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05-03-2010, 10:36 PM
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Hurt Despanan by Donating to Charity!
Hey guys.
So, as I mentioned earlier that I'll be running the Chicago Marathon for Team Active Water in October. The whole idea behind this thing is to raise money help build wells in Zambia, Africa and provide the people there with clean drinking water.
I've got a donations page set up, so if you want to donate, it'll go a long way. $25 can provide one African with clean drinking water for life, and it's a tax deduction. Plus, if you donate, that means I'll have to run this damn marathon, which will cause me a whole hell of alot of pain over the next few months.
Lets show the world how much Gothic.net cares about my discomfort!
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05-03-2010, 10:47 PM
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I'm only donating if you promise to run as fast as Kenyans.
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05-04-2010, 06:10 PM
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Will it hurt more if I donate $50?
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05-04-2010, 10:52 PM
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Will it hurt more if I donate $50?
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Yes, but not as much as if you donate $4000
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05-04-2010, 11:06 PM
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Shame I don't have a spare $4000 sitting around
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05-04-2010, 11:08 PM
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$25 is still mighty painful. Each dollar that goes to help people in Africa is like a super-heated pinprick on my soul.
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05-04-2010, 11:15 PM
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But can you do it on stilts? Check out this crazy guy.
Article.
Photos.
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05-04-2010, 11:15 PM
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A lot of my money is getting tied up in new apartment stuff since I'm moving at the end of the month (security deposits and such) but next month I'll see what I can do to send a little torment your way.
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05-04-2010, 11:24 PM
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4G's. Are you mad?
No. Don't answer that, Des, it's a trap.
They could be watching.
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05-04-2010, 11:32 PM
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Um...what?
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05-04-2010, 11:36 PM
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In reference to that part?
Sorry. Bored and I have nothing better to say.
Hey...I remember you. Hi Solly.
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05-04-2010, 11:58 PM
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Yay I'm memorable? Don't really know if that is good or bad.
What was your old user name?
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05-05-2010, 12:00 AM
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So as to not threadjack here Good Job DES!
And Solly we'll get to that at a later date. In the meantime I'll be trying to get back my GNet legs. They be a bit wobbly still.
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05-05-2010, 12:06 AM
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I'll be trying to get back my GNet legs. They be a bit wobbly still.
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Well obviously, after all you're trying to avoid thread jacking.
In all fairness though Desp is doing something pretty awesome so I guess this thread deserves to stay relatively on topic.
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05-05-2010, 02:39 AM
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OK, I'm in. I figure I've bugged you enough about stuff in PM that I owe you a little, but your feet will not thank me when it's over.
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05-06-2010, 08:02 AM
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Thanks guy. We're up to $100. That'll pay for a biosand filter for a family of five.
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08-26-2010, 08:28 PM
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Hey guys,
Just wanted to remind all those who care about my discomfort. I'm up to running 12 miles (in about 2 hours nonstop) fairly comfortably. It's looking like I'm going to be able to do this thing, so I'm hoping to be able to do this thing without collapsing come October 10th.
We're up to $225. I'm sure there are those of you who want me to suffer more, and now you get to help out a whole community of Africans at the same time
Seriously, what's better than that? The good Karma will cancel out the bad!
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08-27-2010, 09:48 AM
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I don't think I can donate right now but I'll put in at least $25 before October 10th. Just make sure you bump this thread closer to the time in case I forget.
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08-27-2010, 10:08 AM
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Sorry man, I don't believe in credit cards, so unless there's another way I can donate I can't help. Fuckin A to you though man, what you're doing is awesome, and I hope you don't die after running that marathon.
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08-27-2010, 10:23 AM
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Well you can use a Debit card or paypal I think.
But thanks. I'll keep everyone updated.
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08-27-2010, 06:27 PM
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I don't think I can donate right now but I'll put in at least $25 before October 10th. Just make sure you bump this thread closer to the time in case I forget.
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Ditto, money's going to be super tight from now until I get my student loan later in September.
PS. Doesn't look like Paypal is an option? I don't have a credit card either, but Twitch you can get a prepaid card, that's probably what I'll end up doing.
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08-27-2010, 09:05 PM
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Awesome that you are running for charity man. Glad you got the fever, it is a rush isn't it?
Speaking of fever: so yeah, I heard that because of the parasite infested water the people there suffer terribly and sometimes fatally from digestive illnesses. That's what you are trying to address, yes?
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08-28-2010, 06:19 AM
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I'd like to see a photo of you training, just so I can get enthusiastic with my credit card....nah, it's just so I can see you in pain
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08-28-2010, 07:47 AM
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Awesome that you are running for charity man. Glad you got the fever, it is a rush isn't it?
Speaking of fever: so yeah, I heard that because of the parasite infested water the people there suffer terribly and sometimes fatally from digestive illnesses. That's what you are trying to address, yes?
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Yeah, pretty much but it goes a bit further than that.
The lack of clean water causes a huge infant mortality rate (due to waterborn illness), and also prevents children from going to school (because they spend 8 hours a day gathering water). Since water is so scarce, they can't bathe regularly, nor can they clean their clothes, or wash their hands, so disease spreads even more readily than it would otherwise.
Plus 15% of the population has HIV/AIDS and their situation is compounded by the poor sanitation and lack of education.
So basically the people are sick and dying, and without easy access to clean water they really can't even take basic steps to prevent it.
It's a pretty shitty situation to say the least.
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08-28-2010, 02:55 PM
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I promise to run as fast as Kenyans.
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