, causing and exacerbating lung diseases, triggering cardiovascular events, cancers and premature deaths. Health loss can occur at air pollution levels well below regulatory standards”.



FIRE HAZARD: The location of 75 fire pits includes approximately 40 within 100 feet of the Woodstock border. The fire department responsible will be Centerville but could further strain the Woodstock Fire department as well.



WETLANDS LOSS: The proposal includes an “offset” of wetlands that are “very likely contiguous” between Woodstock and Saugerties. These 10 acres of vital wetlands improve water quality through natural filtration of pollutants, serving as (nature’s kidneys) as well as providing important habitat for wildlife. According to Andy Mossey from the Woodstock Land Conservancy “ The Terramor parcel has been identified by Hudsonia as an area of Climate interest and unique conservation value”



PESTICIDE TOXINS: Due to the wetness of this parcel, mosquitos will likely be a significant issue and require the use of pesticides. According to Chemscore the mosquito and insect pesticides (Ecolab) being proposed by Terramor have a D+ rating.





WELL WATER USEAGE: Terramor has not provided assurances that the substantial water usage from an olympic sized swimming pool and 75 showers being used by 270 guests per day will not impact the aquifer and the shared water use with the town of Woodstock.



WATER RUNOFF: While the historic flooding problems on Osnas Lane were partially mitigated with recent drainage improvements, the high water table in this area cannot afford to have even more surface runoff added to it. Every extra non-permeable surface on the property will contribute to runoff.



HABITAT LOSS: Rather than clustering, the proposal spreads 90 structures throughout the parcel resulting in significant habitat fragmentation. The Hudson Valley Resource Mapper indicates that the development area is a known important area for rare terrestrial animals.



The parcel contains three significant wetlands as well as forest and has been identified by Hudsonia as an area of “Climate interest and unique conservation value”.



More details of the KOA Terramor OutDoor Resort can be found here:

southpeaknabe



In Gratitude,

Citizens Against Terramor








","Woodstock, NY",Citizens Against Terramor ,,"Created November 2, 2022",,Organizer
Running for gorillas and clean water in Uganda,"$1,700  raised of $2,500 goal • 19 donors"," raised of $2,500 goal",19 donations,Jami Belt is organizing this fundraiser.,"Created 3 days ago3 days agoEnvironment
In two weeks I’m heading to Uganda to run my first ever 50K to fundraise for sustainable water solutions for the communities that surround the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest- home to the half of the world’s remaining 1,000 endangered mountain gorillas. I’m hoping to raise $2500 for for Just A Drop and The Gorilla Organization



I will be running with a small team of 3 Europeans and 25 Ugandans. This is the last in a series of physical challenge fundraisers organized by the founder of That Gorilla Brand that have raised and contributed $190,000 to water projects impacting 7500 people in the villages surrounding Bwindi. We will also be making a film to raise awareness about the importance of access to water and the issues facing mountain gorillas.



In this region where people live on $1/day (and school fees cost $0.30 per day) Ugandans (mostly women and girls) spend up to 4 hours per day walking to water sources, preventing them from pursuing an education or making a living in a way that doesn’t harm the forest. Providing easy access to clean drinking water empowers women, breaks the poverty cycle and alleviates pressure on the gorillas’ forest habitat.
","West Glacier, MT",Jami Belt ,,Created 3 days ago,,Organizer
Help Buddhist Nuns Replace Gas-Guzzler w Hybrid,"$8,824  raised of $8,500 goal • 70 donors"," raised of $8,500 goal",70 donations,This fundraiser is organized by Dharmadatta Community.  ,"
We are a group of Spanish-speaking Buddhist nuns from all over the world - Colombia, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Switzerland and the US - living together in rural Virginia where there is no public transportation. We are turning to you here because our old car died (leaving one of our nuns stranded and alone), at an awful time to be looking to buy a new one. One of the most important things we have in common (besides being Spanish-speaking Buddhist nuns!) is a shared vision of our spiritual path as inseparable from an ecological commitment. These days to live more sustainably can be terribly expensive and this is evident in the cost of a hybrid car. We are doing our best to find the funding in our budget, but are coming up short $8,500. If you can help us reach this goal to cover the costs of replacing our old gas guzzler with a hybrid, we would be so very grateful.



For three years, we have driven a 1998 Oldsmobile that was gifted to us by a friend of our community. As part of our way of life, we seek to limit our needs to what is given us freely. A life of voluntary simplicity, reciprocity and a basic trust in the kindness of others. We cared for the car we were gifted as best we could. She served us well for a long time. We called the Oldsmobile our ""Nunsmobile"" and ended up on a first-name basis with Robert, the local mechanic who nursed her along in the past year. But after being left on the roadside various times, and finally stranding one of our nuns alone far from home in a dicey situation two weeks ago--we had to recognize that her days are at an end. We have no choice. We need a new car: We live in rural Virginia, and there is simply no public transportation serving our town.



We and the earth itself would greatly appreciate your support in making it possible for our next car to be a hybrid. All the funds we receive will be put toward the cost of a new hybrid Nunsmobile!



We are a 501(c)(3) so all donations made to us are fully tax deductible in the U.S.



MORE ABOUT US



OUR MISSION: We are deeply committed to embodying a model of spiritual community that eschews patriarchal institutions and ideologies, and embraces our shared responsibility to care for the earth.



WHAT WE DO

We serve a lay community dispersed across Latin America and anywhere that Spanish speakers are found. All of our programs are online, in Spanish and completely free of charge. We offer weekly Dharma talks, guide online retreats and group practice sessions, online courses and have a seven-year study program that currently has over 500 students enrolled. Our Dharma offerings and services are accessible and open to anyone who speaks Spanish.



It is of great importance to us that economic inequalities not form a barrier to accessing spiritual care and services particularly in Buddhism. Therefore we do not charge for any of our programs or services whatsoever. In turn, in keeping with the greatest Buddhist example, Buddha himself, we live on whatever donations we receive. And, thanks to our many kind donors, we have managed to cover our costs of living, month after month for over a decade. 



WHO WE ARE: An intentional intergenerational community of Spanish-speaking women.



Damcho, a nun for 22 years, with a PhD in Sanskrit and Tibetan Buddhism and a background in journalism. Originally from New York. Our reluctant leader. 



Nangpel, a nun for 13 years, former anthropologist from Mexico and an aikido black belt who had her own dojo. Keeps us on our toes. 



Lodro, a nun for 7 years, a former accountant born in the Dominican Republic who emigrated to Puerto Rico as a teenager. Our unofficial head of ""laughter therapy"" 



Dapel, a nun for 13 years, a former schoolteacher from Switzerland. Our chant master and resident artist.



Karya, our newest nun, from Colombia. A former university lecturer with a degree in semiotics
",,,,"Created December 8, 2022",,
Save Haʻikū Stairs 80th Anniversary Fundraiser,"$9,479  raised of $20,000 goal • 122 donors"," raised of $20,000 goal",122 donations,This fundraiser is organized by Friends of Haiku Stairs.  ,"
The Friends of Haʻikū Stairs are excited to wish the Stairway to Heaven a Happy 80th Birthday! Please help us celebrate by donating to our Save the Stairs fundraiser.



We are working overtime to Save the Stairs in their 80th Anniversary year. We are excited to have the support of Josh Green, who is the newly elected Governor of Hawai‘i and has publicly endorsed managed access for the Stairs.



Reopening the Stairs is now more possible than ever, but we need your support to continue this fight.



Our goal is to raise $20,000 by the end of 2022 to halt removal and reopen the Stairs discussion.



All money donated will go directly to our mission to Save the Stairs by supporting new community initiatives, legal defense, and managed access plans. You can learn more about this here.



Anyone who donates will also be automatically entered into our online giveaway for a chance to win incredible prizes! Learn more here.



Please donate to our fundraiser if you love the Stairs as much as we do and would hate to see this iconic landmark be senselessly removed. Together, we will Save the Stairs and won't stop fighting until we do.





About

Friends of Haʻikū Stairs is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with a mission to protect the historic Haʻikū Stairs and surrounding ʻāina for current and future generations. You may be familiar with the Haʻikū Stairs, or Stairway to Heaven, and the City Council’s bid to spend millions of dollars to destroy them. Despite what you may have read, the fight to save the Haʻikū Stairs is far from over. FHS believes managed access provides responsible, respectful, and sustainable solutions to keep the Stairs that will benefit the entire valley.
",,,,"Created October 29, 2022",,
Help Save our Bicentennial Tree,"$1,290  raised of $150,000 goal • 33 donors"," raised of $150,000 goal",33 donations,TLC  Bicentennial Tree is organizing this fundraiser.,"


Our Bicentennial Tree* has stood for more than 246 years and survived windstorms, blizzards, droughts and dogs, yes… lots of dogs.  



In 2018 a significant limb came off, and rot was exposed.  The arborist who worked on the tree was very excited to meet this ancient and extraordinary tree.  He told us it was rivaled only by one other tree in Monroe County, a tree on a golf course.  The arborist was able to do some pruning on our Bicentennial Tree so it could heal some, but it needs so much more.



Here are a few of the updates needed to save our Bicentennial Tree:

 

•	Irrigation system 

•	Removal of old sidewalks

•	Installation of permeable concrete sidewalks

•	Extensive landscaping 

•	Significant (and deep) mulching 

•	Specialty fertilizers

•	and more TLC to keep it healthy 



That is where YOU can help this majestic tree!  Please donate to the church in the tree's name or support our GoFundMe.  We invite you to watch as we update our Facebook page or pay the tree a visit at 3760 Culver Road, Rochester, New York 14622.



We have a great story about a beautiful American history piece sitting in our front yard at Transfiguration Lutheran Church (TLC) in Irondequoit.  Our Bicentennial Tree has stood here since at least the time of the American Revolution.  This magnificent oak tree stood while our young country grew, it saw the growth of the Town of Irondequoit, and it watched as our predecessors cleared the land and built a church in its yard.  Inside, we worshipped, celebrated weddings and baptisms, and mourned the loss of friends, while outside, it stood guard and shaded us.  Each spring, it sprouts leaves that shade and the leaves turn burnt red to toasty brown every autumn. Yes, they fall to the ground, and we rake and rake and rake.  But we love our tree dearly.



* Our Bicentennial Tree is located in the front yard of Transfiguration Lutheran Church, 3760 Culver Road in Irondequoit, NY, 14622.  In 1976, during the US Bicentennial, the National Arbor Day Foundation put a plaque by the tree designating our oak tree as having stood during the American Revolution in 1776.  Ever since then, we have officially called it Our Old Bicentennial Tree.



Follow us on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/tlcrochester



Visit us at: https://www.tlcgrowingingrace.org/
","Rochester, NY",TLC  Bicentennial Tree ,,"Created November 1, 2022",,Organizer
Green Mama Compost,"$1,070  raised of $22,000 goal • 13 donors"," raised of $22,000 goal",13 donations,"Team fundraiser
Ellie Lawrence and Joaquin Aparicio are organizing this fundraiser.","Created January 4, 2023January 4, 2023Environment
Our idea: 



Green Mama Compost is a commercial business registered in Guatemala. We will offer an organic waste pickup service in Antigua, Guatemala, and will sell the finished compost to farmers, horticulturists, local businesses and residents. We are the first such compost company in the country. 



Green Mama Compost will help solve one piece (the organic piece) of the growing trash problem. Our service will reduce the volume of waste that goes to the municipal landfill, with the intention that within a decade no organic waste will go there at all. Our intervention in the cycle will reduce methane and diminish the odor that surrounds the landfill. Turning organic waste into compost will improve the quality of the area’s soils and crops.




Diverting food waste from Antigua's landfill will contribute to the health of the waste management system and extend the landfill’s capacity to hold non-organic, non-recyclable trash. 

Through our affordably priced pickup service, we will raise awareness of consumerism and waste. 

By creating nutrient-rich soil we will regenerate the earth and improve overall human health. 

By employing local talent, we will cultivate a sense of ownership in the project and its survival. 




We are aware of the challenges of a project that relies on behavior change, but we think that many Antigüeños (Antiguans) will welcome a way to improve their own lives and that of the planet. Antigua, with its large community of foreigners already acquainted with recycling, is an ideal place to start a project like this. Those restaurants and businesses who subscribe to our service will get the benefit of our public thanks in social media and formal and informal networks. In turn, their endorsement will help us attract more clients, creating a positive feedback loop.



In marketing our service and product, we will be teaching residents and businesses to properly manage their waste, beautify their immediate surroundings, nourish soils, and improve the nutrition and overall health of their families, neighbors, and friends.



Our team: 



Eleanor Lawrence is the founder and Director of Operations. With a Master's in Public Health, she has worked for nearly 10 years in Central and North America and has been composting for 9 years. She likes local projects that can become sustainable with minimal resources in a short time. She has that vision for Green Mama Compost. 



Joaquín Aparicio Muñoz, our technical director, is a licensed agronomist in Renewable Natural Resources experienced in business administration, human resources, commercialization, and community projects. He has designed the site layout and operational plan for creating and producing compost for Green Mama. A farmer himself, Joaquín has been composting for his whole life. 



Luis Antonio Irías Cordon is the legal representative for GMC and is also in charge of publicity. A professional musician who travels throughout Guatemala, he is an activist for artists, ecological regeneration, and indigenous rights. He has a platform and a network. He represents Green Mama at meetings and events, and spreads the word in person and through social media. 



Devin O’Donoghue (not featured in video) is our Field Operations Manager and will be joining us in January 2023. An environmental scientist with a background in both small-scale and commercial level horticulture, he has spent the last 5 years monitoring soil quality for one of the largest medicinal horticulture companies in the US. 



We formed a team in May 2022 and began immediately to assess Antigua’s needs and capacity for a curbside compost business. Based on our research we formulated a plan for a 3-month pilot project to prove the viability of our venture. Given our base of more than 50 potential clients who have expressed an intention to subscribe to our service, we expect to increase this number quickly once we start operations. This will allow us to expand both our staff and our service area. We are actively seeking more collaborators to help us with money and expertise in training and strategy development.



Your money: What will we use it for?



We have a detailed business plan and budget. We have the people, the skills, and the location. Help us rent a truck, hire a driver, build out a compost site, and equip ourselves with the materials we need, salaries to pay staff, and we will get started immediately. We are ready to begin as soon as we have the funds to rent a truck twice a week, hire a driver, buy buckets and bags, and pay our workers. See a more detailed breakdown below:





We are itching to start collecting food waste and composting, knowing that we will learn most through hands-on experience. We’ve done a lot of thinking and planning, and we need to begin putting our ideas into practice and making an impact. That being said, this will always be a learning process, and while what we most need at this stage are funds, we would be grateful to receive any other support made available to us. 



We thank you, Antigua thanks you, and Mother Earth thanks you!
",,,,"Created January 4, 2023",,
Keep recycling at North Park Village,"$6,745  raised of $10,000 goal • 100 donors"," raised of $10,000 goal",100 donations,Marjorie  Isaacson is organizing this fundraiser.,"
The Resource Center began as a recycling operation 50 years ago, long before the City of Chicago offered residents a recycling program.



For over 30 years, the Resource Center, a Chicago-based nonprofit, has operated the Recycling Station at North Park Village. Chicago residents bring their recyclable materials here because of the Resource Center’s commitment to recycle at least 99% of the materials it collects. This recycling rate is unmatched by other readily-available recycling programs within the City of Chicago.



Recently, the Recycling Station was damaged and repairs to make it fully functional again have been costly. You can read more about what happened here. We are asking for your support to help the Resource Center get the North Park Village Recycling Station fully operational again, and for the Resource Center to continue recycling. Funds are needed to repair damages from the August incident and related expenses. 



Will you please contribute to help this valuable community resource continue reducing waste, and transforming underused and overlooked resources in ways that improve the quality of life for Chicago residents? All funds collected will go to the Resource Center.



Want more information? Read about the Resource Center's founder, Ken Dunn, who has been recognized as the “Greenest Man in Chicago” and who Chicago Magazine deemed deserving of a Genius Grant (though the MacArthur Foundation has not yet).




","Chicago, IL",Marjorie  Isaacson ,,"Created December 2, 2022",,Organizer
Bats for Bulldogs,$705  raised of $400 goal • 19 donors, raised of $400 goal,19 donations,Vanessa Danese is organizing this fundraiser.,"Created 3 days ago3 days agoEnvironment


Hello, my name is Vanessa Danese and I am an Eagle Scout Candidate for the Boy Scouts of America. My troop is 1421, and we are based out of the Lindenhurst Moose Lodge on South Broadway.



As an Eagle Scout Candidate, I am required to complete a project that positively impacts my community. I plan to install bat boxes to assist in reducing the mosquito population and also increase pollination in the Lindenhurst community. I’ve been approved to install bat boxes in Little Neck Creek in the village.



Bats are critical in keeping mosquito populations in control, but sometimes they are mistakenly viewed as pests. However, they are critical in balancing our ecosystem. One small brown bat can eat 1000 mosquitos in an hour. Bats are also critical in the pollination of fruit and nut trees. There are several species of bats in the U.S. which are on the endangered species list. Bat boxes would assist in saving these species from extinction.



I’m currently a senior at Lindenhurst High School and I am hoping to become the first female Eagle scout in the history of Lindenhurst. I have a few weeks left to complete this project and would like to get your support and hope you agree with my initiative. Along with being a female boy scout, I am the community service chairperson for the Lindenhurst National Honor Society, the fundraising representative for the Lindenhurst Key Club, the treasurer of the Lindenhurst Environmental Club and part of the 2023 Peer Leadership class. I care a lot about this community and I'm a very active participant in it.



I am asking for your assistance in funding my project as this will help balance our local ecosystem while improving the health of residents and the environment around us. This project is something that I am very passionate about. Nature has had an incredible impact on my life and scouting journey. Knowing that I can do something to give back to nature has left me so incredibly grateful for the experiences I have had within it.



Thank you so much for your time and consideration. I can’t wait to support the community in the way it has always supported me! Please feel free to contact me with any further questions that you may have.



Thank you,

Vanessa A. Danese

Troop 1421






","Lindenhurst, NY",Vanessa Danese ,,Created 3 days ago,,Organizer
LSE Students' Environmental Fieldwork in Rwanda,"$2,140  raised of $3,000 goal • 30 donors"," raised of $3,000 goal",30 donations,Joe Spillane is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Hello! We are Julia Fernandez-Puertas, Maciej Respekta, Hanna Rowell, and Joe Spillane, and we are four master's students of International Development Management at the London School of Economics. In partial completion of our degree requirements, we are conducting a development consultancy project in partnership with Spark Microgrants, a non-profit organization that supports East African communities in designing and implementing social impact projects ranging from agricultural business transformation to educational advancement. Our project focuses on climate change preparedness for rural communities in Rwanda, specifically addressing the following questions:



1. What are the expected climatic changes and vulnerabilities that will be experienced in Rwanda?

2. How can community development programs help communities adapt to climate change?

3. What technical and operational tools will communities in Rwanda need to prioritize and implement local climate resilience actions? How can Spark help in this process?



Given the sensitive nature of this research, we have been encouraged by the Spark team to conduct fieldwork so that we can facilitate in-person interviews and gain an “on-the-ground” understanding of the vulnerabilities these communities face. Since this is self-funded fieldwork, your donation will help us pay for transportation between London and Rwanda. 



We thank you in advance for helping us complete this important research!
","Greensboro, NC",Joe Spillane ,,"Created December 20, 2022",,Organizer
Senior Project,$330  raised of $480 goal • 8 donors, raised of $480 goal,8 donations,Michael Goodwine is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Hello, my name is Michael Goodwine. I am a senior at Chinquapin Prep and am working on the second half of my Junior-Senior Seminar project. This is a two-year effort where I identify and research a topic of interest and plan a project around that issue.



My project involves a device called a FarmBot. Using solar power, the FarmBot can weed, plant seeds, and water plants. This project helps promote the use of renewable energy and STEM. This project will help show an example of how technology can help benefit people.



Chinquapin’s FarmBot is in bad shape and needs a number of repairs, replacement parts, and some TLC.



My research shows that I’ll need the following to make the FarmBot solar-powered:

Rewire and clean up the garden bed as it is full of weeds. The farmBot system is on an X, Y axis based system; the garden bed will be separated into sectors for each plant

Wire two 12v 18 ah rechargeable batteries in a series. This will result in creating 24 volts ( because when you wire batteries in a series it adds up the voltage from the 2 batteries)

Purchase wire and other parts



The total amount would be around $430. I am able to invest $20. Any extra cash will go towards the STEAM Club or FarmBot.



Item

Cost per item

100 Pcs XHF 12-10 AWG Nylon Female Spade Connectors Quick Disconnect Wire Terminals Insulated Wire Crimp Connectors. 

$10

Beechwood 12-gauge silicone wire

$30

Camera 

$50

Weeder blades 3narrow/3 wide/3 medium 

 $2 each - need 18

Farmbot genius tool soil sensor

$30

ML18-12 - 12 Volt 18 AH SLA Battery - Pack of 2

$80

L.E.D strip 24volt

$30

Genesis rotary tool

$65

Genesis seeder

$25

Genesis water nozzle

$25

NEMA 17 Stepper Motor with Rotary Encoder

$90

Total

$ 430












","Highlands, TX",Michael Goodwine ,,"Created December 7, 2022",,Organizer
Give rural youth a Taste of College,"$7,180  raised of $45,000 goal • 37 donors"," raised of $45,000 goal",37 donations,Gary Adest is organizing this fundraiser to benefit River Ridge Institute.  ,"
Tulare is California's 7th largest county, yet it has no 4-year college. So, how do high schoolers get an idea of what higher education is about?



River Ridge Institute already hosts college classes; we will bring local high school students out simultaneously so they can 'take' a college class, meet college students and discover that (most) faculty are human.



We work with high school students who might never have thought of going on with their education; we open closed doors.



We work with California State University, Long Beach and UC Merced, Porterville School District and the Tulare County Office of Education, plus many local non-profit organizations such as California Native Plant Society, Audubon, Sequoia Riverlands Trust, Latino Outdoors, the Tule River Tribe, UC Cooperative Extension, US Fish and Wildlife Service, etc.



Funds will be used to increase River Ridge's capacity to house students and faculty on the ranch so we can provide local youth with more visits to college classes.
",,,,"Created November 11, 2022",,
STOP plans to build 44 homes in Scappoose floodway,"$1,550  raised of $20,650 goal • 25 donors"," raised of $20,650 goal",25 donations,Deb Miller is organizing this fundraiser.,"Friends and neighbors, it might appear as though we lost the battle to the Big Guns developer who swooped in and got the City of Scappoose's approval to build 44 homes on the floodplain south of JP West. But we do have one last chance to stop this, it's called a LUBA (land-use board of appeals) appeal and neighbors surrounding this flood-plain field have retained an attorney to file this. If we lose the appeal we have to pay the attorney fees of about $20K out of this fund but good news is that if we win the City pays the attorney fees and we donate all money collected to local watershed councils. And most importantly we BEAT the developer!

So, we are asking all of our Scappoose and South Columbia county neighbors and friends to help fund the fight against this shortsighted and ill-conceived housing development, which will negatively impact homes above-stream and below-stream of the build location across from Veterans Park.

Neighbors surrounding the proposed build site have already ponied up about $7K for Hathaway Larson attorney Chris Koback to research specific criteria prior to city council meetings and fight on our behalf. But this GoFundMe campaign is on top of that for the appeal. Many thanks to those of you who have already donated and those who will be donating now, and if you have any specific questions you may contact Joel Haugen at [email redacted].",,,,"Created November 6, 2022",,
Dr. Wambua's piped water fundraiser,"$3,835  raised of $31,300 goal • 33 donors"," raised of $31,300 goal",33 donations,Dickson Muoki is organizing this fundraiser.,"




Dear friends and supporters,



My name is Dr. Dickson Wambua, a scientist in Atlanta, Georgia. 



I am writing to ask for your support in our fundraiser to bring piped water to my village of birth, Muthwani - Kenya, The village is currently facing a devastating drought that has left the community without access to clean, reliable water. This drought has not only put the health and well-being of the residents at risk, but it has also had a profound impact on the local environment and economy.



With your help, we can raise the funds necessary to build a water pipeline and provide this community with the vital resource they need. Your donation will go towards purchasing materials and hiring workers to complete the project.



Please consider making a donation to this important cause. Together, we can make a lasting impact on the lives of those in need. Thank you for your support.









This was one of my neighbor's best-producing trees last year (notice the staking/propping of the branches) indicating that last season's fruit was too heavy. Now it is gone!











The availability of water will enable the farmers to continue to provide for their families.





What has been tried



1) Shallow wells











Water is too little for agricultural use



2) Rainwater harvesting on plastic and concrete tanks







Simply doesn't cut it.



3) Shallow pans







Insufficient water



4) Baby bottle-feeding young plants



This actually works for the young :)



Our next line of defense is the proposed water from the river shown below









Here is what we need




Land on the river = $3,000

River well structure = $10,500

40 plastic pipes ($100 each) = $4,000

Structural design work = $ 1,200

Skilled Labor = $6,500

2 concrete tanks ($2,100 each) $4,200

Diesel pump = $1,900




With this first phase of the project, we will help 1,000 members of the community. Anything you can give will go into saving an orange tree for a farmer and by extension a family.



Thank you for your donation!



Dr. Dickson Wambua
",,,,"Created November 21, 2022",,
Help the Amboseli Maasai Through the Drought,"$1,510  raised of $5,000 goal • 15 donors"," raised of $5,000 goal",15 donations,Kathleen McMinn is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Hi, I’m Kathleen McMinn, and this fundraiser is for a Maasai community that lives near Amboseli National Park. The community is called Namelok.



You may have seen in the national news that the Amboseli area has been experiencing the worst drought in 40 years. It's had a terrible impact on the wildlife and the Maasai communities that call the area home. Why Namelok? A friend of mine lives there. He contacted me when he was home recently and shared what was happening to his family and friends. After texting (a lot) and a few WhatsApp calls, we decided to set up this GoFundMe for his community.



It's his voice you can hear in the video.





BTW- I’ve included other photos that he sent below. Please be aware that they show dead cattle, so don’t look if that offends you. They do show the impact of the drought.



How is the drought affecting the families?



• The livestock (cattle and goats) the Maasai rely on for food and money are dying from starvation and thirst.

• The price for livestock is crashing since everyone is trying to sell their cattle and goats before the livestock dies. A cow that sold previously for $300 now sells for $50.

• No livestock => no money => no food.

• It’s also affecting the children's education. Parents are taking their children out of school because they can’t afford even the basic fees charged by the schools.



Several organizations, including the UN, are looking at aid for the area - but people need help now. The grasslands they use to graze their animals are spent. Water needs to be trucked in.



All the money from this fundraiser (other than the 2.9% + $0.30 /transaction fee for GoFundMe’s cut) will go to local families. I’m working with my friend, Nickson Oltii, and he is working with the local area chief, Kenneth Lekatoo Ntukai. Mr. Ntukai’s role is to work with the local village elders to distribute the money to the families that need it the most.



How can you help?

•	$10 buys 2 small bales of hay that will feed a cow for 4 days.

•	$50 buys 5,000 liters of water. That’s enough water for 10 days for 20 cows.

•	$75 will feed 1 cow for a month.

•	$100 buys 10,000 liters of water. That’s enough water for 20 days for 20 cows.

•	$150 will feed and water 2 cows for almost a month.

•	$1000 will buy 200 bales of hay that will feed 1 cow for just over a month.

•	$1500 will feed and water 20 cows for almost a month



I hope you’ll contribute to this fundraiser. If not, I hope you’ll seek out other organizations working in the area for either family or wildlife relief.



Asante Sana! Thank you!














","Chatham, NJ",Kathleen McMinn ,,"Created December 3, 2022",,Organizer
Protect the Irish Hills- No gravel pit,"$7,740  raised of $50,000 goal • 44 donors"," raised of $50,000 goal",44 donations,"Team fundraiser
Thomas Emerson and Wendy Holmes are organizing this fundraiser on behalf of Diane Higgins.","
Hi I am representing a group of very concerned residents in the Irish hills area that are opposing gravel pit mining in our beautiful &historic area of Irish Hills Michigan that compromises sever local area townships. This is a non-profit cause for stopping gravel pit mining in our area as determined by pending non-profit to be formed for this very purpose. This will help us greatly protect our community! At the Cambridge Township Planning Meeting, on Oct 26th, SSP Leasing/Cambridge Lake LLC requested a conditional use permit to excavate and mine at the old Brighton Farm, the area south of US 12, next to Killarney Highway (A Natural Beauty Road), between Allen, Meadow and Kelly Lake, directly above Brighton Pond. From what I understood at this meeting, they plan to pull sand and stone from the proposed gravel pit for a minimum of 10 years, and eventually build 12 homes, each on 1 acre lots, around what is left of the gravel pit which would essentially be a man made lake. The presenter from SSP Leasing provided minimal information regarding plans, permits etc, and it appeared that the housing development would come much later, with no timeline. The primary objective would be mining.

The process, if I understand it correctly, is that the company requests a conditional use permit from the Cambridge planning commission. Once they have sufficient information from SSP Leasing, the planning commission has the power to either approve or deny recommendation. If approved, it is only a recommendation, and then sent to the Township for final decision.

After the presentation, each resident had 2 minutes to speak, directed to the board. Of course, everyone was very concerned and we and the board were provided very little concrete information.

Our biggest question, what does this bring to Cambridge Township? How does this better our community? How does a gravel pit fit into the surrounding land use?

Our take away from the Twp Planning Meeting meeting on Oct 26th-Impacts to the community and local residents

1. Noise from sunup to sundown- the revving of diesel engines from gravel trucks, bull dozers, crushers, sorters, and other equipment and the constant annoyance backup beeping . The noise and noxious smells will lead to loss of property enjoyment. When questioned about noise concern, SSP Leasing representative replied there will be “minimal disturbance due to the deep depth of the pit because the sound will essentially travel up”. We find that hard to believe.

2. Traffic Safety- many of us had significant concerns about the heavy gravel haulers coming in and out of the pit onto US-12 slowly, as traffic zips around the corners at 55 mph. How much does a gravel train hauler weigh? 50 tons? We are not sure. What is the actual stopping distance of a heavy gravel train, especially in wet weather? We as residents of the area know all too well the dangers of dead mans curve, the deaths and accidents, how difficult it is to pull a boat trailer out of Allens Lake public access as it is, let alone the limited sight distance in and out of the proposed gravel pit onto US-12, poses a threat to pedestrians, cars, and those riding motorcycles.

3. Ground water disturbance- Mining operations, washing, dust control and digging has the high probability of disturbing an already fragile groundwater source. There is potential impact for water contamination and reduction of nearby lakes, streams as well as residential wells. Residents at the meeting pointed out that the channels that connect Wolf, Allen, Meadow, Kelly and Killarney are already quite shallow. Those of us living in this area rely on groundwater for our wells. Residents asked the board, What happens if our wells go dry or the water table drops in the lakes and the channels no longer allow access?

4. Impact on health-. crystalline silica dust. It has proven links to diseases that lead to death including silicosis, lung cancer, COPD, renal failure, and kidney disease as well as causing auto-immune diseases.

5. Open pit gravel mines depress property values and damaged property values severely affect tax revenues

6. Impact on local eco-systems-Potential damage to wetlands, wildlife and fishery habitats. We pointed out that Killarney Hwy is a Natural Beauty Road. The wetlands provide an amazing habitat for a large variety of migrating birds as well as yearlong resident species, numerous wildlife and fish.

If I understand the process correctly.

1.The applicant requests a special land use permit and must prove there is a need for the materials it intends to mine.

2. If successfully proven, the applicant must next prove the mining operation will not result in very serious consequences.

3. If successfully proven, the applicant must apply for a mining operation license.

The language “Very serious consequences” is the key.

Michigan’s gravel statue provides categories of ‘very serious consequences’ (VSQ) into which all of the above concerns can be grouped including Existing Land Uses, Environmental Issues, Protection of Property Values, Traffic Safety, and Local Health, Safety, & Welfare.
",Raised $750 from 3 donations,Thomas Emerson ,,"Created November 18, 2022",,Organizer
THE REALNESS PRESERVE,"$4,745  raised of $30,000 goal • 41 donors"," raised of $30,000 goal",41 donations,Arielle Crawford is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Hey y’all, it’s Arielle!



2 years ago I had a vision of an off-grid regenerative ranch and retreat, and I set out to bring it to life. I found the land in March, started building in May, and just became a registered non-profit!

Together with my partner Simon (master natural builder) and a devoted team of fellow anarchists (do no harm - take no shit), we are creating a “new western town” here on 1,500 acres in the heart of Texas Hill Country, based on natural building, permaculture, wool ranching, renewable energy, education and community. We’ll host workshops, work exchanges, events, and artist residencies with accommodations in our cob rental cabins!



We are working with raw land and need equipment to scale in a meaningful way. Each donation gets us a little closer, and solidifies you as core community. When we have adequate infrastructure, we will invite all investors to experience the ranch firsthand with special benefits. You are at the heart of what’s happening!



Please follow our journey on Instagram at @therealnesspreserve, and share our story with any ESG / non-profit investors you may know. Business plan with full financials and video fundraising pitch available upon request.



Thank you for fanning our fire, and the future of life on earth!



Love,

Arielle, Simon & team
","Kerrville, TX",Arielle Crawford ,,"Created December 15, 2022",,Organizer
Solar Electricity for Habitat for Humanity Houses,"$1,672  raised of $3,000 goal • 26 donors"," raised of $3,000 goal",26 donations,James Jackson is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Hi everyone,



I am raising funds to help install solar panels on a Habitat for Humanity house in Warrenton, Virginia. We have raised enough to buy the solar panels, but not enough to install them. Our goal is to raise $3,000 by installation day (March 3). This is a great cause because it provides free and climate friendly electricity to Habitat for Humanity families. All funds will be donated directly to GiveSolar, and you can learn more here: https://give.solar/



GiveSolar and Habitat for Humanity have also posted this GoFundMe to their Facebook pages here @givesolarpower and @FauquierHabitat:

https://www.facebook.com/givesolarpower

https://www.facebook.com/FauquierHabitat/



If you can help me circulate this GoFundMe website by sharing it on social media or forwarding it to others who may be interested, that would be great too!



Thank you for considering this donation,

James Jackson
","Arlington, VA",James Jackson ,,"Created December 27, 2022",,Organizer
Help my mom so we can move out,"$3,229  raised of $1,000 goal • 41 donors"," raised of $1,000 goal",41 donations,Shiloh Clough is organizing this fundraiser on behalf of Latessa Clough.,"
Hi, my name is shiloh my family’s house just burnt down my mom lost all over her belongings and we bouncing around trying to family somewhere to live anything will help.
","Arlington, TX",Shiloh Clough ,"Words of support (2)

Please donate to share words of support.

Giovanna Daniels
$30•19 d
Praying for y’all, glad everyone is safe, and hope the bit I am sending Praying for y’all, glad to hear that everyone is okay. Glad to help ❤️
Victoria Ridley
$100•20 d
Hope this helps. Love, Debby and Victoria.","Created December 24, 2022","Updates (1)
January 9, 2023
by Latessa Clough, Beneficiary
We found a house everyone! We should be moving in as soon as next weekend. Thank you so very much for your help with this, we are truly grateful.",Organizer
20 Family Gardens (in partnership w Mundo Verde),"$2,160  raised of $3,000 goal • 13 donors"," raised of $3,000 goal",13 donations,Evan Tanner is organizing this fundraiser.,"
**Note: Evan will hand-deliver the proceeds from the fundraiser to Arnoldo and Mundo Verde min-Jan 2023 and record video of the families and their gardens Thank you for your generosity!**



SUSTAINABLE FAMILY GARDENS

Arnoldo Televario established Mundo Verde and the sustainable gardens program to fight childhood malnutrition, which he experienced firsthand as the teacher of a one-room school in Monte Carlo, Guatemala. Arnoldo knew he had to do something, so Mundo Verde was born.



The organization is focused on establishing sustainable vegetable gardens for families in need and offers services to teach families how to grow and manage their gardens. These gardens allow families to learn to grow their food and provide economic opportunity through the sale and trade of excess crops, including cabbage, radishes, onions, cucumbers, beets, Swiss chard, corn, and fruit-bearing plants such as avocados, peaches, and lemons.









Unfortunately, nearly half of all Guatemalan children under five years old suffer from chronic malnutrition, impacting rural areas more acutely than larger cities due to a lack of resources and infrastructure to receive goods.



Leaders like Arnoldo have stepped in to help, and as a result, 60 families started gardens in 2022. Because of these gardens, families can eat nutritious meals regularly and are allowed to sell or trade excess goods for school supplies, additional food, clothing and repairs to their homes.



Each garden has added exponential value to these families. The ripple effect continues to improve the lives of others who need fresh produce that provides vital vitamins and minerals for growing children.



A vital part of the mission for Mundo Verde includes empowering women, especially single mothers, many of whom have families with multiple children and orphaned boys and girls who need a way forward.



Meet EMELY

Emely is 12 years old and joined the program to help her mother, who cannot work due to problems with her hands and feet. She also has two little brothers. Emely has been the sole provider for her family since her father passed away due to illness, but the Mundo Verde sustainable garden program has offered her hope and a path forward.



Emely loves the vegetable program and regularly harvests radishes, swiss chard, onions and cabbage. She and her family gather a portion of the produce to eat, and the rest they sell for income to help with energy bills, rent, and bus tickets to get to school.



Meet DON ANDRES

Don Andres is a 51-year-old peasant worker who does not receive a living wage to feed his children, nor do his children. As a result, Don Andres cares for his sons, daughters and granddaughters - Don has stepped in to help his extended family, and his sustainable garden is providing much-needed assistance.



Through this program, Don harvests cabbage and radishes and sells part of his crop to purchase food such as rice, beans, and protein.



This project is crucial to his family. Don’s daughters work in handicrafts, but it is not enough to buy food. Don Andres and his family lost their home in 2005 when Hurricane Stan hit the country and caused nearly 1 billion in damage.





COST PER SUSTAINABLE GARDEN

Seeds, Fertilizers & Insecticides 700 quetzals $90

Labor & Education 300 quetzales $40

Fuel and Transport 150 quetzales $20

TOTAL PER GARDEN 1,150 quetzales $150



Additional needs tools 1,500 quetzales $200







2022 IMPACT

Since June 2022, the sustainable garden program has benefitted 60 families.





2023 GOAL 

From Arnoldo - “I dream of helping 200 families create their micro-gardens with orchards and fruit plants. And I dream of working with schools to plant vegetable crops”.





About Mundo Verde 2023

Founded less than five months ago, in June of 2022, by Arnoldo Televario as a response to rampant malnutrition and dire economic situations. Mundo Verde helps solve both problems through affordable micro-farms and sustainable gardening.






",,,,"Created November 25, 2022",,
Help Ashley participate in the Bay Paddle,$250  raised of $500 goal • 10 donors, raised of $500 goal,10 donations,Ashley Jensen is organizing this fundraiser.,"Created 1 day ago1 day agoEnvironment
Hi my name is Ashley and I have committed to paddling in the Bay Paddle. The bay paddle is a 33 mile race that will benefit Chesapeake Conservancy’s efforts to designate the Chesapeake Bay as a National Park, WaterKeepers Chesapeake to help keep the waters and rivers of the Bay healthy and Oyster Recovery Partnership’s work to plant 10 billion oysters in the Bay.



Each member of the paddle team in lieu of registration must raise 500$, and therefore that is what I have set the goal as for myself. The Chesapeake bay has been a source of solace and therapy for me. I've always been a water bug and moving here from the California coast was tough until I discovered my love of the Chesapeake. I'd appreciate any support in both giving back to mother nature for this beautiful gift of the bay and also encouraging my healthy hobby of paddling. Thank you so much  
","Greater Upper Marlboro, MD",Ashley Jensen ,,Created 1 day ago,,Organizer
Support Maya-Achi Climate Resilience,"$41,747  raised of $40,000 goal • 57 donors"," raised of $40,000 goal",57 donations,Michael Bakal is organizing this fundraiser.,"
As Maya communities have long understood, the health of human communities is closely tied to the wellbeing of the earth.



The community of Rabinal, where Voces y Manos has worked since 2009, is in the heart of Central America’s ""dry corridor."" It is one of the world’s most vulnerable regions to climate change. Summer rains which sustained the Mayan system of agriculture for millennia have abruptly become unpredictable and scarce. Yet far from abandoning ancestral farming practices, climate change has motivated many Maya-Achí families to recuperate them.



With your help, Voces y Manos' team of Indigenous youth leaders will:



•	Plant thousands of trees

•	Create dozens of greenhouses

•	Help farmers save and exchange native seeds

•	Use agroecological alternatives to fertilizers and pesticides

• Help farmers strengthen and sustain the Sistema Milpa, or polyculture of corn, beans, and squash





Thank you for supporting Indigenous and Youth-led solutions to the climate crisis!



-The Voces y Manos Team
",,,,"Created December 6, 2022",,
Land back,"$4,955  raised of $50,000 goal • 38 donors"," raised of $50,000 goal",38 donations,"Team fundraiser
Levi Herne and Sue Herne are organizing this fundraiser.","
Shekon sewakwekon my name is Levi Herne from Akwesasne Mohawk territory and I have been growing and saving traditional Haudenosaunee seeds since I was 13 years old and raising pigs since 14 with the help and guidance from elders in my community, when I was 18 I started looking for a better piece of land for growing our seeds with better soils I found a property near the reservation as land on the territory is expensive and not widely available. I attempted to purchase the property but found that the owner was deceased owed back taxes and the property would be forclosed on soon so I decided to pay the back taxes and attempt to gain ownership of the property threw adverse possession. I have been caring for the property growing large gardens and raising pigs on the property for the last 4 years then earlier this year while picking tomatos me and an elder caught a woman with her daughter steeling a rare type of corn called Iroquois tooth that had been planted my the Akwesasne Freedom School and was being grown to grow our seed stalk, she had picked almost all of it before the seeds were mature. I had made a video of the incident and shared the organizers of the planting and a phone of the video with the story of what happened was posted on Facebook. This woman and her daughter subsequently began harassing me and after I went away to work out of state the must have found out and began to attempt to take over the property. I consulted several lawyers and they advised me the best option would be to purchase the property and have the woman and her family removed from the property if they were still precent, they have a notorious reputation in the community which I was not aware of at the time of the original incedent for steeling and harassing community members. I have not done anything to this family but they continue to seek revenge againt me and have not been able to admit any wrong doing. I have put in several thousand dollars of my own money into this property and countless hours of work and would hate to see the work undone and the property misusefd so that's why I'm asking for your help 



Niawen 
",Raised $490 from 4 donations,Levi Herne ,,"Created November 13, 2022",,Organizer
Antarctic Research and Conservation Expedition,"$1,050  raised of $22,000 goal • 11 donors"," raised of $22,000 goal",11 donations,Andrew Kearley is organizing this fundraiser.,"
My name is Andrew. I've been accepted as one of the expedition ambassadors on a research and conservation expedition to Antarctica in February 2023 that is being led by Dr. Sylvia A. Earle. Please help me to fund the cost of my participation in this expedition.



I'm an 18-year-old high school senior in Virginia, USA. I am a photographer and SSI-certified scuba diver. I intend to study marine sciences in university and become a voice for the ocean. I have a passion for the ocean and aquatic wildlife. I hope that one day soon we will recognize the dependence of the human race on our oceans, and I want to help everyone understand and feel the importance, beauty, and majesty of our planet's oceans. As part of this expedition, we will be conducting various research projects and we will be developing 23 resolutions to present to the world and promote the conservation of our world's oceans.
","Oak Hill, VA",Andrew Kearley ,,"Created January 2, 2023",,Organizer
Giving Season for Wildlife,"$11,414  raised of $150,000 goal • 224 donors"," raised of $150,000 goal",224 donations,This fundraiser is organized by vetpaw.org.  ,"
Raffle for Wildlife



70% of wildlife populations have been wiped out because of humans. We have the opportunity to save what is left before it's too late.



This year, for giving season, we are running a raffle to raise funds for our nonprofit organisation.



We have 4 incredible prizes to give away:



Prize 1: Signed New York Mets shirt by Carlos Carassco

Prize 2: Signed wildlife photoprint by Tadhg O'Brien

Prize 3: 7 Day VETPAW Guest Experience Program for 2 (valid until December '23).

Prize 4: A lunch with the incredibly talented actor, Jon Bernthal (Provisional Location: Los Angeles)



To enter;

$20 for 1 ticket entry. Donate as much as you'd like, and you will be entered into the draw accordingly.



The raffle will run until December 15th, and the draw will be made on the 17th to announce the winners.



Funds raised will be used to run our operations for the year ahead.

We rely solely on the donations of our supporters. We cannot do this without you.



Total monthly costs of running our operations: $21,000



We would like to thank you all for your continued support, and any donation is greatly appreciated.


















",,,,"Created November 2, 2022",,
Help Indigenous Cofán Land Defenders Resist Oil,"$955  raised of $3,000 goal • 14 donors"," raised of $3,000 goal",14 donations,Kayla Jenkins is organizing this fundraiser.,"
The A'i Cofán people of Ecuador's eastern Sucumbios province in the community of Dureno are facing the threat of incursion by the state-owned oil company, PetroEcuador. Their land is bordered on the north by the Aguarico River and lies near the oil boom-town of Lago Agrio on Ecuador's Amazonian frontier. The Cofan are hedged in on all sides by active oil concessions. Their home is the last island of pristine, primary rainforest within miles. Now, PetroEcuador plans to open twelve kilometers of road into their territory from the west, cutting a path 40-60 meters wide to make way for pipelines, electrical cables, and heavy machinery in order to construct and operate three platforms and thirty wells right in the heart of their forest. 



The company already began work on the road in January of 2022, but the A'i Cofán were not properly consulted beforehand. When they realized what was happening, PetroEcuador had already cleared several kilometers of road. The community organized a group of 130 or so members to serve as a territorial guard, and armed with wooden spears they demanded that the company cease operations and remove their equipment. So far, they have managed to keep the company from resuming its advance. 



Since the massive nationwide strike in June, which paralyzed the country for 18 days, about seven families of A'i Cofán have been maintaining a permanent presence to blockade the access road and keep the company out. However, groups of armed forces have come on several occasions to intimidate them and attempt to forcefully remove them in order to let the company enter.



The families in resistance are away from their homes, living in makeshift shelters covered with plastic tarps. They need funds to purchase food, supplies, and materials to improve their shelters and allow them to remain in place until PetroEcuador gives up its plans to drill for oil on their land.



Your help can make a big difference! One U.S. dollar can buy a lot more in Ecuador than it can in the States. The organizers estimate $1,000 is needed per month to sustain the families in resistance. If we raise more, that money will go toward promoting their cause through meetings with government officials and the media (covering transportation costs), and can also help to pay legal fees as the Cofán take their case to court.



Please give what you can, and share this page! Thank you.



In solidarity,

Kayla Jenkins



(I’m an environmental activist who first traveled to the Ecuadorian Amazon in 2003. I recently spent several days with the Cofán and visited the site where they are blocking the oil company from entering their territory.)
","Olympia, WA",Kayla Jenkins ,,"Created November 10, 2022",,Organizer
Help Homeless Veterans!,"$1,670  raised of $50,000 goal • 19 donors"," raised of $50,000 goal",19 donations,"Team fundraiser
Carlos Villamar and Chris Collins are organizing this fundraiser.","
Hello! Thank you for considering helping homeless veterans through a GoFundMe campaign.



Our goal is to raise funds to build greenhouses and small houses for homeless veterans. These greenhouses and houses will provide not only a safe and stable place for them to live, but also a means for them to grow their own fresh, organic fish, plants and mushrooms and to sell excess to help support themselves.



Homelessness is a devastating problem, and it is especially heartbreaking when it affects those who have bravely served our country. Many homeless veterans struggle with physical and mental health issues, making it even harder for them to find and maintain housing.



By building greenhouses and houses for homeless veterans, we can not only provide them with a roof over their head, but also with the opportunity to work and be productive in a supportive environment.



Your donations will go towards the construction and maintenance of these greenhouses and houses, as well as providing support and resources for the veterans living there. Every little bit helps, and we are grateful for your support in helping to make a difference in the lives of these brave men and women.



Thank you for your generosity. Together, we can make a real impact in the fight against homelessness among veterans.



With deepest gratitude,



Carlos R. Villamar



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https://annandaletoday.com/local-inventor-in-national-diy-contest/



Technology:

https://youtu.be/uro5IjTGRoU



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https://www.spatial.io/s/620467507d4a280001dad611?share=4947687051706734683



https://dreamhabitat.eco/
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Save Green Space in Central Coventry,"$2,935  raised of $10,000 goal • 24 donors"," raised of $10,000 goal",24 donations,Chris Schuler is organizing this fundraiser.,"

Please donate to help us preserve the field at the corner of Nooseneck Hill Rd and Harkney Hill Road. Home to “The Tree.”






Background






On October 26th, 2022, Coventry residents were notified of a proposal to develop the beautiful green space that abuts the Wood Estates neighborhood, specifically against the backyards of residents on Wood Cove Drive, and Wisteria Drive. The proposal is called “Coventry Crossings Mixed-Use Development.” The proposal calls for 168 residences consisting of 84 “landominiums” and 84 units across 2 apartment buildings, 25% affordable housing, and an indoor/outdoor soccer complex, all squeezed into 30 acres.






This proposal is overcrowded and lacks consideration of the environment, congestion, surrounding neighbors and more. We don’t want this development to be one of the first things people see when they enter this town. We don’t want this type of overcrowding anywhere in town.






➡️ This project will be devastating to our community and our environment. Adding hundreds of cars, traffic, pollution from the homes and crowds going to the proposed soccer complex adds unnecessary congestion to our town. We feel strongly about preserving the field and the existing tree line. Everyone in this town is familiar with the wildlife and the beautiful tree that make this field so unique.






The Town Council and Planning Commission must halt this proposal and deny any variance to the zoning that will lead to development of this property.






Almost 900 have signed a petition against this or any proposed development.






We as a concerned group of neighbors, know that this development impacts the abutting neighbors and all of Coventry as a whole. Join us and let the town know that we do not want overcrowded, environmentally damaging neighborhoods anywhere in our town.






All donations will assist a growing group of neighbors in raising funds to fight any proposed development. Funds will be used to obtain a lawyer and conduct studies of the area. Join us today!

","Coventry, RI",Chris Schuler ,,"Created December 8, 2022",,Organizer
Cosumnes River Flooding,"$830  raised of $5,000 goal • 25 donors"," raised of $5,000 goal",25 donations,Vanessa Castillo Gonzalez is organizing this fundraiser.,"Created January 3, 2023January 3, 2023Environment
My name is Vanessa and I’m from Elk Grove, CA. The storm that hit us on New Years Eve caused a breach in the levee of the Cosumnes River and ultimately flooded mine and my family’s home. The water stands about 3ft deep and has damaged almost everything inside and around our house. My family and I ask for your donation. No matter how little, everything is gratefully appreciated. If you are unable to donate, a simple share is more than enough. Thank you and god bless.
","Elk Grove, CA",Vanessa Castillo Gonzalez ,"Words of support (1)

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Mariana Lopez
$40•10 d
❤️","Created January 3, 2023",,Organizer
Scott Reid's Homestead & Agricultural Project,"$290  raised of $5,000 goal • 10 donors"," raised of $5,000 goal",10 donations,Scott Reid is organizing this fundraiser.,"Created January 3, 2023January 3, 2023Environment
Hi my name is Scott and I am fundraising for my Homestead and Agricultural development project. I am currently working on turning 5 acres into a self-sustaining Homestead and Agriculture hub that will include gardens, fruit trees, bee hives and livestock such as goats, chickens and a dairy cow. The goal is to be a self-sustaining Homestead that can produce in abundance and help to provide our community with fresh fruit, vegetables, eggs and dairy products. I'd also like to partner with local youth groups to provide an interactive environment where children from the community can come and learn about a self-sufficient Homesteading lifestyle! Any contribution towards realizing this dream would be an amazing blessing. Thank you for taking the time to read about my fundraiser!!!



Respectfully, 

Scott Reid
","San Diego, CA",Scott Reid ,,"Created January 3, 2023",,Organizer
Let´s help to restore Los Tigrillos Lodge,"$225  raised of $14,500 goal • 9 donors"," raised of $14,500 goal",9 donations,Lelis Navarrete Zambrano is organizing this fundraiser on behalf of Roger Lee Boyd.,"
Hi, we are Lelis Navarrete and Roger Boyd. Let´s donate to help the Playa de Oro Community to restore and fix the Los Tigrillos Ecolodge. Your donation will be used to replace 1,5 km of water pipes, fix the water supply system in the main house, and also to replace the lodge´s solar energy system.
","Baldwin City, KS",Lelis Navarrete Zambrano ,"Words of support (1)

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jerry pruett
$25•22 d
I have been to Peru twice birding. Once with Roger guided by Lelis. These are good people and ecotourism is a good cause.","Created December 20, 2022","Updates (1)December 21, 2022 by Roger Boyd, BeneficiaryMy wife and I stayed at Los Tigrillos Lodge last March.  It is normally a 2 hr boat trip upstream from Playa de Oro but due to heavy rains recently we arrived in about 40 minutes.  We stayed for 3 days.  Lelis Navarette was our guide.  We found some wonderful birds and other wildlife to be shared in later updates..m-collage-image--show-more:after {
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Flying Deer Nature Center,"$88,731  raised of $125,000 goal • 35 donors"," raised of $125,000 goal",35 donations,This fundraiser is organized by Flying Deer Nature Center Inc.  ,"
In our 25th year, more students than ever before found a haven at Flying Deer—over 2,000 young people from our region and beyond. Our programs at Daley Road, at our satellite campuses, in schools, and at community centers provide refuge from the accelerating pace of life. In their time with us, children find positive relationships and peace, develop self-mastery, and build a healthy sense of both independence and interdependence.



One of our newest year-round instructors, Olivia Ellard, beautifully embodies the impact Flying Deer has had over the years. Olivia began her journey with us 18 years ago as a summer camper, attended our girls’ rites-of-passage program, and trained as a counselor and instructor. Today she shares her deep love of the earth in our homeschool, in-school, and Luna Moth programs.





Olivia’s connection with nature has supported her in tangible and intangible ways throughout the years. “My early lessons in the woods made nature a safe space for me,” she says. “No matter what else is happening, I can return to that space to recenter my mind and pursue opportunities that would otherwise feel overwhelming. Being grounded in my love for the outdoors helped me maintain a sense of normalcy amidst the upheaval of the past few years. It gave me the resilience to restructure my plans in a way that was exciting rather than disappointing. Flying Deer has influenced almost everything about my life.”



As we head into 2023, we want to give more children the benefits that have supported Olivia. Our young people need resilience, confidence, problem-solving and relationship skills, and, most of all, the grounding that comes through connection to the earth. Flying Deer has been dedicated to fostering all of these qualities since our beginnings.



To continue growing our impact and reaching more young people and families, we have identified four strategic goals for the coming year. Your support is essential in making these goals a reality:



Cultivating Nature-Connection Experiences for Diverse Communities 





To truly expand inclusion, we must bring Flying Deer to the world rather than expecting the world to come to us. This year, we are taking more programs on the road and working with community organizations, including the Sanctuary for Independent Media in Troy, Hudson Greater Promise, the STEAM enrichment program for Pittsfield public school students, and the Capital District’s Nature Bus. To expand quality outreach programming and meet the growing need in our region, we must also grow our pool of mentors. To this end, we are creating immersive training modules for adults that build personal nature connection along with an understanding of FDNC’s mission and philosophy while offering a pathway to employment.









Ensuring Sustainable, Year-Round Employment for Our Staff





Our staff are mentors, friends, role models, and holders of the unique Flying Deer culture that students immerse in each day. In 2023, we will be focused on expanding benefits and opportunities for these skilled and dedicated individuals. Our growth has created more year-round roles, and we will continue to expand our professional development efforts, helping each individual thrive as a mentor and community leader.





Fostering Ecological Health and Nurturing Earth Stewards





We are diversifying the ecology at our Daley Road home by sowing native plants, creating food sources and safe havens for a host of critical species. This citizen action can lead to global change. As we engage in this work, we empower children to cultivate biodiversity, take home lessons on backyard habitat, and experience for themselves how shifts come about through individual action.





Developing Our Relationship with the Stockbridge Munsee People





As we seek to strengthen our relationships with indigenous communities, we continue to share knowledge and history with our students and community and to foster a reciprocal relationship with those whose ancestral land we inhabit. In 2023, we plan to support a group of Stockbridge Munsee young people to attend Flying Deer summer camp, providing transportation to and from their home in Wisconsin, lodging, and sponsorship to make this possible.



Your generosity will allow us to get new initiatives off the ground, expand and evolve our existing work, and bring the gifts of nature to more young people. Thank you, our community, for sustaining each step of our growth and efficacy over the past 25 years. Thank you for supporting us as we navigate the changing world and needs of our students. Thank you for sharing our vision of a healthier, more resilient planet guided by compassionate, connected leaders. Please join us in this essential work by making a gift to support this vision.


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Emily's Eagle Scout Project: Help Chimney Swifts,"$650  raised of $1,500 goal • 23 donors"," raised of $1,500 goal",23 donations,Emily Girard is organizing this fundraiser on behalf of Jennifer Rush.,"
Hello! My name is Emily Girard, I am a life scout of troop 222 in Mentor, Ohio and I am working on my Eagle Scout service project! My project is to build a Chimney Swift Tower to provide shelter and safe nesting to these threatened birds. 

I am very passionate about environmental conservation and I love birds, so this project is a perfect fit! Chimney Swifts typically nest in house chimneys and other hollow towers. However, due to the lack of working chimneys in modern architecture, they have seen a large decrease in their nesting locations. 

The funds will be used to purchase all building materials and supplies to start the project. All excess funds will go directly to the Geauga Parks District.

I would appreciate any donation you can give, every dollar donated will help me reach my goal! 


","Mentor, OH",Emily Girard ,,"Created December 28, 2022",,Organizer
Save Holland Lake,"$985  raised of $5,500 goal • 22 donors"," raised of $5,500 goal",22 donations,Mike Garrity is organizing this fundraiser to benefit Alliance for the Wild Rockies Inc.  ,"
Mega-ski resort owner POWDR Corp. recently purchased the historic Holland Lake Lodge in Montana in the Swan Valley, between the Bob Marshall Wilderness and the Mission Mountain Wilderness, and now proposes a massive expansion and extended operating season on a Forest Service Special Use Permit. The Forest Service intended to issue the permit on a categorical exclusion from any environmental analysis or public review, comment and objection as allowed by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). An astounding 6,507 comments rolled in OPPOSING the project! Please help us continue to fight by donating to put up more billboards like this.
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Jim Parker
$15•1 mo
Management of the Holland Lake Expansion plan by the Supervisor of the Flathead National Forest has been epically egregious.","Created November 21, 2022","Updates (3)December 7, 2022 by Michael Garrity, OrganizerThanks to all of your generous donations and the person who agreed to match your donations, we were able to pay to get the billboard up.  Please see the attached picture.  Now we need to raise more money to keep the billboard up and the pressure on the Forest Service to revoke POWDR's permit!.m-collage-image--show-more:after {
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Carol acquiring an all terrain wheelchair.,"$4,160  raised of $14,675 goal • 54 donors"," raised of $14,675 goal",54 donations,Carol Farneti Foster is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Wheelchair-Bound

Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Carol Farneti Foster. I am a widow who has been disabled from Multiple Sclerosis and had a flawed back operation that left me wheelchair-bound since August 2018. Being confined to a wheelchair has been a barrier to allowing me to continue my life’s work— observing and documenting wildlife behavior through film and still photography. For nearly 30 years, my late husband and I were documentary filmmakers for such prestigious organizations as National Geographic, Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, and BBC. We were honored with Emmy Awards for our efforts.

During my career, I have been involved with 41 film projects from 1983 through 2016. Some note worthy films include a five-part series called Tales of Belize, The Land of the Anaconda, Rat Wars, Path of the Rain Gods, Night Stalkers, and Phantoms of the Night. My latest projects have included a tribute to Sharon Matola, founder of the Belize Zoo, and a tribute to my late husband, Richard Foster. I have also been an instructor for film school students from New Mexico State University.

My tenacity and passion for wildlife and filming are best described by a short feature called Jungle Passions (filmed by Nat Geo) which describes my first diagnosis of multiple sclerosis while filming “Land of the Anaconda” in Venezuela. After learning of my diagnosis, I was unable to walk to return to filming, so assistants carried me to the shooting location, where I was able to finish my work.



Even though my disability has left me confined to a wheelchair, I still have much to contribute to the conservation community by continuing this work. My goal is to return to wildlife film and photography and continue teaching others the techniques I have perfected throughout my career. But to do so, I need a rough terrain wheelchair that can maneuver on forest trails and uneven terrain.

Before his passing, my husband, Richard, devised a wheelchair that could be pushed around our home in the savannahs of Belize. I have tried using this and my regular wheelchair for filming, but these designs do not work and are quite painful to my back.

Since becoming a wheelchair user, I also require costly round-the-clock care with the assistance of caregivers. The expense of this extra care is prohibitive in the purchase of a rough terrain wheelchair. My quality of life continued commitment, and expected contribution to the documentation of wildlife will be greatly enhanced if I can purchase this assistive device. I am humbly asking for your support to buy the rough terrain wheelchair.






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Help Save the White Pine Grove!,"$865  raised of $6,400 goal • 15 donors"," raised of $6,400 goal",15 donations,Inwood Hill Park Conservancy is organizing this fundraiser.,"
The Inwood Hill Park Conservancy was founded in 2017 to protect the park's 145-acre Shorockopoch Nature Preserve, a contiguous woodland containing Manhattan's last old-growth forest of trees over 300 years old. Our purpose is to safeguard the posterity of native fauna and flora to benefit generations of visitors to come!



The mission of the IHPC is to ""protect, restore, and celebrate Manhattan's one and only forest."" We conduct ecological research to inform low-tech civil engineering projects that protect the forest's natural environment. We raise money for long-term restoration plantings. And promote community stewardship through free events and programs that engage the public.



We have planted over 2300 trees, shrubs, and herbaceous ground cover since 2020. To control erosion along steep hills within the parks' old-growth stands, we built nearly a mile of entwined wood barriers. In addition, we have repopulated several deforested areas by constructing microclimate beds and reintroducing flora in previously trampled areas.



We are currently restoring an Eastern white pine grove, northwest of Whaleback Rock.



This grove was planted by the Natural Resources Group (NRG) division of NYC Parks in 1990 to close canopy gaps and promote the growth of native saplings, shrubs, and herbaceous groundcover species after citywide budget cuts between 1976 and 1985 saw virtually all maintenance to Inwood Hill Park halted. Natural flora reproduction was hampered by the loss of ground layer plants and seed bank exhaustion. Soil compaction increased water runoff, resulting in wider swaths of bare rock and eroded soils. Damage to exposed roots, dead and decaying trees, fires, vandalism, and uncontrolled park use all created opportunities for invasive species to thrive within gaps in the overstory.



We will ensure the survival of the next generation of eastern white pines by improving soil conditions in the grove where these trees were planted!



Our goal is to raise the necessary funds to plant: 


350 eastern white pines.

500 native wildflowers, including Dutchman's breeches, New York Aster, Goldthread, and Common wood sorrel 

 1000 native shrubs, including Red Elderberry, Hobblebush, and Virginia creeper vines. 




To ensure future germination success, we will create barriers to enclose the grove and protect new growth from erosion and anthropogenic disturbance, while also providing a secure bed for pine needles, seeds, and leaf litter.



We hope you will join us in making this pine grove a sanctuary for migratory birds and wildlife!
























","New York, NY",Inwood Hill Park Conservancy ,,"Created December 19, 2022",,Organizer
Vacant City Lot to Food Forest,"$1,235  raised of $5,000 goal • 31 donors"," raised of $5,000 goal",31 donations,John Holzwart is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Hello Folks!



My name is John and in 2017, I had an idea. The idea was that if I bought a vacant lot across the street from my house and planted it full of food & medicine, I would be able to expand my garden and share the surplus. Since then I've come to realize that planting an urban parcel with a food forest is so much more. The excess rainwater that I direct to my trees is not only greening up my neighborhood, it's also keeping water away from basements and house foundations. 





The birds seem to enjoy doing my pest control and the pollinators are pretty happy too. 





My compost piles have been a welcome sight for neighbors when they don't have to take their leaves and grass clippings to the city drop-off site. 









The friendships I've made meeting new neighbors has really been a plus. Not only have I been able to share my harvest, I've been able to enjoy fruits and veggies from neighboring gardens too! Ok, so I've received some cookies and brownies as well, haha.  





It is my hope that these urban forests will be around long after the initial purchase of property and will continue to provide local food, medicine, friendships, habitat, etc for generations to come. 





Now I have a new opportunity! This new vacant lot will need some serious work besides the initial investment to purchase it. Even though I'm a one-man show I can't do this alone. I'm calling on my community, friends, or anyone who wants to breathe clean air and eat fresh food. Please give what you can and spread the word about this fundraiser. Your donation will have an impact, no matter what it is.



With Gratitude,

Little John
","Sheboygan, WI",John Holzwart ,,"Created December 6, 2022",,Organizer
Micro-startup capital for Gnomewood Farm,"$3,818  raised of $5,000 goal • 54 donors"," raised of $5,000 goal",54 donations,Allen Clements is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Greetings farm-loving friends and family, and welcome to Gnomewood Farm. By immense blessings, we came upon our dream property this year in Wrightsville, PA and were able to acquire almost 13 acres of land. It's heavily forested and has a small pasture and even a pond! It is the perfect farmstead and in our minds the perfect place for a biodynamic hub that will help share the wisdom of biodynamic agriculture with the central Pennsylvania community as we learn on our own amazing journey.



Did you see the film ""The Biggest Little Farm?"" That's us now. In fact, that was a biodynamic farm too though they don't mention it in the film!



It took a lot for us to get together the $$ to catch this place before it slipped away but we can manage building over time. We've identified one crucial need and one amazing opportunity that we don't want to pass up and so we need your help with a little bit of funding to get a stronger start and make more positive impact sooner!



1) Utility vehicle. We've identified a good workhorse farm utility vehicle. Countless mentors have advised that having this is numero uno and we are reminded every day of the exponential impact this will make. The hills here are intense but there are traversable paths if we can get our hands on one. The money we are asking for will allow us to purchase a used one or put a good down payment on a newer model. Having a UTV will allow us to use a bit of well-planned mechanization to make positive environmental changes in terms of curbing erosion and encouraging native plant growth, help us bring water, minerals and other supplies to our sheep AND will allow us to start a mushroom operation in the woods which is BURSTING with native mushrooms already. It's the perfect place. Which brings me to...



2) Mushroom Operation ""in a box!"" One of our dear fellow farms in the area is greatly reducing their mushroom operation and has agreed to sell us their tools and around 200 shitake logs capable of producing for a few more years for a price that is practically a gift. If we can take advantage of this, we will be up and running and have farm income to help us grow.



We want what we do here to be of educational and nutritional value to our whole community and we appreciate anything you can do to help! 



It will be easy to keep up with Gnomewood! I'll send biodynamic assessments to our email list! You can also follow us on our Instagram page and other places @gnomewoodfarm



Thanks so much to our Gnomie homies... past, present, and future!
","York, PA",Allen Clements ,,"Created November 7, 2022",,Organizer
Help us get a new place!,"$330  raised of $2,000 goal • 8 donors"," raised of $2,000 goal",8 donations,Kieran Smith is organizing this fundraiser.,"Created 1 day ago1 day agoEnvironment


Hello, my girlfriend and I are currently in a bad living situation with someone who keeps trying to kick us out for every little thing. He has treated us as maids and has told us that we cannot have friends over or even eat without having sexual relations with him. Both of us are terrified to go out of our bedroom. We have found a place to go, and we need some financial help getting there. Donating anything you can will help us get to a place where we can feel safe again.
","Tuscumbia, AL",Kieran Smith ,,Created 1 day ago,,Organizer
Alk-2 Research and Fund Future Research,"$4,696  raised of $10,000 goal • 130 donors"," raised of $10,000 goal",130 donations,Alk Researcher is organizing this fundraiser.,Looking to help cover the cost of current Alk-2 research as well as future endeavors and networking.,"West Chicago, IL",Alk Researcher ,"Words of support (6)

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Josh Young
$50•22 d
Please stop squeezing me with your stupid flare fotos!
Christopher Tuckett
$10•29 d
Thank you for spreading the light from the Alkaid well.
Cian McDonald
$15•1 mo
Keep up the good work, much appreciated.
Josh Young
$25•1 mo
Scot126 .
$100•1 mo
Keep up the good work! - Scot126
The Priest
$10•1 mo
We greatly appreciate the information. Thankyou very much.","Created December 14, 2022",,Organizer
Momen Muneer's Eagle Scout Project,"$960  raised of $1,200 goal • 26 donors"," raised of $1,200 goal",26 donations,Momen Muneer is organizing this fundraiser on behalf of Arshia Muneer.,"
My name is Momen Muneer. I am a Life Scout in Troop 786 in Sterling, VA. I am creating a brick pathway in the garden at my high school. I hope to open up the garden to staff and students to create an outdoor learning space, and I could use all the help I can get. I'd greatly appreciate your donations!
","Oak Hill, VA",Momen Muneer ,,"Created November 27, 2022",,Organizer
Malvina King's Memorial Service,"$4,300  raised of $5,000 goal • 31 donors"," raised of $5,000 goal",31 donations,Jalen Powell is organizing this fundraiser.,"
The family of Malvina King is accepting memorial donations in her memory.



Malvina Lymar King, 46, gained her wings on Friday, October 28, 2022 in Painesville, Ohio.

 

She leaves behind two adult children and five grandchildren who will carry her memory with them forever. 

 

Malvina immediately lit up any room she entered with her larger than life, yet humble, personality. She had a laugh and a warm presence that will never be forgotten. Her passions lied in helping others and she spent her life doing so. She loved cooking, butterflies, and spending time with her children and grandchildren. Much like her beloved butterflies, Malvina was a pillar of hope, love, and positivity. She will be missed greatly. 



Donations are also accepted via Cashapp at $tkcolo3 
 GoFundMe Giving GuaranteeThis fundraiser mentions donating through another platform, but please know that only donations made on GoFundMe are protected by the GoFundMe Giving Guarantee.","Painesville, OH",Jalen Powell ,,"Created November 1, 2022",,Organizer
Feed the Grosbeaks!,"$1,400  raised of $1,200 goal • 39 donors"," raised of $1,200 goal",39 donations,Ryan Brady is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Hey friends, I think we all love Evening Grosbeaks. I love them too. But feeding upwards of 200 per day is downright expensive, especially given the price of sunflower seeds these days. I'm going through ~12 lbs of seed per day now, and even that is usually gone by the noon hour. $7 per day... that's how much I've spent on sunflower seed alone since mid-November and that number is likely to increase as winter rolls on until the birds eventually depart in April. If you're inclined to help out, please chip in!



I fully understand that this is a trivial ask in the grand scheme of things and there are millions of campaigns, most very serious, that are more worthy than this one. But hey, birds are my thing, and this species could certainly use the help, having declined in numbers by over 90% since 1970.



I'm looking for 40 donations of $30 each (the approx cost of a 50-lb bag of sunflower seed). Anyone who donates 2 bags ($60) gets a free pass to come watch the birds yourself! And remember, your donation will not only help the grosbeaks but also the many other birds that visit my feeders and could use the calories for our cold Wisconsin nights. Thank you!



P.S. Here's a brief video showing a portion of the flock: https://www.facebook.com/groups/3015382321871572/posts/5479479988795114/
","Washburn, WI",Ryan Brady ,,"Created December 22, 2022",,Organizer
Hurricane Ian Pine Island Kim & Kristen,"$3,645  raised of $3,000 goal • 44 donors"," raised of $3,000 goal",44 donations,Erik Jensen is organizing this fundraiser on behalf of Soren Jensen.,"
Hi, my name is Erik Jensen and I'm fundraising for my father Kim Jensen and Kristen Gray. Their house and all of their possessions on Pine Island, Florida were destroyed by Hurricane Ian. They had four feet of water in the house, trees that collapsed their roof, wind damage, and so much destruction it's overwhelming. They are on Pine Island working with friends/family trying to salvage what they can but need help. The fundraising goal is $3,000, anything short of that number I'll donate myself but it's going to take much more than that for them to get back on their feet. Kim, Kristen and their friends are currently sleeping in trailers, at friends houses and working all day/night to try and salvage what they can. Until FEMA comes through (hopefully?), they are stuck doing the heavy lifting on their own. Anything you donate is HIGHLY APPRECIATED and will go towards food, water, basic supplies, housing supplies, and repairs on the home. Thanks so much to everyone who donates, lets show them some love. 
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Help our Community Grow a Fruit Forest!,"$3,457  raised of $9,000 goal • 58 donors"," raised of $9,000 goal",58 donations,Helen Bicknell is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Here at the Rhiannon Community, our vision is to be self-sustainable and offer a place for people to heal and express themselves to their fullest capacity, while living in connection with Mother Earth. Every year, we plant around 1000 trees at Christmas time to reforest, regenerate and stimulate wildlife in Rhiannon. This Christmas, we are starting a 3-part project, which includes planting fruit trees, digging a reservoir to irrigate them, and using the clay from the reservoir to build an adobe accommodation for long-term volunteers. If you feel strongly about offsetting your carbon footprint, this could be a great reason to donate or offer a newly planted tree to a friend or family member as a Christmas present. We thank you in advance for supporting this project that will significantly impact our little community we call home.
","Waxhaw, NC",Helen Bicknell ,,"Created November 12, 2022",,Organizer
Protecting Square Lake and Nature Conservancy,"$42,000  raised of $85,000 goal • 50 donors"," raised of $85,000 goal",50 donations,Mark Diessner is organizing this fundraiser on behalf of Square Lake Association.,"
Our GoFundMe mission is to assist the Square Lake Association and May Township community in defending and protecting the Lake and the conservancy against irreparable damage.



This area is considered to be one of the largest and most ecologically significant remaining unprotected natural areas in the [Twin Cities] Metro. The DNR and Washington County have classified this area as having high quality natural areas with rich hardwood forest, numerous bogs, wetlands, grasslands, and shoreline along the various lakes. It is home to many native wildlife of the upper Midwest that are on the endangered, threatened, and special concern species lists.



 Current events are converging that may directly impact Square Lake and other unprotected natural areas in the surrounding community of May Township. The expectations of these current events will dramatically impact the local environment, roads, and trails. They will also be detrimental to the beautiful natural landscape and waters of Square Lake, May Lake, Clear Lake, West Boot Lake, East Boot Lake, and South Terrapin Lake, included in the May Township Conservancy district.



It is important that we protect these unique “gems” in our environment so they can last for generations to appreciate. We have formed this funding site to support the growing legal consultation costs and future impact measurement components that will help to protect this beautiful land and water. Our Square Lake Association Board of Directors respectfully request your donation to help us fund the legal costs and any potential analysis and testing to preserve and protect efforts and actions in 2022-23.



Thank you,



Square Lake Association Board of Directors
","Stillwater, MN",Mark Diessner ,,"Created November 16, 2022",,Organizer
Aquifer Conservation Alliance,"$6,860  raised of $20,000 goal • 42 donors"," raised of $20,000 goal",42 donations,"Team fundraiser
Aquifer Conservation and 2 others are organizing this fundraiser.","
The Aquifer Conservation Alliance has started a campaign to establish a Groundwater Conservation District in western Williamson County.



Citizens and landowners must protect and manage the Trinity Aquifer before over pumping depletes water levels beyond use. The depletion and potential permanent damage to the Trinity Aquifer will have a detrimental effect on all citizens and landowners in western Williamson County.



Without a Groundwater Conservation District, Williamson County has no ability to prevent large-scale pumping operations and densely populated developments un-suited for groundwater use from depleting this resource. Well levels are already dropping and starting to run dry due in part to over pumping. Currently, large use developers and industrial operations do not even have to request permission to gain unlimited access to our groundwater! This must stop!



We need your help today more than ever before!! We need assistance with the mounting legal and campaign costs. We must protect what little of this priceless resource we have left!!



Aquifer Conservation Alliance is a citizen led non-profit organization that is leading an effort to have western Williamson County (everything west of I-35) annexed by nearby Clearwater Underground Water Conservation District. Clearwater UWCD has successfully and responsibly managed much of the same Trinity Aquifer north of Williamson County since 1989. It's time that the part of the Trinity Aquifer extending into Williamson County has the same responsible management and the same protection from dangerous over pumping that our neighboring county does. Please donate so that we can protect what little we have left!!!



We must step in now and get this done, not only for ourselves, but also so future generations can continue to have access to groundwater. Spread the word and share it with everyone you know!!



For more information, join our Facebook Group (Aquifer Conservation Alliance) and visit our website https://aquiferconservation.org




","Raised $1,000 from 3 donations",Aquifer Conservation ,,"Created October 29, 2022",,Organizer
Shawn Pendry create a victory garden for joy,"$1,790  raised of $1,500 goal • 41 donors"," raised of $1,500 goal",41 donations,Shawn Pendry is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Hello friends, family, and benefactors. I have been a public school educator for 19 years in Florida. I have the best wife in the world who is also a public school teacher (23 years). We have been blessed with two wonderful boys who are grown men now. I love my job. I love my family. By all measures except finances (we are teachers), I recognize that I am blessed. However, I have been struggling for quite some time with unshakable and omnipresent depression. I have worked with my medical professionals and can’t seem to shake it. We have moved into a new-to-us 1970’s house on a sand lot. As we settled I found a past time that adds light to the gloomy days. My wife has been perfect in helping and encouraging me.



Gardening. Caring for the small flowers and vegetables is inspiring, uplifting and helps me stay in the present. The problem is I can’t get enough healthy soil to use. We have foraged scraps of wood from neighborhood discard to make some raised beds. I am asking for help to purchase the last infrastructure I need for my beds and a load of 5cubic yards of top soil and 5 cubic yards of compost before spring planting. The sand on the lot doesn’t support anything but fire ants so we are trying to be creative, but it just isn’t in the financial cards this year and I haven’t felt this much of a pull towards something since I met my beautiful wife. If you are able, please help me raise funds for this soil and remaining garden pieces. The total is around 1,100 for garden infrastructure and soil. The last portion is for a few small trees and berry bushes that will also need the soil replacement. Thank you for reading my story.

With great love and appreciation,

Shawn Pendry
",,,,"Created December 19, 2022",,
Antarctic Expedition Summit on Climate Change,"$740  raised of $1,500 goal • 16 donors"," raised of $1,500 goal",16 donations,Michele Hoffman is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Hello friends, I'm Michele Hoffman Trotter. Those who know me know that I have dedicated 30 years of my life to science education (mostly in university settings) aimed at non-science majors and the general public. It has been my personal mission to create space in society for everyone to understand and engage in critical environmental issues because (let's be honest) there is no ""Planet B""!



This February, I have been invited to be an ambassador on an incredible expedition of leaders from various quadrants of society to voyage to Antarctica on the carbon-neutral vessel named for one of my greatest sea heroes of all time Dr. Sylvia Earle. On this voyage led by Dr. Earle, I will present data I've gathered on the attitudes, concerns, and goals Generation Z holds about the environment they are set to inherit. I am beyond nervous, humbled and excited to have an audience for this critical conversation that will be heard by government leaders, business moguls, scientists and even esteemed members of National Geographic! More on the expedition can be found here:



https://www.aurora-expeditions.com/antarctic-climate-expedition-2023-ocean-geographic/



The funds I seek to raise will help cover costs associated with:

1) Production of a brief video featuring student ambassadors

2) Required insurance which is quite pricey for an expedition of this nature (over $1000)

3) Awards for students who have made art and written essays as part of the presentation

4) Printing materials to disseminate to participants



My students are equally excited to have their views and concerns shared in this once-in-a-lifetime venue, and I want to make this happen in as loud and proud a way as I possibly can. If dollars aren't possible, please get as many members of Gen Z in your life as you can to participate in the survey that will get their collective voice out there!

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WHQX3G3

Thank you for considering adding your support to this initiative!
","Highland Park, IL",Michele Hoffman ,,"Created November 30, 2022",,Organizer
Devastated by Fire,"$1,310  raised of $10,000 goal • 19 donors"," raised of $10,000 goal",19 donations,Erin Carter is organizing this fundraiser on behalf of Nikita Smith.,"
Hello my name is Erin and I am close friends with the Smiths, who were restoring the beautiful 109 year old house on West Market street. This family saw the beauty in an old house and took a chance on making their dream home a reality top to bottom, inside and out. After months of hard work, they were nearly finished only lacking a few details. Early on Sunday morning of 12/11, a 4 alarm fire broke out and cut their dreams down as the house was reduced to ash and rubble. With the extensive renovation required by the home, they invested everything they had! To watch everything you have worked so hard for literally go up in smoke is beyond heartbreaking. Let's show them there is still good in this world. If you want to help the family this holiday season a donation would be greatly appreciated.
","Warren, OH",Erin Carter ,,"Created December 12, 2022",,Organizer
Save Greater Dowses Beach,"$5,670  raised of $25,000 goal • 33 donors"," raised of $25,000 goal",33 donations,Susanne Conley is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Our ad hoc community group “Save Greater Dowses Beach,” in Osterville, Massachusetts, is fighting plans by a Connecticut company,

Avangrid Renewables, to subject this beautiful estuarine environment, home to countless species of wildlife, to an invasive, 3-year long construction project. Completely disregarding the dismay and anger of residents, this company, under the auspices of “Commonwealth Wind LLC” wants to land 3 (!) giant HVAC electrical cables at Dowses. The scope of this work is hard to underestimate (massive). To date, we have collected over 750 petition signatures (paper and on Change.org), and now it’s time to fight with some funding behind us. We want to hire our own environmental expert as well as, eventually if need be, an attorney. We are NOT against wind power. We are against destroying the environment to save it. Any amount is greatly appreciated! Funds remaining after our efforts have concluded will be donated to help preserve wildlife habitat on Cape Cod. Thank you!
","Osterville, MA",Susanne Conley ,,"Created November 10, 2022",,Organizer
SHUCK the MUCK: Oysters for Indian River Lagoon,"$1,150  raised of $30,000 goal • 11 donors"," raised of $30,000 goal",11 donations,"The Manatee Observation  and Education Center is organizing this fundraiser to benefit Treasure Coast Manatee Foundation, Inc..  ","
Want to join me in making a difference today that will last decades? SHUCK the MUCK: Oysters for Indian River Lagoon is a two-part effort to educate the public AND install oyster mats in and around Moore's Creek.



We are raising money to create educational exhibitry and hands-on programming explaining oysters' vital role in filtering water, helping to clear the MUCK impacting the seagrass - and starving our wonderful Florida Manatees! 



Any donation will help create an impact. All donations will be matched 1:1 by the Doris M. Carter Family Foundation up to $15,000 - Giving your gift twice the shucking power! 



Thanks in advance for contributing to this cause - it means so much to all who call Indian River Lagoon home - especially our Manatees.



More information about Treasure Coast Manatee Foundation, Inc:

The Treasure Coast Manatee Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization established to support and enhance environmental awareness, education, and stewardship of endangered species and natural resources, fulfilling its mission through the Manatee Observation and Education Center.


","Ft. Pierce, FL",The Manatee Observation  and Education Center ,,"Created November 16, 2022",,Organizer
It takes a village to raise a barn,"$1,220  raised of $50,000 goal • 12 donors"," raised of $50,000 goal",12 donations,Tir Na nOg is organizing this fundraiser on behalf of Sue Mack.,"
Tir Na nOg Homepage

​For the last 15 years, we have been building and sharing the skills required to rebuild stripped soils, restore the health and productivity of the land, and create a farm ecosystem that minimizes fossil-fuel use while building climate resilience. We have built our capacity to provide nutrient-dense food for ourselves and our community through humane handling of heritage-breed livestock and organic production of perennial and annual crops. As on-farm educators, we have mentored over 150 youth and adults to practice these principles and methods to build food production capacity and climate resilience in their own communities throughout the United States and beyond.



Women and LGBTQIA-indentified youth have, in particular, sought out our farm as an intentionally-created safe space where they can explore their own capacities. Many have returned in later years to share that their experience here was profoundly live-giving and life-changing, a foundation for the work they do today. If we are to respond effectively to the intersectional crises of climate change and human need, and if we are to continue to build the resilience of rising generations, we need to upgrade our facilities accordingly.



Proposal:

​A 30' x 30' post-and-beam barn on a poured-concrete foundation, to provide a multi-story, multiple-use structure. This long-sought structure will expand the farm's capacity for sustainable farming education by meeting a wide range of currently unattainable goals, including:

​year-round, predator-proof shelter and water access for vulnerable animals

​dedicated care areas for livestock and poultry:

​birthing area/extreme weather shelter for sows and piglets

​brooding pen for chicks

​recovery pen for ill or injured poultry

​loafing shed & winter feed/water area for cattle

​veterinary access stall/extreme weather shelter for cattle

​workshop space for farm gear construction, maintenance, and repair

​dedicated storage for tools, gear, and equipment

​root cellar for climate-controlled, zero-energy-input food storage

​flexible studio space for teaching and shared creative exploration



​Sue Mack, community organizer, educator, social worker, musician

​Holly Morrison, educator, neurodevelopmental therapist, pastoral counselor
","Crockett Corner, ME",Tir Na nOg ,,"Created October 29, 2022",,Organizer
AMELIA MTB TRAILS 2023 OPERATING BUDGET,"$3,195  raised of $5,000 goal • 53 donors"," raised of $5,000 goal",53 donations,Antonio Suarez is organizing this fundraiser.,"
OPERATING BUDGET FOR TRAIL REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS.



It is time to support your local trail system with donations.  Our track record says it all, the park still needs a lot of work and we have huge plans to continue improving the park but we NEED your help to do this.



Thanks in advance for all your help.  We hope the Trail Crew continues to grow this year.



www.rideamelia.com






















",,,,"Created December 22, 2022",,
Help me dispose of this abandoned RV,"$2,060  raised of $2,000 goal • 42 donors"," raised of $2,000 goal",42 donations,Mike Goldman is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Hi. I'm Mike Goldman(junkyard). I did someone a favor by letting them park their RV on my property. Well, they abandoned it here and moved away. After months of effort, to get a title, etc. and trying to donate it, I am left to Pay to have it removed ($2000.00) and disposed of in an ecologically sound manner. This is more than I can afford but it needs to be done. If you are in a position to help, please do. This is a hard ask. Know that it is not something that I do easily. Thank you in advance.

YOU HAVE HELPED ME REACH THE GOAL!!! YOU ARE AWESOME.
",,,"Words of support (1)

Please donate to share words of support.

Andrew Cole
$20•2 mos
Hey Mike. This is my old PayPal account. Tries to donate earlier in week. Forgot PW. Cheers. Rick","Created October 19, 2022","Updates (1)
October 20, 2022
by Mike Goldman, Organizer
I continue to be thankful",
"Trans POC with DIABETES, MOVE OUT PLANS.","$820  raised of $1,000 goal • 24 donors"," raised of $1,000 goal",24 donations,Laius Carter is organizing this fundraiser on behalf of Maggie Floyd.,"
Hi, my name is Laius and I’m a trans POC in the Minneapolis area. I know I’ve been wanting to move out since middle school, and tuition for my dream college I’m currently enrolled for is way out of my pay. But my first priority is being able to move out as soon as I graduate due to the nature of state I live in with my mother and my own mental, physical health issues. Such as Type 2 Diabetes and Depression. If you can’t donate, that’s okay!! Just please share.



Much love.
","Minneapolis, MN",Laius Carter ,,"Created November 2, 2022",,Organizer
Help Us Cover Unexpected Hotel Costs at COP27,"$8,300  raised of $16,000 goal • 62 donors"," raised of $16,000 goal",62 donations,Brittany Michalski is organizing this fundraiser on behalf of Kathleen Swain.,"
I'm Brittany Michalski, and I'm on the leadership team for the Christian Climate Observer's Program (CCOP).



Our Week 1 team arrived November 6th in Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt, excited and motivated to bear witness to the increasingly critical climate talks hosted by the UNFCCC.



I got an email from Brian Webb, one of the Week 1 Leaders and he wrote, ""the hotel surprised us with a $100 per person per night “COP27 fee.” They won’t tell us where it’s going but insist it is a government-mandated fee. Despite the fact that we’ve been told numerous times by the Egyptian government and the UNFCCC that there is no mandated hotel fee. This comes out to an unexpected $15,500 in extra costs. CCOP had no choice but to pay the extra fees because there are no other lodging options in Sharm-el-Sheikh during COP27, as many other Civil Society groups are also discovering.""



Will you prayerfully consider helping CCOP cover these extra costs? Thank you!


","Sparta, WI",Brittany Michalski ,,"Created November 8, 2022",,Organizer
Harú's 41st Birthday Movement,"$2,006  raised of $13,000 goal • 25 donors"," raised of $13,000 goal",25 donations,"Team fundraiser
Kuntanawa Nation and 3 others are organizing this fundraiser.","
Dear Brothers & Sisters,





I come to you with an important request. I come to you with a birthday wish.





November is a special month for me, as I’ll be turning 41 on November 9th. I’m very grateful for everything this life has offered me thus far, for my family, for my friends, and for my allies. I’m also deeply grateful for your support and the many ways you have championed our causes. Protecting the Amazon and the lives of those who live in the rainforest is one of these causes—an extremely important one, yet also very challenging.





In our region, over 80 indigenous leaders are murdered yearly by greed; in the name of capitalism. Those that only focus on profits don’t care about the Amazon or the lives of those living in the rainforest. My people, the Kuntanawa, as well as other tribes, have been attacked on many fronts: religion, politics, prejudice, and discrimination, to name a few. This has left us very vulnerable and wondering: How will we continue to exist in a region battling such moral and spiritual hardship?





The answer is: We Need Your Help!





The first step: I have called 12 guardians to come with me for two weeks to pray, prepare, and take action. Over these two weeks we will finish building our Sacred Fountain, further the construction of our School, and rebuild our Spiritual Center. We will begin on my birthday and return to our homes two weeks later. We will be guided by our sacred prayers & sacred medicine, our support for one another, the teachings of our elders, and our desire to create a safer world for all of us, a world that we can continue to help heal.





However, we need help…your help. We need financial support to purchase materials for the above-mentioned structures and to provide food, aid, care, protection, etc., for the families of these Guardians while they are away.





My request is from the heart, and I hope it is received in the way it is sent…with Love. Whatever you can contribute, big or small, we are grateful!





For those of you donating, we will be sending updates, so you can follow our progress and see how you are helping protect & support our community. Thank you greatly for answering this call for help and for granting my Birthday wish!





Additional Steps: We will continue to share events as they unfold, including The Tree Tops Cup II, one of many campaigns from the Transform & Illuminate project that supports socio-environmental sustainability practices, the strengthening of traditional cultures and indigenous/non-indigenous community relationships, as well as the recruitment, training, and empowerment of future Guardians.





Thank you for being a part of my life. Big Hugs & Xara Xara,





Harú
",Raised $283 from 5 donations,Kuntanawa Nation ,,"Created November 6, 2022",,Organizer
Climate Change Education Tour,"$215  raised of $75,000 goal • 9 donors"," raised of $75,000 goal",9 donations,Gin DeMaio is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Eco Diversified International is an environmental organization that is working to promote inclusive action to limit human-induced climate change for a healthy environment while allowing for sustainable and equitable development.



Mission:

The mission of Eco Diversified International is to develop eco-consciousness among residents by providing a platform for environmental education, programs, and resources.



Vision:

Our vision is to be the most widespread network among colleges and institutions, educating people on environmental sustainability, creating a community network, and providing a positive forum in which students can be creative, and innovative, and develop their leadership skills.



We intend to carry out the largest climate change education tour in Nigeria with an aim reach to reach 40,000 Youths in Nigeria. During this tour, we would mentor 1000 students in each university to carry out projects and be sustainability ambassadors.



Find photos from Eco Diversified International's previous events, as well as a thorough budget breakdown for this educational tour, here:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1nDJf95HVnclThoY9cRZZFnVwsXdxNZFh?usp=sharing



Join Eco Diversified International:

Instagram: @econetworkng / @africanclimatechangemovement










","Stroudsburg, PA",Gin DeMaio ,,"Created December 4, 2022",,Organizer
Help Rebuild,"$300  raised of $5,000 goal • 6 donors"," raised of $5,000 goal",6 donations,Heather Wilson is organizing this fundraiser on behalf of Kimberly Kurtz Gradous.,"Created 2 days ago2 days agoEnvironment
As you know, we had a tornado hit a well known family home/farm on January 4th. Although physically, everyone was unharmed but terrified and heartbroken. I can't even begin to understand the devastation of losing a home or just losing your sanity from everything that was lost, including memories and things you worked so hard to aquire. Every one knows this family and if u don't personally know them you have definitely heard of them. Laura and Tim Gradous of Waynesboro, Ga/Old Waynesboro Rd. are always welling to help ANYONE in need at a drop of a hat. Some close friends, family, and I are starting this fund to try and help rebuild there home and also to help with hard times. Please, if anyone can help, just a few dollars or what they see fit to give, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks guys! Lets help give back some peace and love to this family.
","Waynesboro, GA",Heather Wilson ,,Created 2 days ago,,Organizer
Herbs for All!,"$320  raised of $7,500 goal • 9 donors"," raised of $7,500 goal",9 donations,Thundy Family Farm is organizing this fundraiser.,"


Thundy Family Farm



We’re a homesteading family building a small-scale, off-grid organic herb farm.



We aim to be a sustainable resource for high-quality herbs to support communities from home kitchens to commercial kitchens to apothecaries.



Your donation will directly impact our ability to gather supplies to build two essential structures; one for drying herbs and the other for processing them.



From the earth to your hands 



Herbs are integral to our daily lives; in food, as drink, and when caring for a child’s nosebleed; relief is near as opening a jar. A proper bust down of fresh thyme, onions and peppers is a prelude to most meals in our home. Chamomile, Nettle and Echinacea are seasonal companions.



Educating ourselves about herbs has allowed us to improve our vitality, be a resource for others and apply creativity to preventative care. Cultivating a mindset of empowerment, offering access to quality herbs and land stewardship are our calling and love offerings.



After backyard-urban gardening for going on three years, and saving every dollar we could; this past autumn our vision came to life. We recently acquired the acreage we’ve been seeking to expand to full-time, self-sufficient farming. Our off-grid plan includes solar energy and heating, a well, bio-gas septic and utilizing the timber on our property.



The Tangibles your donation provides



$2500 will take care of the main expense, the portable sawmill. We can save on lumber costs and cut customized pieces we need for the structures, drying tray frames and table stations. Another $2500 will be directed to the tool upgrade including new air compressors, nail guns, new blades, battery packs and more. The last $2500 will cover windows, fixtures, roofing, storage bins and the like.



The action of caring for oneself, one another and the land that nourishes us is the heart of our contribution to sustainability.



Thank you for your contribution! 



It’s the soil, seed, sun and water we need to grow!
","Suwanee, GA",Thundy Family Farm ,,"Created December 24, 2022",,Organizer
Creating opportunities for kids in Pitumarca Peru,"$2,990  raised of $10,000 goal • 33 donors"," raised of $10,000 goal",33 donations,"Team fundraiser
Mara Brcic and 2 others are organizing this fundraiser on behalf of Kimberly Schwartz.","
Help us provide high quality outdoor recreation for the local community of Pitumarca, Peru.



Pitumarca is a small town located in the Peruvian Andes. it’s also home to one of the main climbing parks in Peru.

We seek to provide the same opportunities most travelers get to experience in the climbing park, to the local community, making the opportunity gap and economic bridge smaller between us.

Using our privilege as a tool to hope to generate fair experiences for the locals who share their land with visiting outdoor enthusiasts yet don’t get to experience the same outdoor recreation.



Uma Rumi and 7a Escalada are two Peruvian organizations working towards the development of an outdoor program for the local youth of Pitumarca, Peru.

The program seeks to connect the young community to their land and its conservation through a year long outdoor program.

In the program we will focus on conservation, health, empathy, community, inclusion and overall positive relationships through climbing, camping, excursions, art and games.

We seek to get the young community involved in the protection of their patromony and are very conscious that an amazing strategy is through positive experiences in their environment.



The program will provide at least one outdoor experience a month for a group of 20+ children ages 4-17.

Hot meals and healthy snacks cooked by a local woman from the community (to enhance economic income in the community) will be provided.



The program has absolutely no cost for the kids involved.



The money collected will be used towards food, gas, wages, gear, infrastructure, equipment and any other investment we might need to make in order to have the program run smoothly and successfully.
",Raised $935 from 12 donations,Mara Brcic ,,"Created October 29, 2022",,Organizer
Dave and Jenna -- Hurricane Ian -- Fundraiser,"$3,700  raised of $25,000 goal • 30 donors"," raised of $25,000 goal",30 donations,Scott Murray is organizing this fundraiser on behalf of David Newton.,"
Every once in a while, life throws you a curve ball, and our friends Dave and Jenna Newton were thrown the biggest curve ball ever! On September 28th, Hurricane Ian hit their town of Cape Coral full force.



Dave has served his country and community his entire adult life until he retired to his dream town in Southwest Florida. He moved there with his wife Jenna, who is still serving her community, and his retired narcotics detection dog and rescue dog.



The morning of September 28th, they fled inland to a friend's house seeking shelter from the 140mph winds and 10-foot storm surge. Their house sits at 7 feet above sea level. Friends rushed out to help him gut his house and throw all their belongings out on the curb. To make matters even worse, Dave and Jenna found out that their flood insurance company filed for bankruptcy two days prior to the hurricane hitting. Dave and Jenna requested help from FEMA but received only $700 in federal assistance.



Dave and Jenna lost everything that they have worked so hard for, and we are asking for help in getting them back on their feet.  Any little bit helps, and I am sure they will greatly appreciate it.



Thank you all for your love and support!



Please feel free to contact us,  Scott and Kelly Murray, or John Jenkins if you have any questions.




",,,,"Created October 18, 2022",,
Conservancy Guardians - Project Fundraiser USA,"$6,282  raised of $5,000 goal • 37 donors"," raised of $5,000 goal",37 donations,"Nicholas Kershaw is organizing this fundraiser to benefit Conservancy Guardians USA Fund, Inc..  ","
Dear Friends,



On 10th December, I will be running 25 km through the Mara Conservancies in Kenya, one of the planet's most wildlife-rich and beautiful landscapes. One which I love.



I'm running to raise awareness and funds for our projects and our conservation partners in the region.



My chosen projects focus on the three pillars of the Conservancy Guardians Mission. Nurture - Empower - Protect:



Community education in 2023 I want to pilot a scheme in the region bringing tech and innovation to the challenges of rural education. The schools we visit and support in the Greater Serengeti Mara are filled with bright young minds but woefully short on resources. We are on the cusp of leapfrogging some of the obstacles historically holding back remote schools in East Africa.



Women's health in the region, expanding a women’s health centre in Engos, serving a population of approximately 7,000 local Maasai ladies. They Provide prenatal/postnatal care, family planning education and services, and assist 50 – 60 women in childbirth each month.https://africamissionservices.com/ams-projects/ams-birth-center/



Ranger Support – funding for uniforms, equipment and general administration for the fantastic teams protecting the Mara Conservancies.



The Mara Elephant Project. Protecting elephants and their habitats across the greater Mara ecosystem. https://maraelephantproject.org



Thank you for your support. Jana and I, along with our co-trustees, cover all of the administration costs for Conservancy Guardians. 100% of your generosity will be put to work driving community-led conservation in East Africa.



With love,



Nic
","Reston, VA",Nicholas Kershaw ,,"Created December 5, 2022",,Organizer
Conserve the Sanfacon property.,"$2,743  raised of $15,000 goal • 40 donors"," raised of $15,000 goal",40 donations,Ramblin Vewe is organizing this fundraiser to benefit Ramblin Vewe Farm Trust.  ,"
Gilford’s Ramblin’ Vewe Farm has entered into a Purchase and Sales Agreement for the 43-acre parcel of land abutting Ramblin’ Vewe Farm to the southeast. This land was owned by Dr. Leo and Polly Sanfaçon and over the years they generously allowed Ramblin’ Vewe Farm to make and use trails on their property. To date, there have been approximately three miles of trails constructed and maintained by Ramblin’ Vewe Farm.  The Board of Ramblin’ Vewe Farm and the Gilford Conservation Commission believe this is a fantastic opportunity.



 Conservation of this property increases the conserved area of Ramblin’ Vewe Farm to about 335 contiguous acres, all for the enjoyment of Gilford and nearby communities;

 It adds another approximately three miles to the Ramblin’ Vewe Farm trail system bringing the total Ramblin’ Vewe Farm trails to about 13 miles;

 It saves 43 acres of prime real estate from development; and

 It conserves about 1/3 mile of unbroken woodland frontage along the north side of Route 11A only one mile from Gilford Village center thus maintaining the rural character approaching the Village.



YOU CAN HELP



We will be raising $15,000 of the purchase price through a Go Fund Me Campaign. an anonymous donor has offered a 100% match for any individual donation up to a limit of $50,000; a donation of $100 will add $200; a $1000 donation will

add $2000, etc. Ramblin' Vewe Farm Board is designated by the Internal Revenue Service as tax exempt as defined in section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code and, as such, contributions to the organization are tax deductible.

  

Thank you in advance for helping to conserve this key piece of property near the village of Gilford.

 

Ramblin' Vewe Farm Trust
","Gilford, NH",Ramblin Vewe ,,"Created December 15, 2022",,Organizer
Rickshaw Running for Cool Earth,"$2,597  raised of $3,000 goal • 39 donors"," raised of $3,000 goal",39 donations,"Team fundraiser
Morgan Baum and 2 others are organizing this fundraiser to benefit Cool Earth Action USA.  ","
Hey! It's us- Lindsey, Morgan and David. If we haven't already told you (seems unlikely to be honest), we are racing a rickshaw through Sri Lanka in March. And we can't do it without you! Usually the next question is something like-



Them: umm a rickshaw?

Us: Yes- but think tuk tuk.



Them: cool cool, so... why?

Us: 4 years ago globe-trotting Lindsey discovered this wicked cool opportunity to drive a tuk tuk across the island of Sri Lanka with The Adventurists. The only problem was that there was nobody crazy enough to join her. Enter Morgan. One call to David in CA and our team was complete. 



Them: but what do you actually have to do?

Us: We are given a starting destination and finish line coordinates. The following 6 days are up to us! We learn how to fix tuk tuk wheels and engines, plot our general route, and strategize on how we avoid leopards and road blocks by elephants. Then, go!



You get the idea.



But before we join our fellow adventurists in Sri Lanka we are joining the charge in helping to fight climate change with Cool Earth- an organization that works with indigenous peoples and local communities to fight for climate justice.



We appreciate any donation to get us closer to our goal, but if you are interested in a bit more fun:



Option 1: Donate $15 to be added to our Instagram close friends list to see all the behind the scenes, nitty gritty, ins and outs of our journey



Option 2: Be the highest donor by the time we take off and we will call on you to make a decision for our route as some point during our trip. Take the left at the fork in the road? Visit the beach instead of the mountain? The choice is yours.



______________



More information about Cool Earth Action USA:



We're Cool Earth. We exist to champion the relationship between people, rainforest and climate.

And the best way to do that? Back, support and listen to the people living there and take climate action with Cool Earth.
",Raised $516 from 12 donations,Morgan Baum ,,"Created November 10, 2022",,Organizer
Jason and Christine Wynn,"$1,690  raised of $10,000 goal • 18 donors"," raised of $10,000 goal",18 donations,"Team fundraiser
Gelina Singleton and Morgan Howard are organizing this fundraiser on behalf of Christine Wynn.","
I’m the daughter of Jason and Christine Wynn. They lost their home in a tornado November 30, 2022.  They are currently staying wherever they can at this time between kids and friends. If anyone would like to donate to help them in getting a new home, you can do so here or reach out to them or us kids. Any little bit helps nothing is to small. 
",Raised $75 from 2 donations,Gelina Singleton ,"Words of support (1)

Please donate to share words of support.

Jay Howard
$50•1 mo
Praying for y'all too. Relatives of cousins in AL, (Lafferty clan). Country folks can survive.","Created December 2, 2022",,Organizer
Davis Riverfront Tree Park,"$1,253  raised of $650 goal • 28 donors", raised of $650 goal,28 donations,Chris Wilson is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Hi! Thanks for checking this out. We are planning a tree park (a mini-arboretum) in the Davis Riverfront Park. This will involve planting various scenic and significant native species along the northern banks of the Blackwater River in Davis and providing signage describing each species, their histories, and unique information about each type of tree. 



This project will grow (both literally and figuratively) year by year with additional signage, plantings, and other features and amenities. Eventually, we hope to add a community orchard that people can visit and, as they walk through the park, grab a snack or dinner ingredient.



A tree park like this would add an educational, environmental, and recreational destination to our town, available for everyone, including local families and visitors. 



We would appreciate any support you can give. Even $5 buys a bag of mulch. We hope to see you at the park!
","Davis, WV",Chris Wilson ,,"Created November 7, 2022",,Organizer
Nature Conservation Awareness Senior Trip,"$1,075  raised of $1,500 goal • 31 donors"," raised of $1,500 goal",31 donations,Ammel Said is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Hi, my name is Yasmeena Hassan and along with Zaynab Ahmadi, we are raising money to fund a senior field trip to Hidden Falls in Auburn, California. 



We are seniors at Al-Arqam College Preparatory and are carrying out an IB Internationally Minded project to raise awareness about conserving natural resources. Conservation is the practice of caring for and saving natural resources such as the air, water, soil, plants, and animals, so they can benefit us and all living things. Our goal through the field trip is to raise awareness about the importance of natural resources and using them wisely and efficiently. 



The money raised will go towards the costs of transportation for the trip and to a donation to The Nature Conservancy in California, an organization that promotes innovative solutions and policies that improve the quality and quantity of water in freshwater ecosystems, conserve critical forests, grasslands, and other habitats rich in carbon and biodiversity in California and the world altogether. We hope to raise $1,500! Around $800 will go towards the trip and the rest will be donated to the organization. 



Thank you for your time and donations! Your support is greatly appreciated!



Best regards, 

Yasmeena and Zaynab
","Elk Grove, CA",Ammel Said ,,"Created October 24, 2022",,Organizer
FireGeneration Collaborative Fundraiser,"$4,245  raised of $10,000 goal • 41 donors"," raised of $10,000 goal",41 donations,"Team fundraiser
Kyle Trefny and 2 others are organizing this fundraiser.","
Our group is setting out to DC to change the trajectory of wildfires - and we need your help!



We as young people face the greatest long-term climate effects, and we are counted on to revitalize our communities and lands to live with fire - but we are not intimidated! We know that we need roles in policy to ensure national actions truly mobilize our generation and elevate Indigenous leadership and frontline perspectives vital for solutions. Four members of our growing national group have been invited to meet with top policymakers and agencies this month - and this fundraiser is what can get us to D.C.



We want to establish a sustained partnership on cultural, prescribed, and wildland fire policy between young people and decision-makers, to shape and scale the solutions we need. We call it the FireGeneration Collaborative. Young people in communities, campuses, and the frontlines around the country are building this vision together. We hope our message and big crazy dream resonates with you. Any help that you can give, large or small, funds our trip and our groundwork across communities. It is so appreciated and felt.



We think that as a society we must not only respond to fires - we must proactively support the solutions that can change our trajectory. And that’s what this is about. It’s why we are asking for $10,000 - we know creating real change is hard, and it means setting real goals. We need to get to DC and launch a larger movement. We also know that with help from our friends, family and larger community, there is nothing we can't do.



Please help spark this movement by donating and sharing this page far and wide!

Thank you so much for your support!



Who we are:

We are young people from around the country, firefighters, Indigenous fire practitioners, students, and supporters, vision-building in communities, schools, and the frontlines. We come from many regions and campuses, and our DC group represents that too. Our backgrounds include HBCU fire crews in the South, wilderness research labs in the Rockies, and firelines, Indigenous cultural burns, and campuses in the West.



We are united by a shared vision for transformative change.



If you have questions, want to get involved, or want to reach out about supporting in a bigger way, contact us below!
","Raised $1,055 from 17 donations",Kyle Trefny ,,"Created November 3, 2022",,Organizer
Please Help Me Fight Casella & Save Forest Lake!,"$6,180  raised of $30,000 goal • 32 donors"," raised of $30,000 goal",32 donations,Jon Swan is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Hello, and thank you for taking an interest in our fight to Save Forest Lake!



As you may or may not be aware, the developer of the proposed mega-landfill next to Forest Lake and the state park, Casella Waste Systems of Vermont, filed a ""defamation"" case against me (really, it's a SLAPP suit: ""strategic lawsuit against public participation"") in April of 2020. They did so in order to silence my opposition to their dangerous development, and to serve as a warning to others, lest they be sued as well.



Fast forward to today, November 10, 2022, and the lawsuit continues to get dragged out by Casella's attorneys, in an obvious effort to bleed me dry financially. We have filed for summary judgment, hoping the judge sees that Casella's claims are baseless. We are also seeking legal fees from Casella Waste Systems of Vermont. However, as the case continues to drag on, the law firm representing me would like to receive payment. As you can see from the latest invoice, my legal expenses are $30,000 in arrears. I have paid over $50,000 in legal fees so far, thanks in large part to many very generous neighbors, friends, and supporters of the cause. I would appreciate any help you can provide for my legal expenses, and I very much look forward to the day when I can disburse payments back to everyone when we win this case and Casella reimburses me for my legal expenses. Their weaponizing of the legal system, in order to silence my tireless efforts to save Forest Lake, and New Hampshire, frankly, is why we need anti-SLAPP legislation in New Hampshire. I thank you for your continued support of this very worthy effort. 



Jon Swan

25 Cashman Rd

Dalton NH 03598

603-991-2078



Casella Takes On Opponents In Defamation Lawsuit



Judge partially dismisses Casella defamation case

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - A New Hampshire superior court judge has dismissed part of a defamation lawsuit filed against a Dalton man by Casella Waste.



Merrimack Superior Court Judge John Kissinger ruled that the majority of statements made by Jon Swan do not amount to defamation, the Caledonian Record reported.



The waste systems company filed a defamation lawsuit against project opponents in April asking for an injunction and order against the defendants saying they defamed the company.



“The court concludes that the bulk of the remaining statements are either strongly worded opinion or rhetorical hyperbole, which are not actionable for defamation …,” Kissinger concluded.



Casella spokesman Joe Fusco said that the court listed nine statements by Swan that if proven false would subject him to liability for defamation.



Swan started a campaign to prevent Casella from building a 180-acre landfill near Forest Lake State Park. The company alleged that Swan’s goals were to disparage the company by publishing inaccurate statements.



“Mr. Swan is beginning to be held accountable for his habitual extremism and character assassination toward others,” Fusco said.
",,,,"Created November 10, 2022",,
Mt Kilimanjaro is ON FIRE!,"$2,360  raised of $5,000 goal • 22 donors"," raised of $5,000 goal",22 donations,Sarah Scott is organizing this fundraiser to benefit African Rainforest Conservancy.  ,"
Mt Kilimanjaro, the rooftop of Africa and the highest free-standing mountain in the world at 19,443 ft (5985mtrs), is on fire. A fire broke out TODAY, Saturday, October 22nd!. The cause is unknown. However, it started close to the Mweka Gate in the moorlands, between 2800 to 4000 meters.



This moorland, colder and drier than the foothill forests, is home to incredible fauna and flora. Civets, servals and even the mysterious mountain leopards feed on mice and mole rats; giant protea with their amazing cone-shaped blossoms, silky heathers, and golden hypericum flowers are in abundance. This beautifully diverse and rugged landscape has attracted adventures, mountaineers and researchers for more than 100 years.



This raging fire threatens this precious ecosystem and is spreading rapidly and could spread to the mountain’s natural forests.



We need your help!



The Kilimanjaro Project has jumped into action.

We’re mobilising our networks to feed the 300+ volunteer firefighters in the coming days.

We will ensure every firefighter gets one nutritious meal and a bottle of water each day.

We need your help to ensure that we can keep supporting this amazing team

USD 5 will provide 2 water bottles and sustenance for each firefighter each day



In 2020, when the last fire blazed on the mountain, we were able to raise more than 5000usd to support the firefighters' efforts and rebuild some of the buildings that were destroyed by the fire. And now we need your help to do it again!



We're calling on all you mountain and nature lovers out there to help us and spread the word!



The Kilimanjaro Project is an ecosystem restoration organization HeadQuartered in Kilimanjaro. We are an initiative of Kijani Pamoja “Green Together”, a registered NGO in the region.

Any excess funding raised will go toward tree growing on the mountain to help fight climate change and restore degraded ecosystem.



And we’ll keep you updated on our efforts



You can follow us:

@thekiliproject on IG and

The Kilimanjaro Project on Facebook



Please share with your friends and family.






",,,,"Created October 22, 2022",,
Ohio Mushroom DNA Sequencing Initiative,"$600  raised of $6,000 goal • 11 donors"," raised of $6,000 goal",11 donations,Mike Meldon is organizing this fundraiser to benefit Love Our Land.  ,"
Want to join us in making a difference? We're raising money to benefit our nonprofit's (Love Our Land) new initiative, the Ohio Mushroom DNA Sequencing Initiative, and any donation will help make an impact. There is also a gift for qualified contributions! (see below)









The Project

Analyze and sequence mushroom samples sent to our lab from members of Love Our Land, other organizations, and any individual interested in participating in mapping Ohio’s mushroom/fungal diversity. The Ohio Mushroom DNA Sequencing Initiative intends to document Ohio's fungal diversity properly, and we need YOUR help to accomplish this monumental feat. We’re asking people to document, collect, and send us mushrooms they encounter from all parts of the state. We are interested in wild mushrooms/fungi from any location in the state; just please make sure to follow all rules and regulations on collecting mushrooms in your area. Below is a brief description of WHY the Initiative is essential to the science and conservation of mushrooms and other fungi. Attached below (“How to Participate”) is the standard operating procedure all participants must adhere to regarding observation and collecting techniques used to document fungi properly.







Mycology

Mycology is the study of fungi, including mushrooms. Before 1969, fungi and mushrooms, in particular, were considered non-flowering plants. In 1969, Fungi was rightfully classified as its taxonomic kingdom. Even before 1969 and on, scientists, citizen researchers, naturalists, and enthusiasts have been interacting with species and taxonomically categorizing them. There are keys and guides with quality pictures that exist for all areas–some are online resources–all good sources for field-level identification. However, many species of fungi are “cryptic,” meaning they appear very similar to one another at a glance. A microscope and DNA equipment is the next level of identification for mycology, which brings us to this initiative.



Why study fungi?

Other than fungi being important to ecosystems and part of the food chain, they are also less understood than plants and animals, making countless opportunities for new discoveries. Morphology plays an integral role in species identification, but cryptic species are tough to differentiate without additional tools and equipment. DNA sequencing gives us a very accurate way of identifying species and has yielded exciting results giving us insight into how diverse this kingdom is. Mushrooms are beautiful in many ways and offer so much to the environment. Mushroom researchers are discovering new species at an incredible rate due to DNA sequencing and new methodologies. We are learning that so many “undescribed” species exist that were erroneously lumped together with another species because they looked nearly identical to a species named years ago. The Initiative has the potential to shed light on the numerous species of fungi left to discover right here in Ohio, including in our backyards.





What is DNA sequencing?

DNA sequencing or DNA barcoding is a method of identification using a small section of a sequence in a specific gene. For mushrooms, we mainly look at the ITS gene; however, different species require different gene areas to target, such as the LSU gene (e.g., Hygrocybe). With a combination of machines, chemicals, lab tools, and a computer, we can take a small sample from a mushroom and turn it into a DNA sequence–consisting of several hundred A’s, T’s, C’s, G’s–for identification.



How to Participate

First, and very importantly, all participants must make an iNaturalist observation of the fungus found to qualify for the Project. Taking a variety of photographs of a fungus is critically essential. We recommend including IN SITU (within the habitat where the fungus is initially observed) photographs of the fungus and several close-up shots of other fungus angles, including for mushrooms, the top and underside of the cap (link). Once a sufficient number of photographs are taken, collect the fungus and take it home to dry (link). The last step is to send a sample of your fungus to the designated address of Love Our Land. Next, you wait for the results. The iNaturalist observation is where we will post results and our social media. Again, the iNaturalist comment is a crucial step; without it, we will be unable to process the sample. Please click on the links above and familiarize yourself with these required procedures.



Fundraiser 

Love Our Land is asking for the public's help procuring the necessary equipment to launch this critical initiative. We intend to purchase lab equipment and chemicals that cost more than our organization can currently afford. However, if we pool funds from the growing community of conservation-minded individuals in Ohio, it can be financially feasible to attain everything needed to implement the Project successfully. We ask that you donate anything you can to ensure the Project is operational in 2023. Right now, Love Our Land is equipped with everything necessary to run generation one sequencing on a small scale, but we are interested in new generation/third-generation sequencing technology. That is where fundraising is essential. The new technology is much more cost-effective than the previous technology, reducing cost per sample from $10-20 down to $1-2. The new technology will allow us to run multiple samples simultaneously, with a minimum of 960 samples. We intend to sequence 3,000+ samples from Ohio next year with the new technology. Those samples will come from citizens from all over the state that want to contribute to this exciting and revolutionizing initiative.









Anyone that donates $75 or above will receive a custom, limited-edition mushroom coffee cup. If you donate over $25, you will be entered to win one. (Special thanks to Loveland's Whistle Stop Clay Works for this very generous donation)







Anyone that donates $40 or more gets a limited edition mushroom T-shirt (while supplies last)! 



Thanks in advance for contributing to this cause which means so much to us.





Kyle, Doug, and Mike
",,,,"Created December 15, 2022",,
Don't Burst The Bubble -Georgetowne and Wheatstone,"$4,235  raised of $25,000 goal • 27 donors"," raised of $25,000 goal",27 donations,"Team fundraiser
Jeremy Kremski and Carol Walker are organizing this fundraiser.","
Neighbors,



A group of concerned citizens retained a lawyer to represent the community through the Conditional Use Hearings for 2 large developments proposed as Wheatstone and Georgetowne. These are on the tract of land between South Ridge Road and East Springville Road, and it butts up against the village of Boiling Springs along Hilltop Road.



There are many concerns with building 400 houses on these parcels, including traffic problems and school capacity, but one issue has risen to the top of the list.



Hydrogeological experts determined that this land has fracture traces and other aspects of instability. Disturbing the land becomes a significant threat to the township’s premier wellhead, #2.



This well provides our drinking water.



Our experts have made a strong case regarding the safety of our water supply. Although there are no guarantees, we believe that this is a significant factor for if and how the developers will be able to proceed.



The group of concerned citizens have contributed their own money in a good faith effort, but we are now facing an additional bill of around $25,000, and we need help to continue the work to protect our water supply in Boiling Springs.



This has been a long and expensive legal battle but we honestly believe that the safety of our neighborhoods, our Well, the Bubble, the Yellow Breeches Creek, and our Lake is at serious risk.



We are grateful to all who have made contributions to the legal funds already. Our outstanding bills are round $25,000. Any additional help is appreciated. The best way to donate is on this page, if you feel more comfortable donating directly to the legal escrow accounts for either Georgetowne or Wheatstone (or both) by contacting:



Irwin & McKnight, P.C.

60 West Pomfret St.

Carlisle, PA. 17013-3221

(this site does not allow me to put a phone number, a quick google search will get you there). 

Reference: Escrow Account for Georgetowne or Wheatstone (or both). 

You can pay by check or credit card.

Any amount helps! 



Again a big thanks to all those who have already contributed.
",Raised $50 from 1 donation,Jeremy Kremski ,,"Created November 8, 2022",,Organizer
Keep the Clark Reservation Nature Center Open!,"$720  raised of $10,000 goal • 16 donors"," raised of $10,000 goal",16 donations,Friends of  Clark Reservation is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Do you love Clark Reservation State Park with its unique geology and woodlands? Then we need your help! The Friends of Clark Reservation State Park operates the park’s Nature Center and gets a small grant to hire the summer naturalist. The naturalist opens the Nature Center on weekends and provides FREE environmental education programming from May through October. We can only do so much, but we want to do so much more!



Over the past few years the Friends Group has worked hard, and received several grants to re-do the exhibits in the Nature Center, organize a membership drive, and help us grow as an organization. We are ready to take the next step to provide our community with more educational programs and interactive exhibits, and now we are applying for our biggest grant yet! Our tiny budget limits the amount we can apply for in terms of our “matching funds.” This ""Go Fund Me"" will help us get to the next level. Any donation will help; please show your support by making a donation today!
","Jamesville, NY",Friends of  Clark Reservation ,,"Created November 13, 2022",,Organizer
HELP CLEAN UP NJ'S WATERWAYS,"$300  raised of $5,000 goal • 6 donors"," raised of $5,000 goal",6 donations,Lynn Brotherston is organizing this fundraiser to benefit Stroke Your Eco Paddle for the Planet Inc.  ,"Created 5 days ago5 days agoEnvironment
Hi everyone, my name is Lynn Brotherston the founder of Stroke your ECO/Paddle for the Planet. During the winter of 2020 I decided to get a meetup up and running to get paddlers of all kinds out in the local waterways of Ocean and Monmouth County, NJ to help clear out the trash has unfortunately left these locations undesirable, but also causing harm to the inhabitants that reside there. Since that initial launch in March of 2021, we have done over 75 water cleanups and shoreline cleanups, resulting in saving wildlife from digesting, choking and even dying from the plastic, netting, plastic bags, masks and other harmful items that have taken over their residence.



Since then traction has gained and more and more volunteers want to come out and lend a hand. Although many amazing volunteers have donated not only their time, but also monetarily to this cause, such as bags, grabbers and gloves, the growth of this has become extremely popular and more and more good folks of NJ want to come out and help, but without having the means to do so.



Within the last month, Stroke your eco/Paddle for the Planet has become an official non-profit and I am looking to expand this into a full fledge operation, with a truck/trailer and a fleet of kayaks for the ones that don't have the equipment and that is where the donations will come in.



With more and also better equipment we hope to have every lake, river and shoreline in Ocean and Monmouth County back to the way it was intended...beautiful! We will fight to continue to keep these locations clean throughout 2023 and long into the future. That's the dream anyway and maybe you can help us do it.



Thank you for reading a bit about what we do and take a look on www.strokeyoureco.org for more information and a better glimpse into what we are out there doing. :)
","Ocean Grove, NJ",Lynn Brotherston ,,Created 5 days ago,,Organizer
TPP MARKET GARDEN,"$840  raised of $14,000 goal • 16 donors"," raised of $14,000 goal",16 donations,"Team fundraiser
Susan V. Tagle and Caroline Galvez are organizing this fundraiser.","


I am Susan Tagle, a non-profit organizer in Northern California. I am organizing this fundraiser on behalf of Caroline Galvez.



Caroline is a good friend, a lesbian land steward/farmer in a two and a half acre ecosystem in the Northern Philippines they call The Pitak Project (TPP). This January 2023 they hope to start a market garden, a social enterprise that is also a demonstration farm, CSA (community supported agriculture), and school for other small holder farmers in her village. For the past years, Caroline has invested in her knowledge and skills in permaculture, natural farming, JADAM, regenerative agriculture and vegetable production. After their holistic management self-taught process, they realized that transforming a former rice field into a market garden is not created by bootstrapping so they need help. She, and her partner Cye, a breast cancer warrior still undergoing treatment, have hurdled through their worst personal trials the past three years and they are now ready to put their plans to work.



I am helping them fundraise for start-up costs associated with their venture. Your donations will fund:

Poly tunnels/Caterpillar tunnels

Irrigation System

Fencing/ Wind Breaks

Fabricated Hand Tools

Weed Barriers, Crop/Row Covers, Trellising

Compost Bins/Vermiculture

Toolshed/Storeroom

Washing Station/Cold Room

Farm Stand

Animal Shelters

Walkways and Hardscapes

Pond for Aquaculture





“Most of my life I’ve been participating in movements to create new power that works for the common good because our vision is an abundant future – a happy and healthy people and planet. We believe that if we want to live in the present and not fear about uncertain times, we need to create the change we want to see. The market garden is our solution to address connection and community because growing food brings people together – it is a way to build a movement that connects and works with nature. With the market garden, we want to create a hands-on learning space that promotes awareness on regeneration including people’s health and well-being that rejuvenates rural communities especially our town. We want to show that women lead community supported small scale farm, growing in a regenerative way can thrive. We want to showcase a holistic enterprise that grows assets to pay forward that will be reinvested in nature and community. 



Before I end, we want to thank you for believing and sticking with us, in sickness and in health, throughout our nine years at The Pitak Project. We love you and we love the work we do and the impact it creates in our communities and planet. It means a lot to us and we want to continue for as long as we can. We hope that you’ll share our fundraiser with your community that creates a ripple effect of love and giving.”



Carol and Cye




",,,,"Created December 7, 2022",,
Combat Poverty in Ethiopia,"$2,000  raised of $2,000 goal • 58 donors"," raised of $2,000 goal",58 donations,"Team fundraiser
Nathan Engida and Faiz Adem are organizing this fundraiser.","


Our team will support low-income individuals by providing capital and training to start their small businesses to become self-sufficient. To accomplish this goal, we will deliver training materials and products to program participants. We will ensure long-term impact of this project by working with local advisors and supervisors who will oversee the progress of our participants for a duration of 6 months.



Support us in our mission to combat poverty by empowering low-income individuals by helping them start small businesses, especially household leaders who are mothers. Your donation will have a direct impact on changing the lives of people who are impoverished and allow them to change the status-quo by pursuing a sustainable way of living through business.



Donate and become a stakeholder in this project!







For any inquiries, please contact Nathan on LinkedIn
",Raised $560 from 9 donations,Nathan Engida ,,"Created November 5, 2022",,Organizer
Tony & Kim Sarao Rally for Rangers Mongolia 2023,"$450  raised of $22,000 goal • 4 donors"," raised of $22,000 goal",4 donations,Anthony Sarao is organizing this fundraiser to benefit Mongol Ecology Center.  ,"Created 19 hours ago19 hours agoEnvironment


Thank you for checking out our site! We are Tony and Kim Sarao, avid motorcycle riders and National Park junkies. We have been selected by Rally for Rangers (RFR) to ride and deliver new motorcycles to support the critically important work of Rangers in two National Parks in Mongolia. 









Our fund raising goal will cover the cost of providing two motorcycles to the Rangers, one for each of us. We would very much appreciate your support for this unique and worthwhile cause.  By making a donation, you will help protect Mongolia's National Parks from illegal activities such as mining, logging, and poaching. Among other incredible species, these Parks are home to the beautiful and endangered Snow Leopard. 









Thank you in advance for contributing to a cause that has become very near and dear to us.



What is Rally for Rangers? 

Rally for Rangers (RFR) is a nonprofit whose mission is to protect the world’s special places one motorcycle at a time. Since its founding by a National Park ranger in 2014, Rally for Rangers has delivered over 160 brand new offroad motorcycles to sixteen parks in developing countries. Rally for Rangers provides park rangers with reliable offroad transportation so they can safely and effectively do their jobs.

 



Why Motorcycles?

Mongolia, a country that's more than twice the size of Texas, has only about 4,000 miles of paved roads so offroad vehicles like motorcycles are the best way to cover long distances across rugged terrain. Park rangers in Mongolia patrol a vast territory, thousands of acres per person, in remote areas and under extreme weather conditions. A developing country like Mongolia has limited resources, so rangers often do their work on horseback, on foot, or on older personal motorcycles that are prone to mechanical failure. Without this reliable source of transportation, Rangers are not able to effectively stop or prevent the illegal activities that harm and kill endangered animals and damage critically important habitat. 

 

How Does It Work?

In September of this year (2023) we, along with about a dozen other volunteer riders, will be purchasing and delivering Yamaha AG200 motorcycles to park rangers in Mongolia. We will fly into Ulaanbaatar and ride close to 1,000 miles through Southern Mongolia and the Gobi Desert to personally deliver each of our motorcycles to a Park Ranger. 



 





How Will Donations Be Used?

Our fundraising goal is to raise $22,000 to cover the cost of purchasing and delivering two motorcycles. All of this goes directly to Rally for Rangers to cover the cost of the motorcycles and for in-country logistics and support staff. 

Donations will not be used to cover the costs of our personal travel or expenses (flights to/from Mongolia, travel insurance, miscellaneous expenses, etc.).

 

All donations to Rally for Rangers are tax-deductible through its financial partner, the Mongol Ecology Center (EIN: 45-5176897), a 501(c)3 non-governmental organization. Please reach out to me for a donation receipt if you'd like one!



Thank you for consideration and support!

Tony and Kim


","Fredericksburg, TX",Anthony Sarao ,,Created 19 hours ago,,Organizer
The Bay Area Homeless community,"$551  raised of $5,000 goal • 4 donors"," raised of $5,000 goal",4 donations,Kamya Krishnan is organizing this fundraiser to benefit CHAM Deliverance Ministry.  ,"Created 1 day ago1 day agoEnvironment
The Homeless in the Bay Area community are severely impacted by the storms and flooding. They are also regularly forced to evacuate their camps and move to new locations, having to leave their items behind. There are thousands of individuals in homeless camps due to monetary burdens, and your donation can help them survive. We are raising funds to help provide needed goods such as tarps, tents, blankets, and socks during this time. Any amount is appreciated <3 



If you cannot donate, please send the link to those you know would be interested. We at CHAMS thank you in advance for all of your contributions



More information about CHAM Deliverance Ministry: Weekly outreach to the homeless in Silicon Valley, delivering meals, blankets, tents and other necessities that help people survive the streets
","Cupertino, CA",Kamya Krishnan ,,Created 1 day ago,,Organizer
"Tempestry Climate Fiber Art, Cont'd!","$1,500  raised of $3,500 goal • 22 donors"," raised of $3,500 goal",22 donations,Emily McNeil is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Hello friends, fiber enthusiasts, and folks interested in the hands-on, tangible, beautiful way the Tempestry Project has come to fill a need for creative climate science communication over the last few years!



In 2020, you helped us jump off a proverbial cliff into the daunting adventure of developing Tempestry Worsted. It's also been a deeply satisfying adventure, getting to work with two old textile & dyeing companies in Pennsylvania to develop our own line of 100% US-sourced wool. Now it's time for us to do another run of this wool, and we could use your support.



This second batch of yarn just left the mill and is on its way to the dyeworks. This time we will be dyeing just the eight most used colors, costing approximately $4,000.



Your donations, however big or small, will offset some of these costs and become a part of our Tempestry work going forward.



Here are a few examples of what Tempestry participants have been up to lately:



The Enfield Shaker Museum's Weather Wise A Year of Craft and Climate, featuring the Enfield Tempestry Collection.



The Cold Spring Tempestry Collection



A recent Tempestry Workshop at Columbia University's annual Earth Sciences Open House, open to the public and with an estimated 1500 visitors!
","Poughkeepsie, NY",Emily McNeil ,,"Created November 4, 2022",,Organizer
Sunshine & Honeybees,"$7,884  raised of $7,000 goal • 19 donors"," raised of $7,000 goal",19 donations,Redeemer Lutheran Church Milwaukee is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Support Redeemer's green initiatives this Giving Tuesday!



Redeemer Lutheran Church aims to improve our green initiatives as part of our Fearless & Faithful campaign. God created this earth and commands us to be stewards of the environment and care for all creation. Currently have solar panels and a rooftop bee hive! As we raise money for our capital campaign, we seek funds for a NEW bee deck and additional solar panels. We will work closely with our partners at SunBadger Solar and the Beevangelists to further our green efforts as we renovate our building.



Bees are one of the world's most important pollinators, responsible for pollinating our food supply. Yet, bee populations continue to decline due to climate change. Having bees on our rooftop increases the bee population in our neighborhood, 53233, improving our community's environment. Additionally, Beevangelists bring people together by ""spreading the Gospel of Abundance as taught by the bees... through advocacy, education, products and practice."" The new and improved bee deck will allow more hives, education, and fellowship!





Redeemer worked with Trevor Sumner of SunBadger Solar to design a 68-panel array for the south rooftop of the 1917 sanctuary. The array was installed by Current Electric in the summer of 2019. A small gathering blessed the solar panels and Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes cut the ribbon on the power box on October 17, 2019. Monitoring software has shown savings of 1/3 to 1/2 the standard billing for comparable months. The church’s primary motivation in shifting to solar energy derives from our Biblical belief that humans are to be wise caretakers of the planet. With the renovation, we will continue to move away from fossil fuel dependence, an exercise of faithful stewardship of the planet.





Can you help us out?



Thank you for your support! 



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","Milwaukee, WI",Redeemer Lutheran Church Milwaukee ,,"Created November 17, 2022",,Organizer
Start a Permaculture Club in Malawi,"$900  raised of $2,500 goal • 19 donors"," raised of $2,500 goal",19 donations,Sasha Cohen Ioannides is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Many of you know I spend a large portion of my time dedicated to youth activism and building more robust and sustainable food systems. This has led to me meeting many incredible people, including Simeon Kalua, a 23 years old climate activist and permaculturist from Malawi.



Simeon graduated with a BSc degree in Public Health from the University of Livingstonia, the northern part of Malawi. Simeon Kalua, after graduating in 2021, started advocating for climate change. He was inspired by a course where he learned about public health- how climate change affects people's health, especially malnutrition due to food insecurity caused by climate change. Because of this reason, he started advocating for climate change and raising awareness about sustainable agriculture. He has pursued permaculture design course where he learned that permaculture holds useful skills and tools to help people in Malawi get the most from their surrounding environment. It offers people the potential to improve their livelihood sustainably.

Simeon wants to share knowledge about permaculture with the next generation by teaching young people in primary schools about it. He hopes that this project ‘school permaculture club,” can teach these skills to as many primary school children as possible. The after-school lessons about permaculture will have topics like composting, healthy soil, preparing permagarden, waste management, agroforestry, pest and disease control, seed savings, water management, and nutrition.



Simeon is looking for funds amounting to $2500 to kick start his project at Lwambo primary school in the northern part of Malawi in chitipa district. The money will be used to buy;

1.	Stationery packs – to ensure that the school has the materials necessary to conduct the lessons

2.	Tool packs – watering cans, slachers, sickles, hoes, shovel, wheelbarrow, panga knifes

3.	Seed packs – packets of vegetable seeds

4.	Tree packs- trees for agroforestry

5.	Posters and banners



Simeon has a permaculture design certificate, and he has worked with Malawi Schools Permaculture Clubs project in Nkhatabay. He attended a networking event for organic agriculture and permaculture in Lilongwe organized by the Knowledge Hub for Organic Agriculture. Simeon is a campaigner for Food at COP campaign. He is the country coordinator for Climate Live Malawi and YouthNet for Climate justice Malawi . He is member of Malawi National Youth Network on climate change and ambassador at Malawi Creation Care Network.
",,,,"Created November 10, 2022",,
Hiking Hunks for Land Conservation,"$1,050  raised of $2,500 goal • 26 donors"," raised of $2,500 goal",26 donations,"Team fundraiser
Andrew Grover and 3 others are organizing this fundraiser to benefit Burrillville Land Trust.  ","
Andy Grover and Greg Romano love to hike in the beautiful forests of Rhode Island and we've turned our love into a 2023 wall calendar!  Each month features one of our handsome friends hiking in one of our handsome RI forests.



Please consider a donation of $25 to our land conservation fundraiser.  In return for that donation, you will get a calendar!  You are certainly welcome to donate more than that!  If you can muster $40 or more, we've got some color copies!   Please donate as your ability and love of Rhode Island forests permits!



Andy and Greg will donate the profits to local land trusts and conservancies.  We will keep this fundraiser updated with the specifics so you can see where your donations have gone.  In 2023, please visit those places that you've helped conserve!



After you've donated, Andy and Greg will reach out via DM.  Please be patient with us as we figure out a way to get you your calendar in early 2023; we'd like to do a pick-up/drop-off weekend to avoid mailing them since that will dig out of what we could pass on to land conservation.  NB: the Burrillville Land Trust is our fiscal agent.  The profits will be split amongst multiple conservancies; stay tuned!



If you like handsome men, forests, Rhode Island, or any combination, you have to get yourself a Hiking Hunks calendar!


",,,,"Created December 22, 2022",,
Regenerative Farming In Chiapas,"$620  raised of $2,500 goal • 5 donors"," raised of $2,500 goal",5 donations,Caden Werner is organizing this fundraiser.,"Created 4 days ago4 days agoEnvironment
Hi, my name is Caden Werner, and I'm helping to raise funds on behalf of my good friend, Carlos Fernandez. He will use this money to invest in his regenerative farm, Centro Experimental Agroecológico Nanchi Dulce.



Carlos was born and raised in Lazaro Cardenas, Chiapas, Mexico. He lived in the US for many years, where much of his time was focused on learning sustainable farming techniques. He also attended the Earthship Academy in Taos.



I met Carlos while working at a Denver-based non-profit called the Growhaus. Carlos started as a farm apprentice and was soon managing the aquaponics farm. He has since returned to his hometown in Chiapas, and is applying his knowledge of earthship construction and various farming modalities to develop an experimental farm that incorporates mushroom cultivation, aquaponics, and regenerative practices.



Lazaro Cardenas has long been an agricultural village, but as the economic landscape has shifted, more and more farmers have turned toward unsustainable farming methods to continue to make a living. As a result, much of the soil in the region has been exhausted.



Carlos's primary goal is to experiment with various farming techniques to see what is best suited to the current climate and landscape while remaining economically viable. He then hopes to share that knowledge outward, opening his farm up as a community space for workshops and skill sharing, equipping young people with knowledge of regenerative farming, and empowering the next generation of farmers to take back the soil and restore the local ecology.










































","Denver, CO",Caden Werner ,,Created 4 days ago,,Organizer
Inspire others to be healthier and get outside,"$355  raised of $5,000 goal • 10 donors"," raised of $5,000 goal",10 donations,Veon McReynolds is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Hi I'm veon mcreynolds i want to inspire other to get outside and exercise while taking care of our environment.
",,,,"Created November 26, 2022",,
Dan's finish cancer in Florida,"$1,040  raised of $5,000 goal • 16 donors"," raised of $5,000 goal",16 donations,Stephanie Smith is organizing this fundraiser on behalf of Daniel Hare.,"
Hi my name is Stephanie and I'm raising money to get someone so dear to back to Florida.  Dan Hare was diagnosed with cancer this year and is currently undergoing extensive chemo treatments. His last wish is to be in Florida and enjoy the warmth it has to offer. He wants to do some charter fishing while he can and a few other things before his energy and motivation runs low. Dan is such an amazing soul and he deserves to be in Florida for whatever final days he has left.  Please help with what you can. We will be eternally grateful. Thank you for taking the time to read this and thank you in advance for your donation ❤️
","Motley, MN",Stephanie Smith ,,"Created December 27, 2022",,Organizer
Help Donald Zepeda Out of Jail,"$1,703  raised of $2,000 goal • 21 donors"," raised of $2,000 goal",21 donations,Declare Emergency is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Please help Donald Zepeda!!!  



The Long Version is below, but here’s a short version of Donald’s story: Donald Zepeda has put his body and his liberty on the line many many times in non-violent acts to save humanity. He is in jail right now in Manatee County Florida as a result of one of those acts against our government’s willful inaction on climate change. He’s already been in jail for 3 weeks, and he's got to sit in jail for 6 more weeks until his court hearing. He needs your support!



In Sept 2021 Donald Zepeda was arrested at the Florida State Capitol in Leon County after a non-violent protest to bring attention to the climate emergency: he poured water-soluble liquids, representing blood and oil, on the steps of the building. For that, he was charged with misdemeanors, but the charges were later upped to felonies using a bogus law enacted to punish anti-racists for pulling down racist monuments. 



He went to Florida, alone, on October 13 to resolve the Capitol arrest charges and was sentenced to 7 days in Leon County Jail. 



But Donald is still in jail. That’s because Manatee County Florida, issued a warrant against Donald for a probation violation. Donald got arrested at a July 2022 non-violent climate protest at the White House while on probation for non-violently walking across the Manatee County Sunshine Skyway Bridge at an earlier climate protest in October 2021.   



On October 26, Donald was transported from Leon County Jail to the Manatee County Jail. In Manatee, he’s waiting for a hearing for the probation violation. That hearing won't happen until December 12. He could get up to a year in jail, but we hope he’s sentenced to time served.  

 

If you're like me, the more experience you have with our justice system, the less confidence you have in it. If you're wondering why we have so many prisoners in this country, now you know. 



It’s obscene that Donald will spend upwards of 2 months in jail for non-violent acts against our government’s willful inaction on the climate catastrophe, especially when fossil fuel profiteers roam free. But that’s the world we live in, and the world we all are trying to change. 



Donald put his body and his liberty on the line for the rest of us many, many times. Now he needs us. If you can help Donald o paywith a few bucks to help with legal expenses please do. Anything you can spare.... Thank you!!!! 
","Washington D.C., DC",Declare Emergency ,,"Created November 3, 2022",,Organizer
Margot's Frog Project,"$2,133  raised of $800 goal • 37 donors", raised of $800 goal,37 donations,Lindsay Fass Graham is organizing this fundraiser to benefit Frog House Project Inc.  ,"
If you're anything like me, if you see the same thing over and over, you say to yourself something like ""ENOUGH ABOUT THE FROGS  [fill in the blank] ALREADY!!!""  So, I hope you're not like me!



Every year as a countdown to my mother, Margot's birthday, and then again for my birthday, I raise money for her non-profit.  



There is no greater gift to me than bringing my mom joy.  She works tirelessly for her patients who still won't let her retire (here at 82!), AND she spends mountains of time and resources on her project to save the planet one hop at a time and now, endless energy managing my father's care which is now around the clock.



This year I am intent on making it a big my birthday gift to mom: Please help. 100 people at 100 bucks will get her money back.  This is not only an exceptionally good cause, it's for an exceptionally good human being (my mom) backing this cause.  




",,,,"Created December 7, 2022",,
Protecting Native Forests,"$875  raised of $15,000 goal • 21 donors"," raised of $15,000 goal",21 donations,"Team fundraiser
Sahar Giovacchini and 7 others are organizing this fundraiser.","

Hi, I'm Sahar Giovacchini, and I'm trying to buy a 20-acre plot of land in Louisiana, the state that is ranked as the worst in pollution of all fifty states in the United States, to then convert into a forest. I plan to block off this land to allow nature to heal and grow. While planting trees and driving less is invaluable, one cannot understate the importance of allowing native plants and ecosystems to remain healthy and thrive. This land contains trees, swampland and a river, which are vital for plant and animal life living there. I have wanted to start a project involving allowing nature to grow naturally for a long time now, but as a young person, this has always seemed to be something that could only happen far into the future. However, the climate crisis is so dire that action has to be taken now. While this is a relatively large undertaking, especially for someone my age, I believe I can do this, but only with your help. This property contains a river stretching for several miles and is almost entirely made up of forest. There is only one small piece of developed land nearby, and the river is separate from farms that could leak runoff. The surrounding area is a continuation of the land's forest, making it an ideal choice for this project. The funds from this project will help to pay for the down payment, closing costs, and other fees, as well as the monthly payment for some time. This land will help reduce carbon in the atmosphere and provide a home for the wildlife in the area. The planet is so fragile and rapidly declining, so everything helps. Whatever you can contribute would be much appreciated, even if that is just sharing this with those who can donate. I want to grow up in a world where I can enjoy the outdoors that those who came before me did, and that can only happen if we take action now. I appreciate your help. It is so vital right now.

",Raised $90 from 2 donations,Sahar Giovacchini ,,"Created October 18, 2022",,Organizer
"SAVE NATURE, CHOCOLATE, BEER AND COFFEE!","$1,150  raised of $10,000 goal • 25 donors"," raised of $10,000 goal",25 donations,Agustín Ocaña Escobar is organizing this fundraiser on behalf of Agustín  Ocaña Escobar.,"

Funds make it possible to assist COP27 as Ecuadorian delegate representing the youth of my country with the other two** people. Each ticket is $3000 + $1000 hotel expenses 


[email redacted] If you need more information


COP 27 is the conference where global agreements around human activities take place.


http://rebrand.ly/agustincop27 be curious and take a look to understand why your help is IMPORTANT



*more than 50 thousand Hectares can be protected with the proper networking during COP27



Hi, my name is Agustin Ocana. I am a 28 year old biotechnology engineer and climate youth leader living in Manta, Ecuador. Two of my colleagues and I have graciously been invited to attend the 2022 United Nations Climate Conference in Egypt. As delegates of Ecuador representing the youth of my country, this will give us a once in a lifetime opportunity to collaborate with activists, scientists and government officials from all over the world to combat the most serious threat any of us have ever faced, CLIMATE CHANGE. 



Your donation will allow us to pay for travel expenses to attend this very important conference and share with the world the vital work we have been doing here in Ecuador. You can see more info on this work here: http://rebrand.ly/agustincop27



Please feel free to reach out to me or my two colleagues with any questions about the work we have been doing to make the world a more sustainable place for future generations.



** https://www.instagram.com/janice.pura.vida/

**https://www.instagram.com/paolachavez.p/



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http://rebrand.ly/agustincop27
",,,,"Created October 22, 2022",,
Make fashion sustainable,"$1,467  raised of $30,000 goal • 19 donors"," raised of $30,000 goal",19 donations,Claudia Ohana is organizing this fundraiser to benefit DesignLab Give Inc.  ,"

The fashion industry is the second largest polluter in the world after oil. Every year billions of fibers, remnants of clothing, and textiles end up in landfills. With all of the beauty that fashion provides, it also pollutes our world. How can we support fashion’s contributions without harming the environment? Design Lab Give is an organization that strives to make the clothing industry more sustainable. Donating to this GoFundMe will help raise money for a textile shredder that takes leftover materials and breaks them down to create new fiber for future fabrics. It is incredibly beneficial as it will minimize waste and make many new jobs. By donating you will be creating a more environmentally friendly, sustainable world!



* for more information go to  https://www.designlabgive.org/  or follow them on Instagram  https://instagram.com/designlabgive?igshid=YTY2NzY3YTc= 








","North Miami, FL",Claudia Ohana ,,"Created November 18, 2022",,Organizer
Christmas Gifts for PICU Families,$410  raised of $700 goal • 12 donors, raised of $700 goal,12 donations,Lauren Wilson is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Hi, my name is Lauren Wilson. My family and I know firsthand how challenging this time of year can be for families, especially those with a little one in the hospital. Our goal for this fundraiser is to bring awareness to what these families go through and help show them that they are not forgotten during this holiday season. During the many stays in the NICU/PICU with our son, this support meant so much to our family. The kindness we received from other families helped get us through the most challenging times, and we would like to use this opportunity to pay the kindness forward. This fundraiser will help fill gift bags for each family in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Prisma Health Children's Hospital in Columbia, SC. 
","Columbia, SC",Lauren Wilson ,,"Created December 12, 2022",,Organizer
PERMACULTURE FOOD FOREST AND CAMPING RETREAT,"$770  raised of $1,000 goal • 19 donors"," raised of $1,000 goal",19 donations,Alekz Londos is organizing this fundraiser.,"
I am creating an organic food forest, plant nursery, and camping retreat on the 1.5-acre property I bought in Northern California. There is rich fertile soil, a south facing hillside, and stream running through the property.



UPDATE: THANKS FOR EVERYONE'S DONATIONS ON THE GO FUND ME THAT CAN BE SEEN IN THE COMMENTS BELOW.



THIS IS WHAT I'VE ALREADY PLANTED. THESE COLD-HARDY PLANTS ARE SUITABLE FOR ZONES 4-6



1 Kiwi

1 Common Hop

1 Raspberry

1 Gooseberry

1 Colorado Blue Spruce Tree

1 Cedar Tree

2 Grape

3 Blackberry

3 Mulberry Trees

5 Fig Trees

3 Pomegranate

11 Goji Berry

25 Blueberry



I also have dozens of sprouting Yukon Gold Potatoes, garlic, and fruit/vegetable seeds that grow well in the climate zone.



YES, I WOULD LIKE TO PURCHASE MORE FRUIT TREE VARIETIES!!!! Bareroot Mandarin, Cherry, Persimmon, Plumb, Walnut, Peach, Apple, Pear, Apricot trees and Asparagus plants. Right now is bareroot season when fruit trees are cheaper, and the window to buy them this season is quickly closing!!!!!! 



AND DON'T WORRY, THIS PROPERTY WILL BE EPIC IN THE SPRING ONCE ALL THE SNOW MELTS! 



About me: I have acquired 85 units of Cabrillo College studying horticulture, plant propagation, permaculture, greenhouse design, hydroponics, aquaponics, rainwater catchment, solar technology, LEED-certified green building construction and design. In the past, I have lived off-grid in a cargo shipping container (for four years) that I converted into a tiny home. I had a plant nursery, chickens for eggs, an aquaponic system, a hydroponic system, an outdoor garden, a compost bin, a worm bin etc. The tiny home had a rainwater catchment system, a 550-gallon water tank, an on-demand water heater, a solar system and even a video security system. 



I want to create this food forest so I can give organic produce to my family/friends, and homeless people throughout California. I would have an organic plant nursery to provide/sell plant starts and native tree saplings. Eventually, I might build a small tiny home on the property for tools and establish a camping area for visitors next to the creek that runs through the property. I will follow all camping laws, ordinances, and zoning restrictions.



The fruit trees will sequester carbon from the atmosphere essentially lowering my carbon footprint and help with our global transition toward sustainability. This has been my dream for over a decade, and the only thing that has limited me is money. Thanks for everyone's support of my ideas, goals, and objectives. I value and appreciate all of you!



Sincerely, Alekz Londos
",,,,"Created December 10, 2022",,
Protectors of the Border: Land Water and Wildlife,"$825  raised of $2,000 goal • 17 donors"," raised of $2,000 goal",17 donations,Toni McNamara is organizing this fundraiser to benefit Madrean Archipelago Wildlife Center.  ,"
What follows is Madrean Archipelago Wildlife Center's Kate Scott's statement referring to the success of the Border Wall Protest in stopping all further placement of shipping containers, and the removal of the heavy equipment from the formerly serene landscape.



“The land, water and wildlife has finally been given the peace and respect it deserves because the people have stood tall for the rule of law. So many hearts and minds have come together to speak for the voiceless and to those who have the power to stop the work and send machines and men away. Let it be now. Stop the illegal de-struction. Begin now to remove the containers from our beautiful borderlands. Many join our effort and will continue to do so, until we see those containers leaving the Coronado National Forest.”



The donation of your funds will be used to reimburse expenses for supplies needed by those passionate and steadfast folks who have stared down the equipment and the contractors and forced their retreat. The camp is still occupied and will need to remain so, as the contractor continues to attempt to resume placement of the hundreds of containers still stacked in their storage yard.



Your donations are much appreciated, by the warriors involved in the protest, and by the land, water and wildlife! All donations from this fundraiser will be used in support of the Protectors of the Borderlands, and not by Madrean Archipelago Wildlife Center itself.


","Elgin, AZ",Toni McNamara ,,"Created December 14, 2022",,Organizer
Pollinator Habitat Garden Restoration Berkeley,$542  raised of $575 goal • 13 donors, raised of $575 goal,13 donations,Taylor Rein is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Hi, my name is Taylor with the save the bees campaign. I am helping fundraise for plants and watering supplies for a great space on campus to convert a drought-tolerant native plant garden. Our team is regularly helping with maintenance, upkeep, and educational tours of our campus spaces and we want to continue this effort into the future. Unfortunately, we did not receive special funding from grant projects this year, so every dollar helps with student internship time and resources. Thank you!
","Berkeley, CA",Taylor Rein ,"Words of support (1)

Please donate to share words of support.

Kathy Kramer
$25•2 mos
Good luck with your project! Would you let us know how it goes? Kathy","Created October 20, 2022",,Organizer
Support Scientist Rebellion,"$2,652  raised of $10,000 goal • 42 donors"," raised of $10,000 goal",42 donations,Sarah Elizabeth is organizing this fundraiser.,"
We are scientists in the United States and Canada calling for a climate revolution! All donations made to this GoFundMe will be transferred to our Open Collective for financial transparency: https://opencollective.com/srti
","Austin, TX",Sarah Elizabeth ,,"Created November 9, 2022",,Organizer
Donate to help young Iraqis create real change,"$5,242  raised of $10,000 goal • 25 donors"," raised of $10,000 goal",25 donations,"Team fundraiser
Erik Gustafson and Zeena Rahman are organizing this fundraiser to benefit Enabling Peace in Iraq Center (EPIC).  ","
I'm fundraising to support Enabling Peace in Iraq Center (EPIC), a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that supports Iraqi activists working to build peace, create a more accountable government, and tackle crises like the impacts of climate change. 



Those activists include Tali, a young woman who helped create the first crosswalk in Sinjar to raise awareness about residents with disabilities; Lubna, another young woman from Ninewa who is helping her community heal and recover from years of conflict; and Salman, organizing a campaign to stop the degradation of the Tigris River.



EPIC supports these change-makers through training in advocacy and communications, arming them with data from our critical research (like our climate briefing and report on Iraq's popular movement for reform), and amplifying their voices in the U.S. and international community. 



With your help, we will make an even more significant impact by reaching a new group of activists responding to climate change. We have the tools in place and staff ready to go. We just need the help of visionary supporters like you to fund it. 



Thanks in advance for contributing to this cause which means so much to me.






",,,,"Created October 20, 2022",,
Saw-whet Owl Banding Project - Pilot Year,"$491  raised of $2,000 goal • 15 donors"," raised of $2,000 goal",15 donations,Ben Kehoe is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Hello everyone,



Northern Saw-whet Owls are one of North America's least understood birds. Ben Kehoe and Nick Liadis are looking for funding to help their conservation efforts. Better understanding how these owls use local habitats is critical to conserving them. Not to mention, they are pretty cute too!











Ben and Nick are in the pilot year of banding Northern Saw-whet Owls at Harrison Hills Park just outside Pittsburgh. While we were granted permission to use the site, we are having to fundraise to pay for this important research. That’s why we started this GoFundMe Page! Funds will be used for things like purchasing nets that capture the owls, reimbursing the cost of travel to the park, and paying for the time it takes to set up nets and conduct the fieldwork. Aside from the important data that will be collected and analyzed, we want to use owls as an outreach tool to create broader awareness of migratory birds and their population declines.



Illustration by Ben Kehoe for the project.





But I think a little background is in order.



What is the project? Why is the project? How does this project work?

Northern Saw-whet Owls are one of North America’s most secretive and elusive birds. They primarily breed in inaccessible areas across Canada and seek out dense habitat on their migration. Many aspects of their biology are still poorly understood, including their migratory patterns and wintering habits. These tiny, charismatic owls migrate through Southwestern PA in fall and winter here in small numbers too. By banding them, we have the chance to contribute data to a broader network of owl banding operations that seek to uncover aspects of how these birds migrate across the continent. We will also gain a sense for how they use local habitats. All essential aspects to their conservation.

Bird banding is conducted by highly trained individuals under Master Banding Permits from the Bird Banding Laboratory. Birds are captured in fine nets that are strung up in their habitat. Once an owl is captured, it is brought back to the banding table in a soft cotton bag and then identified with a unique band placed around its leg. Data is then collected which includes determining the age and sex of the bird plus the measure of its body size and fat stores. The birds are safely released within a few minutes of banding and continue on their migrations.



Who the heck are we??

The collaboration between Ben and Nick is ideal for studying Northern Saw-whet Owls. Their cross-disciplinary backgrounds and knowledge of local ecosystems will support the data that they collect from the owls. Here is a little more about Ben and Nick:



Nick Liadis is an avian conservation biologist based here in Pittsburgh. His work takes him across the human landscape gradient into urban, suburban, and rural areas to better understand how birds live alongside humans. Trained as an architect, he got into working with birds by way of bird-window collisions. He has recently started a non-profit called Bird Lab which will study and implement solutions to human sources of avian mortality. And in particular, those within cities.



Ben Kehoe is a full-time Park Ranger, nature lover (especially birds), and artist. He wanted to help coordinate this important project in a park that he loves. Seeing these cute owls up close is an amazing bonus but really, it’s all about the data, which will help guide the conservation of these amazing creatures going into an increasingly uncertain future.



Thank you for the support! If we happen to get over our goal amount, those funds will go toward next year's owl banding efforts. We are hoping to develop some programming around this project and possibly add a public element. We're excited to see how this project will evolve going into the future!



Note: ""no raffles, sweepstakes, giveaways, or promotions are offered in exchange for any donations made to this GoFundMe""
","Pittsburgh, PA",Ben Kehoe ,,"Created November 21, 2022",,Organizer
Jenny & Garret's Study with the Yawanawa Tribe,"$1,100  raised of $6,000 goal • 14 donors"," raised of $6,000 goal",14 donations,Rachelle Genthos is organizing this fundraiser on behalf of Jenny Graves.,"
Greetings fellow soul seekers, psychonauts, cosmic siblings, and spiritual travelers. ✨



I’m writing today to ask for your help in supporting two of the amazing souls in our spiritual community, Jenny & Garret, on an impending medicine journey they will embark on for our collective benefit. Jenny & Garret will be making the long and arduous trek via plane, bus, and boat to Acre, Brazil to do a training with Gesileu, master rapé maker and healer, before going up river to Aldeia Segrada and settling in for an intensive village study with the Yawanawa Tribe (a beloved tradition to many of us), accompanied by Drew, Bridget, Cory and other community members.



In this season of giving, please join me in supporting these two generous souls by giving forward to the work that they will do and all of the spiritual gifts they will bring back and share with everyone for years to come. As we have all experienced, things, trips, and experiences are imbued with magic when gifted. Let’s shower this trip with all the magic we can! ✨



During their three-week journey (December 31st – January 22nd), Jenny & Garret will not only heal and clarify their own spiritual path in different ways (see below for details), but will be sincerely and humbly focused on demonstrating gratitude to the Yawanawa people, all while making important, heartfelt connections and giving back directly to the stewards, land, and energetic source of this Medicine. In some unique combination, Jenny & Garret have sat, shared, and helped in ceremonies under the Yawanawa tradition multiple times and seen the profound healing this tradition elicits. Both feel called to continue their work, The Work, by taking a leap for all of us with these intensive studies and training with the Yawanawa people.



The energetic exchange necessary in Medicine Work can take some careful planning and sacrifice; the financial burden of individually funding these kinds of trips can often feel counter to the community-oriented goals fueling them and the collective benefits we all receive. Jenny & Garret want the community to be able to energetically contribute to their endeavors, and there are more ways to do that than hitting the “donate” button (see below). Collectively, we can all share and join together to help fund this exceedingly important trip and all that Jenny & Garret will do, and bring back, on our behalf. Jenny will also be creating a travel handbook to help future travelers navigate the same kind of medicine trip.



I have had the opportunity to sit with both Jenny and Garret in both a Yawanawa ceremony and another tradition and I am so very honored and humbled to not only know them, but be able to call them spiritual guides, friends, and soul siblings. They are both amazing creatives, with hearts of the earth, wind, water, and fire, and bring so much to ceremony and the larger community, as many of you know. They are cornerstones to our medicine family and they will be (and already are) impeccable, reciprocal ambassadors of our spiritual community, Gesileu, the Yawanana people, and our past and future ancestors.



Being able to communicate and invite our community to help these two amazing humans is just one small way I can give back to these powerful, infinitely life-changing medicines, something I feel a calling to do. When I asked about their funding for this trip, there was some initial hesitation about asking for help. While Garret’s trip has been funded from an outside source, Jenny’s has not (hence the GoFundMe). In a true show of the giving, selfless nature of our travelers, when I asked about how I could help invite donations for money, Jenny communicated she wanted the donations here on GoFundMe to be put into the hands of the medicine people and the tribe, not her personal travel expenses. ♥ Both Jenny & Garret hope we can raise enough money over that expense to bring the Chief Nixiwaka, Putanny (his wife), and their people gifts (e.g. a guitar would be especially meaningful). A breakdown of exactly how the funds will be used can be found below: let’s show Jenny and Garret our love so that Jenny’s trip is not only fully supported, but both Jenny & Garret also have enough funds to choose various gifts with their generous hosts. Given his musical soul, Garret is especially excited about the possibility of gifting musical instruments (e.g. a guitar) to the Yawanawa people.



If you find Medicine Work important, please consider investing in Jenny & Garret, our community, and The Work by contributing in some way. Donating money is just one way!



Energetic Commitments for this New Year’s Medicine Quest:

Funds to Yawanawa Tribe: $2,400

Funds to Chief Nixiwaka & Puttany (wife of Nixiwaka) for dieta: $500


Note: while on dieta, Jenny will be immersing herself in the teaching of a specific plant and will spend much of her time devoted to prayer. If you have prayers of any kind you would like her to carry for you (including specific, detailed prayers), please email her at [email redacted]. You can email Garret with prayers at [email redacted].


Travel Expenses: ~$2,100



Total Base Cost for Jenny: ~$5,000



* The first $2,900 will go directly to the tribe; anything between $2,900 - $5,000 will help fund Jenny’s travel expenses; anything we gather beyond $5,000 will be split between Garret and Jenny and will be given back to the tribe in the form of money, goods, and gifts as offerings of gratitude.



Please hold Jenny & Garret in in your thoughts, prayers, and invocations for safe travels and fruitful work.



Your generosity would be an infinite gift that keeps on giving.



Thank you in advance for entertaining a contribution and all of your generosity!



Infinite gratitude,

Rachelle 



Ways you can support our travelers beyond this auspicious trip:



Consider supporting Jenny’s well-being and spiritual work by using or sharing the important healing, integration guidance, and energetic work she does (www.intuitivevillage.com). You can also support Jenny by sending funds via PayPal [email redacted] or Venmo @jenny-grace-6.

Consider supporting Garret’s general medicine work (e.g. rapé cirlces) by donating directly via VenMo @Garret-Adkins or PayPal @GarretSAdkins.



~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

In communicating directly with Jenny & Garret about their “why” for the upcoming trip as well as how we can help, this is what they both individually shared:

Garret - First and foremost to be of service to the medicine, our community, and my family. I’m going to the Amazon so I can do my own work and healing SO that I can bring something beautiful back to share with you all. I’ve been on a path of spiritual service for my whole life - and now that I’ve found a path that aligns I feel deeply called to receive more training at the source. My intention for the trip is to find more clarity in terms of next steps along my medicine path journey, to deepen my relationship with Hape and the makers (perhaps to find a teacher on the path of being a tabaquero), and to connect more deeply with the powerful healing music of the Yawanawa - so that I can bring it back to this beautiful land of the Salish sea. I intend to devote myself to song and playing music over this month - to spend many many hours playing guitar with and for people - to learn many of their songs and to be ready to share many with you all as well.

Jenny: First, I spent this past year as an assistant in healing circles from this lineage. It was a very powerful year. I witnessed profound healing in others and in myself, and I feel a debt of gratitude to the Yawanawa people for all that they give to preserve these ancient healing ways and our rainforest. I would like to visit them in person to say thank you. Second, I feel a strong calling to continue being of service in this work, and I know that studying with the tribe directly will help me carry these ways with honor and integrity. Finally, it is my desire to offer reciprocity and to bring my own healing gifts and abilities to the land, people, and ancestors of this very sacred village.




 GoFundMe Giving GuaranteeThis fundraiser mentions donating through another platform, but please know that only donations made on GoFundMe are protected by the GoFundMe Giving Guarantee.","Lewiston, ID",Rachelle Genthos ,,"Created December 21, 2022",,Organizer
Be A Swamp Champ!,"$1,140  raised of $6,000 goal • 12 donors"," raised of $6,000 goal",12 donations,Sam Collier is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Hi, my name is Sam, and I’ve worked since the 1990s to protect the Okefenokee Swamp from risky mines along its eastern edge.



We have a chance to enact permanent protection in the Georgia legislature, if we act now.  Please help us get a law passed that protects the Swamp from mining on Trail Ridge.  That’s all the bill prevents:  digging up the soil on Trail Ridge beside the Okefenokee.



Because we’re trying to pass a law, your donation is not tax deductible.  It IS highly effective, so please give generously.



For the Swamp,

Sam
",,,,"Created January 2, 2023",,
MIDDLE SCHOOL RAINFOREST CHALLENGE,$546  raised of $546 goal • 32 donors, raised of $546 goal,32 donations,"Sheri Bergeron Sather is organizing this fundraiser to benefit Reserva: The Youth Land Trust, Inc.  ","


 Did you know the rainforest could disappear in 100 years?



The SFC Student Council has teamed up with The Environmental Club for their first fundraiser.

We challenge the middle school students to raise $273 dollars to protect one acre of land.





WE REACHED 1 ACRE-- LET'S MAKE IT TWO ACRES ($546)









Check out some of the animals that live on the reserve in Ecuador.













This is Callie. She is the founder of Reserva.

All the donations will go directly to protect 1 acre on the reserve in Ecuador.





Thanks for your help,



The SFC Environmental Club
",,,,"Created December 13, 2022",,
Trees for Grove Park,"$1,445  raised of $2,000 goal • 19 donors"," raised of $2,000 goal",19 donations,Hailey Rulnick is organizing this fundraiser.,"
For my Mitzvah Project I wanted to do my best to benefit the environment. Over the summer, 31 trees had to be cut down in our local Grove Park. Some of the trees were either already dying or affected by the Emerald Ash Borer infestation, which is very harmful to Ash Trees and the environment around them.



Hearing this news made me upset because I walk through or past Grove Park almost every day, and it is really sad to see the giant stumps instead of bright green trees!



I have partnered with the Township of South Orange to raise money for the replanting of Grove Park. The Township has robust plans to plant trees over the next several seasons. My goal is to raise enough contributions for 5 new trees. Each tree, and it's process of transporting and planting, has a cost of $400. Thank you for helping me meet or exceed my goal and please feel free to reach me with any questions you might have!



Thank you so much!



-Hailey








","South Orange, NJ",Hailey Rulnick ,,"Created October 23, 2022",,Organizer
Finding my forever home,"$1,650  raised of $3,000 goal • 13 donors"," raised of $3,000 goal",13 donations,Carrie Ostash is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Hello, My name is Carrie Ostash. I live alone with my 2 cats and am in need of some assistance with my moving process. My living conditions currently are very poor. My roof leaks and there is black mold in my current house. I do not have the funds to fix it and although I'd love to, the conditions to fix it would cost more than the house is worth, so I am, looking to move past this and into something more suitable and liveable. I do have an apartment i am trying to move in to by the end of December!  I am reaching out now because I am in need of some assistance. I have reached out to 211 and every place I could think possible with little to no help. I am at a loss at where to turn to next, so here I am! I am asking for some financial assistance with the moving process. I would love to find my forever home. Even if you are unable to help please share my story! Thank you for your time and consideration



-Carrie
","Bay City, MI",Carrie Ostash ,,"Created November 30, 2022",,Organizer
Hunger Relief for Nigerian Flood Victims,"$1,245  raised of $1,000 goal • 12 donors"," raised of $1,000 goal",12 donations,"Team fundraiser
Sonya Buglion-Gluck and Frederic Gluck are organizing this fundraiser on behalf of Selebika Saniyo.","
Welcome to our GoFundMe page,



Thank you for being here. We are Sonya, Selebika, and Mienka, an interracial, intercultural, interfaith family living in Vermont, with connections to the land here in Vermont and the Niger Delta of Nigeria. Heavier-than-usual rains this fall and the release of excess water from the Lagdo dam in neighboring Cameroon are causing the worst flooding in Nigeria in a decade. The floodwaters have already killed more than 600 people and impacted over 840,000 acres of land, more than twice the size of Chittenden County, which will have long-term consequences for food security in the region. Read more in this recent New York Times article.



Since we heard the news of the devastating floods in Southern Nigeria over the past few weeks, we have been worried, sad and eager to find ways to support the millions of people displaced by the floods. Selebika has trusted contacts on the ground to whom we can send funds, and our goal is to raise $1,000 to purchase food for displaced families. Amidst the many climate disasters happening worldwide, we know the task of giving to those in need of relief is overwhelming. We, too, have felt discouraged by our limited resources in proportion to the gaping needs. We decided that taking a small action is better than taking none, and we hope you will join us, for we can certainly make more of a difference together.



Thank you,

Sonya, Selebika and Mienka






",Raised $550 from 3 donations,Sonya Buglion-Gluck ,,"Created October 19, 2022",,Organizer
Tate Holley's Eagle Scout Project,"$225  raised of $3,000 goal • 3 donors"," raised of $3,000 goal",3 donations,Tate Holley is organizing this fundraiser.,"Created 6 days ago6 days agoEnvironment
Hi, my name is Tate and I'm raising money for my Eagle Scout Project: The Bat-verly Hills Hotel project. The plan is to build and install 5 bat houses in parks around Valencia, CA. The bat houses are constructed from redwood and are roughly 4 feet tall by 1 foot square and will be mounted on 20-foot poles. 



Of course, I think bats are cool, but why should you care about this? I have two reasons for you: 

First, bats can eat thousands and thousands of bugs every night, and are a great form of natural pest control, which would help to keep the local moth and mosquito populations in check. 

Second, bats aren't very good roommates. If they start living in your house, it's a time-consuming, expensive process to have them removed. By providing them with a nearby alternative (the bat houses), the bats will be less likely to try to hide out in your attic. Batman might be cool, but your house shouldn't be the bat cave. 






","Valencia, CA",Tate Holley ,,Created 6 days ago,,Organizer
A Habitat of Life,"$127  raised of $50,000 goal • 3 donors"," raised of $50,000 goal",3 donations,Betty Lane is organizing this fundraiser.,"Created 7 days ago7 days agoEnvironment
Hi:  My name is Betty Lane, (AKA Mama Molimo Makasi).  Life is something precious to all forms of life on the planet.  It exists all around us. It is something to be enjoyed.  Oftentimes poor mental, physical, emotional, and psychological health interfere with living life to its fullest.

We plan to continue providing a life-giving space for a myriad of life forms, humans, birds, fish, rabbits, bees, etc.  The picture shown is of the Leopard's Lair that surrounds a permaculture garden, fruit trees and herbs.  The adjacent area, The African Healing Garden, displays herbs and fruit trees as well.  However,  it also has a beautiful pond with a waterfall.  OUR DREAM IS TO CONSTRUCT A GREENHOUSE THAT WILL CONTINUE THE MOVE TOWARDS BECOMING TRULY A HABITAT FOR LIFE.  

PLEASE DONATE 
","Pittsburgh, PA",Betty Lane ,,Created 7 days ago,,Organizer
Help us Protect the Environment,"$3,300  raised of $32,500 goal • 9 donors"," raised of $32,500 goal",9 donations,Salam Academy is organizing this fundraiser to benefit Salam Academy School.  ,"
A clean environment is a necessary precondition for true prosperity. We stand up for the environment and can’t do it without you.

You can make a difference by donating today to Salam Academy School.



A small school in Albuquerque, New Mexico, has started acquiring solar panels on its roof to replace traditional electric power sources with green, renewable and environmentally-conscious electric power via generation from solar panels. This project has been in the making for years now. The School is looking forward to getting this new power source as it will reduce the environmental impact of its utility use. It will match what the School teaches its students weekly about the importance of taking care of the environment (as the students are taught to be good global citizens and stewards on Earth). This panel installation will also save the School a lot of money every year, to the tune of thousands of dollars, which will permanently support the School's operations.  



I appreciate your support. S.A. is a not-for-profit 501 (c)3 organization [#85-0481401] with a Silver Seal from Guide Star.
","Albuquerque, NM",Salam Academy ,,"Created November 20, 2022",,Organizer
Save the Trees and Help a Child go to camp!,"$1,850  raised of $4,500 goal • 13 donors"," raised of $4,500 goal",13 donations,"Team fundraiser
Sherry W and Alfred Torrence are organizing this fundraiser.","
Hello...My name is Sherry and I’m raising funds to save 17 trees marked to be cut down through logging. These decades-old trees are part of 102 trees marked to be removed throughout the property of a neighboring camp. They frame Dogwood Drive, a scenic driveway that winds through a tranquil forest owned by the camp.



The trees are being logged to help the camp raise money needed to fund summer programs for children who might not otherwise have the chance to experience going to camp. My goal is to save the trees and help the kids: a Win-Win.



A donation of $250 will save one tree, and contributions of any amount are genuinely appreciated to help reach the goal of saving these 17 walnut and oak trees. Funds raised exceeding the initial goal will save even more trees!



All donations will be given to the camp to cover the monetary value assigned to each marked tree, thus protecting them from being cut down and helping the camp to raise the funds they need.



Dogwood Drive has been called 'magical.' Cutting down these healthy, beautiful trees would forever change the landscape of this driveway and destroy the homes of birds and animals living there. Your donation protects this habitat for those who cannot speak for themselves- the trees, birds and animals- while at the same time, help the camp help kids experience going to summer camp. .



It's been said that 'Trees are the lungs of the Earth.' Fun fact: An average mature tree produces 260 pounds of oxygen annually. Two mature trees can provide enough oxygen for a family of four!



Please donate today and help preserve this beautiful forest for future generations. Thank you!
",Raised $250 from 1 donation,Sherry W ,,"Created November 14, 2022",,Organizer
"Making a move from Ohio to Chicago, Ill","$1,505  raised of $5,000 goal • 10 donors"," raised of $5,000 goal",10 donations,Uthar Atsila is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Hi,

 John and I (Rick) and Jamie we have decided it is time to not only move out of this apartment, but move to another state.  We have decided for many reasons to try to move to Chicago, Ill.  We have friends and family there to help us find a place and get situated.  John is also from Chicago.  Chicago is more affordable than we thought from what we have researched so far, and the public transportation is by far better than anything, which is nothing but buses here in Columbus, Ohio.   All funds received will be for making this move happen for us to Chicago.  I know it's asking a lot, but anything would help and would be much appreciated.  Thank you for all your support.  
",,,,"Created November 23, 2022",,
Eco-Friendly Product,"$2,050  raised of $12,000 goal • 9 donors"," raised of $12,000 goal",9 donations,Douglas Hanes is organizing this fundraiser.,"
I am trying to patent an Eco-Friendly Product and need to raise money to pay the attorney to write and file the patent.



 After John Rizvi, P.A. (The Patent Professor) completed a patent novelty search; I received a recommendation to ""proceed with a patent application.""



I am Doug Hanes a Product Designer, Custom Car Builder and Reality Actor. 



*Bachelor of Fine Arts, Majoring in Industrial Design, College for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI 2003

*Associates Degree of Applied Science, Majoring in Automotive Technology, Universal Technical Institute, Pheonix, AZ 1996



I have over 25 years of experience in manufacturing and design.  My most high-profile clients are: History Channel, NBC Sports, AMC, Ford Motor Company, FedEx, Roush and Mobsteel





https://www.history.com/shows/detroit-steel/cast/doug-hanes
","Village of Clarkston, MI",Douglas Hanes ,,"Created November 21, 2022",,Organizer
Gavin's Eagle Scout Project,"$420  raised of $2,500 goal • 8 donors"," raised of $2,500 goal",8 donations,Gavin Salisbury is organizing this fundraiser on behalf of Amanda Salisbury.,"
Hi there. Thank you for taking the time to visit my page. My name is Gavin Salisbury. I am a 17-year-old senior at West Orange High School in Winter Garden, Florida. I have been involved with Scouting since 2016, when I crossed over to Troop 145 in Oakland, Florida and earned my Arrow of Light award. The final part of my journey with Scouts is completing my Eagle Scout project. I have been visiting the Oakland Nature Preserve since my early days at Oakland Avenue Charter School, which is why I chose this nonprofit as the beneficiary of my project. I always enjoyed the connection to nature and the environment I experienced at the Preserve. The Oakland Nature Preserve is a 128-acre property with the mission “To promote an understanding of the fragile balance between mankind and the environment by educating visitors about Lake Apopka basin's ecosystems and cultural history, and by restoring and conserving the lands within the Preserve.” I will be rebuilding six animal-proof trash containers and pouring six concrete pads with the help of my fellow Scouts. Throughout my time in Scouting, I have learned some invaluable lessons that will remain with me into adulthood. Scouting has taught me the importance of helping others, teamwork, building self-confidence, outdoor skills, and problem-solving. I am thankful for all the leaders and lifelong friends from Scouting who have helped me along the way. I respectfully ask your support to help fund this project as I will be purchasing concrete mix, lumber, hinges, rebar, wood enamel and other supplies to complete this project. Over the years, with the support of others, persistence, hard work, and determination, I have made it my personal goal to reach the rank of Eagle Scout. I appreciate you supporting me with monetary donations, sharing my page, or sending your good wishes. 
","Winter Garden, FL",Gavin Salisbury ,,"Created November 21, 2022",,Organizer
Save Deerpark’s Water From Sewage: Legal Fund,"$225  raised of $50,000 goal • 7 donors"," raised of $50,000 goal",7 donations,"Team fundraiser
Alex Scilla and Grace Woodard are organizing this fundraiser to benefit Mid-New York Environmental and Sustainability Promotion Committee.  ","
Want to join me in making a difference? I'm raising money to benefit NYenvironcom (Mid-New York Environmental and Sustainability Promotion Committee) and the Deerpark Rural Alliance (DRA), and any amount will help make an impact. Thanks in advance for your contribution to this cause, which means so much to me. Right now, we are in an urgent situation: we are defending our community's right to clean water in Deerpark, NY.



Our mission is urgent. Data we collect with our ongoing water monitoring stations demonstrates that the Dragon Springs facility and owners are in clear violation of the Clean Water Act, and continue to actively contaminate the Basha Kill Stream and Neversink River with sewage discharge (Fecal Coliform) between 3x and 25x the legal limit–often rising in spring and dipping down in winter.



Anything above 100 cfu/100 ml is not safe for ingestion and, according to EPA recommendations, above 200 cfu/100 is not safe for full body contact, including to swim in. This level of contamination also puts the purity of our well water at significant risk.



Testing has shown on these dates:

7/01/2020 ~ 500 Cfu/100ml Fecal Coliform

8/11/2021 ~750 Cfu/100ml Fecal Coliform

8/24/2022 ~2500 Cfu/100ml Fecal Coliform



There have also been numerous documented instances, going back over 10 years, of pollution from construction runoff, sediment, and erosion.



Dragon Springs has been cited and fined by the DEC on numerous instances. They are also still negotiating a consent order for violations including constructing a bridge outside of approved plans, site erosion, and lack of sediment controls that cause turbidity, as well as petroleum bulk storage violations and modifying their site plan without prior approval.



The NYS State Dept of Education has ordered the Dragon Springs cafeteria and school facilities closed for lack of a valid Certificate of Occupancy, which was not obtained for these buildings.



Unfortunately, these actions alone are not enough to resolve the Clean Water Violations, making the need for citizen action a crucial component of protecting our waters.



We won’t let these violations stand. The funds we raise here will support:


Legal action against continued violation of the Clean Water Act

Advocacy and regular water quality monitoring of our watersheds




While this contamination is a widely known issue, it continues to be a critical concern for our local environment. We need to urge those with power to act and respond now. Our goal is to protect the Basha Kill and Neversink from sewage contamination by compelling Dragon Springs to cease wastewater violations and remediate damage.



Help us make our case. Please give what you can, and share this fundraiser.





More about our organization and work:

NYenvironcom is a New York 501(c)3 non-profit organization whose aim is to create an informed, alert, and eco-smart community who can take action as critical local issues arise. By enabling community members to challenge threats of poor practices in our waters and lands, we serve our long term mission of developing thoughtful environmental, and economic practices, and values. NYenvironcom believes that it is important for everyone—especially our town boards and officials, project applicants, and our business people—to understand and appreciate our local rural ecology and have access to accurate, compelling data to make informed decisions. Deerpark Rural Alliance (DRA) functions as the public advocacy arm of our work.



Learn more about us:

Our website: https://nyenvironcom.ngo/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nyenvironcom/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaKNkgF66dEQ_EmClUf3kCg










","Cuddebackville, NY",Alex Scilla ,,"Created December 12, 2022",,Organizer
Ahoada West-Afro indigenous flood disaster relief,"$833  raised of $2,500 goal • 15 donors"," raised of $2,500 goal",15 donations,Charles Ochonma is organizing this fundraiser to benefit Usama Ekpeye Usa Inc..  ,"
This fundraiser aims to provide immediate relief: food, medical care, baby food, shelter, sleeping mats, mosquito nets, drinking water and clothing to these flood victims and communities in Ahoada East - River State of Nigeria, West Africa.

Your donation of $5 or more will provide life saving support and your generosity is highly appreciated. Thank you for your compassion and gift of love. May God richly bless you.
","Henderson, NV",Charles Ochonma ,,"Created October 21, 2022",,Organizer
Bring Tennis Ball Recycling to B-CC High School!,$300  raised of $500 goal • 3 donors, raised of $500 goal,3 donations,Ivy McConarty is organizing this fundraiser on behalf of Jacqueline Weiner McConarty.,"Created 6 days ago6 days agoEnvironment
Hi! My name is Ivy McConarty, I am a sophomore at BCC High School and a member of the Varsity Tennis Team. I love tennis, but realize that it isn't the most sustainable sport out there. I have seen tennis ball recycling at several private courts in the area, and decided that BCC should have one too! I'd like to create a recycling station for the school and have it up and running before the spring season starts. There is a recycling tennis ball nonprofit in Vermont (RecycleBalls) that uses their facility to turn used tennis balls into building material for new tennis courts. Pretty cool! 

I hope to introduce tennis ball recycling to the MCPS community by joining the RecycleBalls movement, and hopefully, this could act as a model to bring RecycleBalls stations to more school courts. I will need some help starting this project from the community, as the prices of the recycling station and shipping materials add up. Thank you so much for your consideration and any donation!



Best,

Ivy
","North Kensington, MD",Ivy McConarty ,,Created 6 days ago,,Organizer
HELP PREVENT A WEST HILLS NIGHTMARE!,"$2,472  raised of $10,000 goal • 23 donors"," raised of $10,000 goal",23 donations,Roscoe Fallbrook Neighbors Coalition is organizing this fundraiser.,"
A developer is planning to build three warehouses with ten loading docks at the northwest corner of Roscoe and Fallbrook. There is no information provided about who the possible tenants might be. This project could open the door for additional similar projects in West Hills.



This project is NOT compatible with the West Hills community, especially with homes directly across the street on both sides of the project. The developer estimates that this project will add at least 45 truck trips per day! That will create traffic, noise, and have a negative impact on air quality from diesel exhaust, particulate plastics from the extra tires, etc.



Even worse is the fact that this site was used by Atomics International, Rockwell Scientific, Hughes Aircraft, Boeing, and Raytheon for nuclear research, missile testing, and other classified cold war activities and was heavily contaminated. The developer is irresponsibly avoiding a proper Environmental Impact Report (EIR). We are fighting to get one done.



Furthermore, the developer plans to excavate 20' feet down, exposing all the contamination, allowing it to be spread airborne throughout the West Hills community and valley. This poses an actual threat to the health and well-being of the surrounding neighborhood.



In June, a work group was formed by concerned citizens, who have obtained over 500 petition signatures opposing this project. The work group, called the Roscoe Fallbrook Neighbors’ Coalition (RFNC), has hired a land-use attorney and paid him $10,000 of their own money to file legal appeals. In order to move forward and fight to protect our neighborhoods, more funds are needed. Please consider donating to help us keep West Hills safe, healthy, and nuisance-free. 



For more info: www.fallbrookpointproject.com
","Los Angeles, CA",Roscoe Fallbrook Neighbors Coalition ,,"Created October 18, 2022",,Organizer
Research of Endangered Whales in Guatemala,"$1,920  raised of $10,000 goal • 16 donors"," raised of $10,000 goal",16 donations,Ester Quintana is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Hi everyone, my name is Ester Quintana, and thank you for your interest in my work with humpback whales on the southern Pacific Coast of Guatemala in Central America!



Did you know North Eastern Pacific humpback whales migrate to Guatemala's tropical waters to give birth, nurse their calves, and mate? My research focuses on understanding this crucial and unexplored part of humpback whales' migratory patterns. Scientists don't know, for example, when and how humpback whales arrive and leave Guatemala's waters and in what order social groups travel. Do mothers and calves arrive first? And when do juvenile and adult males inhabit the breeding ground, and how long do they stay? These are just a couple of the questions I am studying to contribute to the worldwide conservation efforts of this endangered distinctive population segment –its latest abundance estimate is less than 1500. All funds will be used to support the staff and equipment required to do this work (e.g., time of fishermen, boat rental, boat fuel, transportation to/from field site, etc.). I will be updating this page with pictures of my upcoming field season.

Advancing community-driven conservation with locals is an integral part of this project. I collaborate with local fishermen and, together with them, work on this research. I have had powerful experiences working with locals and know the significant changes informed locals can make toward conservation efforts. One experience that comes to mind was a Guatemalan fisherman who helped me track marine life. After working with him for over a year and as our relationship grew, he told me that in our time together, he understood that marine life needed to be preserved for everyone. I was shocked when he handed me over a harpoon he used many years ago to kill dolphins.

I am a biological oceanographer and completed my doctorate at the University of South Florida in 2006. I have been working with marine mammals for over 25 years. Previously, I also received a LASPAU-Fullbright scholarship to obtain a Master's Degree in Zoology from the University of Florida after I graduated with a Licenciate Degree in Biology from Universidad San Carlos in Guatemala. I am an invited member of the following International Union for the Conservation of Natural Resouces (IUCN) groups: the Sirenian Specialist Group, the Cetacean Specialist Group, and the Marine Mammal Protected Areas Task Force.



If you are interested in learning more about my work, don't hesitate to contact me with specific questions. I appreciate your support!



Recent publications


O’Brien, O., D.E. Pendleton, L.C. Ganley, K.R. McKenna, K.D. Kenney, E. Quintana-Rizzo, C.A. Mayo, S.D. Kraus, and J.R. Redfern. 2022. Repatriation of a historical North Atlantic right whale habitat during an era of rapid climate change. Scientific Reports. 12:12407. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-16200-8

Curtis, K.A., J. Calambokidis, K. Audley, M.G. Castaneda, J. De Weerdt, A.J. García Chávez, F. Garita, P. Martínez-Loustalot, J.D. Palacios-Alfaro, B. Pérez, E. Quintana-Rizzo, R. Ramírez Barragan, N. Ransome, K. Rasmussen, J. Urbán R., F. Villegas Zurita, K. Flynn, T. Cheeseman, J. Barlow, D. Steel, and J. Moore. 2022. Abundance of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) wintering in Central America and southern Mexico from a one-dimensional spatial capture-recapture model. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SWFSC-661. https://doi.org/10.25923/9cq1-rx80

Hodge, B. C., D.E. Pendleton, L.C. Ganley, O. O’Brien, S.D. Kraus, E. Quintana-Rizzo, and J.V. Redfern. 2022. Identifying predictors of species diversity to guide designation of marine protected areas. Conservation Science and Practice, e12665. https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.12665

Quintana-Rizzo, E., S. Leiter, T. V. N. Cole, M. N. Hagbloom, A. R. Knowlton, P. Nagelkirk, O. O’Brien, C. B. Khan, A. G. Henry, P. A. Duley, L. M. Crowe, C. A. Mayo, and S. D. Kraus. 2021. Residency, demographics, and movement patterns of North Atlantic right whales Eubalaena glacialis in an offshore wind energy development area in southern New England, USA. Endangered Species Research 45:251-268. https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01137

Redfern, J.V, Kryc, K.A., Weiss, L., Hodge, B., O’Brien, O., Kraus, S.D., Quintana-Rizzo, E., and P.J. Auster. 2021. Opening a marine monument to commercial fishing creates gaps in ecosystem protections. Frontiers in Marine Science 8:645314. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2021.645314

Quintana-Rizzo, E., A. Cabrera, J. Ortiz-Wolford, and V. Davila. 2021. Spatial distribution and abundance of small cetaceans in the Pacific waters of Guatemala. Frontiers in Marine Science Frontiers in Marine Science 8:674134. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.674134

M.F. Baumgartner, J. Bonnell, S.M. Van Parijs, P.J. Corkeron, C. Hotchkin, K. Ball, L.P. Pelletier, J. Partan, D. Peters, J. Kemp, J. Pietro, K. Newhall, A. Stokes, T.V.N. Cole, E. Quintana-Rizzo, E., and S.D. Kraus. 2019. Persistent near real-time passive acoustic monitoring for baleen whales from a moored buoy: system description and evaluation. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 10:1476-1489.

Quintana-Rizzo, E. 2019. Distribution and abundance of whales in Guatemala with emphasis on humpback whale behavior (Megaptera novaeangliae). Spanish book chapter. In: Perspectivas de Investigación sobre Mamíferos Silvestres de Guatemala. C. Kraker, A. P. Calderón and A. A. Cabrera Editors. Guatemala: Asociación Guatemalteca de Mastozoólogos, pp. 247-261. ISBN: [phone redacted]-726-33-8.





","Medford, MA",Ester Quintana ,,"Created November 12, 2022",,Organizer
My final journey,"$545  raised of $5,000 goal • 6 donors"," raised of $5,000 goal",6 donations,Wilson Seaman is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Hi, my name is Scott and I am on my final leg of my through hiking journey. I have completed the Appalachian trail and the continental divide trails. My final trail is the pacific crest trail that runs from California Mexican boarder to the Washington state Canadian border. I am completing these trails learning about our national parks systems and also teaching other through hikers the importance of keeping the environment and parks clean for future hikers to appreciate. Our national parks are some of the most beautiful sites anyone can ever see. I have been funding the first two trails with personal funds but see that I am running a little bit short. I have put 4 years work and training into this monumental feet and would love to finish the final leg in 2023. I love the outdoors and want to share my experiences with all those I see along the way. Any assistance is greatly appreciated and I will post my instagram info for all those that would like to follow me on my final quest. Thank you all for your time and consideration.  
","Varnville, SC",Wilson Seaman ,,"Created December 23, 2022",,Organizer
Help small coffee farmers reforest Guatemala!,"$341  raised of $9,000 goal • 8 donors"," raised of $9,000 goal",8 donations,Josue Martinez is organizing this fundraiser.,"


















Martiza's Story:

Doña Maritza is a small coffee farmer in Guatemala who dreams of supporting her farm and community through reforestation. Being located near Guatemala's ""Dry Corridor,"" her location is particularly vulnerable to climatic change. After suffering from a forest fire in 2011 and slowly rebuilding her coffee crops, Maritza can finally focus on regrowing the greater surrounding forest. However, she still lacks the resources necessary to ensure the new trees have the care they need to thrive, so she is reaching out for your support.



How you can help ($1 = 1 Tree)

We have secured a donation of 9000 baby trees! This is amazing! However, Maritza and our other small coffee producers need financial help getting these trees planted and maintaining them until they are self-sustaining. They are willing to put in the work, but as people from very humble means, we want to support this initiative so that they don't have to fully carry the burden of caring for the environment.



For every dollar donated, you will be providing for 1 tree. This includes planting, weeding and watering for the next 3 years!



Maritza's story is a common one amongst small coffee farmers. Our producers are honored to be stewards of the earth and have gradually been taking steps towards more sustainable farming. These steps are expensive and break norms set by guiding agricultural entities in the area, which focus solely on yield.



Chica Bean as a small business supports by paying above market prices and finding funding for trainings, but we can't provide the immediate support needed for this initiative. So, we're doing what we can and reaching out to you!

 

Sustainable practices can be a risk but our producers know they are necessary. Please help us share that risk for a better world.



Thank you for joining the effort!
","Garden Plain, KS",Josue Martinez ,,"Created November 29, 2022",,Organizer
Funds for Air Purifier Build,"$87  raised of $6,000 goal • 5 donors"," raised of $6,000 goal",5 donations,Sonia Jackson is organizing this fundraiser.,"
We're a group of students from Analy High School, and we are participating in something called the Environmental Justice Coalition. This organization gathers groups of students from different schools in Sonoma County to choose an environmental issue that ties into social justice that we research and provide solutions for. Our issue is the impact of wildfires on air quality in Sonoma County. To help mitigate this, we are hosting an air purifier build where we will teach others to make air purifiers with cost-efficient materials. Our main goal is to empower youth to learn about fire resiliency and lead others in their community. 
","Sebastopol, CA",Sonia Jackson ,,"Created October 25, 2022",,Organizer
Provide fresh drinking water and shelter,"$150  raised of $5,000 goal • 5 donors"," raised of $5,000 goal",5 donations,Gwendolyn Junious is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Hi, my name is Deloris, and i am raising funds to help a village community in the Gambia, drill a borehole for fresh water, and put a permanent roof on their shelter.
","Palm Bay, FL",Gwendolyn Junious ,,"Created December 28, 2022",,Organizer
COP27,"$2,990  raised of $25,000 goal • 11 donors"," raised of $25,000 goal",11 donations,Harambee House is organizing this fundraiser on behalf of Harambee House Inc. McClain.,"
Greetings, I am Dr. Mildred McClain, CEO, of Harambee House Inc., and have been for the last 31years. I'm writing to ask for your donations in taking some of own community (Westside, Eastside, and surrounding participants) to COP27 in Egypt . We are travel to this land to create, build and empower our community , our people. Please join us by donating, funds will be used for housing, food , and training. Give and what you get back would be immeasurable.Blessings my friend  ❤  

I NEED YOUR HELP!!!

AN URGENT REQUEST. 

I am working to take 15 Environmental Justice Pioneers-""Unsung Sheroes and Heroes "" to COP 27 being held in Egypt. 

I am short of money. I got their tickets to travel but need help with providing housing and food. I know it's late but promised funding fell through. Please help us by making a tax deductible contribution to the Harambee House ASAP to insure that these beautiful, hard working organizers living in front line and fence line communities. 

COP27 DELEGATION 

1. Dr P. Qasimah Boston, Tallahassee Food Network, Tallahassee, Florida

2. Yolanda Brown, Harambee House, Savannah, Georgia

3. Michelle Dawkins, Safety First Inc. Atlanta ,Georgia 

4. Kim Gaddy, South Ward Environmental Justice Coalition, Newark, New Jersey

5. Raina Greenlea, Blacks for Sustainability, Atlanta, Georgia

6. Dr. Amandla Haynes, Maternal Care, Tallahassee, Florida 

7. Azania Heywood James, Cornerstone Collective 2020, Rockville, Maryland 

8. Rachel Jefferson, Groundworks, St Louis, Mo

9. Darryl Jordan, It Takes Roots, Detroit, Michigan

10. Nicole Lee, Smart Homes, Savannah, Georgia 

11. Miaisha Mitchell, Frenchtown Revitalization Association, Tallahassee, Florida 

12. Amina Robinson, Recycle Atlanta, Atlanta,Georgia

13. Alicia Scott, Energy Foundation Atlanta, Georgia 

14. Dawud Shabaka, Harambee House/ Ctizens for Environmental Justice, Savannah, Georgia 

15. Aminetta Traore, Tallahassee Food Network Youth Symposium, Liberty County, Ga ommunities. I am depending upon you. I need $25,000.

MUCH LOVE AND RESPECT  
",,,,"Created October 31, 2022",,
The Limeledge Inaugural Fundraiser for Trails,"$1,130  raised of $5,000 goal • 13 donors"," raised of $5,000 goal",13 donations,Philip Crim is organizing this fundraiser.,"
My name is Philip Crim. I'm an Assistant Professor of Biology at The College of Saint Rose, and I'm working to establish a nonprofit botanical garden and arboretum on a farm in Central New York. Limeledge Botanical Garden and Arboretum will be a first-of-its-kind arboretum and eco-park in Central New York that will function as a living laboratory, classroom, and community event space. 



Our inaugural fundraising goal of $5000 to improve the trail system on the property will be essential for helping us reach our goal of opening to the public in 2024.
",,,,"Created December 14, 2022",,
Fight to keeping our Air and Water Clean!,"$575  raised of $1,000 goal • 13 donors"," raised of $1,000 goal",13 donations,Jared Krueger is organizing this fundraiser to benefit Clean Air Council.  ,"
Clean Air Council has been fighting for clean air since 1967, before the EPA was established.  When you donate, you are helping the Council fight for everyone's right to a healthy environment. 



Jared is a member of the Board of Directors and helps ensure the Clean Air Council continues to make meaningful and intelligent decisions in the fight to maintain a clean environment.  Our team of volunteers, environmentalists, lawyers and professionals address ways to combat the climate crisis by fighting EPA loopholes, holding corporations accountable for violating environmental regulations and look for ways to educate and inform society of environmental hazards that primarily go unnoticed. 



I ask you to please join me in making a difference and to help make an impact.  I'm raising money to benefit the Clean Air Council, and the donation will support the council and my annual required contributions to the board.  



Thanks in advance for contributing to this cause, which means so much to me.



More information about Clean Air Council: The Clean Air Council is an environmental health advocacy organization dedicated to protecting everyone's right to a healthy environment. Protecting people's health from the devastating impacts of pollution has always been our primary goal. Since its start in 1967, the Council's effectiveness has depended in large part on the support of its members. We make environmental progress through public education, community action, accountability, and enforcement of environmental laws.
","Philadelphia, PA",Jared Krueger ,,"Created November 8, 2022",,Organizer
Will you support Climate Action for my 35th?,"$3,510  raised of $3,500 goal • 16 donors"," raised of $3,500 goal",16 donations,"Team fundraiser
Benjamin Hunt and Vanessa Romano are organizing this fundraiser to benefit Clean Air Task Force, Inc.  ","
*I will match all donations up to $3,500. I've selected the Clean Air Task Force (CATF) this year. Love, Ben!



You may have received a pithy e-mail making the case for why this is the decisive decade for climate action in the US and abroad. In short, I've distilled a little 10-part narrative as to why we must push harder on climate action to avoid the worst effects of climate change as we aim to reach the maximum 1.5 degree C warming of the historic Paris Agreement. I have been an environmentalist and climate-concerned since I was born in 1987. As I conclude my 35th rotation around the sun on November 30th, I hope you might consider joining me in a financial contribution. Not everyone is able, in which case I would encourage you to refer to resources like those of the Climate Reality Project or 350 Org or simply commit to sharing through your own personal narrative why climate is important to you.



1.	I’m convinced, having been involved in this space for a decade now, that solving the climate crisis is the most pressing global and domestic concern we face.

2.	Religious and community leaders across the world - including the most significant religious leader in the world, the Pope - have called for a groundswell of support and moral unity.

3.	Climate science and human induced climate change, based on the quantum leap of carbon in the atmosphere, is as unequivocal as the laws of physics per the world’s leading scientists at NASA and the IPCC.

4.	Climate impacts are being felt now, this isn’t science fiction.

5.	We can pay smaller amounts now to fix the issue or pay handsomely later.

6.	The developed world is responsible for the climate impacts, while much of the impacts hit the equator and poor countries first and worst.

7.	We are at 1.1 degrees of warming now and currently on track for 2.5 degrees C; 2.5-3+ degrees or more would be catastrophic - we need to hit a 1.5 degrees maximum of warming if at all possible.

8.	Climate change is solvable with large-scale investment and systemic policy reform.

9.	We are in the decisive decade for international, UN-led climate change action. Deep progress needs to be made through 2030 to reach 2050 global goals of Net Zero.

10.	We need domestic and international climate policy to be prioritized as a Top Three issue to realize systems change – it cannot be a top 20, issue at the margins. Individual action matters, you can take action by voting green, investing green, and consuming green, but we need to demand system-side policy change as a first-order action. Please share this story widely, in your own voice, however it may resonate for you.





Want to join me in making a difference? I'm raising money to benefit Clean Air Task Force, Inc, and any donation will help make an impact. Thanks in advance for your contribution to this cause that means so much to me.

More information about Clean Air Task Force, Inc: CATF works to safeguard against the worst impacts of climate change by catalyzing the rapid global development and deployment of low-carbon energy and other climate-protecting technologies through research and analysis, public advocacy leadership, and partnership with the private sector.
","Raised $1,410 from 8 donations",Benjamin Hunt ,,"Created November 27, 2022",,Organizer
Four Elements Ranch,"$534  raised of $3,000 goal • 8 donors"," raised of $3,000 goal",8 donations,Eden Oknin is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Four elements farm is a sanctuary for all creatures and humans alike. Almost three years ago, 4 of us decided we needed a new and safe home away from the chaos of the western world. We bought a piece of land in A village called Santo Domingo in Costa Rica, and started on our journey of building a self sustaining home for ourselves and the community/guests that this farm will bring. We have worked very hard to build this place up, building greenhouses, cabins, and a large community kitchen, as well as tight bonds with our neighbors. We would like to start welcoming visitors to come see the beauty in the nature with us, but as you know this comes at a cost. We aim to finish the building of the kitchen, and build a road on the property for easier access. We would also love to eventually purchase a washing machine, rainy season gets messy out here. Any help is appreciated and received with the most love. And soon enough we could have you come and visit us, and enjoy the tranquility of our land.
","Brooklyn, NY",Eden Oknin ,,"Created October 20, 2022",,Organizer
Solar Capacity for Maasai Wilderness Conservation,"$9,575  raised of $100,000 goal • 70 donors"," raised of $100,000 goal",70 donations,Aurora Solar is organizing this fundraiser to benefit Maasai Wilderness Conservation fund.  ,"
This fundraiser is for the Maasai Wilderness Conservation Trust’s solar PV and storage capacity project. With a new solar system, the organization will be able to power electric safari vehicles to help preserve the Maasai ecosystem.



The Maasai Wilderness Conservation Trust  (MWCT) works to protect the legendary ecosystems and astounding biodiversity of East Africa through conservation that directly benefits local Maasai communities. MWCT funds and operates programs that promote sustainable economic benefits from conserving this ecosystem, creating a cutting-edge model of successful community-based conservation.
","San Francisco, CA",Aurora Solar ,,"Created October 21, 2022",,Organizer
Jonas Minton Kids & Kayaks Scholarship Fund,"$4,105  raised of $5,000 goal • 28 donors"," raised of $5,000 goal",28 donations,Janet Maineri is organizing this fundraiser.,"
In this season of giving, please consider a contribution to the ""Jonas Minton Kids & Kayaks Scholarship Fund.""



This fund honors Jonas' playful spirit, passion for kayaking, love of kids, and long-standing environmental advocacy. It also reflects Julie's desire to reach children from diverse or disadvantaged backgrounds. Contributing to this fund is one of the many ways we can keep Jonas' spirit alive on the river for generations to come.



ABOUT THE FUND:

The fund will provide opportunities for disadvantaged youth to experience the joy and awe of the river – experiences that connect so many of us in the river community.



Imagine the possibilities: for one child, the river might provide that needed fork in a road paved with seemingly unsurmountable challenges. Perhaps another follows Jonas' footsteps by becoming a river advocate and activist.



At a minimum, all these kids will share experiences they might otherwise not have access to: the exhilaration, connectedness, and respect for nature that come from an intimate immersion with the river.



BENEFICIARIES:

Two youth kayaking and advocacy programs have been chosen as the beneficiaries of Jonas’ scholarship program:



1) RIOS TO RIVERS

Ríos to Rivers inspires the protection of rivers worldwide by investing in underserved and indigenous youth, supporting them to become the next generation of environmental stewards.



Paddle Tribal Waters Project  The largest dam removal project in history is slated to begin on the Klamath River in 2023. Through 'Paddle Tribal Waters', indigenous youth are preparing to become the first people to paddle the restored river from source-to-sea, reconnecting sections of the Klamath that have not flowed freely for more than a century. Young paddlers will use kayaking to galvanize a movement while reconciling a stolen history and building a future of hope and healing.



Kayakimün Project  Indigenous women in Chile’s BioBío River Basin will develop youth in tribal communities to learn river navigation, leadership and advocacy skills to defend against dam projects that harm the global environment and traditional cultures. Youth alumni from the Kayakimün project will then travel to the US to join their Paddle Tribal Water peers in making the first descent of the Klamath River.



Their combined first descent will not only help bring the celebration of the removal of the dams to an international level, but it will also allow the students from the Biobio to pose the question publicly: Why are we removing dams on one side of the world while we continue to build them on the other side of the world? 



2. Current Adventures Kids and Teens Kayaking Camps

Current Adventures offers five-day kayaking camps on Jonas’ local playground, the South Fork of the American River. Kids and teens learn essentials such as river skills, safety, team building, river awareness and etiquette. Equally important, they get acquainted with nature and often develop an appreciation for the river that can translate to a lifelong passion – as many of us who were introduced to the river early in our lives can attest. To ensure youth from diverse backgrounds get to experience the joys of the river, Current Adventures will utilize its outreach program with Greater Sacramento Parks & Rec. Full or partial scholarships will be offered to children who need financial assistance.



Jonas’ collection of (10!) kayaks has been donated to Current Adventures for use in its kids’ programs. His kayaks will be utilized directly in camps, given to kids who later pass them along to other kids in a Pay-It-Forward arrangement, or sold, with the proceeds benefiting Jonas’ Scholarship Fund.



WAYS TO DONATE:

Donations may be made directly through this Gofundme site. If you prefer to use a Donor Advisory Fund or otherwise need your contribution to be tax deductible, please contact us through this site (a contact button is below.)



Got a kayak, raft, or paddling gear hanging around that you'd like to 're-home' in honor of Jonas? Get in touch, and we'll get that gear off your hands pronto! (after the holidays, most likely.)



HOW WILL YOUR DONATION BE USED?

Members of a Selection Committee designated by Julie Carrasco-Minton will determine how best to allocate the funds among the two beneficiaries. If you would like to earmark your contribution to one or the other, please make a note when donating or send us a message thru this site.



Depending upon the amount of money raised, all scholarships may be awarded within 2023, or they may be spread out over multiple years.



THANK YOU so much for your generous support. Please help spread the word. Through our collective giving, we hope to honor Jonas by sparking in our youth an avid interest in rivers & the environment.



We need to help develop more advocates like Jonas!
",,,,"Created December 13, 2022",,
Connection With Protection In Lenox.,"$265  raised of $20,000 goal • 6 donors"," raised of $20,000 goal",6 donations,Citizens for Safe Cell Siting Siting is organizing this fundraiser.,"
The Lenox Planning Board is rewriting our town's

WIRELESS ZONING BYLAW.

They have been guided by the advice of consultants who are strong proponents of the telecom industry and have encouraged them to remove any barriers that might ""overburden"" cell company applicants. By doing this, they are taking away our power to object to the placement of towers near our homes and to protect our health, safety and property values.  



We are a group of concerned Lenox citizens asking for your financial support. The funds will be used to sponsor forums to educate the public and inform the town's board members. We will also enlist a qualified attorney specializing in the Federal Telecommunications Act Of 1996 (TCA) to analyze the new bylaw and present alternative ways to structure it so that it serves the people of Lenox and not just the telecom applicants.  Please help us keep the pristine and historic character of our Berkshire home vibrant and a model for other towns to emulate as they find ways to stay CONNECTED AND PROTECTED.
","Lenox, MA",Citizens for Safe Cell Siting Siting ,,"Created November 23, 2022",,Organizer
Help Us Clean Up Chicago!,"$1,125  raised of $1,000 goal • 11 donors"," raised of $1,000 goal",11 donations,Katherine Tellock is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Cleanup Club Chicago is raising money for the following items for the 2023 cleaning season: 


Garbage Bags

Reusable Gloves

T-shirts and hats for all leaders and captains

Food/Drink for volunteers

Transportation Costs for Katherine

Car cleaning costs for Katherine 




Funding for kayaking cleanups, specific cleanup social outings, etc will be proposed separately as sponsorship opportunities. Also, any individual who donates $300 or more will have their logo and link as a sponsor on our website!



We want to be clear- we DO NOT have nonprofit status yet. It is still in the works, so any donation will not be tax-exempt at this time. Please keep this in mind!
","Chicago, IL",Katherine Tellock ,,"Created November 28, 2022",,Organizer
Help me raise $$ for my family in Puerto Rico,"$720  raised of $10,000 goal • 12 donors"," raised of $10,000 goal",12 donations,Alexa Garcia is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Hi everyone; my name is Alexa. I am setting up a fundraiser for my family in Puerto Rico, where several hurricanes have hit in the last few years. They need a new roof, generator, and much more. They can't keep replacing these things on their own. The resources aren't there, so I hope you can give them anything you can to support them. I know times are tough, but even $10 helps. I appreciate all of you so much. Thank you. 
","Sacramento, CA",Alexa Garcia ,,"Created October 27, 2022",,Organizer
Help Anjali clean up the ocean!,$140  raised of $500 goal • 4 donors, raised of $500 goal,4 donations,Anjali Ramanuja is organizing this fundraiser to benefit Ocean Defenders Alliance.  ,"
Hello, my Friend!



I love the Oceans and all the life in it. The Ocean is so big and beautiful. It makes oxygen, provides food for all of us, and is a great place to have fun, too! I love to visit aquariums and see the fishies and learn a lot about marine life. I also learned that the oceans are full of plastic and other bad things which are harming the fishies, corals and other creatures too. I found out that there are people who help clean up the bad stuff from the oceans and save all the animals and plants in them.

I'm turning 5 on January 21st and this year, for my birthday, I want to help one such organization, the Ocean Defenders Alliance (ODA) and their Volunteers by gathering funds that will help them achieve a clean, healthy marine ecosystem. Please help our oceans to become clean like they were before. Thank you so much for doing this for me! <3



More information about Ocean Defenders Alliance: ODA tackles ocean trash on multiple fronts: physically removing debris, educating the public, working on the front end of the problem, and building relationships to achieve our goal of a debris-free sea.

https://oceandefenders.org/what-we-do/california.html










","Rancho Palos Verdes, CA",Anjali Ramanuja ,,"Created December 17, 2022",,Organizer
FCC Chappaqua for the Fresh Air Fund,$470  raised of $700 goal • 7 donors, raised of $700 goal,7 donations,Jonathan Riedel is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Please support our youth and their mission to help the Fresh Air Fund! For nearly 150 years, this organization has been creating camps and excursions for children living in cities to get out into the great outdoors and experience nature. At FCC Chappaqua we believe that we are all a part of God's creation. Our spirits long to be connected with the natural world. We must explore it to understand it. And we must care for it to use it! Please help the next generation of Earth's caretakers become versed in the vitality and rhythm of nature...so they...and the whole world...can be happy and healthy in mind, body and spirt!



Our children have raised over $800 in cookies and lemonade stands this year.  Now we want to create a big push this holiday season to collect $700 more dollars so we can give a total of $1500 to the Fresh Air Fund.  



This video is a prayer, a blessing, and a work of art created by our Sunday School children.  They put a lot of time, thought, and love into the work.  Won't you please give to their campaign.  Do it for them...and for the countless children whose lives are changed forever by the Fresh Air Fund!


","Pleasantville, NY",Jonathan Riedel ,,"Created November 28, 2022",,Organizer
Displacement Assistance,"$133  raised of $5,000 goal • 3 donors"," raised of $5,000 goal",3 donations,Chanel Daniels is organizing this fundraiser.,"
On Saturday, December 17th 2022 our family experienced a terrible house fire that started in the front bedroom and spreaded quickly throughout the 2nd floor. My home have been part of our family for more than 60 years and it's heartbreaking for us to experience such a great loss. This has devastated our entire family and we are humbly asking for assistance. We are appreciative of any support and prayers. 



Just to introduce myself, my name is Clarence Mosley. I am the son of Clarance and Mary Mosley, who left behind a home that we shared family memories of laughter, hugs, kisses, and tears. 3 generations of hardwork, love and support from eachother. This is a sad time for us. Due to the fire and significant water damage our home is not liveable, and we lost so many memories in there. I want to insure that you know that all funds will being collected and used for our new living arrangements, such as rent, downpayment, storage, transportation, hygiene products and food. Donations are accepted as well. We are in need of clothes, shoes, coats, socks, and blankets and whatever else you have that can help me and my nephew. If you have anything to donate please reach out to me or my nephew Sean so that we can make arrangements to pick it up. 



I'm beyond moved by the outpouring calls from family and friends. There is no way that we are able to get through this without the love, kindness and generosity of our village. There are no words to express our gratefulness. Thank you so much for your kindness!!
","Philadelphia, PA",Chanel Daniels ,,"Created December 18, 2022",,Organizer
Luke Pouillon's Eagle Scout Project,"$690  raised of $1,000 goal • 17 donors"," raised of $1,000 goal",17 donations,Luke POUILLON is organizing this fundraiser.,"Hello! My name is Luke Pouillon, and I am a BSA Life Scout with Troop 215, Grand Rapids MI. I have been active in scouting since the first grade and am now working toward the rank of Eagle Scout. To achieve this goal, I must complete an Eagle Scout Project. An Eagle Scout Project is an opportunity for Scouts to demonstrate leadership while performing a project for the benefit of their community or the nonprofit of their choice.


Throughout the pandemic, I further developed my appreciation of the outdoors and spent hours on our local rivers and lakes learning the sport of fishing. My new passion has helped me create closer connections with nature and understand the importance of protecting this resource. While developing the basic direction for my project, I decided that I wanted to focus on nature conservation to help preserve what we have for future generations. As a result, I connected with the conservation manager at our nonprofit local zoo to inquire if they needed support in ongoing or new projects.


The John Ball Zoo is currently collaborating with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) on an endangered and vulnerable turtle conservation project in Western Michigan. To support the turtle protection project, I am raising funds and building upwards of 40 turtle nest protector covers. The nest protectors are wire and wood cages that are placed upon turtle nests to protect eggs from predators. During the Spring of 2023, my Troop will support the project by helping to build the nest protectors and place the finished product on turtle nests throughout West Michigan under the guidance of the DNR and John Ball Zoo. All of the nest covers will be donated to the Michigan DNR for future use.


My goal is to raise $1,000 for the materials that it will cost to build the turtle nest covers. Please consider donating to help protect our vulnerable and endangered turtles in Western Michigan.


Thank you so much,
Luke Pouillon





","Grand Rapids, MI",Luke POUILLON ,,"Created October 16, 2022",,Organizer
Raising Money for Hurricane Ian Relief Efforts,"$370  raised of $20,000 goal • 8 donors"," raised of $20,000 goal",8 donations,"Luminary Hotel Fort Myers is organizing this fundraiser to benefit Harry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida, Inc..  ","
Luminary Hotel & Co. and Caloosa Sound Amphitheater are raising money to benefit Harry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida, Inc. with their Hurricane Ian relief efforts. Any donation will help make an impact. Thanks in advance for your contribution.



More information about Harry Chapin Food Bank of SWFL: https://harrychapinfoodbank.org/
","Fort Myers, FL",Luminary Hotel Fort Myers ,"Words of support (1)

Please donate to share words of support.

David Heyer
$20•2 mos
People in Dort Myers need support","Created October 26, 2022",,Organizer
Help indyha find a peaceful living,"$110  raised of $1,500 goal • 8 donors"," raised of $1,500 goal",8 donations,Indyha Jackson is organizing this fundraiser on behalf of Marissa Chambers.,"hi im indyha marie last year december i moved out of a toxic and abusive environment and had my own place and i’ve been struggling with mental and financial needs lately 
TW!!!! May this year i was raped my a close friend of mines because i made clear to them i was only interested in females which led me to be pregnant i haven’t told nobody about this because i’m still processing it , this fundraiser will be used to start my business back up to help with family and environment needs anything will be forever appreciated and impactful thank you so much for letting me take up :)","Houston, TX",Indyha Jackson ,,"Created November 20, 2022",,Organizer
Chira Marine Radar Project,"$2,730  raised of $3,000 goal • 6 donors"," raised of $3,000 goal",6 donations,Natalie Malmgren is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Hi, my name is Natalie, and I am a Penn State student currently studying sustainability and the environment in Costa Rica. My class recently visited Chira Island to learn about sustainable fishing practices. I aim to raise money to buy a marine radar system for the Fishing Association to help reduce carbon emissions, protect biodiversity, and keep the community safe.  



Chira, a small Costa Rican Island located in the Nicoya gulf, is home to roughly 1,500 people. This small fishing community relies heavily on fishing for food and income. About 15 years ago, the community suffered the effects of overharvesting. To prevent this from happening again, they created the Asociación de Pescadores Cuerderos de Palito (APCP), a volunteer organization dedicated to promoting sustainable fishing practices. The Palito Restricted Fishing Area was created to protect the rocky corals surrounding the island and the many species that inhabit it.   



The only type of fishing allowed in this area is hand-and-line, which limits the catch to a sustainable amount. Minimum hook sizes ensure that only mature fish are caught. With support from the community, local fish populations were restored. While the vast majority of the community follows the rules of the Palito Restricted Fishing Area, people from outside the island are not as respectful of the rules. They come in at night and use trawling nets and other harmful fishing methods, which can wipe out much of the fish population and marine life in one night.   



To prevent this, the restricted fishing area must be monitored every night, year-round, a demanding job that falls on volunteers of APCP. Every night, no matter the weather or conditions, a volunteer is out on the patrol boat using gasoline driving in circles around the restricted fishing area to stop any illegal fishing. While patrolling is vital to the success of the restricted fishing area, it produces carbon emissions, is dangerous, expensive, and isn’t 100% effective.  



One marine radar would allow the fishing association to effectively and efficiently patrol the entire fishing area while reducing carbon emissions, protecting biodiversity and food stability, and protecting the community's safety. All donations go directly towards purchasing the marine radar system to help the Chira fishing community. 
","Jericho, VT",Natalie Malmgren ,,"Created November 9, 2022",,Organizer
Helping Joan,"$280  raised of $15,000 goal • 6 donors"," raised of $15,000 goal",6 donations,Ryan Bowar is organizing this fundraiser on behalf of Joan Warner.,"
Hi, my name is Ryan, and I'm fundraising for my mother Joan. She lives in North Fort Myers, Florida, and as most know, they were hit by a terrible hurricane Ian. My mother's home was severely damaged, and she is in need of a new place. My mother can not work as she had breast cancer, and the chemo severely hurt her body. She can no longer drive and can't fix the home she's in, physically or financially. There is so much damage to her home, such as her roof leaking along with windows leaking. All her electrical outlets don't work anymore and all the appliances, such as her fridge, are ruined. The mold growing in her home from the water damage is making her very ill. I am asking for financial help for my mother. Anything will help and would be greatly appreciated so she will be safe in her home again. Thank you
","Rochester, MN",Ryan Bowar ,,"Created November 21, 2022",,Organizer
Protect Tan Brook,"$1,367  raised of $20,000 goal • 8 donors"," raised of $20,000 goal",8 donations,Jen Larsen is organizing this fundraiser on behalf of Martha Jamison.,"
The Tan Brook is a little-seen natural treasure draining much of downtown Amherst. Beginning near Wildwood Cemetery, it runs under our streets, bubbling up at McCellan St and through our neighborhood, then down into the U Mass campus pond. When much of the property it runs through was purchased by a developer last year, we discovered that it is not classified as a 'perennial stream' for wetlands purposes, so it is not eligible for serious wetlands protection.



Why? Years ago, when much of Tan Brook was paved over (where it runs through downtown), it was no longer visible to aerial photography and fell off the USGS maps used to determine perennial vs. intermittent streams. So, MA DEP defines it as intermittent.



A developer can build closer to an intermittent stream than a perennial stream. So if this stream doesn't get its designation changed, it and the wetlands surrounding it are at risk of being lost to development.



The Amherst Conservation Commission identifies Tan Brook as perennial, yet MA DEP (Department of Environmental Protection) doesn't want to change its designation. We (a group of concerned neighbors) have pooled our funds, hired an attorney and appealed the MA DEP decision. (We are also requesting that USGS certify Tan Brook as perennial, but that could take years.) The appeal process is expensive, even though environmental lawyers with Klavens Law Group have donated much of their time.



We are working toward hearings with MA DEP in December. Your donation, no matter how small, will help us with the legal bills to continue this fight to protect Tan Brook and surrounding wetlands.



We are most grateful for your support. (All donations are deposited in the Tan Brook Appeal account, managed by Martha Jamison for the group.)
","Amherst, MA",Jen Larsen ,,"Created October 20, 2022",,Organizer
Tornado damaged my sisters home.,"$70  raised of $5,000 goal • 2 donors"," raised of $5,000 goal",2 donations,Jonathan Roberts is organizing this fundraiser.,"Created 1 day ago1 day agoEnvironment
Hi, my name is Alex, a tornado caused all of the trees in my sisters yard to fall. The worst damage was to her 2 year old daughters room, which is now exposed to the elements and unlivable. I am raising money not only for repairs but for temporary shelter. 
","Jackson, GA",Jonathan Roberts ,,Created 1 day ago,,Organizer
Wash cloth willie,$50  raised of $25 goal • 2 donors, raised of $25 goal,2 donations,Wash Cloth Willie is organizing this fundraiser.,"Created 5 days ago5 days agoEnvironment
My friend spent all his money on meth and he needs a new wash cloth
","Pompton Lakes, NJ",Wash Cloth Willie ,,Created 5 days ago,,Organizer
Dona a Ayudar el Amazon,$20  raised of $100 goal • 2 donors, raised of $100 goal,2 donations,Zachary Barth is organizing this fundraiser to benefit Amazon Watch.  ,"Created January 4, 2023January 4, 2023Environment
Para mucho tiempo, los bosques en el Amazon han sido amenazados, y el mundo necisita a ayudar los. Estos son importantes porque los produzen muchas plantas, animales, y agua del mundo. Tambien, muchas personas indigenas los necistan a vivir, y el mundo tiene que ayudar.



Muchas formas de la contaminacion han tenido lugar, como deforestacion de estos bosques, y pollucion de los sustancias quimicas y el petroleo. El medio ambiente nos mantiene, asi que nosotros debemos responder en una manera positiva.



Amazon Watch trabaja con otras organizaciones, y crea las campañas a los derechos humanos por las personas indigenas. Ellos quieren hacer un mundo donde las personas respetan la naturaleza, y los derechos del medio ambiente. El medio ambiente esta cerca del mas problemas irrevisibles, y nosotros necesitamos actuar ahora.
","Burlington, CT",Zachary Barth ,,"Created January 4, 2023",,Organizer
Raising Money for School Climate Change Project,"$100  raised of $1,000 goal • 2 donors"," raised of $1,000 goal",2 donations,Nikhil N is organizing this fundraiser.,"Hi there! My name is Nikhil, and I am an 8th Grader in the Redwood City School District, California. As 8th graders, we take part in a project in which we try to help in addressing an issue in our community. I chose to help others in reducing their carbon footprint, which is a way of representing how much carbon dioxide a person produces.

Carbon dioxide is the primary greenhouse gas, which harms the atmosphere and increases the surface temperatures of the Earth. If the surface temperatures rise a few degrees more than normal (it has already risen slightly), Earth will become likely uninhabitable, with sea levels rising multiple feet, displacing hundreds of millions of people and a host of other life threatening events. However, there is a solution to this devastating problem, and is one which everyone can participate in! By reducing and eventually eliminating your carbon footprint, you can do your part and contribute to a brighter, happier future for our home planet.

One way that I am trying to address this issue is by giving out gardening supplies to students in my school, so that they can start their own vegetable garden. Buying produce from the grocery store contributes a substantial amount to your carbon footprint, since produce is often transported a far distance from where it was originally grown, and they are farmed in non-renewable methods, which are water and resource intensive. By starting a garden, people can reduce their carbon footprint and eat healthier, pesticide free vegetables and fruits! I would truly appreciate any donation you can contribute, as these funds will go directly towards these gardening supplies, which will help several students start their own gardens for themselves and their families! Thank you for your help!","San Carlos, CA",Nikhil N ,,"Created December 15, 2022",,Organizer
"help to move, no water since Christmas Eve,","$40  raised of $3,500 goal • 2 donors"," raised of $3,500 goal",2 donations,Evelyn Gilmore Taylor is organizing this fundraiser.,"Created 3 days ago3 days agoEnvironment
Hello world, my name is Evelyn, my family and I need help with funds to move. We've not had water since Christmas Eve. Busted pipes, Landlord is doing nothing. We've paid rent on time every month for 5 years.Our babies are at their Grandfather's, cause they can't be here like this. I would appreciate any and all donations. Thank you

                    Evelyn
",,,,Created 3 days ago,,
MACHINERY FOR A HEALTHY FOREST,"$345  raised of $60,000 goal • 13 donors"," raised of $60,000 goal",13 donations,Penny Jones is organizing this fundraiser.,"










LOGGING-MACHINE ARRAY FOR FOREST-FIRE PREVENTION, FEASIBILITY RESEARCH



Forest fires in the Rocky Mountains and fires in forested suburbs and developed canyon lands grow more catastrophic every year. I want to design an array of mobile forestry equipment centered on a pyrolysis oven. Pyrolysis is the process of converting wood or other biomass to a fertilizer, called biochar, by combustion in the absence of oxygen. The machine array would be used for clearance of beetle-killed Ponderosa Pines in forests in the Rockies. I would then reduce the size of the primary equipment for a smaller set of units to be used by suburban fire departments and municipalities.



I’m asking for funds for six months of feasibility research for this forestry equipment group. The core engineering concept came to me in a flash in 2019, but I’ve been unable to set aside a block of time to carry out the research. The funds that I hope to raise here will allow me a six-month break from my job, so that I can devote myself exclusively to my invention. I’ve been mulling it over for three years now, and every fire season I regret the delay. Our national and international wildfire situation is urgent, and I don’t want to have my idea fall by the wayside.



The initiative in this project is the central pyrolysis oven. Teams using my machines would clear dead trees in mountainous regions, or brush in suburban areas, and load that material into the pyrolysis oven. After cooking, they would immediately distribute the resulting fertilizer in the area that had just been cleared. The large equipment would allow selective extraction of dead trees rather than clear-cutting; the suburban unit would reduce cartage of brush for more rapid clearance. Both machinery arrays would result in the soil and forest rejuvenation of the controlled burn, but with the safety of an enclosed oven.



Stationary pyrolysis units are now used for brush by for-profit logging companies. Though modeled on existing machinery, a number of elements of my equipment would make a turn toward more environmentally-friendly forest care. I won’t reveal the core engineering idea for the oven here, but the array will have pollution controls, a biochar and seed spreader, amenities for teams in remote areas, and high-frequency sirens to frighten wildlife out of the vehicle’s path. I intend to combine parts of many existing and tested technologies for a new result. I’ll reconfigure current engineering for immediate implementation in the fire emergency that we’re now facing.









My qualifications:

I’ve spent my working life as a technical editor and bibliographer in art history, most recently 26 years of full-time-load freelance work on exhibition catalogues for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. I verify and coordinate all footnotes and bibliography in each book from initial manuscripts coming in from the exhibition curators, all the way to book blueprints. I have an MPhil in art history from Columbia University—all of which is to say that I know how to do research efficiently and productively.



I’ve spent my recreational life as an environmentalist. I’ve been a member of the oldest community garden in New York City for 29 years and head of that garden for the past 17 years. My interest in art history has centered on landscape painting, prints, and drawings, and land-use history. My subway reading is usually environmental history.









My family history:

In the 1970s my father engineered a mobile lab for on-site chlorine mixing for the paper industry. One of my family chores was fiber-glassing the big plywood instrument cases so that they wouldn’t be eaten by the chlorine. Daddy moonlighted a contract through a friend with a fiber-glassing shop, so that he could customize them himself. We mixed the goop in cut-off wax milk cartons, and I did the work after school in an unventilated basement. We are do-it-yourself people; my parents were the first generation off the tenant farm and little ranch. My machinery idea is related to my father’s invention of a portable chlorine laboratory—take the machine to the wood, instead of transporting the wood out of the forest with all the delay and expense of rail or trucking.



Schedule, 26 weeks of research:

1 week, bark beetles and ponderosa pines; read Tracks in the Forest: The Evolution of Logging Machinery

2 weeks, existing pyrolysis oven patents

1 week, biochar and soil chemistry and plant and wildlife interactions

1 week, conventional clear-cutting and beetle-killed tree extraction and salvage

1 week, existing state and federal forestry clearance teams and methods

1 week, large forestry equipment

1 week, fire trucks and fire-fighting gear, remote-area water tanks

1 week, trip to the Loggers’ Expo held every year in Maine

1 week, historical and current controlled-burn logistics

1 week, forestry-worker ergonomics and logging hand tools

1 week, charging stations, battery arrays, turbines

1 week, Mars Rover

1 week, on-board soil lab

1 week, combustion-pollution filtering technology

1 week, agricultural fertilizer- and seed-spreaders

1 week, cab and controls

1 week, tiny houses, composting toilets, bunkhouses, chuck wagons, water tanks, EV Land Rovers, vehicle hitches

1 week, size reduction for suburban version

1 week, robot-dog developments

1 week, prototype production staffing, flatbeds, rail containers

1 week, municipal, state, federal, and non-profit forest-fire agencies’ interest

4 weeks, presentation drafting and illustrations



Budget:

—at $50 an hour for 6 months of full-time research I would need $50 x 40 hours x 26 weeks, which is $52,000.

—a trip to the Loggers’ Expo held in Maine every year to look at existing machinery, $1,000

—other travel that may be suggested by my ongoing research, $2,000

—incidentals and unanticipated expenses, $3,200

—Go Fund Me 2.9% plus .30 per contribution, $1800

My total need for a six-month research period is $60,000



I hope to complete the preliminary research needed to present a proposal for machinery that would be utilized to reduce brush and standing dead trees and by that means to:

—reduce human and wildlife disruption and mortality in forest fires

—reduce added CO2 accumulation in the atmosphere from wildfires

—promote forest health with more safety than controlled burns

—ultimately, change the approach to forest-fire suppression by municipal, state, and federal agencies



Fire seasons are getting longer and much more intense and that escalation will continue in the coming decades. Before the beetles came in, our forests were already burdened with accumulated brush from a century of fire suppression. The situation is now desperate. Please help me to move on my idea so that we can begin to change policy toward control of wildfires from reaction to constructive forestry practices. My machine array will bring more safety than is possible with controlled burns in our heavily populated landscape. I want to carry out my plan now, while it’s most needed. I don’t want to have might-have-been regrets ten years from now. I’m ready to go.


","New York, NY",Penny Jones ,,"Created November 7, 2022",,Organizer
CHASE OVERMAN NEEDS TO PLAY FOOTBALL,$50  raised of $400 goal • 2 donors, raised of $400 goal,2 donations,Allen Patterson is organizing this fundraiser.,"Created January 6, 2023January 6, 2023Environment
Hi, my name is Allen and I need chase to join our team because he would be amazing, but he needs motivation.
","Pennington, NJ",Allen Patterson ,,"Created January 6, 2023",,Organizer
Plastic to Fuel - Together we Will Heal Earth!,"$427  raised of $1,500,000 goal • 6 donors"," raised of $1,500,000 goal",6 donations,Julian Naturejab Brown is organizing this fundraiser.,"Created 6 days ago6 days agoEnvironment












With your contribution, no matter how small or how large, YOU are being apart of changing the world and making history!



Hi, my name is Julian Brown

I am a social media influencer









I am a certified welder and Innovator of Microwave Pyrolysis, the process of turning plastic into fuel with microwaves



Plastic is made of petroleum/ crude oil, and thus, this is very energy dense and has the same components as the fuels we use in this world



My reactor turns plastic into:

Gasoline, Diesel, Kerosense, Natural Gas, and Solid Carbon



My unique, patent pending design allows me to scale up Microwave Pyrolysis, a greener and more efficent way of exracting the fuel out of plastic.



I have built 4 home scale prototypes, my latest being very successful

However it unfortunately burned down after an electrical fire.







The goal is next to build an industrial prototype of the Shaftless Auger Microwave Pyrolysis Reactor

SAMPR I

The material cost of the machine will be $300,000



How I will use the funds:

Buy the Materials

Construct the Reactor

Buy Warehouse Space

Compensate Staff Expense

Compensate My Living Expenses

Marketing Expenses





After receiving the funds, I will buy a warehouse, and get started with part order, and construction ASAP



The goal is to complete consturction before the end of 2023, and the whole process will be documented, recorded, and shared with the world



With your contribution, no matter how small or how large, YOU are being apart of changing the world and making history!
","Douglasville, GA",Julian Naturejab Brown ,,Created 6 days ago,,Organizer
The Olympic Valley Firewise Program,"$4,295  raised of $5,000 goal • 37 donors"," raised of $5,000 goal",37 donations,Friends of  Olympic Valley is organizing this fundraiser to benefit Friends of Squaw Valley  DBA  Friends of Olympic Valley.  ,"
When the Olympic Valley Firewise Community campaign was launched two years ago, the main objectives were to raise awareness of the need for wildfire mitigation work within our community and in the forest around us.



But alas, we have run out of money! The Green Waste Days and the free transportation service have exhausted our funds. In fact, these efforts have put us in a deficit position of over $3000!!



So we need community help if we are going to be able to continue our programs next year.



As we approach the end of the year and you begin to consider making charitable contributions, we ask that you consider investing in the Olympic Valley Firewise Program.
","Alpine Meadows, CA",Friends of  Olympic Valley ,,"Created November 22, 2022",,Organizer
Protect the Biodiversity of the Planet,$60  raised of $250 goal • 2 donors, raised of $250 goal,2 donations,Shane Coplen is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Hello, my name is Shane Coplen. I am creating this GoFundMe to raise money to donate to The World Wildlife Fund. I attend Royal Oak High School in Michigan, and part of my senior service project is to raise awareness and do what I can to help solve an issue I am passionate about. 
","Royal Oak, MI",Shane Coplen ,,"Created October 28, 2022",,Organizer
Reforestation projects using Miyawaki method,"$115  raised of $1,200 goal • 5 donors"," raised of $1,200 goal",5 donations,Morgan Gregg is organizing this fundraiser.,"Created January 3, 2023January 3, 2023Environment
Hi. I am Morgan, I am 10 almost 11 and a student at a STEM a school. I have a passion for nature and the environment. I am raising funds to plant a small reforestation project in our back yard. I am hoping to document the process and share it to encourage others to do their own reforestation project. 



The funds I get will be used to purchase the organic additives for the soil and the seedlings, support stakes, mulch and water transport hoses.

If I exceed my fundraising goal those funds will be used toward another reforesting mission and education. 



The Miyawaki method mimics the way a natural forest would grow. Only native species that would occur in that area are planted. 

You can read more about this method here-https://www.chelseagreen.com/2022/the-miyawaki-method/



Earth is rapidly losing its forests. Just between 1990 and 2015 the world lost 129 million hectares of them, which equals Texas twice!  Deforestation is responsible for an estimated 5 billion tons, or 17 percent, of annual global carbon emissions, not to mention soil erosion and biodiversity loss.



In contrast, growing forests has numerous benefits. Forests remove vast amounts of carbon from the air and store it in leaves, branches, trunks, roots, and dirt. Tropical forests alone store one quarter of a trillion tons of carbon, according to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). Older trees store more carbon, while younger trees remove, or sequester, more of it. Forests cool the air and generate oxygen, plus they clean our waters and regulate precipitation and wind. They also house 80 percent of our terrestrial biodiversity, reduce soil erosion, halt desertification, and lessen the impacts of floods. Newly planted forests improve land degraded by mining, growing crops, and over-grazing livestock. Planting forests can also help reduce fertilizer runoff into rivers that causes algae blooms and create wildlife corridors. That’s why afforestation is critical to the continuation of life on our planet, which is rapidly heating while losing its ecological biodiversity.
","Atwater, OH",Morgan Gregg ,,"Created January 3, 2023",,Organizer
Support a solar powered off-grid “Farm Incubator”,"$315  raised of $1,400 goal • 6 donors"," raised of $1,400 goal",6 donations,Annette Trierweiler is organizing this fundraiser.,"
What is a solar-powered farm incubator you say? Why does it matter? 

All very good questions!

We envision our solar-powered farm (the solar part) as a place where beginning farmers who practice sustainable agriculture can get started (the “farm incubator”). We think our 10 acres of Ohio farmland is just large enough to play an important role in launching the next generation of farmers while empowering them to tackle tricky, interconnected environmental problems of climate change and feeding the world.





(Our super insulated farmhouse and solar arrays)



Why does this matter?



Let’s first start with Climate Smart, Ecologically Based Agriculture and its potential to address two of the world’s most challenging problems: 1. Preventing and adapting to climate change and 2. Feeding 8 billion people sustainably with a changing climate. These two challenges are intertwined because growing food depends on the climate and because 19-29% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions come from the agriculture sector. Global agriculture uses an enormous amount of energy (resulting in carbon emissions to the atmosphere) to make fertilizers, pump water, plant crops, and transport food. The average bite on your plate has traveled 1,500 miles! Tilling the soil can break up soil structure, and enhance erosion, releasing carbon into the atmosphere. Around the world, tropical forests are being cut down for marginal farmland, releasing carbon emissions. In the United States, productive farmland is being consumed by population growth and real estate investors. And to make matters worse, 1/3 of all food grown is wasted.



The United Nations is promoting Climate-smart agriculture as a necessary solution. What does this look like in Ohio?


It is when we support the Ohio foodshed by purchasing is local produce from farmers around the state.

It is the farmer who builds up the soil and nurtures the soil ecosystem and not simply just feed the crops with costly and unsustainable industrially manufactured fertilizers.

It is the farm that reduces water use by growing in a rain-fed agricultural system, using water-saving micro-drip irrigation, and capturing excess rainwater for use during drier periods. Ohio agriculture is still largely rain driven.

It is where the soil is not tilled to reduce erosion and promote carbon sequestration in the soil.


By improving and supporting the sustainability of our local, Ohio-based foodsheds, we can in fact address global problems environmental problems with local solutions. Our farm is that climate-smart solution.



(Our lower fields have been usually kept in hay but have recently supported 60+ free-ranged hens, a rescue horse named Luna, and farm fresh veggies)



But our farmers need our help!

Agriculture is in its own crisis of its own: there are not enough farmers and young farmers are facing steep barriers to land access. In fact, access to farmland is the number 1 concern for starting farmers today. The price of farmland in Ohio has increased by 14% from 2021. Young farmers who want to get started can’t because they cannot find or afford land. We are running into a farmer shortage problem as 10% of the farmer workforce leaves each year. Now, the average age for farmers is 59 years old. This is not sustainable. By providing land access, and resources to young farmers, we can help them get started with this farm incubator program.



(Our farmhouse's design was inspired by passive solar design and the Iroquois longhouse)



Why Us? (Our story)

Jack has always been ahead of the times. In college, Jack created his own major because sustainability and permaculture was not yet a thing (the first Sustainable major in Ohio was established in 2008!). With his knowledge, he envisioned a sustainable, self-sufficient homestead. In 1992, Jack bought the land and built one of the first solar powered homes in the state of Ohio. To this day, our farm has never been linked to the electrical grid. In the 1990s Jack terraced, by hand, 5 vegetable beds to reduce soil erosion. He switched most of his land from a conventional corn monoculture to no-spray hay production. It has not been sprayed in the last 20+ years. The dreams of a sustainable homestead persisted as Jack embarked on several environmentally-minded jobs to pay the bills. He was one of the first solar power consultants in the state, but when no one thought Ohio was fit for solar. Eventually, Jack founded a successful all-natural house cleaning business in 2002.



(a few of our terraced beds)



Ultimately the dream of a sustainable, solar homestead was interrupted in 2009 when Jack fell in love with a globetrotting environmental scientist, Annette. Annette’s education and research took Jack and Annette around the world and to several universities across the country until Annette finally landed her dream job teaching Environmental Science to undergraduate students, back in Ohio.



During the last 10 years of moving around, we had envisioned our farmland as an ecological agriculture refuge in a sea of conventional agriculture. Our first sustainable farmers were with us for 5 years before moving on. Our incoming pair of young farmers have worked on no-till sustainable farms for years but cannot afford land of their own. Now as the surrounding farmland has been turning into residential development, our mission to preserve the farmland seems even more urgent, especially with the latest real estate trends. Because our farm is off grid, it is unique among the other “farm incubator” programs out there because the farming operations are powered by the sun, helping to further reduce emissions of food grown on our land.









As an environmental scientist and educator, Annette wants to also use the farm as a teaching tool for her environmental science students (the next generation of environmental scientists) to learn how to measure soil carbon and test the hypothesis that these agricultural techniques that we promote are in fact sequestering carbon in the soil and improving the soil ecology.



Why you?!?

We have learned a lot from hosting our first farmers and decided that just providing land access is not enough to get our next-generation farmers up and running. It can take 5-9 years until a farmer is truly profitable and has tens of thousands of dollars of investments in efficient equipment. We have developed the idea of a farm incubator because these young farmers need help getting farm access and a jump start on turning a profit and building needed capital. We work with the incoming farmers to develop their business model, access local resources, and help with grant writing. We have also learned that we cannot achieve our vision of the farm incubator or fund the capital needed by ourselves. Our farm does not make a profit, it merely sustains itself as we want to keep land access as affordable as possible. We are using this GoFundMe to build up an inventory of durable tools that can help beginner farmers hit the ground running rather than starting from scratch with each new beginner farmer. We want to provide a beginning set of tools so that they can get going faster. They can focus on growing their business model and building their customer base, all while they can be building up resources to purchase their forever farm when they do find it.





We have met our first goal to offset the cost of a few tools for no-till small acreage farming:



We have purchased a bed rake, row markers for a bed rake, and broadfork for aerating the soil. (December 3rd, 2022)





Our farmers, Brittany and Tido are excited about the tools and have already expressed thanks: ""Thank you so much, they are 2 very useful tools on our list that will last forever and I bet the next farmers will love those tools too! Thanks!!""

 

We did not believe we would reach our first goal but here we are extremely grateful. Now we are aiming for our next goal 1400 to help cover a silage tarp ($341 for a special tarp that blocks light and water) for weed control, a bed roller for better soil-seed contact ($410), and transplant rolling dibbles ($300+).



If we make that goal, we will then aim for the leading precision seeders $600+ (we do provide an entry-level seeder that only does one row at a time) and solar panels on the farm to ultimately have solar-powered produce refrigeration (a critical component of getting delicate produce to market) and help power the energy demands of pumping water for irrigation and washing veggies (the largest energy consumer on our solar powered farm).



From there, the sky’s the limit… or is it the soil?



















Sources:

https://www.lancasterfarming.com/farming-news/land-access-expected-to-remain-top-concern-of-young-farmers/article_5bd89682-27f6-57fc-9fb9-dfd1e2e94518.html



https://beginfarming.oeffa.org/

https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/MarketCharacteristicsOrganizationandActivities.pdf

https://smallfarms.cornell.edu/2011/07/farm-profit-making-a-life-and-a-living-from-your-farm/#:~:text=The%20point%20is%20to%20make,if%20you%20have%20very%20low 

https://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Ohio/Publications/Current_News_Releases/2022/nr2240oh.pdf 
","Cable, OH",Annette Trierweiler ,,"Created November 14, 2022",,Organizer
Bee The Change,"$442  raised of $2,000 goal • 5 donors"," raised of $2,000 goal",5 donations,Kate Andrews is organizing this fundraiser.,"




Hi to all. My name is Kate Andrews. Like me, you probably know that the bee population has been facing environmental challenges. It was 2006 when Colony Collapse Disorder was given a lot of attention and the average person became aware of the importance of bee colony health. These tiny pollinators are essential to support healthy ecosystems and sustainable agriculture. These days, beekeepers must focus on the ""four Ps"": parasites, pathogens, pesticides and poor nutrition to keep a managed hive healthy. Did you know that extreme weather conditions pose an increasing threat? Increasing drought conditions in the western U.S. have compromised the quality and quantity of floral nectar and pollen needed for bees to produce honey and stay healthy. Beekeepers have had to feed their bees more sugar water and pollen supplements to keep colonies alive. Stephen Harris of Tumalo Bee Academy is a beekeeper and has been a friend of the bees for many years. I think of him a a superhero and a warrior showing up to fight for the life of these essential creatures and ultimately humankind. He offers consulting services for people who want to keep bees as a hobby and apprenticeships for those who wish to become experts in beekeeping and removal services on the occasion that a hive has decided to relocate in the walls of your house. His training others to do the work of beekeeping helps grow the bee population in Central Oregon. About a month ago, I became aware that Stephen has been spending more of his time, energy and thousands of dollars to assist Mother Nature and compensate for the drought. In winter months he attends to the hives wrapping them in extra insulation. He is the personal caretaker for 30 hives in and around Central Oregon; two are located on our property on the north side of Bend. It has been standard practice to supplement the bees with sugar water for approximately three months a year. This year, in addition to the challenges posed by the 4 Ps, the severe drought required him to supplement for more than six months just to keep the hives alive. I want the community to recognize Steve and HELP him HELP Mother Nature. His efforts are focused on these tiny busy creatures in the best interest of all living things. We must support those who support this aspect of the environment. Bee extinction would lead to a catastrophic imbalance in our eco-system. Steve’s contributions are a precious resource but not sustainable on his own. You can donate here to help support his efforts. All funds will be directed to the time, materials and transport of support to care for our indispensable friends, the BEES.



https://Tumalobeeacademy.com

https://youtu.bexqGkGKZFD30
","Bend, OR",Kate Andrews ,,"Created December 31, 2022",,Organizer
Raising funds for new water wells in North Africa,"$250  raised of $25,000 goal • 4 donors"," raised of $25,000 goal",4 donations,Brian Hall is organizing this fundraiser.,"Hello everyone. Looking to raise funds to help provide clean drinking water to smaller villages in Ghana - Africa. On average, women and girls on average, walk 3.1 miles a day to get clean water for their families. Over the past 6 years we have done 54 new water wells, but there is much more need. Please consider helping if you can. Blessings. ","Newark, OH",Brian Hall ,,"Created January 2, 2023",,Organizer
Sponsor a Coral Nursery,"$943  raised of $2,750 goal • 13 donors"," raised of $2,750 goal",13 donations,Brook Sill is organizing this fundraiser.,"
This past September, I had the incredible opportunity of visiting an island called Moorea (A sister island to Tahiti) in French Polynesia. Growing up in a small landlocked town in South Carolina, I was unaware of how powerful, beautiful and connected the ocean is to our daily life, specifically with corals, in which over half a billion people depend on reefs for food, protection and income. The reefs cover less than 1% of the ocean but are home to almost 25% of all known marine life.



During my time in Moorea, I came across an incredible Non-Profit Organization called Coral Gardeners who have made it their mission to grow and plant resilient corals to restore dying reefs and bring life back to the ocean.



In just 5 years, Coral Gardeners have planted over 15,755 corals around Mo'orea island and have dreams of planting 1 million corals around the world by 2025. 



During my trip I had the opportunity to see first hand the work that the Coral Gardner's had been up to. We swam and dove around the nurseries which consist of fragmented super corals that have been planted to stimulate new growth . The passion and urgency to heal our planet that each gardener possesed was contagious and I couldn't help but leave wanting to contribute. 



I would be honored and so excited for you to join me in raising funds so that together we could sponsor an entire nursery. 



A nursery is composed of 15 ropes with a few different species of corals, documented specifically by their fragmented location and species. Each nursery grows approximately 250 to 300 corals. 



Together we can help make an impactful difference for the ocean, marine life and humanity. 
","Los Angeles, CA",Brook Sill ,,"Created November 28, 2022",,Organizer
Expand the Cerro Chucantí Reserve,"$3,078  raised of $40,000 goal • 30 donors"," raised of $40,000 goal",30 donations,Jonathan Mills-Anderson is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Thanks to the generous support of the Rainforest Trust, we have most of the funds necessary to purchase a neighboring piece of land to expand the Cerro Chucantí Private Nature Reserve (CCPNR) – but we need your help to raise the rest.



The CCPNR is a private reserve owned and managed by the Adopt a Panama Rainforest Association (ADOPTA). This unique reserve is located near the top of Cerro Chucantí – the tallest peak in the Majé mountains on the border of Panama’s Darién province – and contains many rare and endangered species such as the Black Spider Monkey (Ateles fusiceps rufiventris) and Great Currasow (Crax rubra).





A rare, isolated cloud forest habitat (the nearest cloud forest is about 60 miles away) exists near Chucantí’s peak. This area has proven to be a hotspot for new and endemic species, with 18 new species of plants, insects, reptiles, and amphibians already described from the reserve since 2010 and dozens more in the process of being described! Most of these species are only found within the CCPNR and many have been suggested as Critically Endangered by their describing authors due to their limited range.



See https://www.adoptabosque.org/en/chucanti/new-species for more information on the species described from the reserve.





The CCPNR has also been declared an Import Bird Area by the Panama Audubon and a High Priority Area for Endemic Birds of the World (EBA 024: Darién Highlands) by Birdlife International due to species otherwise only found near the Colombian border – such as the Beautiful Treerunner (Margarornis bellulus), Varied Solitaire (Myadestes coloratus), and Russet-crowned Quail-dove (Zentrygon goldmani) – that were discovered living in Chucantí’s cloud forest.







Unfortunately, the forests around the reserve are threatened by deforestation for timber and agriculture. ADOPTA already owns 700 hectares (approximately 1,500 acres) of land as part of the CCPNR, but it is vital to expand this area to create a buffer zone that can adequately protect the cloud forest within the reserve.





Your donation will help expand this unique reserve and protect the new, unique, and often endangered species that live there.



For more information, visit www.adoptabosque.org/en/chucanti and find ADOPTA on social media (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, & YouTube) @AdoptaBosque.
","Aliso Viejo, CA",Jonathan Mills-Anderson ,,"Created November 14, 2022",,Organizer
We have been in a bad house fire Lost everything,"$450  raised of $10,000 goal • 4 donors"," raised of $10,000 goal",4 donations,Zyiaan Rohoman is organizing this fundraiser on behalf of Alamin Rohoman.,"Created 6 days ago6 days agoEnvironment
Hello, my name is Zyiaan and I am fundraising for me and my family who recently been in a bad house fire. The fire started from a charger wire that was charging a controller on my bed, in my room while I was asleep. The fire burnt everything in my room and left everything in our house with smoke and water damage. Luckily me and my family are safe. no one was severely hurt. I have 3rd degree burns on both my hands just typing this is hard to do. The last 3 days have been very stressful and we could really use some help asap.     
","Allentown, PA",Zyiaan Rohoman ,"Words of support (1)

Please donate to share words of support.

arqam ali
$100•5 d
Hope everything gets better",Created 6 days ago,,Organizer
"Protect elephants, wildlife & wild places","$1,040  raised of $5,000 goal • 3 donors"," raised of $5,000 goal",3 donations,"Christine Mulholland is organizing this fundraiser to benefit Generation Awakening, Inc..  ","


Generation Awakening is proud to support this fundraiser with 100% of funds raised going to support Ulinzi Africa Foundation’s rangers where their goal is simple: To stop the illegal and unsustainable killing of wildlife in Kenya's Tana River and Delta zones.



In the last 3 months alone, our ranger teams have rescued wild animals from traps, arrested poachers and traffickers, and directly saved thousands of animals from being killed for their meat, skins or tusks.



Our continued presence and operations in this area is critical for the wildlife to survive and the communities living nearby to access assistance where possible, but we are overwhelmed and need your support this giving season.



Important species in this area include:



Elephants. The Tana River delta was once an elephant stronghold. Numbers now are estimated to be in the region of a few hundred.



Coastal Topi. The Coastal Topi is an endemic species found nowhere else. Numbers are estimated to range around 3,800 individuals that remain heavily targeted by bushmeat poachers. Our priority to is reduce and, if possible, eliminate the impact of illegal hunting, allowing the species to stabilize and recover.



Dik-Dik. The smallest antelope in Kenya, Dik-Diks pair for life, raising one young for 8-10 months. This points towards what could be an irreversible local extinction should the trend continue; with the species unable to reproduce successfully due to lack of their breeding pair partner, and also immediate loss of the next generation since many of those taken out are gestating females.



This may be the last opportunity to save these species in the wild, failure to which there would be a necessity for massive intervention measures to recover the species. We cannot afford to reach this stage. We have an opportunity to save them today. Will you help us?



YOUR CONTRIBUTION WILL:

Ensure that the ranger team members are well nourished and facilitated to traverse over 1 million acres of wildlife habitat

Ensure that wildlife in 3 zones are protected to the best of our ability

Ensure that marine wildlife and terrestrial wildlife are monitored regularly

Ensure that any injured wildlife are found and treated

Ensure that any orphaned animals are rescued



Please give the gift of supporting these rangers and protecting elephants, wildlife and wild places - whatever you can contribute is so greatly appreciated and helps tremendously!
","Fountain Valley, CA",Christine Mulholland ,,"Created December 14, 2022",,Organizer
Send Jim to Hawaii as a GIVE Volunteer.,"$225  raised of $3,700 goal • 4 donors"," raised of $3,700 goal",4 donations,James Pendred is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Jim has been welcome to the GIVE family and has been accepted to travel as a GIVE volunteer!



Jim can now travel to some of the most beautiful places on the planet and have a positive impact every step of the way. As a GIVE volunteer, Jim will play a vital role to uplift and empower our international host communities in Nicaragua, Tanzania, Thailand, and/or Laos.



This summer 2023, Jim wants to join a 9-day volunteer trip to explore some of the most spectacular wilderness Hawaii has to offer. Jim is ready to have the experience of a lifetime working alongside GIVE partners while immersing in fascinating cultures and embarking on off-the-beaten-path adventures!



GIVE Volunteers in Hawai’i explore the fascinating culture and dynamic landscapes of the Big Island, while giving back to the ‘aina (land) and moana (ocean) on native forest rehabilitation, indigenous land stewardship, marine debris removal, and regenerative farming projects! Jim will also get to snorkel in the Pacific, hike across volcanic craters, stargaze into the cosmos, and ‘talk story’ with indigenous leaders about their sacred lands, culture and history. After volunteering in Hawai’i, Jim wants to join GIVE’s Scuba Conservation Add-On to become PADI Scuba Open Water certified and help protect reef ecosystems while diving with incredible marine life! Adding on to his doctoral program, Jim would also like to extend his stewardship experience by taking GIVE's and SUNY's accredited Ecotourism course and receive academic credit!



I, Jim, would like to thank you for your considered support.
","Stillwater, OK",James Pendred ,,"Created November 29, 2022",,Organizer
Help Nolan Go to Philmont Scout Camp,"$95  raised of $1,500 goal • 4 donors"," raised of $1,500 goal",4 donations,Nolan Kappen is organizing this fundraiser.,"


️Hello Visitors,️





Thank you for visiting my Go-Fund-Me page, My name is Nolan Kappen and I am 12 years old, and am a boyscout. I created this to share that I will be going on the top rated Boyscout Camp In America called Philmont. It will be a 2 week long trip with others from my boyscout troop. Although this will no doubtedly be a life changeing experience, This trip will not be cheap. The total cost including Food, Transportation, Trail rentals, and Shelter would be $1,500. But I think 100% that together we will be able to do it!



Thank you- 





Nolan Kappen


","Los Gatos, CA",Nolan Kappen ,,"Created December 28, 2022",,Organizer
Enviromental cleanup,"$55  raised of $1,000 goal • 4 donors"," raised of $1,000 goal",4 donations,Cristian Bernabe is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Hello, I'm fundraising for a cause in El Salvador I want to help eliminate all the plastic waste from the nearby water bodies that have been affected by the improper disposal of plastic. All the plastic waste has impacted the ecosystems in negative ways so I have decided to try to take the challenge on personally and give my own time and effort to try and leave at least a small impact. Although, I want to help I also want to create a small income source by giving opportunities to people from the nearby pueblos a small amount of money to help out with cleaning as we know how difficult it is for people to find a source of income but also educate them on why it's important to properly dispose of plastic. Furthermore, the equipment needed to clean up the trash is a bit expensive this is why I need help from you beautiful people to help me clean up these beautiful places in hopes that one day you can also enjoy the beauty of El Salvador thank you in advance for your donations. If the goal is met I will post pictures and videos of the progress as I know how satisfying it is to see a clean lake.
","Nadeau, CA",Cristian Bernabe ,,"Created January 2, 2023",,Organizer
"A Swift Exit from ""Paradise""","$965  raised of $5,000 goal • 7 donors"," raised of $5,000 goal",7 donations,Kirin McCrory is organizing this fundraiser.,"
(Due to the nature of this situation, some information must be concealed. All money donated will be sent on to the family through the US-based friend organizing this.)



As some of you may know, almost 7 years ago I left the US with my Sun to embark on an attempt to find joy, peace, and space to decompress from some life changes and to make myself fully available and present for my Sun in what I saw as the most important years.



During the pandemic it was difficult for newly hired teachers to actually make it into the country. As a favor, I discontinued homeschooling to assist a school in need. If you know me, you know that if I am in a position to be of service, especially when it comes to children and community, I will do whatever I can. I also thought that this would be a great opportunity for my Sun to be in a so-called nurturing environment, as he was getting older.



Putting faith and trust in this institution, I signed on quietly. Last year my Son was threatened at knife point (2 knives, to be exact) and chased by a 8yr old who proceeded to try and stab him. All of this was kept secret and our request to be moved into a different class was refused because “We don’t want to make other parents upset by him being there.” Add to this my inquiry about child protection and safety protocols, and I was deemed a trouble maker. This resulted in me being terminated immediately, less than 2 weeks before the holidays. I was denied the remainder of my contract, holiday bonus, and full monthly salary. In addition, I was told that my Son would also have to leave immediately and was no longer welcome at the classroom, holiday party or performances.



Being in this space has not always been easy, but I did my absolute best to ensure that this would be a rememberable and enriching experience. It’s turned into a nightmare that haunts us both incessantly, so it’s time to go! There is so much that I wish to say, but I know it’s best to wait until I am in a safer space. My original plan was to leave during the summer, but due to the sudden change in employment, we are a bit blindsided by this and think it is best to GET OUT as soon as possible.



The ultimate goal is to be en route HOME no later than February 1 2023. Which doesn’t leave much time. I know it’s a hard time for many, and a busy financial time in lieu of the holidays, so anything that you can contribute, is greatly appreciated. And if you can’t, it cost nothing to share.



How will the funds be used: In my efforts to help others, my passport was stolen in the process which caused the accumulation of a massive fee that I will have to pay on exit which makes this a critical and time sensitive situation. In addition to that, the funds will help us in the transition back to the US, as well as cover transportation and living expenses while we find our bearings and I finish my online certificate courses.



I am someone who does not find it easy to ask for help or to be so vulnerable, so you can imagine how difficult it is to put my faith in the kindness of others. But we aren’t meant to do this life stuff alone. I share my immense gratitude for whatever way you feel moved to support us.
","Sun Prairie, WI",Kirin McCrory ,,"Created December 15, 2022",,Organizer
Help me feed my orphans in Uganda,"$60  raised of $10,000 goal • 3 donors"," raised of $10,000 goal",3 donations,Sseguya Jovan is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Hi, I’m struggling to care for orphans who have been abandoned by their parents in Uganda. We struggle with food shortages as well as disease. We would appreciate anything you can spare to help me feed these children ❤️
","Germantown, OH",Sseguya Jovan ,,"Created December 14, 2022",,Organizer
Transforming plastic for a sustainable future,"$170  raised of $15,000 goal • 3 donors"," raised of $15,000 goal",3 donations,Marcos Lucero is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Vision

To create a positive impact on the environment and society through the transformation of recycled plastic into long-lasting products and to generate employment opportunities for individuals and families affected by the economic crisis.



Mission

To be a leading company in the manufacturing and distribution of construction materials and other useful products through the transformation of recycled plastic.

To raise awareness, motivate and educate the community about the importance of effective ways of recycling and its impact on the environment.





Tlalli Green is a group of four environmentally committed friends that have become family through the years. We are always working on improving our relationship with mother earth and the environment for a better tomorrow.



Tlalli Green is born from the realization that what is currently being done in the process of recycling is not enough. We want to be part of the solution to a persisting problem that’s affecting us all today as well as generations to come.



Just 5% of plastic products are recycled in America and many common items just aren’t able to be recycled at all, according to a damning new study released by Greenpeace USA.



The study estimates the U.S. produced about 51 million tons of plastic waste in 2021, but just 2.4 million tons of that was re-processed.



The data compiled by Greenpeace is even more bleak than that released by the Environmental Protection Agency in 2018. The government estimated at the time just 9% of all plastics had been recycled that year, with the remaining 91% winding up in landfills. (At the time much of the country’s plastic was shipped to China and considered recycled, even if it was dumped in a landfill anyways).



Our goal is to be able to reuse all forms of plastic, including the ones that are not considered qualified for reuse. We have seen organizations in other countries find solutions to this problem, so we know it is possible. We are committed to creating products with a long life and not just something that will end up in landfills and our oceans in a few months.



Our plan is to start a local movement reusing plastics from our homes and our communities and expand as we grow.



We are going to need machinery and tools capable of performing these tasks. In order to make this a reality, we need your support. We can only do this together!



We are excited to share updates on our progress as we progress through this initiative.


","Miami, FL",Marcos Lucero ,,"Created November 28, 2022",,Organizer
Earth Roots,"$85  raised of $9,750 goal • 3 donors"," raised of $9,750 goal",3 donations,"Team fundraiser
Jasmine Kelly and Godfrey Mukisa are organizing this fundraiser.","
Hi, my name is Jasmine, and I'm starting this campaign on behalf of my friend Godfrey Mukisa and his passion project: Earth Roots. Godfrey is a creative environmentalist, director, and screenwriter from Kampala, Uganda. Climate change affects us all, but it most directly and direly affects those in vulnerable areas like Uganda. Godfrey's dream is to educate and inspire Ugandans and East Africans to unite and protect their environment. In this effort, Godfrey has produced two short documentary videos; first, ""My Enemy's Pride"" educates the effects of plastic pollution to break free from it. The second, ""Mother Nature,"" educates and raises awareness about the impact of climate change globally. These videos are educative and have been received positively by the public. Unfortunately, due to COVID-19, Godfrey's previous attempt to raise funds for Earth Roots was not successful. Despite the setback, he is determined to continue the fight against climate change.









Here is his story of Earth Roots:



""Climate action today requires a team of efficient and vibrant brains working together to capture the attention of the public and share information about the effective utilization of resources to promote conservation. Given the ongoing epidemics, current natural disasters and diversions, there is an increased need to focus on local and direct action to counter future and worsening environmental threats.



Given that we are, globally, at this critical moment: As young environmentalists across Uganda, we want to produce a short film titled “EARTH ROOTS.” It will be a captivating, educative and informative short piece/film directed to educate and create awareness about climate change and environmental degradation. This film will highlight the increasingly extreme weather patterns which threaten food production, rising sea levels that increase the risk of catastrophic flooding, improper utilization of resources and catchment areas, the negative impacts of deforestation, and the benefits of environmental conservation/wetlands. For the digital era, EARTH ROOTS; is an amalgamation film of the precedent environment and climate actions with the current developments as understood by a layperson.



The project proposal is to create this film and screen it throughout all 135 districts of Uganda over two years. The screening will be led and coordinated by enthusiastic environmentalists in various communities and education centers, providing a space for discussion of the movie and an opportunity for further climate education and the building of connections.



We strongly believe this project will awaken a collective consciousness to the threat of environmental degradation among youth, inspiring more people to care and take action. By reaching the youth at a critical moment in their lives and the life of our Earth, we can build towards a better future.



Therefore, we seek your support in funding the film's production in the spirit of global collaboration at this critical moment. We hope to join together to conserve, promote and ensure the sustainable utilization, development, effective management and safeguarding of water and environmental resources for social welfare and economic development.""



Yours sincerely,

Godfrey Mukisa

Screenplay writer and director
",Raised $20 from 1 donation,Jasmine Kelly ,,"Created December 11, 2022",,Organizer
Piney Point Estates Sign Plantings,$610  raised of $500 goal • 16 donors, raised of $500 goal,16 donations,Piney Point Estates is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Neighbors,



Please help us fund plantings at the Piney Point Estates neighborhood sign! We do two plantings a year, pay someone to mow the grass on the side of Yorkville (across from the sign) and decorate the street signs during the holiday season.



We appreciate your support!



-Piney Point Estates Garden Club
","Yorktown, VA",Piney Point Estates ,,"Created November 19, 2022",,Organizer
Housefire two days before Christmas,"$1,155  raised of $5,000 goal • 15 donors"," raised of $5,000 goal",15 donations,Lawrence Reents is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Today I was informed that a co-worker of mine experienced a house fire last night which took everything. They have a place to stay but could really use some help getting some basic necessities. If you cannot donate money perhaps you have some old clothes laying around you've been waiting to get rid of for a while. 



Women's

16 pants/large shirt



Women's

8-10 pants/medium to large shirt



Men's 29/30 pants/medium shirt



I'm sure any donation, big or small would be greatly appreciated by this family. 
","Gallatin, TN",Lawrence Reents ,,"Created December 24, 2022",,Organizer
A River Birch Grows in Brooklyn: Save Our Tree,"$765  raised of $2,000 goal • 16 donors"," raised of $2,000 goal",16 donations,"Team fundraiser
Madeline Felix and 2 others are organizing this fundraiser.","
The Summit Street Community Garden has been home to a beautiful river birch tree since it was planted as a young sapling in the mid-nineties. The tree was part of a generous plant donation from Green Thumb / NYC Parks Department that included shrubs and perennials which continue to thrive in the garden.



Today this graceful and beneficial tree is in trouble, seriously threatened by the appearance of an insect—the bronze birch borer—that can kill a birch tree in a few short years. Fortunately, river birches are more resistant to the borer than the long-gone white paperbark birches that were once common in our neighborhood, including one in the garden. But time has now caught up to it, and the tree needs to be pruned and treated to eliminate the borer and give it its best chance for a long and healthy life.



We’re working to raise $2,000 to try to save the tree with initial pruning and treatment this fall, as well as to support follow-up evaluation and treatment as needed in the next two years. 



And as we create this benefit for the tree, we wanted to also highlight how our community has benefited from The Summit Street Community Garden River Birch over its 25-year life:



Thus far, this one tree has sequestered over 2,000 lbs. of carbon, which is equivalent to almost 8,000 lbs. of CO2. By intercepting 45,000 gallons of rainfall, this amazing birch tree has kept over 30,000 gallons of storm water runoff out of NYC’s sewers. Trees like our birch also make the air that we breathe cleaner, create homes for wildlife, and offer shade to cool our overly hardscaped city.



And importantly, this tree will continue to benefit us all during this era of unprecedented climate change. Keeping this tree alive and healthy slows the rate of global warming by capturing carbon that would otherwise contribute to a warming planet. As it continues to absorb stormwater runoff, it can help to prevent deadly flooding of homes downstream from the garden. This could directly save lives and prevent costly public health issues like mold growth in homes and displacement of residents. Cleaner air means less asthma and cancer, wildlife helps to keep our diverse ecosystem intact, and shade helps save energy costs and usage.



Whether you’re a friend or member of this garden, a local neighbor, or a tree lover from near or far, thank you for helping to save our Summit Street Community Garden River Birch. 



Summit Street Community Garden is a Green Thumb Community Garden serving Brooklyn NY, since 1993. Any additional money raised beyond our goal will be spent on other garden care, garden supplies and plants, and future maintenance projects. 



If you have questions about this fundraiser or the garden, please email summitstreetgarden - at - gmail.com. 



Madeline Felix, the organizer of this fundraiser, is a garden member. 
",Raised $50 from 1 donation,Madeline Felix ,,"Created October 24, 2022",,Organizer
Fund a community compost program in Chile!,"$580  raised of $1,500 goal • 7 donors"," raised of $1,500 goal",7 donations,Catrina Sada is organizing this fundraiser.,"
The program Compostaje y lombricultura y Lombricultura (regular compost and worm compost) in Santiago, Chile, manages five worm composts and two regular composts in an urban garden in the district of La Reina. In one month, this program processes 300 kilograms (over 650 pounds!) of organic waste from the community. The composts reduce quantities of solid waste entering Santiago’s landfills and ultimately creates a natural fertilizer for soil, thus re-introducing the nutrients of organic waste into the soil cycle.

Juan Carlos, the program supervisor, has single-handedly managed this organic waste for 8 years. Every day he uses his trusty carrito eléctrico, an electric 3-wheeled cart to collect scraps and other compost components such as straw, dry leaves and manure. Juan Carlos has built a community network of sharing knowledge about compost and worms as well as a dependable compost drop-off. Additionally, the electric cart doesn't use gas, thus lowering the program's carbon footprint and transporting the scraps in a sustainable way.

Juan Carlos’s carrito is in poor shape and needs a replacement. Unfortunately, funds for this program in Chile are minimal: the municipality has little money to distribute, the blanket organization containing Compostaje is trying to lower its deficit with the income that comes in, and the cost of living here is incredibly high in general. For that reason, I am asking YOU (US contacts) to help fund Compostaje y Lombricultura to help Juan Carlos with a new carrito and provide this program with income for its future!

All money raised will go directly to the program, to be used for a new carrito, materials for building compost structures, and tools such as pitchforks and shovels to manage the compost.

Thank you for reading! Donate now to support this environmental initiative and help Juan Carlos out.
","San Luis Obispo, CA",Catrina Sada ,,"Created November 16, 2022",,Organizer
No Rancho Palo Verde extension!,"$80  raised of $5,000 goal • 2 donors"," raised of $5,000 goal",2 donations,Allison Gable is organizing this fundraiser to benefit Cleveland National Forest Foundation.  ,"
Investors in the long-dormant second phase of the Rancho Palo Verde housing development (RPV2) are working behind closed doors to obtain county approval for the project. This project poses grave threats to forest, stream, and river habitat rich with biodiversity and critical to local ecosystems and threatens to disrupt Alpine with damaging sprawl. “Changed circumstances” such as increased fire risk, new habitat conditions from prolonged drought, and changes in project design require a new Environmental Impact Report according to CEQA law. Urgent action is needed to stop this project from being approved without public notice. 



The Cleveland National Forest Foundation is a nonprofit group dedicated to preserving the plants, animals and other natural resources of Southern California mountains by protecting the land and water they need to survive. Please join us in challenging this backdoor approach to planning so that we can preserve Alpine's precious habitat!
","Descanso, CA",Allison Gable ,,"Created November 16, 2022",,Organizer
Help Us Move Our Mission!,"$170  raised of $30,000 goal • 2 donors"," raised of $30,000 goal",2 donations,This fundraiser is organized by ProduceGood.  ,"
Help us move our mission! We drive our three vehicles, called our Fruit Loopers, over 16k miles a year, to move fruits and vegetables from farms, farmers markets, orchards and local grocers to provide thousands of servings a week to the 1 in 4 San Diegans struggling with food insecurity. They work hard and now they need your help with paint, fuel, maintenance and signage. Help us meet our goal of $30,000, which will provide 175,000 servings of fresh produce to 60,000 people.
",,,,"Created December 21, 2022",,
Repair Parking Lot,"$60  raised of $3,000 goal • 2 donors"," raised of $3,000 goal",2 donations,Amie Artimisi is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Hello all, and thank you for visiting my Go-Fund-Me page.  The intent of this fund is to repair (fill in holes) in a gravel parking lot owned by the city and titled as ""vacant.""  There are many military personell and government contractors who need to use this parking lot to be able to walk into work, but frequently get flat tires and bumper damage from all of the rain in this area deterriorating the gravel causing gigantic holes.  These holes limit these personell with lower to the ground vehicles from utilizing the lot and having to park very far from the building.  What I'm asking for is help in obtaining gravel to fill these holes.  The personell that work here do a lot for the surrounding community whether it's volunteering at the local animal shelter or parading the colors for martigra, I want to give back and I'm hoping you can help me do so.  My goal is $3,000 due to the size and magnitude of these holes at .40 Cu Ft per bag of gravel at $13.48.  Anything you can give will help immensly, thank you for your time.


















",,,,"Created October 31, 2022",,
i need to pay my child support,$105  raised of $300 goal • 2 donors, raised of $300 goal,2 donations,Jeffrey McWaters is organizing this fundraiser.,"
My wife left and I need money because she took all my money and I got fired
","Alexander City, AL",Jeffrey McWaters ,"Words of support (1)

Please donate to share words of support.

Trey Edwards
$100•5 d
W","Created October 31, 2022",,Organizer
Downhill mountain bike trails at Walden's Ridge,"$3,415  raised of $10,000 goal • 15 donors"," raised of $10,000 goal",15 donations,Jack Hunt is organizing this fundraiser on behalf of Kathleen Hunt.,"
Dear Friends and Family-



Ever since I was little, my Dad and I have loved mountain biking the amazing trails around Chattanooga. For my senior project, I want to invite you to join me in raising money in his honor to donate towards the new downhill trails that are about to open on Signal Mountain's Walden's Ridge. Specifically, these funds will go towards ongoing trail maintenance once the trails are open to the public in a few months.



As described on the Southern Off-Road Bicycle Association website, Walden’s Ridge is going to revolutionize Chattanooga mountain biking.  ""Chattanooga’s backyard currently has over 100 miles of existing singletrack……and it’s about to get a whole lot better.  The 200-acre Walden Ridge Park will offer the community an additional 8 to 12 miles of gravity-oriented MTB trails with 800 feet of elevation loss, for beginner to expert riders. You can certainly expect gravity-fed features, rock rolls, flowing singletrack, and the ability for you to shuttle it, or grind back to the top in the “granny gear” if you so choose.""  



 I am seeking to raise $10,000 towards this goal and have secured three donors who have already contributed a combined $5,000. 



Thanks in advance for contributing to this cause which means so much to me. I am hoping to surprise my Dad at Thanksgiving with this donation, and any amount will help create an impact. 



Thanks so much for your consideration-

Jack Hunt
","Chattanooga, TN",Jack Hunt ,,"Created October 30, 2022",,Organizer
Save the Cutoff,"$1,900  raised of $20,000 goal • 15 donors"," raised of $20,000 goal",15 donations,Aaron Baker is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Save the Cutoff is fighting to keep an historical recreational area open that has been funded with tax payer money for generations. 
","Malakoff, TX",Aaron Baker ,,"Created October 21, 2022",,Organizer
Support the Hempstead Plains Prairie Burn!,"$930  raised of $3,000 goal • 15 donors"," raised of $3,000 goal",15 donations,Michael Genova is organizing this fundraiser to benefit Friends of Hempstead Plains at Nassau Community College Inc.  ,"












Want to join me in making a difference to the prairie ecosystem of the Hempstead Plains? Then help me fund a controlled burn to help maintain the strength and integrity of the habitat. The Plains are a grasslands ecosystem that once made up 1/3 Nassau County. We now have just 17 acres of protected, undeveloped prairieland, which are managed by the Friends of Hempstead Plains at Nassau Community College Inc. Historically, natural fires kept the prairie ecosystem healthy by burning away invasive and harmful plants and encouraging the growth of native grasses.







More information about Friends of Hempstead Plains at Nassau Community College Inc: Friends of Hempstead Plains at Nassau Community College, Inc. was formed in 2001, dedicated to the perpetual preservation, restoration and management of the site through scientific research and education.








","Garden City, NY",Michael Genova ,,"Created November 19, 2022",,Organizer
Help us raise money for Lydia and her family!,"$1,660  raised of $1,750 goal • 15 donors"," raised of $1,750 goal",15 donations,Maggie Dwyer is organizing this fundraiser on behalf of Kelly Dwyer.,"
We are a group of girls who attend Austin High School and are a part of the global studies academy. Last February, we had the privilege of visiting Costa Rica with our academy for a service trip, during which we traveled to substantial farms to learn about sustainability. At one specific farm, we met a lovely women named Lydia. Lydia and her family live completely substantially off the foods and livestock they grow/raise on their property. We learned so much at Lydia’s farm and truly had one of the most rememberable experiences. We want to show our appreciation by giving back to her. Lydia is in need of a device necessary to a sustainable lifestyle, and we want to raise the money to provide her with it, Thank You for your contribution!! 
","Austin, TX",Maggie Dwyer ,,"Created December 4, 2022",,Organizer
backcountry club!,$700  raised of $750 goal • 13 donors, raised of $750 goal,13 donations,"Team fundraiser
Malin Bird and Zinnia Weybright are organizing this fundraiser.","


Yo, we're the Backcountry club @ Santa Monica High School! Malin Bird and Graham Slater co-founded this club to encourage other students to seek the outdoors. As both well experienced backpackers we hope to take a handful of high school kids on overnight backpacking trips around the SoCal area. In order to appreciate nature you have to give some love back! 15% of all funds raised will be going to environmental charities to help maintain our Golden State. All else will go to create great memories with friendly wildlife and others alike on our adventures in the backcountry!





Money will go to gear, camp permits/fees, and food! Thank you so much.
",Raised $100 from 5 donations,Malin Bird ,,"Created November 30, 2022",,Organizer
Transform AoA entrance into a community garden,"$1,200  raised of $1,200 goal • 14 donors"," raised of $1,200 goal",14 donations,Gavin Stockton is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Hello, My name is Gavin, and I am asking you to help transform the entrance of this Academia de las Americas (Academy of the Americas) building into a community garden in a local Detroit Public School. I am a teacher at AoA, which has given me the privilege to see firsthand the academic culture and community surrounding AoA.



AoA is a beautiful public school in the Southwest of Detroit that boosts a bilingual immersion Spanish curriculum. This curriculum is one of the many things that makes this school unique. The culture of the school, along with the community it hosts, makes it the perfect location for native Spanish and English speakers alike. I am so proud to be a member of this academic environment. With the support of staff, parents, the community and your support, I believe we can bring this vision of a transformed entrance to this school.



This garden will host a bee garden full of wildflowers from Michigan, encouraging one of nature's most important species to flourish. The garden boxes are a collaborative project between dents and staff. As well as, bird feeders will encourage and play host to various birds that will greet students as they enter the building. Finally, there will be a vegetable garden that will have fresh produce.



This transformation will greet students in their building and encourage a safe and warm learning environment. In addition, the garden will serve as a space where students can explore scientific ideas of the essential interactions between pollinators and pollen, plant growth, and birds' life cycle.







This transformation will improve this incredible school's opportunities for its students. Your contribution is vital to this project. Please support this school and this community.
","Detroit, MI",Gavin Stockton ,,"Created December 8, 2022",,Organizer
SAVE A COMMUNITY MOSQUE IN KENYA,"$467  raised of $1,000 goal • 14 donors"," raised of $1,000 goal",14 donations,Halima Mohamed is organizing this fundraiser.,"
The masjid needs your assistance, it’s been over a decade since it has been built. It needs repairing due to its conditions. The windows, walls ceiling needs redone. Sadaqah Jariyah is a timeless, caring charity, that promises great, ongoing reward for the person who gives, even after they’re gone. Give today, and reap the ongoing rewards for years to come.
",,,,"Created December 9, 2022",,
Give it up for RMS!,"$955  raised of $2,500 goal • 13 donors"," raised of $2,500 goal",13 donations,Risa Shimoda is organizing this fundraiser to benefit River Management Society.  ,"
The River Management Society has much to be grateful for and many to thank after a momentous 2022! We were able to connect with members, partners and new colleagues at River Management Roundtables, Chapter trips, and River Training Center events, at which 1,140 attendees learned about Wild and Scenic River management, streambank restoration, river access planning, pathways to river careers, and workspace inclusivity.



...and, as a consequence of your participation and engagement, our membership is at an historic high!



We welcomed new officers in our Pacific, Midwest and Southeast Chapters, who hosted meetups on the Klamath and Nolichucky. Our board and staff met on the South Fork American to share what’s next as we “support professionals who study, protect and manage North America’s rivers.”



This success has been possible through the efforts of you, who are our dedicated members, board, staff, instructors, and volunteers. Celebrate this momentous year for your River Management Society, captured in this video!



Let’s keep it going! Please consider making an end-of-year gift to “support professionals who study, protect and manage North America’s rivers” directly.



As our way of saying, “Thank you,” those donating $100 or more will receive an RMS power bank to help keep devices charged while in the field.



Learn more about RMS on our website, and follow us on social media @rivermgtsociety.
",,,,"Created November 28, 2022",,
Help me spread some good!,"$331  raised of $100,000 goal • 13 donors"," raised of $100,000 goal",13 donations,Stephanie Thacker is organizing this fundraiser.,"I’m Sillysteph01 on Tiktok, On May 23rd 2021 I became homeless. I lived in my car for 457 days with my dog, through out that time I realized the amazing powers of social media, on my worst days someone from across the globe could pick up my spirits. It’s because of a GoFundMe set up to raise money for a home I was able to finally get an apartment. I realized that so many people cared about me and Millie because I was able to share our story with them! There are so many others just as alone as I was without the opportunity to share their story like I did. I’d like to start here, a big city in Kentucky where the homeless population is off the charts. I’ll be interviewing people from the homeless community to give them a chance to tell their story, I’ll then surprise them with money and gifts to help them have a great head start on their future. One day I would love to help homeless people all over the country! I think with as many kind people as there are in the world, if we all spread a bit of kindness we can truly make the world a better place! Any amount will add up and you can watch someone’s life change! Every penny goes to helping homelessness! Please donate if you can ❤️

This whole process will be recorded and featured on my Tiktok @Sillysteph01","Lexington, KY",Stephanie Thacker ,,"Created November 8, 2022",,Organizer
Rokus and Nicco Save the Amazon Rainforest!,$155  raised of $150 goal • 13 donors, raised of $150 goal,13 donations,Kirsten Millar is organizing this fundraiser to benefit Amazon Watch.  ,"
Rokus and Nicco are twins who have loved the Amazon rainforest for most of their 5 ¾ years. When asked what he’d do with the power of telekinesis, Nicco’s immediate answer was, “I’d move our house to the Amazon rainforest!” When asked where in the world they’d most want to visit, the Amazon rainforest is always top of the list.

Recently these two learned that the Amazon rainforest is being destroyed, and they are very concerned. Rokus really wanted to write a letter to tell people not to let this happen! I couldn’t figure out who or where to send a letter, so we decided to write a letter to you, our family and friends, and see if you could help Rokus and Nicco save their favorite place on earth.



 The Brazilian government is trying to build dams along the Tapajos River, which will flood a portion of the rainforest and destroy the homes of the many indigenous peoples who live there. Deforestation, fires, and mining also threaten the Amazon rainforest. 



The Amazon rainforest is the world’s largest and most biodiverse tropical rainforest, covering an area larger than the continental United States. It houses one-third of the Earth’s plant and animal species and produces one-fifth of all its flowing fresh water. Millions of plants, animals, and people call this place home, and we all depend on it to sustain the earth’s delicate balance. 



We are trying to raise money for Amazon Watch, a nonprofit organization founded in 1996 to protect the rainforest and advance the rights of Indigenous peoples in the Amazon Basin. They partner with Indigenous and environmental organizations in campaigns for human rights, corporate accountability, and the preservation of the Amazon’s ecological systems. 



Please help us to help them in this fight. Even if it is only a dollar, any donation you can give would mean so much to Rokus, Nicco, and me, their mother. We hope that the crisis in the Amazon can be stopped and we can see this incredible place in person one day.  

We set up a GoFundMe so that Rokus and Nicco will be able to see the impact they can have. They worked very hard to write these letters to you. That’s a lot of writing for 5-year-olds, but they were happy and excited to do it because they are passionate about this.  


","Muldrow, OK",Kirsten Millar ,,"Created November 9, 2022",,Organizer
Help for hotel stay for a week,$550  raised of $550 goal • 13 donors, raised of $550 goal,13 donations,Melissa Aguirre is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Hello, it's a difficult situation I am in. I need to move out this weekend from my situation. The place I am supposed to go to live has just tested positive for covid. I can't risk catching covid as the last time I got it I had to be hospitalized. So I need a pet friendly hotel for me a my dog for a week. And with being off of work due to what I endured I don't have the funds to book a room. Anything helps. I love you all ❤️
","Clearwater, FL",Melissa Aguirre ,,"Created December 30, 2022",,Organizer
"Save Blue, Save Green","$877  raised of $5,000 goal • 12 donors"," raised of $5,000 goal",12 donations,Save Blue Save Green is organizing this fundraiser to benefit Sylvia Earle Alliance Mission Blue (Mission Blue).  ,"


Hi! I've been learning all about Sylvia Earle and ocean conservation. Our oceans are in danger and need our help! Would you please help me save the oceans? I'm raising money to benefit Sylvia Earle Alliance Mission Blue (Mission Blue), and any donation will help make an impact. Thanks so much for your donation, it means a lot!
","Minneapolis, MN",Save Blue Save Green ,,"Created October 23, 2022",,Organizer
Donate to Help Prevent Global Warming,$610  raised of $500 goal • 12 donors, raised of $500 goal,12 donations,Parker Hagen is organizing this fundraiser to benefit Center for Carbon Removal.  ,"
My name is Parker Hagen and for my personal project, I am raising awareness about global warming and how we can help do our part to prevent it. Want to join me in making a difference? I'm raising money to benefit Center for Carbon Removal, and any donation will help make an impact. Thanks in advance for your contribution to this cause that means so much to me.

Here is some more information about Center for Carbon Removal: Carbon180 is a non-profit on a mission to champion carbon removal solutions through science and innovation. We partner with policymakers, scientists and businesses around the globe to develop policy, promote research, and advance solutions that transform carbon from a liability to an asset. Our vision is to build a prosperous, carbon-conscious economy that removes more carbon from the atmosphere than we emit.
","Decatur, GA",Parker Hagen ,,"Created November 30, 2022",,Organizer
Support Amazon Conservation Roof Renovation,"$765  raised of $2,000 goal • 12 donors"," raised of $2,000 goal",12 donations,Kellen Martins is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Hi there, my name is Kellen! A group of conservationists who work in the Peruvian Amazon need our help fixing their damaged roof caused by the heavy rains over the past 2 years. Their research station, Biological Las Pierdas, is located near Las Piedra River which runs 650km and flows into the Amazon River. The Las Piedra River is a major tributary of the Madre De Dios region, where biologists, conservationists, rangers, and nature enthusiasts come to study and explore the biodiversity of wildlife and plants. They also run ecotourism groups to help raise awareness of environmental issues. In 2021, I had the extraordinary opportunity to visit the Peruvian Amazon, where I had memorable experiences connecting with the natural world and meeting some of the most inspiring people.



The lodge holds 20 guests, and the station contains its own kitchen and bathrooms along with a comfortable open space for leisure/relaxation. They hire guides, chefs and boat drivers from local indigenous communities who carry deep knowledge about medicinal plants, wildlife, and the ecosystem. Working in ecotourism has given them a stable income to provide for their family while also working to protect their land; however, due to the pandemic, it has been difficult to attract tourists and raise enough funds to work on the station's infrastructure and any necessary remodeling. Their goal for future travels is to lead groups to help develop more scientific research and conservationist work focused on plant medicine and biological diversity. Currently, the roof's station has large holes where further destruction will prevent them from holding travelers in safe conditions and going forward with any significant work. Conservationists need your help! To learn more about their expeditions and ecotourism you can follow their IG

@Tamanduaexpeditions and @JungleKeepers or their websites https://www.tamanduajungle.com and https://www.junglekeepers.com.
","Everett, MA",Kellen Martins ,,"Created December 6, 2022",,Organizer
Pakistan Children Face New Disaster,"$814  raised of $2,500 goal • 11 donors"," raised of $2,500 goal",11 donations,"Kim Page is organizing this fundraiser to benefit The Citizens Foundation, USA.  ","
“Super floods” in Pakistan have left 3.4 million children needing “immediate, lifesaving support,” according to UNICEF. Take action now to help urgently!



I'm raising money to benefit the Pakistani families affected by the floods – caused by record monsoon rains known as “the worst humanitarian disaster in a decade”!



 I'm raising money to benefit these families by providing meals & medicines and rebuilding school, through The Citizens Foundation, USA, and any donation will help make an impact. Thanks in advance for your contribution to this cause that means so much to these families!
","Glendale, AZ",Kim Page ,,"Created October 28, 2022",,Organizer
Reducing Food Waste and Food Insecurity,"$585  raised of $1,000 goal • 10 donors"," raised of $1,000 goal",10 donations,Dohoon Kwag is organizing this fundraiser to benefit Wasteless Solutions.  ,"
Hello! This is Dohoon Kwag and Chloe Sanders, and we’re doing an environmental project. Every year, about 80 billion pounds of food (130 billion meals) goes to waste in the United States, and this waste contributes greenhouse gases equally to that of 37 million cars. This year on Dohoon’s birthday, we want to help make a difference by making a donation to Waste Less Solutions, a local organization that works to reduce food waste and insecurity in Utah. Any donations are greatly appreciated!
","Logan, UT",Dohoon Kwag ,,"Created December 19, 2022",,Organizer
Help support Farmers struggling,$368  raised of $500 goal • 10 donors, raised of $500 goal,10 donations,Kaleena Czajkowski is organizing this fundraiser on behalf of Chuck Strand.,"
As students of Penn State University focusing on agriculture, we must be aware of the difficulties that farmers go through every day. One of the biggest struggles is mental health. More than half suffer from stress and mental health issues and we are hoping to change that. With your support, we hope to raise money for Rural Minds to help with the fight of protecting the health of farmers in America. Any donation is appreciated.



https://www.ruralminds.org/ 
","State College, PA",Kaleena Czajkowski ,"Words of support (1)

Please donate to share words of support.

Paige Peiffer
$10•1 mo
Dairy Science Club!","Created November 8, 2022",,Organizer
"Help Heal Lake Huntington, by the Lake Association","$800  raised of $10,000 goal • 10 donors"," raised of $10,000 goal",10 donations,Lake Huntington Lake Association is organizing this fundraiser.,"






Lake Huntington is a nutrient-rich lake located in the Hamlet of Lake Huntington, within the Town of Cochecton in Sullivan County, NY.



Harmful algal blooms started to plague Lake Huntington approximately 10 years ago.





Most recently, a confirmed harmful algal bloom occurred in 2014; suspicious blooms have now occurred every year up to and including 2022.



Toxic algae blooms plague the lake during the warm summer months.





Due to low oxygen levels, the lake can no longer support trout and certain fish species.



Runoff water from many different sources, deforested land, new construction, and salted roads continue to add to the nutrient levels and decrease oxygen in the lake.



If no action is taken, the aquatic population will die off, and toxic algae blooms will consume the lake during summer.



Algae blooms have closed water bodies in the past due to the potential harm to humans and pets.





Your donation will go to efforts to help heal the lake and protect it for future generations.



Join us in December at the Narrowsburg Union for the winter art show, photos by Lindita Lushaj, all proceeds to support the Lake Huntington Lake Association.




","Cochecton Center, NY",Lake Huntington Lake Association ,,"Created November 16, 2022",,Organizer
People Experiencing Homelessness in the DMV,"$165  raised of $7,000 goal • 10 donors"," raised of $7,000 goal",10 donations,Kamree Hall is organizing this fundraiser.,"
HELLO!! Please consider helping out!



We are PGCulture, a Black-owned Business based out of Prince Georges's County, Maryland. This winter, we want to give back to a population that often goes overlooked, people experiencing homelessness. We decide to aid this population because WHY THE HELL NOT? There is a large homeless population in America and its honestly disgusting that the government hasn't done anything productive to help these people with their basic needs shelter, food, and water. We, PGCulture, have decided to step in the best way we know how, reaching out a hand and lending an ear.

The unfortunate truth is that we are all one paycheck or one medical bill away from being in their positions so we need to reach out a hand of kindness and understanding.

We want to put more good energy into the world during the holiday season, and its very cold outside here in the DMV.



We plan on providing them with 1 backpack filled with


2 pairs of Gloves

Reusable hand warmers

A fleece-lined hooded jacket

Fleece-lined pants

2 pairs of Thick socks

1 Thick blanket

1 fleece-lined hat

1 water bottle

Period products

Face mask

1 Scarf

Bandages

Hand sanitizer

Toothbrush and Toothpaste


We would also like to get them $10 visa gift card to any establishment so that they can purchase food.



Please consider helping out the people who need us!


","Hyattsville, MD",Kamree Hall ,,"Created November 29, 2022",,Organizer
Preventing Substance Abuse in Teens,$140  raised of $200 goal • 10 donors, raised of $200 goal,10 donations,Madison Ice is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Hello, our names are Mia, Madison, Feyikemi, and Gianna. We have been presented with a group campaign project. This project includes finding a cause and its importance to us as a group. Substance abuse is a significant issue in adolescence, so we found an organization we would like to raise money for to continue their research and work with teens to prevent this problem. The Jim Gillen Teen Center (Anchor Recovery) in Rhode Island is dedicated to helping the community and preventing substance use amongst younger individuals through recovery coaching.
","Providence, RI",Madison Ice ,,"Created November 22, 2022",,Organizer
Garlic’s New Home,"$305  raised of $1,000 goal • 9 donors"," raised of $1,000 goal",9 donations,Alexis Waclawik is organizing this fundraiser on behalf of Gillian Glessman.,"
My name is Alexis, and I am a full time college student in New York. I recently rescued a 6 week old stray kitten near my campus. I found him darting under cars in the middle of a busy intersection and could not bare to see him get hit. I ran into traffic to catch him, eventually cornering him near a campus building. I dropped everything and immediately took him home. He is too young to be adoptable, and all of the shelters in my area have rejected him, so I am his only option. I want to give him the life he deserves, which would require multiple vet visits for vaccines, wellness checks, and sterilization. This, along with the cost of basic supplies, is more than I can afford. 

it is imperative to me that he has a home because the stray cat population in my area is an epidemic, resulting in the extinction of three entire species of birds. I am deeply dedicated to the ecological health of my community, and housing this cat would decrease the potential population of my local cat colonies since a single male cat can father 420,000 kittens in just five years. 

For the health of this kitten as well as the health of my local bird populations I must keep Garlic (kitten).
",,,,"Created October 19, 2022",,
Support Indigenous Activists,"$295  raised of $1,500 goal • 10 donors"," raised of $1,500 goal",10 donations,Sage Mannino is organizing this fundraiser.,"Please help me, an Indigenous activist get to Montreal so we can support GYBN (Global Youth Biodiversity Network). We will be in Montreal attending COP15. We will be supporting and advocating for International Environmental Policy that centers Carbon Reduction, Land Back Reparations, Ecological Conservation and so much more.

Please help support the movement.

-Sage

For more info please email me at [email redacted] 

GYBN: 
COP15:https://www.unep.org/events/conference/un-biodiversity-conference-cop-15","Woodstock, NY",Sage Mannino ,,"Created November 12, 2022",,Organizer
Ryan's Birthday Charity Fund,$880  raised of $500 goal • 10 donors, raised of $500 goal,10 donations,Ryan Cosimi is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Hello!



Update: I'm adding a third charity to the list!

Urban Peak - Urban Peak ignites the potential in youth to exit homelessness and create self-determined, fulfilled lives. 



For my Birthday this year, I would like to collect donations for charity. There are two that I would like to donate to with the information below! I will split the funds 50/50 between the two charities.



The Native American Advancement Foundation - ""Formed in 2011 by members of the Tohono O’odham Nation. Through the combined efforts of Tribal Members and by partnering with outside organizations, we help strengthen our Native American communities in the areas of education, health and wellness, housing, food sustainability, environment, animal welfare, and opening economic opportunities on tribal lands.""



Protect Our Winters (POW) - ""POW helps passionate outdoor people protect the places we live and lifestyles we love from climate change. We are a community of athletes, scientists, creatives, and business leaders advancing non-partisan policies that protect our world today and for future generations.""



Thank you to everyone who can donate : )



Ryan
","Denver, CO",Ryan Cosimi ,,"Created December 5, 2022",,Organizer
Arnulfo is in ICU  we asking for help,"$2,055  raised of $5,000 goal • 9 donors"," raised of $5,000 goal",9 donations,Lorenza Melo Corcuera is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Hello my name is Arnulfo and since i am in ICU i am asking for help for expenses during my time of illness 
","Mission, TX",Lorenza Melo Corcuera ,,"Created November 23, 2022","Updates (1)
December 4, 2022
by Lorenza Melo Corcuera, Organizer
Arnulfo is now in iccu he has a long journey for recover your help is much appreciated",Organizer
Lebanon Relief,"$250  raised of $1,000 goal • 8 donors"," raised of $1,000 goal",8 donations,Fatima Awn is organizing this fundraiser.,"Created January 3, 2023January 3, 2023Environment
Hi my name is Fatima Awn and and I am teaming up with Mind and Body Industries and Flower Boutique Detroit to give a donation based yoga class on January 24, 2023. All proceeds will be donated to Lebanon relief. Donations are opened to the public, this is not limited to the people who are attending the class. Thank you to everyone who can participate!

*more information can be found on my instagram @fatima_awn
","Livonia, MI",Fatima Awn ,,"Created January 3, 2023",,Organizer
Wesley & Kiera's Origami Drive to Save the Horns,"$275  raised of $1,000 goal • 8 donors"," raised of $1,000 goal",8 donations,Eric Joseph is organizing this fundraiser to benefit Global Conservation Force.  ,"


All proceeds go directly to Global Conservation Force to help establish and protect habitat for Africa’s iconic species, and to prevent poaching!



Gifts (read instructions below)

$20: Origami Rhino

$40: Origami Elephant

$50: One of each!



(Made individually by Wesley & Kiera. No postage necessary. Just select ""contact organizer"" below and include a private message with your mailing address)



We saw this video and wanted to help: https://youtu.be/gMN4_gYjDH0



Kariega Game Reserve has acquired rewilded farmland that is now considered pristine habitat for many of Africa’s iconic native species. This means the introduction of a cheetah coalition, a second pride of lions, and significant migration space for many other species including iconic African elephants. The reserve will drop strategic fencing to create one 9,000-hectare wilderness in the western region of the reserve, which opens species migration corridors and creates new breeding territory for the wild inhabitants.



Most importantly, this rewilded land is perfectly suited for white and black rhinoceros.



Black rhinos are listed as critically endangered, with barely 5,000 remaining in the wild. Establishing and protecting a breeding population in the Eastern Cape is a major win for conservation of this species.



With more land and animals also comes the critical need for further protection. Save the Horns will support Global Conservation Force’s efforts to place anti-poaching unit rangers on the newly expanded grounds of the reserve. This includes patrols by vehicle, on foot, k-9 units, and horse mounted units. GCF’s ranger program centers around recruiting, training, and employing members of the surrounding community, which provides economic stimulation and a conservation-based career path that deters many from getting involved with poaching syndicates. Protections also include technological advancements in animal tagging and tracking.



https://www.savethehorns.com/donate
","Albuquerque, NM",Eric Joseph ,,"Created November 30, 2022",,Organizer
Climate x US-China,"$620  raised of $2,000 goal • 8 donors"," raised of $2,000 goal",8 donations,Joyce Wang is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Hello! Thank you so much for being here :) My name is Joyce 王, and I am fundraising to support climate-related initiatives that have connections with both China and the US.



As many of you know, I have a deep personal and professional interest in geopolitical issues and their impact on global challenges of existential importance, such as climate and conservation. In addition to doing grantmaking work at my official job, I have also been pursuing a passion project as a member of the China Institute-Serica U.S.-China Next-Gen Leaders Circle (NGLC). NGLC is a network of young American and Chinese philanthropic leaders and social innovators, who are passionate about contributing towards social impact endeavors, with the goal of driving positive change through collaboration in both the U.S. and China. Each year, we raise funds and give grants to impact-driven initiatives that make positive contributions toward a designated theme.



This year, our theme is Climate and the Environment. I am extremely excited to be contributing to this cause and supporting exciting initiatives in the space!



I am personally raising $2,000 for NGLC's collective pool of funds, and I would appreciate your contribution, no matter how big or small! Your donation will make a real difference to our applicants who are working on exciting yet challenging ideas for a cause that you care about.



Here are a couple examples of initiatives that NGLC has supported in the past:




China Outdoors Collective is the first user-based English language platform dedicated to showcasing Chinese wilderness and environment to increase international resources protecting China’s last and most precious wild resources. The platform is designed around an interactive map tool that features these places and how Western users can support their protection efforts. It will empower Chinese photographers to be a direct bridge between China’s conservation NGOs and Western philanthropy and support.

Chengdu Urban Rivers Association (CURA) is a non-profit NGO dedicated to promoting the natural, recreational, and cultural values of rivers, particularly the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. Founded in June 2003, CURA provides a unified voice representing environmental values on issues such as river conservation, environmental protection, development of ecological awareness, and promotion of sustainable development in urban and rural areas.




Your support would continue our work providing grants to organizations like this!



Please feel free to email Joyce at joycexinyiwang at gmail if you have any questions. Thank you!





Cover photo by Kyle Obermann, ""Path of the Panda - Sidetracked Magazine""
","Brooklyn, NY",Joyce Wang ,,"Created December 3, 2022",,Organizer
Rockland Pond Restoration Part II,"$1,300  raised of $5,000 goal • 9 donors"," raised of $5,000 goal",9 donations,Yin Ho is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Rockland Pond Park is a wetlands area in the Short Beach neighborhood in Branford that a group of neighbors have been working hard to restore. In the fall of 2021, we gained the Inland Wetland Commission of Branford's approval for a plan to restore the wetlands. During the winter of 2021/2022, we began the long process of destroying and removing invasive species in the pond itself (phragmites) and in the area surrounding the pond (woody invasives). This work could not have not been done without the generosity of neighborhood donors who financed a team from All Habitats to target the phragmites and woody invasives in the area.



Our next steps are to finish clearing the dead invasive plants, create some habitat for wildlife, and begin the process of planting native plants in the area. The ultimate goal is to restore the pond into a thriving wetlands that will attract the native flora and fauna and create a beautiful treasure for the neighborhood and CT. The restoration efforts will run through the end of 2023. The restored wetlands will then be donated to the Branford Land Trust with a built-in mechanism to continue ongoing maintenance.



This Go-Fund-Me campaign is the second fundraiser for the restoration. The first fundraiser was from 2021-2022 and funded our ability to destroy and remove the phragmites as well as the woody invasive plants. This second fundraiser for 2022-2023 is to turn the dead woody invasives into habitats for wildlife, remove any remaining invasives, and plant new native plants in their place.



Please help us fund the second phase of the restoration. The money will go toward the final clearing of invasive plants and the planting of new native plants. Any amount you can give will be helpful-- $5, $10, $50, $100, or $500.



Thank you for supporting the restoration efforts of Rockland Pond Park.
","Branford, CT",Yin Ho ,,"Created October 31, 2022",,Organizer
Military family house scandal,"$1,200  raised of $20,000 goal • 9 donors"," raised of $20,000 goal",9 donations,Marlene Reyes is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Hello, My name is William and my wife is Marlene. We are both active duty military and just recently had a beautiful baby boy. We bought a home in June and now our house is a complete disaster. Turns out we were sold a home where the main sewage line pipes were deteriorated and rotted, which we are now getting replaced. Total for the pipe repair is $19,000 due to our house being on a slab and the concrete having to get dug. We also will be redoing the flooring bc they ripped flooring up to get to the concrete. Not to mention our home insurance isn’t paying for anything, and will not even pay for his hotel stay even though our home is unlivable. Please donate or share our story any thing will help. Thank you
","Portsmouth, VA",Marlene Reyes ,,"Created November 16, 2022",,Organizer
Earthquake at Nepal Far Western On Nov 9.,"$430  raised of $1,000 goal • 9 donors"," raised of $1,000 goal",9 donations,Deependra Kunwar is organizing this fundraiser.,"Dear All
 
Nepal ( Far Western Development – Doti, Achham , Dipayal) has been hit by the  natural disaster earthquake  in Nov 9 with 6.3 magnitude  taking  seven lives and many injuries  and destroying poor villagers and their houses . 
 I have  setup this campaign to collect funds for relief efforts of earthquake victims by providing funds directly to the local government  and workers on the ground. 100% of the funds collected through this campaign will be used for relief efforts, to help survivors rebuild their lives, houses and daily basic needs . .

I would like to personally encourage everyone to donate as much as  you  can and I would really appreciate for everybody help. Your small support  and help will make difference .  
 Thanking You All.
Deependra Kunwar 
","Mobile, AL",Deependra Kunwar ,,"Created November 20, 2022",,Organizer
To handle the disastrous bark beetle situation.,"$830  raised of $50,000 goal • 9 donors"," raised of $50,000 goal",9 donations,Alla Litvinova is organizing this fundraiser to benefit Alia Vita Foundation Inc.  ,"
Dear friends, many of you know the camp your children grew up in or continue to attend. Every year we fight a problem in our camp that exists all over California. This year we are facing a dire situation. The bark beetle has attacked over 100 pine trees, and we urgently need to remove them for the safety of our campground. 



We are facing a challenging situation, and we urgently need your help.  To meet our fundraising goal, it will truly take a village. 



Are you able to support us? Any amount you can contribute will make a difference—even $5.
","Concord, CA",Alla Litvinova ,,"Created October 27, 2022",,Organizer
Save Sanibel's Spirit,"$630  raised of $5,000 goal • 9 donors"," raised of $5,000 goal",9 donations,Austin Dorfman is organizing this fundraiser to benefit Fish Of Sanibel-Captiva Inc (F.I.S.H. Of Sancap).  ,"
My name is Austin Dorfman. I am a 17 year old that has been visiting Sanibel Island for the past 17 years of my life. My family and I think of Sanibel island as our happy place and our home. The recent destruction of Sanibel island has left so many property  owners and businesses devastated. I want to do my part to help in the recovery of our beloved island. Please help our home. Every donation counts! 



Do you want to join me in making a difference? I'm raising money in aid of Fish Of Sanibel-Captiva Inc (F.I.S.H. Of Sancap) and every donation will help. Thank you in advance for your contribution to this cause that means so much to me.



More information about Fish Of Sanibel-Captiva Inc (F.I.S.H. Of Sancap): We are a human services organization focused for 40 years on 'neighbors helping neighbors' with a vision to create communities where all people have the support they need to thrive. Our mission is to enrich the lives of all people in Sanibel and Captiva Islands by neighbors helping neighbors with social services, education and assistance.
","Armonk, NY",Austin Dorfman ,,"Created October 30, 2022",,Organizer
Put Your Money “To Waste” – With Us!,"$335  raised of $23,296 goal • 8 donors"," raised of $23,296 goal",8 donations,Todd Lindenstruth is organizing this fundraiser.,"










































We’re Todd and Tulip, the dynamic duo behind Pick of the Litter, a grassroots, volunteer effort to rid our town of roadside trash. Our motto: “We’re picking up what you’re putting down.”









































































































































We live in Hardwick, Vermont, a small, rural town located in Caledonia County, east of the Green Mountains on the banks of the Lamoille River. Touted as The Gateway to the Northeast Kingdom, Hardwick’s 38.5 square miles are home to roughly 3,000 people and 65 miles of municipal roads. The Lamoille Valley Rail Trail also passes through town, and VT Routes 14, 15, and 16 converge in Hardwick, as well, funneling thousands of cars and trucks through town each day.  






















































































































































Inspired by Miss Rumphius and tacitly endorsed by Woodsy the Owl and Smokey the Bear, we have been regularly collecting litter in town for the past several months – primarily on foot. We also troll for trash along the backroads in our car, and, although there is a seemingly never-ending stream of discarded cigarette butts, beverage containers, and candy wrappers to be picked up, we’ve been making steady progress and have received a lot of positive feedback from members of our community. Weather and daylight permitting, we dedicate ten hours each week to collecting trash.




























































































































In order to increase our impact, monies raised through this fundraiser will be applied toward the purchase of a Club Car Carryall 510 LSV, a street-legal, electric utility vehicle that will enable us to clean a larger area in less time and to do so in a safe and environmentally friendly way. An LSV will also allow us to collect larger items, such as discarded tires and appliances, and it will increase our visibility, which we hope will inspire others to pitch in.


























































































































































Thank you for taking the time to consider our proposal. Any contribution that you make will be greatly appreciated and is guaranteed to “go to waste”. 

























































































  “Clean Streets, Clear Minds” – The Buddha





","Hardwick, VT",Todd Lindenstruth ,,"Created November 29, 2022",,Organizer
Build a home for Ali Ahmed Ishaq,"$280  raised of $6,000 goal • 8 donors"," raised of $6,000 goal",8 donations,Iffat Rahim is organizing this fundraiser on behalf of Jannatul Akhi.,"
Hi, my name is Monisha and my family and I are raising funds for a relative in Bangladesh who has lost majority of his home to a flood. Bangladesh, a third world country, is known for their extreme flooding and Ali Ahmed Ishaq and his mother have become victims to this natural disaster. His home is no longer in living condition and has become a hazard with the roofs ready to cave in, electrical wire hanging by a thread and the floors and walls full of mold. Any donations will go to Ali Ishaq and his mother directly in preparations to build a better home for them. We thank you and are eternally grateful for your help! 












","Ozone Park, NY",Iffat Rahim ,,"Created November 24, 2022",,Organizer
Rainforest Reforestation Project in Ecuador,"$250  raised of $2,023 goal • 8 donors"," raised of $2,023 goal",8 donations,Alyssa Capuano (going towards Finca la Argentina) is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Informational video: https://youtu.be/iF9ZQ2mAya4 



Hi, my name is Alyssa, I am fundraising for the Finca la Argentina in Puyo, Ecuador, at the foothills of the Amazon rainforest. What was once land to a large sugar cane plantation is now a vibrant reforestation project right at the mouth of the rainforest.



Lupe, the matriarch of this household, grew up on this land. As she grew older, she realized her passion for restoring this, once, biodiverse-lacking land into the sanctuary of plants and animals that it originally was. To do this, they steward the land by planting a large variety of native plants to restore the natural biodiverse ecosystem. In turn, many of these plants and the cycle of the ecosystem function as shelter and food sources for the large variety of monkeys, birds, hummingbirds, frogs, snakes, guatusa, ants, etc. This helps to ensure that these highly desirable animals are safe and not being targeted for resale elsewhere.



This work is done not only by the family, but also by the volunteers that work and stay at this work exchange. The project does not have funding from the government or any foundation, so the money to support this project comes from the $100/week fee to stay at this beautiful Finca. For years, this was sufficient money and labor to support their project. However, since Covid-19, there has been a significant decrease in volunteers. So I am starting this go fund me to not only raise money for their project, but also to bring awareness to this wonderful work exchange opportunity.



The money raised will go towards:

1) Purchasing more plants to continue expanding the shelter and food sources for the monkeys (marmosets, squirrel monkeys, and saddle-back tamarin), birds and hummingbirds (soooo many varieties), frogs, snakes, lizards, guatusa, etc.

2) Help revamp the cabanas on the property to make them more cozy and comfortable for volunteers to stay in (they have two rooms in their house for volunteers that are in good shape, but the cabanas on the property are bare and need proper furnishing)

3) If the first two are met --> Re-installing windows in their kitchen (there was a hurricane about a year ago that ruined their kitchen. Another fundraiser helped them to rebuild most of it but the windows are still open which allows bugs and the weather elements (mainly the very intense rains) inside).



This project is very important. As this city and other cities at the mouth of the Amazon continue to expand and urbanize, the rainforest is being destroyed. The species at the mouth of the amazon are very different from those deeper in the jungle. It is crucial that these plants and animals are protected by giving them safe shelter and food sources.



Thank you for considering to donate, even $1 helps! Please feel free to share this fundraiser or the links below (more about the work exchange and project) with anyone who might be interested in volunteering. Lupe is truly one of the kindest souls I have ever met. I felt at home there the moment I walked in and would highly recommend this experience.



Their work away page: https://www.workaway.info/en/host/956432864324

Pato's incredible photos of the plants and animals there: https://patriciovinueza44.wixsite.com/laargentinapuyo/galeria-vida-silvestre



For any questions, feel free to message me on Instagram @alyssacapuano



Photo credit: Patricio Vinueza



I will send 100% of the total funds to Pato (Patricio) through Pay Pal
 GoFundMe Giving GuaranteeThis fundraiser mentions donating through another platform, but please know that only donations made on GoFundMe are protected by the GoFundMe Giving Guarantee.","Elma, NY",Alyssa Capuano (going towards Finca la Argentina) ,,"Created November 11, 2022",,Organizer
Austin Dish Lending Library Storage Container,"$450  raised of $2,500 goal • 8 donors"," raised of $2,500 goal",8 donations,Abby Rodgers is organizing this fundraiser.,"
The Austin Dish Lending Library is a volunteer-led organization that provides free reusable alternatives to single-use dishware for Austin area events! We are fundraising for a shipping container and greatly appreciate any donation you can make to help us continue our operations!



We are in need of a larger storage unit with easy access and are fundraising to purchase a shipping container. This will allow us to continue offering our free service and accept more donations to grow our collection. Our operations are currently on pause until we can get a new storage unit. 



Our goal is to help Austin have an affordable option for reusable dishware to help Austin reach its zero waste goals! Since the Austin Dish Lending Library opened in 2019 we have saved over 8,000 items that would have gone to the landfill by using reusables.


","Austin, TX",Abby Rodgers ,,"Created November 29, 2022",,Organizer
Thomas' Eagle Scout Project- Meadow Planting,$370  raised of $350 goal • 8 donors, raised of $350 goal,8 donations,Thomas Antinore is organizing this fundraiser on behalf of Michael Antinore.,"
Hi, I am Thomas Antinore. In order to earn my Eagle Scout rank, I'm holding a service project to plant a meadow in Seattle's Maple Leaf Park. The park historically was overrun with invasive blackberry bushes, but they have been cleared by Friends of Maple Leaf Park, the beneficiary organization. Now we are planting a cleared plot with grasses, bulbs, and perennials which are all native to the Pacific Northwest. These native plants will prevent the return of the blackberries and provide habitat and food for local wildlife. The meadow will also bloom in the summer and look nice. 

To make the project happen, I need to purchase bark mulch, sand, and lunch for our volunteers. Feel free to donate if you are able. Thank you for your support!
","Seattle, WA",Thomas Antinore ,,"Created October 23, 2022",,Organizer
Hope for children in need & a forest under threat,"$642  raised of $50,000 goal • 8 donors"," raised of $50,000 goal",8 donations,Colin Jackson is organizing this fundraiser to benefit A Rocha USA.  ,"
A Rocha Kenya is a conservation organization committed to working with local communities to have them thrive and, in so doing, protect rare and unique wildlife on the Kenyan coast. This campaign is specifically raising funds to allow children to attend high school and, in the process, save one of Africa’s most precious forests, the Arabuko-Sokoke Forest (ASF).



By donating, it is a win-win-win situation! Children win by getting an education, 80% of whom otherwise can’t afford it. Families win by being assisted with alternative livelihoods and having their children have a chance to get good jobs. The forest wins by being actively protected rather than exploited.



Families living around Arabuko-Sokoke Forest on the Kenyan coast struggle to make ends meet. Soils are poor, and a drying climate makes farming very hard. Paying High School fees is particularly difficult. Parents are invariably forced to illegally cut trees for timber/charcoal and trap animals for bushmeat from the adjacent forest to earn cash for school fees.



ASF is renowned globally for its rare and threatened wildlife. Worldwide, the Golden-rumped Sengi (or elephant-shrew) is only found in and near ASF. The same for Clarke’s Weaver. Africa’s smallest owl, the Sokoke Scops Owl (4” tall), has 90% of the world’s population in ASF. It is a beautiful and diverse forest – but threatened by illegal logging and trapping.



That is why the ASSETS program (Arabuko-Sokoke Schools and Eco-Tourism Scheme) was introduced: to help meet the needs of the local communities while assisting conserve this incredible forest.



ASSETS has operated for 20 years and has made a real difference for over 730 families. Their attitudes and behavior have changed to be favorable toward forest conservation. With other contributions and funds raised through local eco-tourism, your donation will be distributed to struggling families as high school bursaries. As a result, many local children who otherwise would have been unable to afford school can now get an education- and the forest is protected.



Currently, 135 students and their families are being supported through ASSETS. But we need your help to continue paying their school fees! Since COVID, we have struggled to raise funds for school fees.



For the price of only 3-4 cups of coffee per week in a New York or London café (USD 12), you can put a child through high school with ASSETS. What’s better is that this includes not just the bursary but also all the associated conservation activities (tree planting, garbage cleanup, introducing energy-saving stoves and solar lamps, regenerative agriculture methods, bee-keeping etc)!



Please join us on this journey! Become a regular donor and create a butterfly effect that will positively impact families and forests for many years!
","Fredericksburg, TX",Colin Jackson ,,"Created November 9, 2022",,Organizer
Field Study: Conservation in a Tropical Ecosystem,"$750  raised of $5,000 goal • 8 donors"," raised of $5,000 goal",8 donations,Braelen Devoe is organizing this fundraiser on behalf of genya devoe.,"
I have been accepted into a field study through Miami University's Department of Biology. During this field study,  I will be learning methods for measuring the botanical diversity unique to the Bahamas. I will study the flora of multiple habitats, from Pine forests to Mangrove swamps to tiny island Keys. This field study will allow me to learn quantitative methods of plant community analysis, tropical economics, and ethnobotany. This study is important because of the delicate state of this tropical ecosystem, which is becoming more susceptible to threats such as coral bleaching. By studying botanical diversity within this ecosystem, we can learn more about how conservation efforts can support protection from future threats.


","Dayton, OH",Braelen Devoe ,,"Created October 31, 2022",,Organizer
To help my sister…,"$1,275  raised of $2,000 goal • 8 donors"," raised of $2,000 goal",8 donations,Shauna McNally is organizing this fundraiser on behalf of Amber Elder.,"
Hi friends, I am posting this in efforts to help my sister who was effected badly by the hurricane in Florida. The damage that was done is unimaginable and she and her fiancé are trying to repair and rebuild with limited resources or help. The damage is not only physical to the home and property but also emotionally as animals were lost and one is now not doing well. They are trying their best to keep their heads up and keep going but I think they need help. They can’t do it on their own so I am reaching out for help. I wouldn’t do this if I did t think it was needed. Prayers are also welcome! Thanks everyone
","Glenshaw, PA",Shauna McNally ,,"Created October 22, 2022","Updates (1)
October 30, 2022
by Shauna McNally, Organizer
I would like to post an update to capture the attention of family. Our family is unique and most are… we are all spread out and don’t see each other as often as we would like. Lots of cousins, aunts and uncles second cousins etc. With that said my sister Amber does not have social media and did not ask for any help. I just personally know what daily struggles they are up against and will rebuild with time. So even though we don’t talk all the time I wanted Amber to know that she has family and we do care.",Organizer
Environmental Business Getting Started,"$20  raised of $20,000 goal • 1 donor"," raised of $20,000 goal",1 donation,Dan Tanksley is organizing this fundraiser.,"Created 1 day ago1 day agoEnvironment
Hi my name is Dan! I am trying to get my new business up and running, but need the funds for equipment, permits and licenses, and possibly a new vehicle. This will go a long way in helping bring much-needed environmental work into our areas as we deal with climate change more and more.



My work will include native plant design, pollinator/wildlife habitat enhancement, habitat restoration, invasive weed management, plant installation/management, and consulting. I also plan on volunteering my time to teach kids and other interested folks about environmental restoration. Will you help me? Let's transform our environment to combat climate change!



Follow my work and where your funds will go:

IG- @rogueecology

Twitter- @pdxdt
","Beaverton, OR",Dan Tanksley ,,Created 1 day ago,,Organizer
Bringing Connor home,"$50  raised of $5,000 goal • 1 donor"," raised of $5,000 goal",1 donation,Nick ODonovan is organizing this fundraiser.,"Created 13 hours ago13 hours agoEnvironment
Hi my name is Nicholas ODonovan the reason I’m fund raising is for my son Connor who is currently residing at my brother s home which has caused a lot of problems so I am trying to find a place where my son and I can live . I would appreciate any help and will repay all of you in the the next year. 

Thankyou 
","Los Angeles, CA",Nick ODonovan ,,Created 13 hours ago,,Organizer
3d Printed homes using wood instead of concrete,"$20  raised of $20,000 goal • 1 donor"," raised of $20,000 goal",1 donation,Tucker Allen is organizing this fundraiser.,"Created 1 day ago1 day agoEnvironment
Hi, my name is Michael and I am a single family home builder. Today's building process is cumbersome and expensive with nothing pulling on the builder to change.



Technology has advanced significantly over the past 100 years, much less 5 years. 3D printing has evolved and has seen in roads as a method to lower building costs thus allowing home affordability to more. This is great.



The substrate used in 3D printing homes is a mixture of concrete allowing for a rigid permanent homes. Whilst this is a fabulous step in lowering housing costs, more work must be done.



Concrete is most used man made material on this planet. It unfortunately requires and emits large amounts of carbon. A substitute for concrete is needed to ultimately lower the societal costs unfairly placed on the lowest working classes.



With this being said, it is the gofundme's goal to raise funds to begin researching what type of natural/fibrous/plant material can be manipulated into 3D printers or being grown in 3D printed house 'casts'.



The image on the gofundme is from a river crossing in Indian where locals weave roots of rubber trees to build bridges.
","Raleigh, NC",Tucker Allen ,,Created 1 day ago,,Organizer
Help save sea turtles,"$10  raised of $10,000 goal • 1 donor"," raised of $10,000 goal",1 donation,Ari Silberman is organizing this fundraiser.,"Created 16 hours ago16 hours agoEnvironment
Hi My name is Ari Silberman and i am raising money for our sea turtle rescue in Nicaragua.  We have incubated and released over 100,000 endangered sea turtle babies over the last 12 years.  We take the eggs from poachers and put them in hatcheries.  All these eggs would have been sold at the market if not for this project.  Sea turtles are endangered and need our help.  Our Sea turtle rescue is 100% run by volunteers.  All funds go toward the project and hiring locals.  Our project creates much needed jobs in a very poor area.    Thanks for your support!!
","Los Angeles, CA",Ari Silberman ,,Created 16 hours ago,,Organizer
Rescue Chloe!,$25  raised of $500 goal • 1 donor, raised of $500 goal,1 donation,Kyle Campbell is organizing this fundraiser.,"Created 1 day ago1 day agoEnvironment
Hello my name is Chloe, newly Trans woman ️‍⚧️, I'm 22 from USA. Currently stuck in a Christian Conversion Camp being forced to go to church. Help to rescue me from this situation! 
","Claremore, OK",Kyle Campbell ,,Created 1 day ago,,Organizer
Making it easier to do a random act of kindness!,"$25  raised of $25,000 goal • 1 donor"," raised of $25,000 goal",1 donation,Gary Blume is organizing this fundraiser to benefit Total Altruistic Project Foundation.  ,"Created 1 day ago1 day agoEnvironment
My name is Gary Blume. One day in the year 2017, when I was walking my dog in a park, a person thanked me after I picked up a piece of litter to throw in a nearby trashcan.  I thought about how, by simply picking up that piece of litter, (1) I felt good for doing it, (2) the person who thanked me felt good, and (3) how the environment ""felt"" good.  The very next thought I had was: ""How can I replicate that action so more people will feel good?"", and THAT was when I got this warm, tingly feeling radiating from within myself as if a blessing had been handed to me!  A very simple idea of having stations of litter-grabbing tools with an attached hand-net, hanging from stations spaced along a popular path for the public to use came to mind.  Knowing that many people would pick up more litter if there was a convenient and sanitary way to do it (and I am willing to bet that YOU are one of those people) the thought of increasing the frequency of this common act of kindness, and how much more it would benefit the environment, the custodians of the land and local governments that budget for litter control, was too much for me to not bring the idea to the public.  That is when the name, the Total Altruism Project (T.A.P.), came to mind. I feel like all my 66 years of life experiences are leading me on this path to help make the world a better & happier place, both socially and physically. So I formed a nonprofit, 501(c)(3), and got to work to make this daydream come true.  



On November 1st, 2022 we launched the project at a community park. A college biostatistics class studied this project as their semester project.  The results from their study show a dramatic decrease in litter being released into the environment due to T.A.P.  The grounds maintenance workers noticed an incredible decrease in the amount of litter they normally pick up...and are thrilled to have T.A.P. at their site.  Visitors to the park are thrilled at having this project at the park as young families and dog walkers and all sorts are observed walking throughout the park, picking up litter using our T.A.P. tools.  This project is bringing people together like babies in a stroller and people with dogs do!  We are seeing this ripple of happiness extend out, due to T.A.P.....and our environment is benefiting from it.



And now the college and the Parks & Recreation Department want me/us to do another feasibility study for this spring...and I need help funding it.



100% of your donation goes to the tax-exempt, nonprofit, which will use the funds for the next feasibility study (estimated installation mid-March).  This second site will be at a 56-acre, public park that has a playground for children, multi-use fields, and 7 little league fields. The park abuts a reservoir that receives a lot of the litter generated from the park.

Funds will go toward the creation of metal stations/signs with graphics that will be placed around the park, purchasing the grabbing tools, creating custom hand-nets, and all that it takes to stalk the stations, all of which have already been designed and put to test at the first feasibility study. 

With the expected success of a 2nd feasibility study, we hope to gain the attention of corporate sponsorship so we can expand T.A.P. globally.

I invite you to browse my/our website:  www.TotalAltruismProject.org

The Total Altruism Project...T.A.P. Into It.


","San Diego, CA",Gary Blume ,,Created 1 day ago,,Organizer
Project D.O.V.E. 360 - Tornado Research,"$113  raised of $75,531 goal • 1 donor"," raised of $75,531 goal",1 donation,Clarence Smith is organizing this fundraiser.,"Created 4 hours ago4 hours agoEnvironment
Project D.O.V.E. 360 is setting out on a mission to provide the most comprehensive 360° video recording of a tornado. A team of experienced storm chasers and professional drone operators will venture across the open plains to capture striking detail of tornadoes from the ground and the sky. High-resolution cameras recording at fast frame rates will capture data for scientists to utilize photogrammetry to measure tornado wind speeds and motion at or near the ground level. All data collected will be donated to any researcher who requests access. Our expectation is this research will open new discoveries to help build better structures and provide more accurate warnings for the public. Project D.O.V.E. 360 aims to capture the most comprehensive video data set of a tornado on record. On not just one, but several tornadoes.



D.O.V.E. is an acronym for Drone Observing Vortex Experiment. We wish to honor the accomplishments of tornado researcher and engineer Tim Samaras and his Twistex team. Who tragically were killed by the largest tornado on record near El Reno, Oklahoma on May 31st, 2013. The work of Tim, his son Paul, and chase partner Carl Young set the highest example for the meteorological and storm chasing community. The Twistex team deployed “turtles” in the path of tornadoes to record scientific measurements. As turtles were doing on the ground, we hope doves will accomplish in the air.



This project is in the early stages of development, yet we still hope to deploy this 2023 chase season. If funding cannot be met before mid April, we will approach 2024 with the same optimism. We are currently seeking corporate partnerships and material support for our mission. If your company would like to support this project please contact us.



This GoFundMe drive is seeking the help of individuals like yourself to contribute to the mission. Individual donations will go towards funding fuel, repairs, and lodging for the project. Considering this project may last for three months, gas for 3-5 trucks on long days traversing the plains will get expensive. No to mention finding beds at night for the 9-11 chasers on the team. We’ll rotate who gets their own room. Some may sleep in vehicles to save money too.



Thank you all very much for your support!!! Be sure to subscribe and follow the chase on social media @projectdove360 to see the results of your support.
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Rebuild our home,"$50  raised of $20,000 goal • 1 donor"," raised of $20,000 goal",1 donation,Johnnie Williams is organizing this fundraiser.,"Created 2 days ago2 days agoEnvironment
We Johnnie, ray and lexi. We had this big tree fall or our home don't know what joint to happen I hope we can fix it but I think they going to tear it down . Our home for 7yrs
","Lucerne, CA",Johnnie Williams ,,Created 2 days ago,,Organizer
Bring Back the Roar !,"$200  raised of $3,000 goal • 1 donor"," raised of $3,000 goal",1 donation,Reginald Davis is organizing this fundraiser.,"Created 5 days ago5 days agoEnvironment
Transfiguration Catholic School exists to lead students to Christ through three pillars - Christian Discipleship, Academic Excellence and Great Love.  Transfiguration Catholic School relies upon the financial generosity of the parish to keep tuition affordable while also paying our staff competitive wages that reflect their skill and commitment to the vocation of teaching.  With the help of more donors, we can do so much more to meet the needs of families and provide for our beloved faculty and staff!  Will you help us to Bring Back the Roar?



Transfiguration supports families by partnering with parents in the education of their children.  We maintain small class sizes that allow personalized attention and differentiated instruction, along with regular opportunities for children to encounter Jesus through daily prayer within our school day and through regular participation in the sacraments.  



Please consider donating to help us bring more families into our school and support and provide for our beloved faculty and staff.  Bring Back the Roar!
","Alpine, TX",Reginald Davis ,,Created 5 days ago,,Organizer
Electric Bike for old disabled man,"$20  raised of $5,000 goal • 1 donor"," raised of $5,000 goal",1 donation,Christopher Dahl is organizing this fundraiser.,"Created 5 days ago5 days agoEnvironment
Hi, my name is Christopher. I am a nearly deaf person who has had health problems for several years. Have breathing problems from covid (twice last year) and pneumonia. I live in a retirement home in South Seattle and want to purchase an electric bicycle or an electric tricycle to be able to get around town. As of now, I am pretty much confined to my building, but want to get out of depression from not being able to get around town. This would be wonderful for mental health!

I want to purchase a local bike. Am thinking of Rad Power Bike Rad Rover 6+ Stepthru for a bicycle or an Evelo Compass electric tricycle. I have a broken neck (C1 and C2) that has been surgically stabilized with plates and screws, so would like the tricycle for stability, but will purchase a bicycle if I can’t raise funds for a tricycle. Thank You!
","Seattle, WA",Christopher Dahl ,,Created 5 days ago,,Organizer
"Brentwood Lake, Carlisle Township, Ohio","$10  raised of $1,350,000 goal • 1 donor"," raised of $1,350,000 goal",1 donation,William Hershey is organizing this fundraiser.,"Created 5 days ago
Environment
I found out our development had a beautiful lake where families got together, swam, enjoyed picnicking and simple pontoon boating. One day the lake and spillway was examined and they found that the spillway was in need of repair.  The development company and us got together to work out a fix. The lake has been here for decades and so has the people living here, who are now retired and elderly and didn’t have the money or the fight to get the repair done, fight politics, money and of course developer greed.  A decision was made for the safety of the community that the spillway be breached by the Corp of Engineers. It was done in 2010 and now we have a huge empty hole overrun by vegetation, mosquitoes, all the fish and marine life were killed not to mention our home prices plummeted. In this age of environmental changes and catastrophes this should have been made public and fought. This fund raiser is to fight city hall and the developers to work together to get this fixed but we can’t fight without your needed help. I would like to see the lake brought back to life and self sufficient with someone accountable to bring it back to the people, charge a minimal yearly fee to everyone who uses the lake for future upkeep maintenance and safety also open to the public at a higher yearly fee for non-residents.

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October 4, 2012 at 8:37 a.m. | UPDATED: July 15, 2021 at 9:16 a.m. Categories:News ELYRIA

The now-drained Brentwood Lake has become an eyesore to neighbors and Lorain County Commissioner Tom Williams said the county and Carlisle Township trustees need to do something about it. During yesterday’s commissioners meeting, resident Karen Johnson gave a two-and-a-half hour presentation about Brentwood Lake to explain to the commissioners the former lake has caused a $7 million reduction in property taxes each year. Property values also have gone down 50 to 60 percent, Williams said. The commissioners and township trustees are going to come up with a solution to the problem, Williams said, because the former lake has turned into a “jungle.” Williams said the development and the lake were built by Spitzer Management and Spitzer Hardware and Supply is supposedly the owner of the land of Brentwood Lake. A few years ago, the state told Spitzer to breech the dam and the lake was drained for fear of flooding. Now, the place is full of raccoons, rats, mice and other animals that lurk in the tall grasses, Williams said. He also said a child has gotten lost out there.
","Grafton, OH",William Hershey ,,Created 5 days ago,,Organizer
Second Chance Survival,"$20  raised of $3,000 goal • 1 donor"," raised of $3,000 goal",1 donation,Jennifer Williams is organizing this fundraiser.,"Created 6 days ago6 days agoEnvironment
Hello, my name is Jennifer. I am a wildlife biologist and ecologist. I firmly believe that people like animals all deserve the same chance at survival. We as humans all make mistakes. However, I feel that if I as an am American can what society deems as “undesirables” train them and allow them to protect what we should be holding dear to our hearts which are those that have no voice in society and are slaughtered without recourse and calves left to starve or fend of predators because their mothers have been slaughtered in front of them. I will take these people and turn them into a foot patrol force to be reckoned with, Our aim is to protect and to preserve the wildlife that is left on earth. 

My aim is to create a small army of foot soldiers with American knowledge and power to guide and guard what is left of the planets most endangered animals. 
","Hoquiam, WA",Jennifer Williams ,,Created 6 days ago,,Organizer
Ayuda la Amazona Ecuatoriana,$5  raised of $100 goal • 1 donor, raised of $100 goal,1 donation,Erin Winn is organizing this fundraiser to benefit Amazon Watch.  ,"Created January 4, 2023January 4, 2023Environment
Los derrames de petróleo y las consecuencias destruyeron la gente, especialmente la gente indígena, de Ecuador. Es muy dificil para aceder a agua potable después de  la contaminación de Chevron en el medioambiente. La tierra y el agua fueron destruidos con los derrames de petróleo. Es tan dificil encontrar fuentes de agua potable en Ecuador rural, donde no hay muchos recursos. También, muchos ecuatorianos tienen el cáncer porque fueron contaminados por los derrames de petróleo. Los tratamientos para el cáncer son demasiado caros para las personas indígenas que son las más afectadas. El cáncer por el petróleo no le importa la edad, son muchos jovenes que tienen la enfermedad pero no tienen una manera para tratarla. Sus donaciónes son una manera de apoyar la gente ecuatoriana a reconstruir sus vidas después de las consecuencias de la contaminación de Chevron.
","Burlington, CT",Erin Winn ,,"Created January 4, 2023",,Organizer
Tragedy please help,"$250  raised of $2,300 goal • 1 donor"," raised of $2,300 goal",1 donation,Shaundra Coleman is organizing this fundraiser.,"Created January 4, 2023January 4, 2023Environment
Hello all

On January 3 I came home to my house flooded with water and everything I owned was ruined I am a single mother of 5 kids and struggling anything will help us right now ❤️
","Madison, WI",Shaundra Coleman ,,"Created January 4, 2023",,Organizer
Donate to help clean the environment with fun!!,$20  raised of $500 goal • 1 donor, raised of $500 goal,1 donation,Katie Faiola is organizing this fundraiser to benefit GIVE Foundation.  ,"
Want to join me in making a difference? I'm raising money to benefit GIVE Foundation, and any donation will help make an impact. Thanks in advance for your contribution to this cause that means so much to me.

More information about GIVE Foundation: GIVE Foundation addresses the ongoing disparity of health, education, and conservation in low and lower-middle-income countries. By identifying and supporting philanthropic projects around the globe that promote health, conservation, education, housing, economic growth and equity, the foundation hopes to foster the growth of physical, human, and social capital. To achieve this goal, the GIVE Foundation invests in community development initiatives that address the root causes of these issues.



Going on my GIVE journey was a wake up call. I was in between majors for college and didn’t know what I wanted to do, then after my GIVE trip, I realized how much I loved making the environment the best it could be, so I changed my major and made my minor in environmental studies! The opportunity that GIVE gave me has changed my life and I have an internship in the summer for island conservation in Greece and I couldn’t be more excited and proud of myself!! GIVE was the start to the rest of my career and making my life the best that it could be!
","Canton, OH",Katie Faiola ,,"Created December 19, 2022",,Organizer
"Restore 20 Ponds & Plant 50,000 Trees in SMA","$50  raised of $50,000 goal • 1 donor"," raised of $50,000 goal",1 donation,Victoria Collier is organizing this fundraiser to benefit Psephos Inc.  ,"


The Psephos Inc Climate Crisis Fund is supporting Tikkun Eco Center a non-profit organization in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, seeking to expand a highly successful 2022 model permaculture program for community water and food security, and reforestation.



San Miguel de Allende is located in the arid highlands of central Mexico where poor rural communities are facing severe water shortages and food insecurity. Like many countries in Asia and Africa, Mexico receives most of its rain during the short summer monsoon season. Rainwater capture is essential to sustain communities through the long dry season.



Tikkun Eco Center is using our 12-year experience developing water harvesting systems to benefit the long-term sustainability of rural villages in the San Miguel region.



In 2022, Tikkun began collaborating with local environmental NGOs and the municipal Department of Ecology to implement projects which are proven to radically transform rural subsistence communities around the world, in arid regions just like ours.






In 2023-2025 the Tikkun Eco Center will identify 20 critical community rainwater reservoirs in disrepair that no longer provide water and food security for their villages.

Tikkun will organize the communities in supporting the restoration project, and oversee the reforestation and volunteer planting of 50,000 native trees (2,500 per reservoir).

The trees are donated by the municipal government, and will be planted using the hyacinths currently choking the Presa Allende. The hyacinths are used for compost and mulch, ensuring the tree's survival.

Please see our agreement with San Miguel department of Ecology here.




We are seeking immediate donations from the community, and long-term support from funders, to carry out this work.



Project Background:



For twelve years Tikkun has been developing our eco center using dryland Permaculture design based on rainwater capture for sustainable organic farming, a COVID 19 food bank, and helping families in our rural village grow their own food gardens.



But in the face of growing drought and severe local water rationing, in 2022 Tikkun realized the need to rebuild the defunct local reservoir in our village of San Jose de Gracia.



With a small number of generous grants, many volunteers, and the support and guidance of the local community, Tikkun succeeded in restoring the San Jose reservoir from a sparse two million liters of water retention, to a full capacity of 25 million liters.





Before restoration: A dried out mud flat



After restoration: A beautiful small lake, 5 meters deep



For over 200 years, this reservoir served four villages. However, over many decades it became filled with soil and the dam degenerated. Rainwater would quickly evaporate, leaving nothing in reserve for the long dry season.



It took us one month to complete the pond restoration. With a large excavator and many bulldozers and trucks, we removed the soil, dug a quarry to excavate hard tepotate to use in raising the pond edges and the dam, and we created better water management systems.







We removed over 1400 truckloads of rich soil from this reservoir, returning much of it to the eroded surrounding local farms, and with the rest we began a reforestation project around the reservoir.



The San Miguel Municipal Ecology department donated 1000 native trees. We are personally donating over 100 native tree saplings and hundreds of Magueys, and we have stocked this pond with tilapia from our own ponds.



The trees stabilize soils around the reservoirs so they don’t refill with silt, while creating a beautiful ecologically restored habitat. Over 50 people, both local villagers and expats, volunteered to plant the trees, including the elderly and children.













Students from UNAM traveled from the city of Leon to help.





Hyacinths for reforestation: Solving two ecological crises at once



The SMA government donated truckloads of hyacinth (lirio) mulch, taken from the local Presa Allende which is experiencing an ecological crisis from an explosion of these invasive plants. However, the lirios are a tremendous resource when used in reforestation projects, as their mulch will lower water needs by up to 50%.



Currently, in January 2023, we are building a solar pumping station to bring water from the reservoir up to the village to support animal husbandry and local home gardens.



The San Miguel municipality is also contributing a children’s playground and a soccer field to the park now being built around the reservoir.



In 2023 and 2024 Tikkun is collaborating with the San Miguel department of Ecology to restore 20 more critical community reservoirs in disrepair or neglect; reservoirs that no longer provide water and food security for their villages.



The restored reservoirs will allow communities to retain or reestablish small farms and milpas, and also commit to animal husbandry and milk production. They will also allow Tikkun to expand the program of installing organic food gardens for rural families near the reservoirs.



What do Dryland Permaculture practices do?




Slow rainwater run-off

Reduce or reverse soil erosion

Spread rainwater across the landscape

Penetrate water deeper into the soil

Capture and retain water for the dry season

Allow for reforestation

Restore ecosystems and create lush wildlife habitat

Create water and food security for communities

Improve opportunities for livelihoods

Reduce the need for dangerous migration from villages to cities

On a large scale, impact the climate of the region




Tikkun Eco Center is a project of the Centro Por Ecologia y Economia Sustentable de San Miguel de Allende, A.C., a Mexican non-profit which is supported by the U.S. based Psephos Inc Climate Crisis Fund. Psephos is a 501c3 organization located in Davis, CA. All donations made to Psephos through Go Fund Me are tax deductible.



Donated funds will go directly towards engineering and rebuilding reservoirs, planting trees and transporting the lirios from the Presa Allende.
",,,,"Created December 28, 2022",,
Swim For Earth,$17  raised of $200 goal • 1 donor, raised of $200 goal,1 donation,Ali Abdul-Mageed is organizing this fundraiser to benefit Greenpeace Foundation.  ,"Created January 5, 2023January 5, 2023Environment
Ali Abdul Mageed, 15, an Egyptian who was born in Texas, brought up in Canada and now living in Kuwait. I am a competitive swimmer who is passionate about protecting the environment. So I thought of starting an initiative to spread awareness about Climate Change among the swimmers community. 



Find my Instagram for more info: swimforearth
","Austin, TX",Ali Abdul-Mageed ,,"Created January 5, 2023",,Organizer
WallSpace Recycle Project,"$50  raised of $500,000 goal • 1 donor"," raised of $500,000 goal",1 donation,Kristie Reicherter is organizing this fundraiser.,"Created 7 days ago7 days agoEnvironment




Wall Space Recycle Project is an idea with endless potential. The point is to save things from ending up in landfills by making art out of them! The process of making art is also therapeutic for the humans participating and provides stress relief. This, of course, results in better behavior in day-to-day interactions with other humans and challenges.



The goal is to obtain a facility where craft supplies, miniatures, ceramics, wax, or ornamental items can be donated and sorted into different supply categories. Whether it be color, material, or theme, the donations will become art-creating ""ingredients"" for a masterpiece to fill your wall or a retail donation for the storefront. Whoever ends up owning the piece will agree to never allow it to end up in the dump. This now has become an individual contribution to garbage storage in the USA! Hence, the concept behind the name is for us to donate ""WallSpace"" in our personal or business space to help with garbage storage in the form of an art piece. Also, this makes a great gift with meaning and purpose! Not only daily scheduled art workshops are the plan, but also skills, furniture flipping, and holiday workshops are in the plan as well! These are all great opportunities to be a light in the community for all ages. this is also a great platform for young and old to interact and learn from each other in a friendly atmosphere.



Why not show support for recycling in EVERY aspect? My dream is to also restore a building, or even better a historic property at the same time. Not only will this be a source of ""guaranteed"" recycling in a time when so many wonder if their recycling efforts stop with the garbage pick up, it will also be an example for the patrons and the community. A solar facility would be ideal as well, especially since our government has funding programs for both. A community garden is something I would love to include as well. Outside would be great, but a greenhouse would be wonderful and year-round! Composting, using rainwater collection to water the garden and other simple skills can be addressed. Who is sharing information can also change with the subject. This will provide community involvement in a different way. As each person shares their skills and knowledge, the members of the group are allowed to learn and realize that each of us is equal in what we have to contribute. Taking ownership of a project provides mental and emotional well-being that becomes less about self and more about community and purpose. This program can fulfill this and so many other positives in so many ways.



The cherry on my dream is finding a way to recycle plastic bottles into hot glue sticks. This would be the main choice in putting these art projects together with ease. How wonderful would it be to have something so simple be able to use up all those horrible plastic bottles floating in our oceans, lakes, rivers, gutters, ect. This part of the dream I am the most excited about but a am still researching. It makes so much sense though!






",,,,Created 7 days ago,,
Earth Guardians Health And We’ll Being Advocates,"$5  raised of $12,000 goal • 1 donor"," raised of $12,000 goal",1 donation,Scotty Satori is organizing this fundraiser.,"Created 7 days ago7 days agoEnvironment My name is Scotty Satori. I am fundraising to bring Global Earth Guardian-conscious Communities together as one. 
I have been taking a full spectrum Holistic approach to this Conscious Business. (More On that later)
I have kept my performing Global Consciously Awakened communities supported in any way I can. Through financial donating, Marketing, sharing, documenting doing write-ups and reviews, fundraising Composing music, live band, and solo performances, and being involved the best that I can. 
I also take care of a lot of elders in my mom's community when I’m in Castle Rock Colorado with general Maintenance. I'm kind of the go-to in the neighborhood and have music exploration students/teachers. 
At this point, I need to shift and be at these global events serving in any way that I can. So I am gathering a team for my Castle Rock folks and trading in the general Maintenance tools for portable online tools and equipment. Everything has to be multi-purpose and fit on an airplane from here on out. As a multi-instrumental musician, I have had to gift a lot of the bigger equipment. where ever I go musical instruments and tools just seem to show up in a very magical way. Love it!
 I am very motivated very passionate and excited and honored to be in service to my ever-expanding soul families that are on this same journey I am on. I love being involved with them as you will see. 
 
 How I have always used funds that come in. Mostly Classes and ongoing education and experiences from people that specialize and have been there done that and gained the wisdom of certain things. And people that are on the same mission that my team is on. (Not People who got it out of a book) It takes a lot of investigative research and asking in the communities. And these wonderful people show up in a bigger better way for sure. The Business expenses Take a lot of researching what are the best tools. Since I have to be portable everything has to be multi-purpose and built to last. I test if what I am purchasing is going to move the ship forward more expansive and Does it serve all? So yes I spend a lot of time on investigative research and implementing this Awesome wisdom that shows up. A win for everyone and everything, a win for this Earth for generations to come. 
 
Those of You that know me know that I am a mover and groover in action. I don't want to miss an opportunity to learn more about what serves in a bigger better more expansive way. I am very passionate about how I can support you and your passions as well. I do have musical gifts for you and other surprises. I am known to over-deliver. 
I hopefully can post more of what I do and show you my documentation of the past years. I am and have been an action taker and would be honored to introduce you to the global platforms my Global families that I have been involved with that serve everyone and everything for the health of us and this planet for the generations to come. You have got to meet the team. I love and honor them. And yes somewhere I will have a link where you can be updated constantly and more info about everything. I am already in action with this and have documented along the way like twenty-five years plus of notes. Over twenty-five years of awesomeness for sure.


I just wanted to add this little part that I go through daily and ask myself.
Did I do enough today, did I make deference did I serve, did I take care of this vessel I am in, did I fully replenish? Did I practice self-care (that one took me lots of lessons to finally implement) Was I present with everyone? Did I bring the vibe, The awesomeness? Did I Thank my Team and my nonphysical team? Did I bless things around me, especially my water? Am I practicing being a living walking Divine ceremony? 
Those of you that know me and that I have worked with or been with please post, email, or text your experience with me that would be awesome of you.
One of my favorite quotes And this one for me is so expansive and deep.
“If you're not living it,,, you don’t believe in it” 

Please email me or contact me in some way if you donated or if you just want to say Hi. 
I Thank You with all my Heart. I’m excited for this

~Scotty Satori~
[email redacted]
ScottySatori.comBlue Outermost Artists ","Castle Rock, CO",Scotty Satori ,,Created 7 days ago,,Organizer
Underwater Sensors Fund,"$5  raised of $2,000 goal • 1 donor"," raised of $2,000 goal",1 donation,Stephen Powers is organizing this fundraiser.,"Created 6 days ago6 days agoEnvironment
Stephen Powers is organizing this fundraiser.

https://sites.baylor.edu/powersresearchgroup/



This fund will support a sensor drive for our community. New underwater sensors are needed to track and forecast water quality problems while training and educating the next generation of environmental data specialists and water quality practitioners.



Monitoring of underwater systems is being disrupted by the use of miniaturized sensors and autonomous platforms that produce real-time or near real-time data at high frequency. Distributed sensor networks can help reveal the spatial structure of water quality in three dimensions as well as over time, allowing us to track event dynamics of algae blooms, plumes of sediment and pollution, low oxygen (hypoxia), and other problems. Underwater datasets are needed to verify water quality indicators derived from remote sensing approaches, such as the Sentinel and Landsat satellite missions.
","Waco, TX",Stephen Powers ,,Created 6 days ago,,Organizer
Help us grow a Caribbean Herb & Pollinator Garden,$200  raised of $888 goal • 7 donors, raised of $888 goal,7 donations,Genesis Whitlock is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Hello, my name is Genesis, and I am returning to Antigua & Barbuda for the winter to grow an ethnobotanical herb garden centered around Caribbean culture. Elders of my community support the vision of this project, and together, we will exchange knowledge to deepen our cultural understanding of collective ecology.



This fund will help cover the costs of procuring the gardening tools and art supplies needed to complete this project. It will also cover some of the food and transportation costs for myself and my siblings.



Help us continue to sustain our family’s generational stewardship of the land we call ""Body Pond."" A practice that was lost during Antigua’s initial post-colonial period. ""BodySol Pond"" intends to reclaim our ancestral connections to Body Pond and deepen our cultural understanding of Caribbean ecology.



Asé, thank you,

Genesis
","Carlisle, PA",Genesis Whitlock ,,"Created October 17, 2022",,Organizer
Eagle Project Wag Bag Stations,$500  raised of $300 goal • 7 donors, raised of $300 goal,7 donations,Chris Wheatley is organizing this fundraiser.,"
My name is Timmy Wheatley, and I am building wag bag (waste alleviation and gelling) stations for Woodcock and Denny Cove for my Boy Scout Eagle project. A WAG bag is a plastic bag used to carry human waste out of a wilderness area. Lowes has donated the material, but I need funds to stock the wag bags at the station. They are $96 for 24, so, I would like to stock 30 at each station. Any additional funds will be donated to the South Eastern Climbers Coalition, of which I am a member. I appreciate your consideration.
",,,,"Created October 20, 2022",,
Leave a Trace 23,"$550  raised of $10,000 goal • 7 donors"," raised of $10,000 goal",7 donations,"Team fundraiser
Yiwen Li and 2 others are organizing this fundraiser to benefit Natura International.  ","
We are summiting Mt. Aconcagua, the tallest mountain in the Southern Hemisphere and outside the Himalayas (6960m or 22,837ft). We are partnering with Natura International to raise money to protect the great outdoors in Argentina.



Follow our journey here. 



More information about Natura International: Natura International is dedicated to conserving rainforests and other critical habitats in Latin America by creating parks and protected areas and collaborating with local communities and governments. Our work is essential to safeguard these areas' biodiversity and ecosystem services that provide life to the earth and all of us. As a non-profit organization, our work depends upon contributions from donors committed to our planet's conservation.
","New York, NY",Yiwen Li ,,"Created November 6, 2022",,Organizer
"""Till Morning"" : Film Selection for SBIFF 10-10-10","$2,870  raised of $6,000 goal • 7 donors"," raised of $6,000 goal",7 donations,Yerin Hong is organizing this fundraiser.,"




Hi, my name is Yerin Hong and I'm raising funds for the short film ""Till Morning"" one of the short films selected for the Santa Barbara International Film Festival 10-10-10.



10-10-10 Screenwriting and Filmmaking Mentorship and Competition Is a five-month filmmaking mentorship program for ten high school and ten college students who create ten films to be screened for the public at the historic Arlington Theatre during the Film Festival. Aspiring screenwriters are paired with aspiring directors, and all participants enjoy months of workshops on all aspects of the filmmaking process, alongside close mentorship from respected industry professionals. This program offers unparalleled industry insight and access, and prior 10-10-10 participants have gone on to film school, work in the industry, become bestselling authors, and have even returned to Santa Barbara as professional filmmakers whose films have been selected to be included in the Film Festival.



This year's theme for 10-10-10 is climate change. This film raises awareness of what may happen in the future if humans continue down our dangerous path of polluting the Earth and its atmosphere.



In ""Till Morning"" Humans pollute the Earth to a nearly unlivable state, forcing them to flee the planet in giant spaceships. In our film, we follow a handful of people still living on Earth forced to live in their ancestors' shadows. The message we are conveying with our film is that there will be a time in the future when our Earth will not be able to handle our carbon footprint, and humans are responsible for Earth's destiny.



Short Summary:



Belonging to a world where the day is no longer hospitable, humans try to find love and meaning in Living Through the Night. Our story follows two young adults who come from very different backgrounds but are united by the same plight all humans that remain on earth share: living in the shadow of their race's dead civilization. Leo is the adopted son of a devout evangelical sheriff who had connections to the old world government. He has had a good life in the dark and never thinks of what life was like for humans before his generation was born. Luna is a painter interested in drawing what she thinks life was like before the end of the day. She has recently lost her mother to suicide. The two are set up on a date and have a wonderful time talking about conspiracies and their own memories of The End: the rocket ships of the elites that left earth in its following, how their ancestors were to blame for their mistreatment of the earth, the personalities that make up the world, and how they have found their own meaning growing up in the world that is always night.


","Goleta, CA",Yerin Hong ,,"Created November 15, 2022",,Organizer
Basin Oyster Project - shellfish reef restoration,"$600  raised of $1,000 goal • 7 donors"," raised of $1,000 goal",7 donations,Joseph Jerome is organizing this fundraiser.,"

Captain Joe here!  I am raising money to support The Basin Oyster Project (BOP), a collaboration of scientists, education institutions, and oyster farmers, to create Maine’s first regenerating oyster reef.






We aim to secure funding for next year to continue our work to create sustainable shellfish reefs in the Basin on the New Meadows River in Phippsburg. Specifically, we want to continue:






- Growing out small oysters and small bay scallops in predator-resistant floating bags until these shellfish reach maturity and can be planted at our sites in the Basin.






- Maintaining the experimental oyster plots and report on the lessons learned as we continue to work toward building sustainable oyster reefs.






- Expanding our Community, Educational and Aquaculture Industry outreach about oyster and scallop restoration efforts in the Basin.






- Gaining insight from similar efforts throughout the country to utilize best practices.






The BOP welcomes anyone who would like to be involved, whether through donations or volunteering to get their “hands dirty” with our on-site project work.






Check out our monthly newsletters to monitor how our funds are being used throughout the year at our website:






www.themaineoystercompany.com/basinoysterproject






Thank you for supporting our program.






Capt. Joe & The BOP Team

","Phippsburg, ME",Joseph Jerome ,,"Created November 21, 2022",,Organizer
Help Me Support African Wildlife Conservation,"$20  raised of $3,500 goal • 1 donor"," raised of $3,500 goal",1 donation,Jacob Bowers is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Hi all,



I'm part of the team representing my employer BlackRock in this year's Lewa Safari Marathon in Lewa, Kenya. As part of my commitment to Team BlackRock, I have committed to raising funds for the Tusk Foundation, the marathon's sponsor. 



Tusk is a British non-profit organisation set up in 1990 to advance wildlife conservation across Africa. The charity is influential in the protection of African elephant, African rhinoceros and African lion, along with many other threatened species across Africa.



Please help me meet my fundraising commitments so I can represent our team overseas while helping support a great cause for African wildlife.
","San Francisco, CA",Jacob Bowers ,,"Created December 15, 2022",,Organizer
Help us recover from our house fire,"$345  raised of $2,500 goal • 7 donors"," raised of $2,500 goal",7 donations,Carli Harris is organizing this fundraiser.,"We were recently involved in a house fire where our neighbors house burnt down and took our house with it and every bit of our belongings… we are newly married, and have two loving dogs, anything will help us and we appreciate it any help we can get during these times…","Dustin, OK",Carli Harris ,,"Created October 24, 2022",,Organizer
Fight Environmental Racism Now,$500  raised of $400 goal • 7 donors, raised of $400 goal,7 donations,Aanya Bhatia is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Hi, we are FERN, a student-led community organization that aims to mitigate environmental racism, where certain communities of color are intentionally targeted for living in areas exposed to harmful waste. We hope to spread awareness about this issue and educate others not informed about this underrepresented topic. All proceeds will be donated to nonprofit organizations that help these communities.
","Woodbury, NY",Aanya Bhatia ,,"Created October 24, 2022",,Organizer
Be A Part Of Composting For A Healthy Environment,$213  raised of $50 goal • 6 donors, raised of $50 goal,6 donations,"Team fundraiser
Isabella Dominguez and 2 others are organizing this fundraiser to benefit Sunshine Community Compost.  ","
I am a 17-year-old who wants to bring awareness regarding one of the easiest ways we can help the environment by composting. Food waste in landfills produces a greenhouse gas released into the atmosphere, contributing to global warming. Landfills are filling every day, increasingly contributing to climate change. When composting certain food scraps, otherwise known as decayed organic material, can be broken down and used as a natural organic fertilizer for soil and plants. This process helps the environment by reducing methane gas production and regulating Earth’s climate. Middlebury College is an excellent example among other organizations that practice composting and have demonstrated some of the benefits of composting. From the financial aspect, they have saved over 100,000 dollars by using 90% of food waste, which would have otherwise ended up in their local landfill, and saved on landfill fees alone. 



Please join me in partnering with Sunshine Community Compost Organization.

Some of the services they provide include:

. Including education for youth and adults regarding composting

. Composting drop-off sites

. School composting programs 

. Partnerships with local businesses, nonprofits, and community organizations, like your local supermarket.



I bring this awareness with a group of students who are passionate regarding this topic, and we would love to reach this goal and hopefully exceed it! 

Your help is needed and appreciated!



For more information on the first steps to compost, visit:

https://www.sunshinecommunitycompost.org/at-home-composting



And information regarding the composting process:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egyNJ7xPyoQ




","St. Augustine, FL",Isabella Dominguez ,,"Created December 10, 2022",,Organizer
New Depths in Coral Research,"$506  raised of $40,000 goal • 6 donors"," raised of $40,000 goal",6 donations,Maria Maffei is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Hi, my name is Maria.

I am raising funds for the necessary equipment needed to succeed in learning and sustaining coral life in our great oceans.



I've spent the last 6 years in endocrinology/oncology clinical research. During this time, I learned that good research is crucial in advancing science and that the patients I've had the pleasure of knowing had one thing in common. They wanted to live.



I've enjoyed my 6 years in medical research. However, on a recent whim, I got Open Water Scuba certified. My childhood fascination and love for the ocean was reignited. It began when I took my first breath underwater in a swimming pool and was solidified when I dove off the coast of Catalina Island. I looked around me and up from the ocean floor, I was engulfed in the most beautiful green kelp and surrounded by the most vibrantly orange Garibaldi fish. It was a world I have always been aware existed. A world where I was always the outsider looking in and was just now experiencing it for the first time.



I was torn between continuing in clinical research that had minimal growth left for me or explore this reignited curiosity about life under the sea. I thought of my patients and how they had always chosen life. I'm choosing to dive into coral reef research and sustainability. My journey will begin off the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula in the second-largest barrier reef. I will be joining a program that will certify me as a Dive Master while completing crucial data points and observations over a period of time.



It would mean a lot to me if you are able to help support me in this research. Any donation would be greatly appreciated and helpful.



Thank you in advance :)
","Los Angeles, CA",Maria Maffei ,,"Created December 20, 2022",,Organizer
South Maui Reef Rescue,"$290  raised of $1,000 goal • 6 donors"," raised of $1,000 goal",6 donations,Michael Dougan is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Ahoy, all you Reef Angels!  



Yonegan Pro-Diver, in association with the Ocean Defense Alliance, is hosting our very first Reef Rescue.  



We are limited to ten divers to travel along the South Maui shoreline to liberate the reef from as much refuse, lures, weights and wire as our divers can salvage and our merry boat can carry!



It will be held on Wednesday, December 14th.  While this is an all-volunteer clean-up, we are soliciting funds to fuel the boat and feed and pay our crew and stalwart volunteers.  



Contributions in any amount helps!  
",,,,"Created December 9, 2022",,
Jaguar Identification Project Support,"$515  raised of $2,900 goal • 6 donors"," raised of $2,900 goal",6 donations,"Team fundraiser
Lucy Hutcheson and Abigail Martin are organizing this fundraiser to benefit Wetland Research Center, Inc.  ","


Happy International Jaguar Day & Giving Tuesday!!!

!!Feliz Dia Internacional Da Onça!!



Hi, my name is Lucy, and I am fundraising for the Jaguar Identification Project.



I’ve been waiting for this special day (November 29) to share some super special news with you all! As many of you know, this past September I assisted the Jaguar Identification Project (JIP) with critical jaguar conservation research. Lodged on a riverside cattle ranch in the Pantanal region of Brazil, I spent each day on a small metal skiff (well warned it was prone to capsizing), venturing the rivers of the world's largest freshwater wetland in search of jaguars! During my time, I was lucky enough to identify 23 different individuals, and I carried out over 90 observations with data collection by the end of the month (some lasting up to 5 hours!) 



Since Abigail Martin (incredible conservationist and boat captain I was lucky enough to meet in the U.S.V.I) founded the project in 2013, the team has identified over 300 Jaguar individuals!!! In addition to identification, JIP collects integral data regarding individual behavior, lineages, relationships, ranges and movement in support of conservation. 



The JIP has accomplished so much in 10 years, but the accolades do not even end there. Through years of data collection, the JIP has managed to incentivize conservation through monetarily quantifying local eco-tourism. Thanks to the Jaguar Identification Project and others’ exemplary work, the Pantanal is the only place in the world where a jaguar is worth more alive than dead.



As of the new year, I will officially be the first Environmental Educator/Outreach Coordinator for the Jaguar Identification Project! I could not be more honored to take on this role for the team and I am so excited for all to come.



 The Jaguar Identification Project has been an exemplary model of life's limitless possibilities for me and I am so proud to be a part of such groundbreaking conservation research. 



Today I am asking you all, if able, to please donate to the Jaguar Identification Project (Verified NGO.) Any and all contributions are greatly appreciated and I can wholeheartedly affirm your donation will directly aid in jaguar conservation globally. 



Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions! For more information on the project and other ways to get involved, visit www.jaguaridproject.com
","Savannah, GA",Lucy Hutcheson ,,"Created November 28, 2022",,Organizer
ENT TV (Production Agency Crowdfund),"$195  raised of $50,000 goal • 6 donors"," raised of $50,000 goal",6 donations,Young Wiggins is organizing this fundraiser.,"





Thank you in advance for your contribution; I cannot explain in words how much your support will help the cause.









Much Love, Much to come












Ray LaMar!






","San Diego, CA",Young Wiggins ,,"Created November 2, 2022",,Organizer
Help For Alana - A SUICIDE AWARENESS MONTH FNDRSR,"$265  raised of $50,000 goal • 6 donors"," raised of $50,000 goal",6 donations,Mark Mc Lemore is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Hi, my name is Mark McLemore. My daughter is going through some reoccuring psychological problems that couldn't be resolved through State outpatient therapy 1 hour a week sessions. I'm going to have to miss some time from work to finally get the mental health help my daughter has truly needed her whole life, inpatient care at Pine Rest Mental Health Facility.

With the economy most of my credit cards are maxed out, and we need to be out of the current home we reside in because owner is potentially a trigger. This is her 2nd day, yesterday being her intake, in which she had to be put in suicide watch after all the paperwork was sighned and our sad goodbyes were made. With today being 2 four hour sessions to break her down a bit more. If we don't do this, and the at-intake incriminated home owner of residence remains a trigger, we have 6 days to get out.

We have 7 days before our daughter's graduation, hopefully fully recovered from traumas and with wisdom to identify and fight any upcoming traumas in her life.

We are going to need funds to start off on this journey; U-Haul, gas, storage unit, possibly a few weeks to a month in a hotel or apartment until we get a house.
",,,,"Created November 28, 2022",,
Thank Nima by giving to a favorite charity of his,$195  raised of $300 goal • 6 donors, raised of $300 goal,6 donations,Mark French is organizing this fundraiser to benefit ISHA FOUNDATION.  ,"
Nima was SO GENEROUS in providing us with gorgeous haircuts at recent retreats, so I thought it would be great to say ""THANKS!"" by donating to one of his favorite charities. Large or small, I'm sure all donations will be appreciated. And feel free to chip in even if you didn't benefit from Nima's magic scissors, but you just want to let him know you love and appreciate him!



Want to join me in making a difference? We're raising money to benefit ISHA FOUNDATION, and any donation will help make an impact. Thanks in advance for your contribution to this cause that means so much to Nima.

More information about ISHA FOUNDATION: Isha Foundation is a non-profit corporation established in the USA and a charitable trust founded by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev in India in 1992. The foundation serves as an educator, catalyst and resource for yoga science and natural health. Isha Foundation conducts various public welfare programs to advance physical, mental and spiritual development through the intergration of body mind and spirit. The foundation improves the quality of life for the impoverished through humanitarian and social outreach programs such as ""Action for Rural Rejuvination,"" medical and disaster relief for the poor, student scholarships for destitute children and prison yoga programs entitled ""Inner Freedom for the Imprisoned"". A significant amount of the foundation's efforts involve Mobile Health Clinics for rural villages in India and facilitating Yoga Programs to help individuals regain health, find peace within and become responsible to the world around them. Through humanitarian programs and other advanced yoga programs, Isha Foundation provides the potential and process for individual transformation, helping to establish a peaceful and prosperous global society.
","Yellow Springs, OH",Mark French ,,"Created November 27, 2022",,Organizer
Put more greenery back into our ecosystem!,$108  raised of $250 goal • 6 donors, raised of $250 goal,6 donations,AdoptAPlant Drive is organizing this fundraiser to benefit One Tree Planted.  ,"
Want to join me in making a difference? I believe that everyone can make a difference in reducing the impact of climate change. Join me in this global effort to help put more greenery back into our ecosystem through this fundraising event!



All funds raised will directly go towards OneTreePlanted.org, which will plant one tree with every dollar donated.



Together, we can play an essential part in reducing the impact of climate change!



 Thank you in advance for your support in this effort!
","Saratoga, CA",AdoptAPlant Drive ,,"Created December 12, 2022",,Organizer
The Colorado Blue Bird Project,"$515  raised of $1,700 goal • 5 donors"," raised of $1,700 goal",5 donations,Liam Haney is organizing this fundraiser.,"
My name is Liam from Boy Scout Troop 780. I am an Eagle Scout candidate. My Eagle Project will be building Blue Bird nest boxes and a Picnic table. For the POST partners program. My total cost is $1,700 for the overall project. All funds will go towards buying materials and the overall project.


","Castle Rock, CO",Liam Haney ,,"Created December 26, 2022",,Organizer
HELP MOTHER STAY WARM & GIVE SON XMAS,$252  raised of $300 goal • 5 donors, raised of $300 goal,5 donations,Cassandra Hendrix is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Hello my name is Cassandra. I have a 14 year old son that sadly is not able to live/stay with me as I'm unable to have a stable living situation so he is staying with his father. Im trying to have and provide as much stability as i possibly am able to for him. The downside is I feel im still failing at doing so because as christmas is this weekend and funds are extremely hard due to me having to always continually having to use any funds I receive to being able to have a warm place for myself and my service pup to sleep for one more night. I'm reaching out some help and hope. I reached a very hard and extremely difficult time and forgive me this is the first time I have created a gofundme. I lost my apartment in June due to them increasing my rent to $1810.00 with have just receiving help from renthelp.mn so i wasn't able to received more assistance for rental help. Then to make life more challenging I was in a car accident back in August that resulted in my car being totaled out by my insurance company and they were only able to cover the remainder of the loan. So now at this point with already losing my actual place to call home, I then lost my vehicle that became home and last place I knew that I was for sure to have a roof over my head. Life is getting harder to keep my hope and faith in this time of hardship in my life along with not being able to provide any kind of christmas for my son for the first time ever. That's my story for reaching out for any kind of help I do understand that this time of year is difficult for most all families so thank you for just reading this, and even if you just please keep me in your prayers tonight as it is in the negative temperatures is all that I ask. Thank you very much, and I wish everyone a happy holidays and to stay safe this time of year. 
",,,,"Created December 21, 2022",,
Local singer (Fuego) wanted to spread joy,"$40  raised of $2,000 goal • 5 donors"," raised of $2,000 goal",5 donations,Nathan Walker is organizing this fundraiser.,"After posting a tik tok, Christina AKA fuego, set up a local get together at Newtown park on december 16th for people to come and sing christmas songs. Looking forward to this, Christina brought cookies and hot chocolate. When the singing started, teenagers were chanting inappropriate things at christina and harassing her. Someone took a picture of her license, broke her speaker that was a early christmas present, broke a picnic table, and broke a plant in a pot. Because Christina rented the area, she is responsible for any damages. Christina wasn’t expecting to have all this happen and just wanted to spread some joy to her local community. Please help her out to pay for a new speaker and all the damage done to the place she rented. This is a big deal, the cops came, and she had a court date. please help her out. The pictures is the pic nick table. ","Alpharetta, GA",Nathan Walker ,,"Created December 17, 2022",,Organizer
"MCF Community Based Conservation : Laikipia, Kenya","$2,500  raised of $5,000 goal • 6 donors"," raised of $5,000 goal",6 donations,Tara Hetz is organizing this fundraiser.,"
The Mazingira Conservation Fund (MCF) supports sustainable natural resources management within the Greater Laikipia Landscape. Over time, it is expected to grow to support other initiatives in other conservation landscapes and countries.



MCF is an initiative that supports practical interventions aimed at habitat protection, conservation education, community development and women led conservation enterprises. It is implemented and administered under the auspices of the Laikipia Forum.





The Greater Laikipia landscape is one of the most vital wildlife conservation landscapes in Kenya. The landscape hosts the highest populations of endangered large mammals in Kenya including half of the country’s black rhino population. Laikipia ecosystem is home to significant populations of elephants, Grevy’s zebra, Reticulated giraffe, Wild dogs and other threatened animal, bird, and plant species. Land tenure in this landscape is predominantly private and communal, with only a few land units under formal protection, such as forest. A growing human population, changes in land use, closure of key wildlife corridors and dispersal areas, the climate crisis, and a push towards greater agricultural production threaten the future of conservation efforts.



MISSION:



Support local initiatives that result in benefits to people, wildlife and their habitats. 



VISION:



Conservation, Community and Commerce (CCC) combined in positive benefits for wildlife and their habitats.





MCF aims to improve the long-term conservation of vulnerable and threatened wildlife species and their habitats. It promotes sustainable use of natural resources in protected and conserved areas, and with communities in the Laikipia landscape. It is dedicated to working with communities, specifically women, indigenous groups, and youth. It supports initiatives that are courageous and creative in addressing wildlife and habitat conservation.



Your contribution supports the MCF and our 2023 fundraiser. Your early support inspires others to donate.
",,,,"Created October 31, 2022",,
Our First House!,$830  raised of $500 goal • 5 donors, raised of $500 goal,5 donations,"Team fundraiser
Kayla Mahan and Trevor Philips are organizing this fundraiser.","
Hello! I am Kayla. My boyfriend Trevor and I are currently working towards buying our first house!

 

We are starting this GoFundMe to help us gather essential home items for after the move (Dishes, towels, silverware, soap, etc…) along with helping stock the pantry. We have been looking for a house since May of this year and finally, we have an accepted offer on one! Things have been moving very fast and we are looking at a closing date before the new year. We are extremely grateful for your donations as they will make this transitional period easier.

 

The furnace in the home we are working on getting is 22 years old so any leftovers will go to that as well as other small house fixing projects that will need doing in the first year.


","Cedar Rapids, IA",Kayla Mahan ,,"Created December 9, 2022",,Organizer
Need Water for Niutao people,"$1,400  raised of $25,000 goal • 5 donors"," raised of $25,000 goal",5 donations,Toa Sailusi is organizing this fundraiser.,"
My friends and families, my name is Toa, and I am humbly asking for your help! I was born on this smallest island a few decades ago. I've learned a great deal about how to treat strangers and loved ones from the lessons my island community has taught me at a young age.



As I watched the news from Tuvalu today, I was reminded of how blessed I am to live in the United States. In the recent video about the Island of Niutao, a remote island with around 300 people, I saw many relatives and friends calling out for help as they experienced the longest and the most severe drought in history.



Listening to the report from the Assistant Principal on the current impacts of the severe drought on the students, I immediately thought of what and how can I be a solution to this severe drought. In her report, the nine months of solid heat and high temperature have caused the poor quality of drinking water, water shortages in washing the students' uniforms, air quality, sanitation and hygiene, leading many students with diarrhea.



With water shortage on the island, students are now excused to go home and use their home toilet, significantly impacting their learning and education. The worst of them were the students with disability, who struggled to deal with this situation.



The Solar Ro Model SW36, the only seawater desalination machine that supplies water, is now broken. The Niutao community relies on one more community water tank that will rationalize drinking until the island gets more help from foreign countries and our local government.



I believe the best solution is to find parts for this Solar Ro Model SW36 and repair this seawater desalination so that my small island community will get back on its feet, especially allowing some Uepele Primary students to receive quality education to succeed in the future.



Because I cannot financially support my island community, I am asking my online community to spare a few dollars to provide a miracle for Niutao Island and its people for this Christmas season. I hope that the amount I raise will be enough to fix their current sea water desalination so that they can have enough water until Heaven pours out the rain again.



I am kindly begging for your financial donations before Christmas Eve! A small donation can save a disability or an elderly life.



Please share this post with your friends and acquaintances!!!
","Mililani, HI",Toa Sailusi ,,"Created November 22, 2022",,Organizer
Help Save the Queen of the Sea,"$425  raised of $90,000 goal • 5 donors"," raised of $90,000 goal",5 donations,"This fundraiser is organized by Jamaica Conch Restoration Project, LTD.  ","
You can make a difference by donating to the Jamaica Conch Restoration Project

Our mission is to grow queen conch for the sake of the species, ecosystem, and people of Jamaica who depend on the fishery. We aim to build and maintain Queen Conch Hatcheries & Nurseries throughout the Island nation of Jamaica. Our initial goal is to build a mobile unit to hatch and release over 5000 conch per year while educating the local population on conservation's benefits. We are raising funds to complete our mobile hatchery unit, which will be the first of its kind in Jamaica.
",,,,"Created December 8, 2022",,
Protect Puvungna,"$250  raised of $1,000,000 goal • 5 donors"," raised of $1,000,000 goal",5 donations,Rebecca Robles is organizing this fundraiser to benefit Friends of Puvunga.  ,"
 On 9/27/2019 (California Native Day ) CSULB dumped roughly 6,400 cubic yards of construction debris and soil from an on-campus student housing project to Puvungna without proper consultation with its tribal stakeholders, as previously agreed upon. The university's contractors drove heavy equipment over ceremonial areas and had plans to build parking lots and structures. A lawsuit was entered shortly after. Fast forward to September 2021 - A settlement was reached, prohibiting the university from developing or damaging (a partial area) of Puvungna and allowing tribal groups to use Puvungna for traditional ceremonies. Our work is only beginning. We need to raise funds for soil removal and establish ourselves as a land conservancy. As caretakers of Puvungna, Friends of Puvungna's goal is to continue to preserve and protect the sacred site of Puvungna for future generations. Our mission is to preserve and protect the sacred lands of Puvunga to its natural, historical state and open-space. To restore Puvungna as a place of healing and to honor our the land and the ancestors by caretaking the land for all people but most importantly for future generations. Please help support one of California's most precious and at-risk sacred sites.
","Huntington Beach, CA",Rebecca Robles ,,"Created November 28, 2022",,Organizer
Grandmas house caught fire,"$110  raised of $50,000 goal • 5 donors"," raised of $50,000 goal",5 donations,William Marino is organizing this fundraiser.,"
My name is William Marino we are devastated this happened to us 11/2/2022 my grandmothers house caught fire destroying our home and our personal belongings. We are seeking help from the community here in San Diego, spring valley, California to help us get our living situation in order and replace our essential supplies to live on a day to day basis. Any help would be greatly appreciated. 
","San Diego, CA",William Marino ,,"Created November 3, 2022",,Organizer
Preserve the Roof of the World,"$1,300  raised of $5,500 goal • 5 donors"," raised of $5,500 goal",5 donations,Ian Roth is organizing this fundraiser.,"
The colloquial Roof of the World describes a region of breathtaking climatic variability, from the arid steppe and desert of Central Asia, to the monsoonal subtropical foothills of the Himalaya. Appropriately, the biodiversity of this region is unimaginably vast. Its conservation and preservation is essential to both the communities whose existence it directly sustains, but extends far beyond that. Facing anthropocentric glacial retreat and rapid ecosystem degradation, the urgency we must exercise in order to maintain biodiverse regions such as this is tantamount to none. It is a global treasure which is not rightfully ours to keep, but is within our responsibilities to protect, as stewards of our own future.



The number of people directly dependent on mountain ecosystems is estimated at upwards of 800 million, the actual number - those benefitting from runoff sourced in mountainous regions, is far greater.



At the locus of Asia's major mountain systems spring forth the headwaters for many of the world's most essential watersheds, among which are the Oxus, Indus, Ganges, Yellow, and Yangtze. It was from immense basins such as these that the first agrarian civilizations emerged, and in this respect, little has changed to this day.



Rivers are still our sustenance - agricultural arteries to the embryonic stages of complex social development, and the foundations on which the sweeping human drama has been staged. I believe humanity has long since been enveloped in the tumult of adolescence, brash and inflammatory, challenging the mechanisms of the conditions into which it was birthed, as it struggles to find itself. Our waterways are now strained, contaminated, and depleted, and as a rapidly destabilized climate culminates into imminent catastrophe, we're faced with a categorical ultimatum: mature and transcend, or stagnate and collapse.



This is an issue which, when presented in distillate form, only serves to overwhelm the individual's inferred sphere of control. Proclaiming with a cynical resolve that we're all going to suffer and die under the increasing pressures of a rapidly accelerating climate crisis is unimaginative, fatalistic, and only serves to alienate those who might sympathize with possible solutions to the issue at hand from any attempts at participating in that movement. It disenfranchises the individual from the cause.



I'm regularly disturbed by sensations of powerlessness - of my own inability to influence the trajectories of broad and pressing concerns, notably those of geopolitical, environmental, and sociocultural natures. From this, I have assumed a passive approach in my relationship with positive change. I discuss it, form opinions about it, but rarely act it out. I have resolved to adjust that perspective in order to overcome the inertia which it has propagated within me, and which I have allowed to take hold.



In March of 2023, I will begin a 11000km trek across this region of interest - a wild, fantastic place that has mystified and enchanted me for more than half my life. I seek to open discussions with members of local sustenance-based cultures about their individual, cultural, and socioeconomic relationship with mountains, in order to gain a greater understanding of the manners in which nuanced, locally-specific sustainable lifestyles, free of foreign investment and extractivism, might flourish.



As I hike I intend to personally fundraise to this end, a fixed amount per kilometer, striving for a future in which people may prosper alongside the environs which they cohabit, in a way that neither suppresses capital accumulation nor encourages it, but openly discourages the exploitation of natural resources for markets whose demand would exceed intrinsic regional environmental limitations. Unlike many develolment NGOs, which operate from a neocolonial vantage that elevates modern lifestyles over traditional ones, and that often seek to ""convert and develop for the betterment,"" I don't suggest that one way should be imposed over another. I only seek to preserve, and I ask that you contribute to the same cause.



As a compliment to this project I aspire to produce a film which will document the trek and the perspectives shared with me along the way, serving as: a rumination on the current social environmental paradigm, various peoples' relationship with the earth and with mountainscapes, their own definitions of ""home"" and how that relates to the earth, as well as a manifesto for several of the many paths forward.



The proceedings from all fundraising efforts will go toward local organizations whose ethical goals and mission statements most closely resemble those set forth here. I think it only fair to distribute any funds raised in accordance with a donor's specifications. As the itinerary for this trek materializes, I will update this page with a list of recipient groups.



Please help me manifest this dream!
","Pagosa Springs, CO",Ian Roth ,,"Created November 20, 2022",,Organizer
Support the Belize Zoo hurricane recovery,"$365  raised of $1,000 goal • 5 donors"," raised of $1,000 goal",5 donations,Kamina Williams is organizing this fundraiser to benefit Belize Zoo and Neotropical Conservancy.  ,"
Want to join me in making a difference? I'm raising money to benefit Belize Zoo and Neotropical Conservancy, and any donation will help make an impact. Thanks in advance for your contribution to this cause that means so much to me.

More information about Belize Zoo and Neotropical Conservancy: To protect and support the native animals and plants of North, Central, and South America through advocacy, education and conservation efforts.
","Brooklyn, NY",Kamina Williams ,,"Created November 7, 2022",,Organizer
Ethan Li’s Eagle Project,$75  raised of $450 goal • 5 donors, raised of $450 goal,5 donations,Ethan Li is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Hi, my name is Ethan and I am a Scout looking to complete my Eagle Project with OurCityForest. I plan on building a storage unit to house the cardboard used in their “Lawn Busting” programs, where lawns are redone to promote the native Californian ecosystem.



Currently, the cardboard is just thrown about haphazardly in a corner, and my project will help organize this space, allowing OurCityForest to more efficiently and more better carry out their projects.



Funds will be used to purchase lumber, materials, and supplies for the project and volunteers!



Please consider donating if you have the chance to :)
","San Jose, CA",Ethan Li ,,"Created November 5, 2022",,Organizer
Hemet Simpson Park Restoration,"$100  raised of $60,000 goal • 5 donors"," raised of $60,000 goal",5 donations,"Team fundraiser
Daniel Goodrich and Bob Duistermars are organizing this fundraiser to benefit Hemet Sunset Rotary Inc.  ","
Hemet Rotary would like you to join  in making a difference? We are raising money to restore Simpson Park.  The Recent Fairview Fire has decimated the parks natural plant life and trails.  



Working with the City of Hemet Public Works department we hope to provide trees, plants, irrigation and waste stations for the Park.  Please know that  any donation will help make an impact. Thanks in advance for your contribution to this cause that means so much to thee Community.



More information about Hemet Rotary or this cause please contact me.
","Hemet, CA",Daniel Goodrich ,,"Created October 29, 2022",,Organizer
Feed the Future with ProFarms Gateway,"$1,525  raised of $50,000 goal • 5 donors"," raised of $50,000 goal",5 donations,Jacqueline McDonnough is organizing this fundraiser to benefit Profarms Gateway Inc.  ,"
My name is Dr. Jacqueline McDonnough, and I’ve spent my life and career as a sustainable agriculture enthusiast. This passion evolved out of my interest in the Earth Sciences, my years of involvement in science education and my sense of the pressing need to address the impacts of climate change on our most vulnerable populations. I established the ProFarms Gateway organization with co-founder Steven McDonnough, an international trade and development professional specializing in off-grid infrastructure solutions, to help bridge the knowledge and technology gap between the United States and Africa, a critical step in accelerating rural development. We focus on providing climate-smart and regenerative farming training for rural farmers and their families to improve livelihoods.





A huge gap exists in crop diversity among families in Ghana. The over-reliance on one specific crop to meet the food and nutritional requirements of many households in rural areas has degenerated the health situation in many homes in the communities near our farm. Many children face hunger and malnutrition, and the national Ghana School Feeding Programme is grossly underfunded. Therefore, ProFarms has taken it upon itself to supply food crops grown on our farms to the local primary school to support their underfunded school feeding program. For World Food Day in Oct 2022, we donated various fruit and vegetables to the Essiase Primary School that were grown as a part of our 2022 local youth and women training.





To support food and nutritional diversity and the development of both children in these areas and to help break the multigenerational cycle of poverty, ProFarms is working with local youth and mothers to provide formalized training around climate-smart and regenerative farming practices. The people within the local community cannot support the school feeding program because they lack access to seedlings, technical know-how, and climate-smart techniques to grow the food themselves. ProFarms has committed to being their supporter.





Now that we are in the dry season, we need to prepare an irrigated 2-acre garden to demonstrate sustainable food-growing techniques for indigenous foods and crops that will diversify the food nutrition of families, especially those with youth and women of reproductive age. We need to raise funds for site clearing and preparation, digging of a new water well, a solar water pump, water storage tanks, irrigation, and everything else that will go into producing this part of our demonstration project.





ProFarms Gateway is uniquely positioned to support the schooling program and bring the technical and material know-how to the Essiase area because we own the farmland, have established critical relationships with the local community, and have the technical expertise in regenerative agricultural practices. For more info on our work, please visit www.profarms.org



Your gift will support activities like:




Providing access to agricultural technologies, tools, and production methods to boost productivity, efficiency, and incomes to families in the Essiase community

Providing an alternative to local youth who engage in illegal mining activities

Providing access to formal training on farming, weather patterns, and climate change

Supporting rural farmers with seedlings and organic fertilizer for their farms

Providing local schools with organic fruits and vegetable produce grown on the ProFarms site




This is a big task, and while we have made some great strides, ProFarms still has much to accomplish....we need your support!
","Richmond, VA",Jacqueline McDonnough ,,"Created November 2, 2022",,Organizer
Drought relief for the Maasai Tribe,"$410  raised of $10,000 goal • 5 donors"," raised of $10,000 goal",5 donations,Tracie Elliott is organizing this fundraiser.,"


I recently returned from a trip of a lifetime on a safari in Kenya and Tanzania. While seeing the animals in their natural habitat was incredible, I was lucky enough to meet an amazing tribe called The Maasai. They have actually become very close friends of mine and I feel so lucky to have been introduced to them. Their village is located in the Amboseli region of Kenya. While meeting their Chief Noah, and his 3 brothers, we walked with them and were introduced to their traditions, culture, and lifestyle. During our walk, they lead us to see their livestock. The Maasai Tribe are known for their herding skills. Livestock is their main source of income and sustainability for the village.  To a Maasai a cow is equivalent to having a bank account. As I walked with Noah, he explained the perils his tribe is facing due to a severe drought in the region for almost 4 years. Due to this severe drought, Maasai families and their cattle are in their worst state ever. Parents are struggling to nurse their young ones at home. The cattle are severely malnourished which is the main source of milk and meat for the village. I actually saw the devastation firsthand that has been their way of life due to lack of rain. The tribe has now had to purchase hay on a daily basis to keep the cattle alive. This has become extremely costly for the Village. After meeting with Noah and his brothers and seeing how hard their lives are, I wanted to do something for them. The Maasai tribe still live with no water or electricity and hold their traditions close to their heart. Noah and his tribe won my heart and soul and that is why I want to help raise money for them.

Please can you find it in your heart to donate any amount you can spare? 100% of the money collected is going directly to Noah’s tribe.  The money will help with purchasing hay to feed the animals and help them get through this drought. If you have any questions or would like more information please feel free to reach out. 

Thank you for taking the time to read about this beautiful tribe!!!!
","Palm Beach Gardens, FL",Tracie Elliott ,,"Created November 4, 2022",,Organizer
Giving my sweet girl a place to call home,"$200  raised of $1,500 goal • 5 donors"," raised of $1,500 goal",5 donations,Josslyn Haney is organizing this fundraiser.,"Hi everyone I can't believe I have to do this but I have no other option. Me and my daughter lost our only place to live In July. We stayed in a shelter but weren't able to stay for long. We're staying with family right now. We have a chance to own our own place that I can actually afford. We can buy this trailer if I can come up with 1,500 by the end of November. If you can't donate it would be so appreciated if you shared. By the grace of God I hope my sweet girl and I can have a place to call home. Anything helps. Please ❤","Streetsboro, OH",Josslyn Haney ,"Words of support (1)

Please donate to share words of support.

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$20•2 mos
Hope you raise enough Joss","Created October 29, 2022","Updates (1)November 9, 2022 by Josslyn Haney, Organizer.m-collage-image--show-more:after {
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"Hurricane Ian, was not in my budget!","$240  raised of $10,000 goal • 5 donors"," raised of $10,000 goal",5 donations,Weylin Carlton is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Hi, I am Weylin Carlton. I am a 58-year-old disabled veteran and Single dad. I am raising my 14-year-old adopted son. A 79-year-old, a disabled Vietnam veteran, also lives with us. Social Security is our only income. I normally do quite well. I don't have a lot of extras and keep my spending down. I pay my bills off and on time. I do not have homeowners insurance due to the fact I can't afford it in Florida. We own the home. I have never asked for help like this.

Ian has wiped out all emergency funds. We live on a tight budget and category four Hurricane Ian was not in my budget.





We did much better than a lot of people and my heart goes out to those who lost everything.

We were in the worst part of the Hurricane eye-wall for 8 hours, the eye just went around us, keeping us in the eye-wall through the worst part of the storm. Thankfully we did not get the surge from the storm. Port Charlotte has been grossly unreported on. The wind damage was enormous; ripping apart our homes, and flipping trailers.



My house sustained damage by the CAT 4 Hurricane, which tore off portions of the soffits, damaged the roof and screen cage, and ripped apart the screens. We have some indoor ceiling damage.  





A lot of yard and tree damage. Huge trees fell, one barely missing my house. 







They want a thousand dollars just to cut 4 branches off, before they don't fall off and kill someone or cause more damage.

I also sustained damage to my trailer. The trailer damage is moderate and not enough to total it. The wind blew out a window and put a hole in the side. It got flooded by the force of the wind. The good thing is it didn't flip over like our neighbors and was able to provide hot water and showers for us and our neighbors while the power was off for almost two weeks. The trailer has a large deductible, that I can't afford. $5000.00. 







I have never asked for money before in my life. However, I just cannot afford this. It has really put me in a bind. I do not sleep at night, trying to figure out how to manage. We have over $10,000 in damages to just the house and so far FEMA has generously provided $300. Turning us down for housing assistance because my house is still livable. Leaving me with around $9700 to come up with. This might not sound like a lot but to someone living on Social Security and raising a child, it is a lot.

I need some help.

Please, donate if you can, any amount would be appreciated, and I would be perpetually grateful. If you cannot donate monetarily please share this.

Money will go for all housing repairs and damages mentioned above caused by Ian.

Thank you for reading this and considering donating.



Sincerely;

Weylin Carton
",,,,"Created October 26, 2022",,
$2 equals one American chestnut tree,$86  raised of $125 goal • 5 donors, raised of $125 goal,5 donations,Lightning Flash is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Hello there I have started this GoFundMe to fulfill my goals of covering the round top on our homestead with American chestnut trees. In doing this I plan to get American chestnut trees with the most resistance as possible. The seller I have in mind will sell chestnuts to me for $2 per nut. These are pure blooded American chestnuts with a decent amount of blight tolerance or resistance whatever you would like to call it. I plan to breed these with The offspring of the 30+ year old mature American chestnut trees we found. With the $100 goal I have set that will get 50 nuts that will become trees. I have included $25 for shipping just in case if it's under that I will buy more nuts.

Thank you!
","Punxsutawney, PA",Lightning Flash ,,"Created October 16, 2022",,Organizer
Huma and Maroma Help Europe,"$100  raised of $3,000 goal • 5 donors"," raised of $3,000 goal",5 donations,Thomas Spellman is organizing this fundraiser.,"
A Special Greeting Family



I want to share with you a vision of this time.  Recent times have been of great expansion and clarity in our sacred mission on this sacred planet for the greater purpose, accompanied by the wisdom that resides here in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Ancestral territory of Gonawindua Tayrona, accompanied by Mamo Senchina, Mamo Lorenzo, Mamo Romualdo de Teyuna, Mamo Se, Grandfather Javier González, Saga María de la Cruz and Grandmother Muisca Hitcha Kaká Blanca Nieves.



I have worked 8 years for protection of the Uzhe Tibacuy La Conejera Wetland in Bogotá, Maloka Gahool, Dance of the Sun of the Red Road, 7 sacred lagoons of the Cundiboyacence territory, the pottery apprenticeship of Pots of Clay in Raquira Boyacá, and the process of generation of food sovereignty as the umbilical cord of the spirit of Abu Cacao.



At this time there is a greater purpose of bringing spiritual materials delivered by elders of the Sierra Nevada, with the mission of urgently feeding the 9 sacred lakes of the chakras of Mother Earth, in order to restore their balance.  From the ordinance of letting ourselves be guided by this great mission, the territories require the support of each one of you to be able to achieve this purpose that corresponds to all of us.



It is requested by Mama Senchina that we accompany him to fulfill this mission.  The call to touch their hearts and receive their support from what they can offer, both in money and in other diverse ways of help, since we need to pay for the ticket and the basic expenses of the trip.  KWA CACAO Coloring from the center is Healing Everything and NIKUMALUZ Ceremonial Cacao Union of Ancestral Peoples, we repay your support for this Mission through the YUI energy of reciprocity.



According to the sum or contribution:

 - Basket of Abundance:

Ceremonial Grade Cocoa, Cocoa Cream Spreads, Stuffed Cacaolates, Cocoa Bars 90%, 80%, 70% Only Cocoa and Vegan Cocoa with Almond Milk, Cashew and Cranberry Cocoa Nib Snacks, Medicinal Cocoa Liquor, Serrano Coffee, Mountain honey, Native backpack from La Sierra Gonawindua.



 - Stay in the Sierra Nevada Gonawindua Tayrona: 

Cabin on the beach and in the mountains.  



We thank you with all our Heart for your Heart.

Pyky Nizhinga



Huma Ninula Vargas Mejía and Maroma Att Ama Beltrán Muñoz.





Un especial saludo Familia

Recurro a este espacio para compartir la visión de este tiempo; los últimos tiempos han sido de gran expansión y claridad en nuestra misión sagrada en este sagrado planeta para el propósito mayor, acompañas de la sabiduría que reside aquí en la Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta , territorio Ancestral Gonawindua Tayrona acompaña de Mamo Senchina, Mamo Lorenzo, Mamo Romualdo de Teyuna, Mamo Se, Abuelo Javier González, Saga María de la Cruz y la Abuela Muisca Hitcha Kaká Blanca Nieves.

En la labor de estos 8 años de resguardo del Humedal Uzhe Tibacuy La conejera en Bogotá, Maloka Gahool, Danza del Sol del Camino Rojo, 7 lagunas sagradas del territorio Cundiboyacence, el aprendizaje de alfarería de Ollas de Barro en Raquira Boyacá y el proceso de generación de la soberanía alimentaria como cordón umbilical del espíritu de Abu Cacao.

En este momento ahí un propósito mayor de llevar materiales espirituales entregados por mayores de la Sierra Nevada, con la misión de alimentar las 9 lagunas sagradas de los chakras de la Madre Tierra con urgencia, con el fin de restaurar su equilibrio, desde la ordenanza de los territorios dejándonos guiar por esta gran misión requerimos el apoyo de cada uno de ustedes para poder lograr este propósito que nos corresponde a tod@s.

Por pedido del Mamá Senchina de que lo acompañemos a cumplir está misión. El llamado de tocar sus corazones y recibir su apoyo desde lo que puedan brindar, tanto en dinero como en otras biodiversas maneras de ayuda, ya que nos hace falta completar para el pasaje y los gastos básicos del viaje. KWA CACAO Colorear desde el centro es Sanar Todo y NIKUMALUZ Cacao Ceremonial Unión de los pueblos Ancestrales retribuimos a través del YUI energía de la reciprocidad tu apoyo a esta Misión. 

Según la suma o el aporte: 

-	Canasto de la Abundancia alimentado con: 

Cacao de grado ceremonial, crema de cacao para untar, Cacaolates rellenos, barras de Cacao al 90%, 80%, 70% solo cacao y cacao vegano con leche de almendras, snacks de semillas de cacao con Marañón y arándanos, licor medicinal de cacao. 

Café Serrano.

Miel Serrana.

Mochila Nativa de La Sierra Gonawindua.



-	Estadía en la Sierra Nevada Gonawindua Tayrona: Cabaña en la playa y en la montaña.



Agradecemos de todo Corazón tu Corazón.

Pyky Nizhinga



Huma Ninula Vargas Mejía y Maroma Att Ama Beltrán Muñoz.
","Nevada City, CA",Thomas Spellman ,,"Created October 20, 2022",,Organizer
Donate to help build a fruit forest,"$345  raised of $10,000 goal • 5 donors"," raised of $10,000 goal",5 donations,William Rojas is organizing this fundraiser.,"

My name is William M. Rojas and I have had the dream of turning a section of this California desert into a living fruit forest and miniature permaculture non-mono crop, farm. One day I hope to set up an area for a Glam tent on the property, allowing for  for donators to come and enjoy their donations.





located in the heart of wine country, Central Coast California. I plan to turn my home if 10 acres into a natural carbon capture Mecca. I’ve already planted over 200 plants and trees, created mulch and chicken waste collectors. 100% permaculture and organic, zero pesticides or chemicals. Donate today and ask for a specific tree or plant, provide me your address and I will send you sage, rosemary and lavender cuts from our harvest…lilacs are next! Possible flowers, however it’s a fight with mother natures - 



This fruit forest is located in Zone 9, lowest temperature reach 15-20 degrees, highest  108-112 degree. 






oak trees, figs, white sage, lavender and pomegranates are recommended. 



Avacados do not grow in this zone - citrus struggles. 
","Paso Robles, CA",William Rojas ,,"Created October 22, 2022",,Organizer
Eagle Scout Project for PVPLC,$350  raised of $900 goal • 4 donors, raised of $900 goal,4 donations,Aidan Murdock is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Hi, My name is Aidan Murdock, and I am a high school sophomore and a Life Scout in Boy Scouts. I am working on my Eagle Scout project, which consists of building water-draining tables for the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy (PVPLC).



PVPLC maintains 1600 acres of open space with an emphasis on restoring land with native vegetation that they propagate themselves in their nursery. These tables are essential for protecting their fledgling native plants from water-borne pathogens.



If an infected plant is transplanted in the wild, the PVPLC will have to go through enormous remediation efforts, such as uprooting everything within a large radius of the plant, removing all the soil surrounding the plant, and heat treating the ground using a large machine to kill the pathogen.



I plan to complete my fundraising in December so I can complete my project in the first half of January. 



Any amount will be helpful. I thank you in advance for your support.
","Rancho Palos Verdes, CA",Aidan Murdock ,,"Created December 7, 2022",,Organizer
Ride With Purpose 2023,$196  raised of $500 goal • 4 donors, raised of $500 goal,4 donations,Ali Mahan is organizing this fundraiser to benefit Ride With Purpose.  ,"
Want to join me in making a difference? I'm raising money to benefit Ride With Purpose, and any donation will help make an impact. Thanks in advance for your contribution to this cause that means so much to me.

More information about Ride With Purpose: Ride With Purpose is a 501(c)(3) organization that is made up of motorcycle riding enthusiasts and water and wastewater professionals (also known as The Water Buffalos). The Water Buffalos participate in annual motorcycle charity rides that begin from across the US and Canada and end at AWWA ACE & WEFTEC (conferences) annually. All of this is in the spirit of raising money and awareness for drinking water and sanitation services for communities in need, both foreign and domestic.
","Virginia Beach, VA",Ali Mahan ,,"Created December 3, 2022",,Organizer
Okpala Uku J.U. Dike Flood Relief for Onuaboh,"$240  raised of $10,000 goal • 4 donors"," raised of $10,000 goal",4 donations,Kingsley Dike is organizing this fundraiser.,"
My town Onuaboh in Ndokwa East Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria, was affected by recent flooding in that part of the world. The whole community was devastated,, and the majority of its citizens displaced. My father, Chief Joseph Uzor Dike, the current Okpala Uku of Onuaboh home, was affected. The floods ravaged his home and palace. We, his children, were trying to restore his home and palace. He said he did not want that; instead, he wants to support the victims, ordinary farmers, and displaced families, including women and children.

Please, we want help and your support for the Okpala Uku Joseph Uzor Dike Flood Relief for victims in his Onuaboh community. We are looking for $10,000.00 to get cassava stems, improved yam seedlings and food items for the flood victims in Onuaboh town.
","Smyrna, GA",Kingsley Dike ,,"Created December 7, 2022",,Organizer
Bird Feeders for Wishes,$50  raised of $10 goal • 4 donors, raised of $10 goal,4 donations,Jordan Ford is organizing this fundraiser to benefit Make-A-Wish Colorado.  ,"
Want to join me in making a difference? I'm raising money to benefit Make-A-Wish Colorado; any donation will help make an impact. Thanks in advance for your contribution to this cause which means so much to me. Anyone who wants to donate to the make a wish foundation can purchase a bird feeder and either personally get it, or pay an extra charge for it to be hung/placed in a location of choice. Ex: Red-tail Park, Town Center, Stonegate neighborhood, MVHS, (coordinates if you'd like a specific spot), etc.) All 100% of the money is guaranteed to be donated to the Make Wish foundation. If you would like to see updates you can follow @feeders_for_wishes_mvhs on Instagram!



For every 5 dollars raised, we will place a birdfeeder around town for you



For a cheaper option 2 dollars to receive them yourself (fill out form)



Placement Form

(If you'd like to receive it yourself or pick a place for it)



More information about Make-A-Wish Colorado: Together, we create life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses
","Littleton, CO",Jordan Ford ,,"Created December 6, 2022",,Organizer
Dangerous sinkhole on property,"$95  raised of $50,000 goal • 4 donors"," raised of $50,000 goal",4 donations,Caitlin Rycek is organizing this fundraiser.,"
A previously covered old well created a sinkhole in the Conklin's yard. No information about the buried well was disclosed when they purchased the home. The collapse is located directly below the back door and poses a huge danger to the family. Rebecca and Ryan Conklin have a young son and two very active dogs. This hole needs to be fixed as soon as possible as it could continue to collapse and become wider. However, their homeowner's insurance will not cover any of the costs, and all other options thru the borough and county have been exhausted. The estimate the family was given to fill in the old well safely is 50k, which must be paid entirely out-of-pocket.









Please consider helping the Conklin's by donating or sharing!
","Hatboro, PA",Caitlin Rycek ,,"Created November 30, 2022",,Organizer
Moving to new better location,$195  raised of $700 goal • 4 donors, raised of $700 goal,4 donations,Reginald Harris is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Hi, my name is Reggie, and I'm fundraising because the property management is selling the home my family currently resides in. The management company has refused to resign our lease agreement, and my family deserves some security in our home status
","Mount Vernon, NY",Reginald Harris ,,"Created November 30, 2022","Updates (2)December 11, 2022 by Reginald Harris, Organizer.m-collage-image--show-more:after {
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Help stop the spread of drinks being spiked,$125  raised of $500 goal • 4 donors, raised of $500 goal,4 donations,Emely Acosta is organizing this fundraiser.,"Hola les agradecería mucho que donaran dinero para detener la propagación de bebidas en los clubes/bares. Una bebida que ha sido enriquecida es cuando alguien agrega algo a la bebida de otra persona sin que ellos lo sepan o sin su permiso. Algunas formas de aumentar una bebida son agregar alcohol a una bebida no alcohólica, agregar alcohol extra a una bebida alcohólica o agregar cualquier tipo de droga a las bebidas alcohólicas y no alcohólicas. La mayor víctima de este problema son las mujeres. La mayoría de las mujeres que terminan siendo pinchadas experimentan una agresión sexual. Nuestro objetivo es detener la propagación de bebidas en bares y discotecas. Queremos recaudar dinero para comprar algunas fundas para bebidas que se usan para proteger su copa de pinchazos y planeamos donarlas a los 3 mejores clubes conocidos en Anaheim. Probablemente no hará una gran diferencia porque hay muchos clubes, pero al menos todavía los estamos ayudando.

Hi guys i would really appreciate it if you donate any money to stop the spread of drinks being spiked at clubs/bars. A drink that has been spiked is where someone adds something to somebody else's drink without them knowing or without their permission. Some ways to spike a drink is by adding alcohol into a non-alcoholic drink, adding extra alcohol to an alcoholic drink or slipping any type of drugs into both non-alcoholic and alcoholic drinks. The biggest victim to this problem is women. Most women who end up getting spiked experience sexual assult. Our goal is to stop the spread of drinks being spiked at bars and clubs. We want to raise money to buy some drink covers that are used to protect your cup from spiking and plan on donating them to the top 3 known clubs in Anaheim. It probably won't make a huge difference because there are many clubs but at least we are still helping them out.


","Anaheim, CA",Emely Acosta ,,"Created November 30, 2022",,Organizer
Blue Elements: Raft and Restore,"$685  raised of $3,000 goal • 4 donors"," raised of $3,000 goal",4 donations,Emily Loubsky is organizing this fundraiser to benefit Blue Elements.  ,"
The Blue Elements team is on a mission to cultivate watershed stewardship and connect communities to the value of their natural resources. With your support, we can improve the watershed's health to benefit the communities, wildlife, and ecosystem that rely so heavily on this critical resource! We are committed to removing trash and debris from sections of the river that are only easily accessible by boat. Your contribution will help pay for the logistics and supplies necessary to complete this valuable project successfully. Your generous donation will positively impact downstream users for years to come. Thank you so much for your support!
","Leadville, CO",Emily Loubsky ,,"Created November 29, 2022",,Organizer
Make My Little House a Home,"$455  raised of $1,000 goal • 4 donors"," raised of $1,000 goal",4 donations,Lauren Reneé Garcia is organizing this fundraiser.,"
I got the key to this cute little house in Lockhart a few days ago. Although, I have not been able to settle in just yet, because I still need a bed for the house. Unfortunately, I spent much of my savings transitioning into this house. I am asking my family and friends for donations towards furnishing my home. Any donations are greatly appreciated, whether through this platform or if you would like to direct message me. Your support will also alleviate some of the stress of groceries to stock my fridge and gas spent traveling back and forth from Austin to teach my students. Some things I'm searching for: A queen/king-sized bed, blankets, a washer and dryer, a futon or sofa-bed, curtains for the shower and windows, window blinds, clothes hangers, a drinking water dispenser, throw rugs, large doggy beds, dishware. If there is anything you may have, perhaps we can arrange a meet-up. Thank you kindly for any help you are willing to offer toward this endeavor. Much love and many blessings!
",,,,"Created October 21, 2022",,
Intercambio Sostenible en Suecia,"$75  raised of $10,000 goal • 4 donors"," raised of $10,000 goal",4 donations,Daniela Di Tada is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Hola, mi nombre es Lucas. Estoy cursando 3er año de Ingeniería Química con enfoque en Ingeniería Ambiental en la Universidad de Mayagüez. Hace un año tuve la iniciativa de proponerme conseguir un intercambio a Suecia, país en el cual, visitando hace años a mis tíos, descubrí mi vocación por la consciencia del medioambiente. Específicamente a lo que iría el año que viene, es para aprender e investigar cómo generar energía renovable en un programa titulado: Conversión Termoquímica de Biomasa. Además, tengo como meta integrarme a la cultura nórdica para así poder extraer directamente la información que busco.



Ya me puse en contacto con Universidades y profesionales allá, así como también lo hizo la Universidad de Mayagüez a través de ISEP, que está gestionando para poder realizar mi sueño. Es por eso que me dispuse a hacer esta campaña, para que con su aporte, puedan ayudarme a costear los gastos



Gracias por escuchar!
","Columbus, OH",Daniela Di Tada ,,"Created October 26, 2022",,Organizer
Tarrytown Memorial for Queen,$110  raised of $367 goal • 4 donors, raised of $367 goal,4 donations,Mark Nattier is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Hi, my name is Mark Nattier and I'm fundraising for a plaque and tree to be planted in Tarrytown as part of a memorial for the Queen's Green Canopy.



Initially, the idea to participate started this past June during her Platinum Jubilee. Part of the celebrations included a massive tree sculpture in front of Buckingham Palace with multiple types of smaller trees on each of its branches to point to the larger project called the Queen's Green Canopy. The goal is to plant as many trees as possible to honor her but also to respond to climate change. Now that she has passed it is a way to honor her, the gardening she participated in, and the environment. An American connection was showcased on the BBC show Gardener's World Episode 28 around the 34 minute mark.



If this sounds odd given the history in Tarrytown with the revolutionary war, there is a tie to King Charles when he visited as Prince of Wales in January 2007 to Blue Hill Stone Barns. There was an alignment between the institution and the approach he was taking for the renovation of Dumfries House in Scotland for farm-to-table and training staff in high-quality of service to help regenerate the formerly coal-focused Scottish Ayrshire community.



The Village of Tarrytown's Tree Commission Tree Fund is planting a native white oak tree for $64. The plaque from the Queen's Green Canopy website comes from the Welsh Slate Workshop for $303.



Please consider contributing and planting a tree yourself in your own yard if you have space https://queensgreencanopy.org/



Thank you.
",,,,"Created October 21, 2022",,
Green Thumbs Project,$40  raised of $450 goal • 4 donors, raised of $450 goal,4 donations,Loly Nguyen is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Hi, we are sophomores students from IWA looking to fundraise money to build a garden for a middle school. We would really appreciate your generous donations for needed gardening materials. Every penny counts :) 

(Any Extra donations will go to the middle school (Our Lady of Fatima))



Imagine you are driving by a school, a small school. Their field area is barren; the kids run on a spread of dead grass. The only thing you can think of is how they don’t see the beauty of our Earth. The flowers of the bees are non-existent and being outside has lost its significance. Every day a new tree in the neighborhood is cut down or a soda can is found in a ditch. How could they learn to appreciate nature that they don’t realize is drifting away? If they had even the smallest thing, such as a garden. To be able to have your own garden, the time and effort to keep it alive would all be worth it. Our future will be in good hands with kids that learn the care for God’s creation through gardening with Green Thumbs.
","Galena Park, TX",Loly Nguyen ,,"Created October 17, 2022",,Organizer
Save Soil Colorado,"$160  raised of $2,000 goal • 4 donors"," raised of $2,000 goal",4 donations,Travis Blasco is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Mobilizing individuals toward the Save Soil Movement for a Conscious Planet. ""Lets make it happen"" - Sadhguru
","Broomfield, CO",Travis Blasco ,,"Created October 29, 2022",,Organizer
Heritage Tree Care,"$240  raised of $6,000 goal • 4 donors"," raised of $6,000 goal",4 donations,Jeff Cole is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Of the four or so million trees in Portland, only about 400 are protected Heritage trees and one is in the far corner of our backyard. Heritage trees are chosen as having a unique value to the community at large and, by law, cannot be pruned or altered without a special permit.



But if a tree is on private property, there is no public money available for its care despite being recognized for its public value.





And because they are large - ours is 85 feet high and measures 23 feet around the trunk - it is expensive to care for them. Only certified arborists can perform the work - and they must climb into the tree using specialized equipment.





The tree is still growing - it even popped off its nameplate - and while it shades and cools neighbors’ yards, the ever-extending branches now touch their roofs. The long branches must also be thinned to prevent failure due to heavy leaf growth. Dead or conflicting branches are removed to prevent them from falling and damaging other parts of the tree.



Our tree now needs care to keep it healthy, so we are asking our friends, neighbors, and community to give us a hand. We appreciate your support!
","Portland, OR",Jeff Cole ,,"Created October 30, 2022",,Organizer
Help transmasc move out and be in a safe place,"$50  raised of $10,000 goal • 4 donors"," raised of $10,000 goal",4 donations,Cameron Nuñez-Del Cuadro is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Hello! My name is Cameron and I'm an hard of hearing Hispanic transmasc struggling with financial stability and needing to move out potentially sooner. My mom is getting even more suspicious, putting me in a really risky spot if my dad finds out about me being on T. If he does, that either means I'll probably get restrained, taken or kicked out, due to past experiences of me being forced to come out. This is why I've shared on TikTok, Twitter and Instagram and reached out for help - which so many did and I'm so internally grateful for that.



TikTok Video



I'm also a video editor that works from home. My financial stability was good for about a year until a few months ago, so I've been struggling in that aspect. Sharing this or even finding potential clients helps so much reach my goal! I work with content creators and create TikTok videos and other things, too! I have 10+ years of experience in the field.



My Links - my information for commissioning me is also in this link!



I currently have options of going to a safe place but currently I'm focused on bumping up my savings! I have 2k now saved and am currently trying to get a car since my brother crashed it. My dad is unwilling to help and my mom is just postponing for the longest. I'm planning to get a truck first and moving out as soon as I can. The GoFundMe funds will be used to move out with and extra for emergency expenses! At least 6k for moving out funds, and the rest for medical bills, visits, emergencies and car payments in case! Thank you for reading and I'll be doing my best to be safe.
",,,,"Created November 4, 2022",,
Pollution and Climate Change,$35  raised of $700 goal • 4 donors, raised of $700 goal,4 donations,Trey Scheub is organizing this fundraiser.,"
My name is Trey Scheub, I am currently a freshman at Wabash College. I am creating this fundraiser to raise money for small communities that face pollution. Along with small communities, I will be raising money for one large organization that deals with combating climate change. The money I raise will be split 50/50 between The Friends of Sugar Creek, and Earth Justice Organization.
","Crawfordsville, IN",Trey Scheub ,,"Created November 3, 2022",,Organizer
One month of cleaning the beach in Ecuador!,$50  raised of $100 goal • 4 donors, raised of $100 goal,4 donations,Piotr Pawarski is organizing this fundraiser to benefit The Ocean Cleanup North Pacific Foundation.  ,"
I'm spending a month in a surfers' paradise in Ecuador. Every day I go for a walk to clean up at least one big bag of plastic from the beach.



Please help me by donating one dollar for every bag or as much as you can or are willing to give. All profits will go to The Ocean Cleanup, a charity cleaning plastic from our oceans; the situation is dire, and every penny counts!



By now, I have managed to engage my friends from the hostel, who join my little project every day.



More information about The Ocean Cleanup North Pacific Foundation: www.theoceancleanup.com



Lots of love and thank you!
",,,,"Created November 27, 2022",,
Revitalizing the Historic Yellow Dog Village.,"$160  raised of $500,000 goal • 4 donors"," raised of $500,000 goal",4 donations,Latif Yeniceri is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Yellow dog village is a historic mining town that was built in the early 1900s consisting of 15 town houses, 8 single family homes, and several administrative buildings.  All of the buildings have been abandoned since at least 2011, and it's our dream to bring back every home to working order while maintaining the historic integrity of the properties.



Every penny received will go back to the property.  Become a part of history as we restore Yellow Dog to life.



Please visit us on our socials on Facebook at Yellow Dog Village Tours and Instagram at Yellow Dog Village for information on how to tour the property for yourself.  Thank you so much for your support.
","Worthington, PA",Latif Yeniceri ,,"Created November 24, 2022",,Organizer
Disabled Artist Moving Fund,"$60  raised of $6,000 goal • 4 donors"," raised of $6,000 goal",4 donations,Gia Flores is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Hi friends. I am looking for everyone’s help right now, even if it’s just resharing. My friend needs our help. And due to their situation's unstable and harmful status, they are seeking anonymity. As well as putting trust in me and all of us to help them during this urgent time. Their circumstance is as follows:



I’m Gia Flores, and I’m a young adult queer creative looking to move out of my current living situation. I’ve moved around before, but my environments have been very turbulent, unstable and harmful regardless. And though I was hopeful about a more recent move, my current situation has depleted me financially. Spiritually and emotionally exhausted. It is reliving and switching back into survival mode for myself. Though moves are difficult in and of itself with my preexisting disabilities and conditions, I am willing to make that shift if it is for my general safety and well-being.



I am currently employed. However, due to medical expenses, utilities and rent (etc.) I am barely making enough. Let alone have surplus for a new living arrangement.



This current funding would be very personal for me as it would contribute to the basics I’d need for myself in my current area. Unfortunately, due to recent inflation, just rent (a financial strain) is a priority in reaching my goals. Thank you.



Gia is a good friend of mine. A friend who has been helpful in identifying my disability and been there for me in a time of struggle. They share this generous nature with many. Aside from clarity and kindness, they share most of their soul and put it into their creativity. They’re an amazing creative we could stand to see in the long run. But they need our help getting on their feet again first. Anything is appreciated! Thank you, everyone.
","Elk Grove, CA",Gia Flores ,,"Created November 15, 2022",,Organizer
Help Us Protect & Save Darling Hill on Overdale!,"$445  raised of $10,000 goal • 4 donors"," raised of $10,000 goal",4 donations,Overdale Parkway Association is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Darling Hill is located at the end of Overdale Parkway and holds the honor of the highest point in town. The end of Overdale Parkway also boasts a distinguished entrance to the beloved Hopedale Parklands. A local town historian has documented this area extensively on his website (https://www.hope1842.com/hope1842/overdale.html) if you're interested in learning more.



In a previous 2000-2004 attempt by a developer to develop this area, residents took legal action and won in both Land Court and Appellate Court --the judge ruled and upheld the original understanding that the only prescriptive rights to the land were for access to the Hopedale Parklands. This ruling is again being challenged by developers who plan to build 10 homes in this location - thereby forever changing the landscape of this entrance -- cutting down dozens of mature trees, displacing wildlife and adding 2,000 ft of pavement, all of which will negatively affect the property of every existing resident on the road, to varying degrees.



At a time in Hopedale's history when protecting and preserving the Parklands from multiple angles has become such a necessary and dedicated effort, we hope you will consider supporting the cause. 100% of funds will be used towards legal fees in an effort to, again, uphold the 2004 court decision that only prescriptive rights to the unpaved portion of land are for entry to the Hopedale Parklands. We appreciate any support you are able to lend and invite you to visit the area and experience Darling Hill as it was meant to be.



Any excess funds will be donated to the Parklands.
","Hopedale, MA",Overdale Parkway Association ,,"Created November 29, 2022",,Organizer
"Needed an electric car, and save the planet!","$25  raised of $99,250 goal • 4 donors"," raised of $99,250 goal",4 donations,Marvin Lors is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Hi, my name is Marvin and I am currently driving a 2002 Suzuki XL7. It cost me $92 to fill up the tank and give me only 195Miles. I am fundraising for an electric car Rivian.
","Santa Monica, CA",Marvin Lors ,"Words of support (1)

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Ken Leung
$5•2 mos
That Suzuki has a month left on it - tops","Created November 4, 2022",,Organizer
Graveyard Recycle,"$125  raised of $20,000 goal • 4 donors"," raised of $20,000 goal",4 donations,Terry Macias is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Hi my name is Terry and I am fundraising for graveyard recycle my business that I'm wanting to start up.

  With your donations I know that I can make it possible , your support will make a great deal to this business. This will contribute to helping our environment and to those who are impaired and can't do what others can. We will be available 24 hrs. a day and 6 days a week. With one phone call we will deliver our services to you. Please help make this possible. 

     Now with your donations I can get my business license, the permit, and I can register with the IRS. It can help me with the equipment, it can help me with anything that has to do with recycling. I lowered the the amount because maybe it was a little too steep because I was really hoping that I could get a location also to start this business, yes I'm going in with no no money but I know that once I get this started it's going to Skyrocket. So I mean you could take a chance on me and help me do this because I know it's going to work, or you don't have to, but  Id really appreciate it if you guys would help me, I've never wanted anything so much in my life until now. 

           Thank you
","Fresno, CA",Terry Macias ,,"Created November 9, 2022",,Organizer
Water Pump for Kijiji Tanzania,"$350  raised of $4,500 goal • 4 donors"," raised of $4,500 goal",4 donations,Jessie Zarazaga is organizing this fundraiser to benefit Kijiji Innovative Sustainable Solutions.  ,"
Villagers near the Kijiji site collect water from a muddy inlet at the Lake Victoria shore. They carry heavy 20L yellow containers to their homes.



We're raising money to support the first water-procurement experiment for Kijiji Innovative Sustainable Solutions: to save villagers the journey to the shore; to achieve cleaner water from deeper in the lake, and to provide a water source for Kijiji agriculture and construction phases.



The first low-cost solution is a solar-powered pump system to carry water from the lake to a raised storage tank. Funds will purchase 350m of pipe, a DSS solar-powered pump, construction of a pump-house, and a 5000-liter raised-tank and support structure.



In the long term, we plan to construct and test three different water-procurement solutions for use in rural Tanzania, collecting data on each outcome. Later stages will include innovative filtration solutions, ground-water solutions and rainwater catchment.
","Dallas, TX",Jessie Zarazaga ,,"Created November 8, 2022",,Organizer
Caribbean Hurricane Fundraiser,"$300  raised of $10,000 goal • 4 donors"," raised of $10,000 goal",4 donations,Veronique Louissaint is organizing this fundraiser.,"

Fundraiser for Hurricane victims in the Caribbean affected by Hurricane Fiona. We hope to raise about $10,000 to help with damages from flooding to help the community get back into their homes. If possible, please share this message or help with a small donation of whatever you can. No amount is too little. 






Please share this message and spread the word. Thank you so much for your help!♥️

",,,,"Created November 8, 2022",,
Giving a cup of fresh water,"$260  raised of $2,200 goal • 4 donors"," raised of $2,200 goal",4 donations,Kelly Brown is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Hi my name is Kelly, and I am fundraising for a small trailer park community. I had the opportunity to take a tour with council members for California Air Quality & Resource Board in and around the Fresno County area in October. They had made a stop with a small community to talk to them about their concerns. The concerns they are dealing with are on a bigger scale and can take up to years for change. They live within the industrial real estate, so the air quality is not very well and a lot of toxins being dumped into the ground. I had the opportunity to meet a gentleman who serves this community through his church and we exchange phone numbers, as I was leaving one of the residents last question was what is some ideas that could help us in the short term?

So I asked the Lord, what can we do for these people? And next I had an idea of doing a fundraiser to raise money to buy each home a Brita pitcher along with six additional filters that would last them through one year. I have a strong desire to help those who are less fortunate than I, and when it comes to water, I believe everyone should have the opportunity to drink fresh clean water. So I am asking you to join me and help provide one Brita pitcher + 6 additional filters for each home. There are 33 homes, I am not connected with a nonprofit at this time so this would be out of the goodness of your heart. I really hope you will join me in making this a reality. I will actually be delivering the pitchers and filters to this community, so I am very excited to be able to do something like this. I believe God has asked us to be His hands and feet here on earth, and to share with those in need.

If you are local and would like to just donate a pitcher or filters you may do so by connecting with me, and you can call me at 209–609–6220. Thank you so very much in advance and God bless you.



if you are unable to give monetarily, I ask if you would please share this with your contacts and help spread the word. Thank you! thank you! thank you!
","Modesto, CA",Kelly Brown ,,"Created December 2, 2022",,Organizer
Help us fix the damage he’s caused to our cars.,$35  raised of $250 goal • 4 donors, raised of $250 goal,4 donations,Madyson Duenas is organizing this fundraiser.,"The racist white man has damaged our cars, egged our house, and even keyed our cars. Because of all that water he broke my uncles door and we need help replacing the damage he caused to the car. Anything helps ! ","Fontana, CA",Madyson Duenas ,,"Created October 17, 2022",,Organizer
Students displaced by Hurricane Ian.,$361  raised of $500 goal • 4 donors, raised of $500 goal,4 donations,Tejas Tirthapura is organizing this fundraiser to benefit All Hands and Hearts - Smart Response.  ,"
Saratoga High School’s Tri-M Club is hosting a benefit concert on Tuesday (11/29) at 6pm in the McAfee to support survivors of Hurricane Ian. We will be performing a large variety of music, and we would love for you to attend. Bring your family and friends to a night of wonderful chamber and solo performances, and support the talented performers and people in need simultaneously. Donations of any size, even one dollar, are greatly appreciated; all proceeds will go to All Hands and Hearts, a nonprofit organization dedicated to disaster relief. We hope to see everyone there!


","Saratoga, CA",Tejas Tirthapura ,,"Created November 27, 2022",,Organizer
Waste Disposal and Collection,"$50  raised of $250,000 goal • 4 donors"," raised of $250,000 goal",4 donations,Dominic Bowers is organizing this fundraiser.,"Hello  my name is Dominic Bowers. I am starting a sanitation company.
As a young entrepreneur my goal is to make difference  in our world today .

Our goal is to help families that do not have a weekly trash pick up to help reduce their carbon footprint. We wanna earn your business by  providing  a clean and healthy environment for everyone .

This is the start of something great . I thank you in advance for your support !!!

We wanna help you !!
#No more burning trash 
#cleanandhealthyenvironment 
Contact me at [phone redacted] or email me at [email redacted] if you have any questions.","Leesburg, FL",Dominic Bowers ,,"Created November 25, 2022",,Organizer
SurfRider Coastal Cleanup Group,$205  raised of $250 goal • 4 donors, raised of $250 goal,4 donations,Avi Kothari is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Hi, our names are Avi, Matt, Luke, and Neil. As part of a class project we are raising money for the Rhode Island Chapter of the SurfRider Foundation. 



Some of the SurfRider foundations main goals are to: 


Hold at least one cleanup per month along the Rhode Island coastline 





 Educate the public about the importance of keeping the coastline clean





 Spread awareness on how we can individually help keep our oceans clean 


 

Any amount is appreciated. Thank you for your contribution.
","Kingston, RI",Avi Kothari ,,"Created November 23, 2022",,Organizer
ProtectTheSacred Children Project,"$125  raised of $4,000 goal • 4 donors"," raised of $4,000 goal",4 donations,Edward Blackcloud is organizing this fundraiser on behalf of Pamela Fisher.,"I'm a Native American with dreams of starting a program for children and their parents this program will teach basic survival skills,hunting,skinning hides,native beadwork,and hoe to make clothes out of their own hides they hunted there is so much more I would like to add to this program I will evite people to come and help build this program with me.Let us put our minds together to build a better world for our children #WATERBELONGSTOTHECHILDREN#ANDWEPRAY #WEAREONE
#PROTECTTHESACRED any help would be appreciated ... Thank You
","Wytheville, VA",Edward Blackcloud ,,"Created November 13, 2022",,Organizer
Isophe Canot,$325  raised of $500 goal • 4 donors, raised of $500 goal,4 donations,"Tom Stein is organizing this fundraiser to benefit Bonzeb, Inc.  ","
Meet Isophe Canot, whose wife has died, and he is raising his six children, Antoine, Miguel, Carlo, Benise, Ninise and Elange, on his own. With the income he makes working for BonZeb, he can provide them with the basics. 



BonZeb is striving to provide for our many workers and their families. We need to raise at least $500 weekly to keep the operation going without disruptions.



You can help with your gift today. Please consider making a donation to the cause. Every dollar helps us meet that need.



Thank you.



Tom




",,,,"Created October 22, 2022",,
Huds Helping Hands Fundraiser and Fall Event,"$250  raised of $2,500 goal • 4 donors"," raised of $2,500 goal",4 donations,Hudson Haberland is organizing this fundraiser.,"Hi, my name is Hudson Haberland; I’m now in my senior year at Edwardsburg High School.


I founded “Huds Helping Hands” over 3 years ago to help foster awareness and provide valuable services to our community. It is intended to bring the youth and parents of our community together to grow awareness to sustain our lake’s delicate ecosystem; with the support of the Eagle Lake Improvement Assoc. It is also a way to raise awareness and provide support for those in our community who may need help with food for their families via the Edwardsburg Food Pantry. We will again be stocking Eagle Lake with DNR-permitted yellow perch AND collecting your donated food staples for the Edwardsburg Food Pantry on:


Saturday Nov 12th, 2022
1230-130pm ET
Hab’s Lakeside Landing
68710 Oak Springs Rd. Edwardsburg, MI 49112.


A randomly drawn Grand Prize will be awarded to one lucky participant who contributes to BOTH worthy causes. Additional prizes will be drawn and awarded as well.
Kids and parents are encouraged to attend and participate in this worthy community service event. We’re hoping for a big turnout and your support again this fall!


Please help me help our community!
Thank you all in advance-
Hudson Haberland

","Edwardsburg, MI",Hudson Haberland ,,"Created November 1, 2022",,Organizer
Deposit for a home,$55  raised of $800 goal • 3 donors, raised of $800 goal,3 donations,Ashley Robinson is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Hi, my name is Ashley I am currently five months pregnant and I have two children.. I just left a domestic situation about three months ago and I filed for section 8, and was approved, but section 8 does not cover the deposit on a home to be able to move in. They only cover monthly costs. I need a deposit to move in and also a deposit to be able to turn the power on.. the churches in the area Do not have much funds to help and I’m really needing to get settled before I have the baby. If anyone can help please, I would greatly appreciate it. Starting over while pregnant with nothing is very hard. I’m tired of having to move my babies around. I just want my home to call mine.
","Rock Hill, SC",Ashley Robinson ,"Words of support (1)

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Timothy Johnson
$25•11 d
We are all neighbors and we are currently in a position to share.","Created January 3, 2023",,Organizer
College Hill TerraCycle Box For Candy Wrappers,$35  raised of $141 goal • 4 donors, raised of $141 goal,4 donations,Andrew Tipton is organizing this fundraiser.,"Hi all! Several people on College Hill have expressed interest in a Terra Cycle candy wrapper box, since Halloween is next week. 

For those that don’t know, TerraCycle is a company that gathers and recycles items that would otherwise end up in a landfill. This box would be specifically for candy wrappers.

The box will be available at 722 Cattell Street, and available to everyone, whether or not they donated to the purchase of the box. Once it’s full I will send it along to TerraCycle. 

I’d love to get it ordered asap. Donations of $5-10 would be great. 

Thanks! 
-andy","Easton, PA",Andrew Tipton ,,"Created October 24, 2022",,Organizer
Save The Gorillas with The Brocktagon,"$125  raised of $6,000,000 goal • 3 donors"," raised of $6,000,000 goal",3 donations,The Brocktagon is organizing this fundraiser to benefit Gorilla Habitat Inc..  ,"
Important Note: If you donate, that money will go to Gorilla Habitat Inc. regardless of whether or not we hit our $6,000,000 goal, which we totally will by the way.



The Brocktagon is raising six gorillion dollars to benefit Gorilla Habitat Inc. We have a very small handful of listeners, but we're optimistic we can do it. For instance, if six listeners give one million dollars, we'll meet our goal.







More information about Gorilla Habitat Inc.: Our mission is to save Mountain Gorillas by preventing habitat destruction. The Gorilla Habitat is currently threatened by deforestation connected to the local populations' daily needs for firewood. Through the introduction of the ECOCA, a solar-powered cook stove, we will eliminate the need for wood collection currently required for cooking.
","Lakeland, FL",The Brocktagon ,,"Created December 27, 2022",,Organizer
Help a single mom,"$150  raised of $3,500 goal • 3 donors"," raised of $3,500 goal",3 donations,Zeno Thagod is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Hello everyone, I am helping raising funds for a single mom in need. I understand everyone doesn't have the resources, available especially during this holiday season, however any little bit helps. Even if all you can do is share, please do so. The mother im raising funds for needs to get her own place, because where she is currently is not enough for her and her 6 month old. The money being raised is going to go towards a new place to live, and food for a month. That should give enough time for mom to find the help and resources that she needs, and supplies for the baby. Mom cannot be any more greatful for any and all support. 
","West Fargo, ND",Zeno Thagod ,,"Created December 24, 2022",,Organizer
"Reforest Maui, Hawaii","$258  raised of $20,000 goal • 3 donors"," raised of $20,000 goal",3 donations,Charles Genello is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Aloha,



My name is Charles Lucas Genello and I am the owner of a permaculture project in Hawaii.  I live here with several of my close friends and my partner Brandi.  Have you ever wondered what life would be like if we all took good care of the land and people around us? We have, and since September 2020, we have been developing a regenerative agroforestry farm and permaculture project on 27 acres of beautiful land in Haiku, Maui. 



Our dream is to create a sustainable community based on permaculture principles that can help feed the local population with nutrient rich foods.  Provide space for education, art, entertainment, natural healing, and spiritual development.  All this– while helping restore the environment and having fun. 



Where are we at in this process? Well, we have spent the last 2 years developing infrastructure and now have a large greenhouse and agricultural headquarters building that we operate out of.  We have planted 2 agroforestry systems in a ½ acre food forest that is filled with a high diversity of edible plants.  We have demolished illegal structures from previous landowners and cleaned up our once trashed gulch to create a beautiful space to host agriculture events and education.  We have built roads and trails, erected fences, planted many trees and have been working hard at expanding our gardens and landscaping.  We are in the process of designing buildings, gardens, farm plots, temples, and sacred spaces.  We are well on our way to establishing a permaculture community, however, we are just beginning.  We still have over 24 acres of undeveloped land that is awaiting food forest. We are working hard to be able to hold space for more people to come help us with this massive project. 



When we purchased our land, it had been abandoned by all but a few cows for over 20 years. This site used to run a pig farm, and before that, pineapple was farmed in the early 1900’s.  They all had left a mess with the remnants of old rusty buildings, trash and farming equipment scattered throughout the landscape. We spent the first 6 months removing dangerous hazards, including the 8,000 sq ft pig pen that was falling apart in our beautiful gulch.  We turned the old processing facility into our agricultural headquarters and now, finally, we are ready to begin moving forward with our dream. 



Can you help us? We are looking for funding to expand our food forest and permaculture zones as our previous development has used almost all of it due to strict guidelines set by Maui county.  This money will only be used to purchase trees, soil, mulch, and organic nutrients so we can continue to restore the land around us by planting food forests throughout our property.  These forest are self-sustaining after several years of care.  We use all organic methods as well as Korean natural farming methods which promote natural fungus growth in the soil.  In turn the fungal growth and mycelium networks that establish aid nutrient cycling.  So after several years of love and care the soil begins to function as it does in a healthy forest and the system grows on its own and last generations as a canopy forest takes over and reproduces naturally.  We can use all the support we get as this process takes a lot of time and money to get going.  Thank you for your support in helping us make this dream a reality.   We love you, we love the earth and all the creatures that inhabit it. Mahalo! 
","Kailua, HI",Charles Genello ,,"Created December 25, 2022",,Organizer
Rainscaping Projects at Sunbeam Nature School,"$200  raised of $2,000 goal • 3 donors"," raised of $2,000 goal",3 donations,Shawna Thompson is organizing this fundraiser.,"
Sunbeam Nature School, a 501(c)3, is situated on a two-acre farm in west Petaluma. Half of our acreage is a big hill. Part of our mission of caring for the earth and raising children who care for the earth, is to use water smartly. We are in the midst of some projects at our farm that help the earth retain water and prevent further erosion, such as filling in the lowest area with dirt and mulch, putting mulch down everywhere, and making some improvements to our driveway to keep it passable in the rainy season.



We would love your help to make these projects achievable! Thank you! Any extra funds will go toward gardening and planting efforts (we are about to receive another tree donation, and will need to make a very big hole!). 
","Petaluma, CA",Shawna Thompson ,,"Created December 26, 2022",,Organizer
Glass Recycling Initiative,"$85  raised of $10,000 goal • 3 donors"," raised of $10,000 goal",3 donations,"Team fundraiser
Charles Palmer and Iris White are organizing this fundraiser.","Dear friends and community members,

 I am writing to ask for your support in raising funds for my glass recycling organization, Local Kids Recycling. As you may know, Northern Virginia recently ceased the collection of glass with other recyclables, leading to thousands of tons of extra waste every year. I founded Local Kids Recycling in response to this problem, with the goal of recycling as much of our glass waste as possible.

 To date, we have been able to recycle tens of thousands of pounds of glass, but we have limited capacity with our family cars. We are now seeking donations to purchase a long bed truck, which would allow us to carry more glass per load and increase our recycling efforts even further.

 Your donation to this cause is more important now than ever before. Glass is a valuable resource that can be recycled indefinitely, yet it is often thrown away and ends up in landfills. By supporting Local Kids Recycling, you will be helping to reduce waste, conserve resources, and protect the environment.

In addition, your donation will also help to improve the appearance of our communities. Glass that ends up in the environment can be harmful to wildlife and is also unsightly. By supporting this initiative, you can help to keep our communities clean and safe.

 I hope you will consider making a donation to Local Kids Recycling. Every little bit helps, and your support will make a big difference in helping to protect the environment and preserve valuable resources.

 Thank you for your generosity.

 Sincerely, Charles Palmer","West Falls Church, VA",Charles Palmer ,,"Created December 24, 2022",,Organizer