Donation Drive - A Fandom Member Needs Our Help!

[wouldbedorothy.livejournal.com]

Hello everyone!

galeandrandy (aka foreverfolked aka Rory Harold) is going through some major RL issues that have left her in a severe financial predicament, and she is asking for our help. She has set up a Donation Drive on her LJ and is offering all kinds of goodies in exchange: word prompt fics, new chapters to WIPs, sequels to already completed fics, etc. Also, momentsgoneby is offering fanart, and it looks like there may even be fanvids on the way!

Check out her (very impressive) Donation Drive Master Post. Click on the Personal Note she has linked within to find out all about what she's been dealing with. Give something if you can, and maybe score yourself a fandom treat! If you can't, still say hi, and maybe offer a cyberhug :)


~ Dot, Red, & Court

Comments

I'm sorry but...

[oceanreign.livejournal.com]

On behalf of some people who have been burned by this person....why the heck do people ask strangers for help? Yes. She is a talented writer. But she had borrowed THOUSANDS of dollars from others and ignored all requests to pay back he promised funds. She allowed people to inviter her into their homes....only to ignore and essentially commit fraud by not paying it back. Why on earth should the fandom come together to help her in her RL? I don't buy it.

Re: I'm sorry but...

[wouldbedorothy.livejournal.com]

Well, people can ask for help when they need it, and other people can choose whether or not they want to offer help. Presumably, anyone who feels they've been "burned" isn't going to give, and that's fine. But this isn't a post asking anyone to loan anyone money, it's just informing people of an opportunity to donate, if they'd like, and get something - fic, fanvid, ? - in exchange. Seemed above board enough for us.