Who would like to be sponsored here at DU?

[prolesunited]

I know I as well as others have sponsored DUers in the past by making a donation in their name. Since we are in the midst of another fund drive, I thought we could match up those needing sponsors with those who have a few extra bucks and a willingness to provide a gold star for a fellow poster.

So, who needs a sponsor? If you're willing to help, post here or just do it anonymously. What better way to help the fund drive and others at the same time. :-)

[Kolesar]

1. Well, that's an awful nice idea!

I know there are a few unemployed DUers who could use a star and would like to utilize the amazing features that are member priveledges.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

2. Poor college student here...

I think that you could say you're donating to all the poor college students' education by sponsoring us.
Duckie

[prolesunited]

15. Do you think that would qualify

for a tax write-off? ;-) Hope you find your sponsor.

[7th_Sephiroth]

19. i'm a poor, out of work man

sponsor me please, the bush admin and enron drove me out of work *power monitors and automation controlls*

[ParanoidPat]

59. Hi fellow unemployed automation techie!

I'm not tired of working, I'm just Bush*ed! :evilgrin:
I used to pay over $18,000 a year in payroll taxes, now I collect food stamps to feed my youngest! *sigh* :( I just want my damn job back!

[HFishbine]

3. I Nominate

myself.

Liberal, white, southern, under-employed, male. Big on accuracy, will frequently spend time debunking or substantiating un-sourced claims with sourced data. Strongly leaning Dean, but won't hesitate to side with supporters of other candidates when facts and/or fairness warrant. Sometimes post witty one-liners -- sometimes they are funny. Have rejected the ABB theory if it means voting for Lieberman. Will campaing for any other who gets the nomination. (Door-to-door is my big thing.) Ask me anything.

[slinkerwink]

4. I would like to be sponsored.....

I've tried to do a search on DU a couple of times but have been stopped because I'm not a donor....*sniffle* I'm a poor college student. It'd be nice to be sponsored though.

[prolesunited]

5. Umm...

I think someone evidently already has sponsored you. Look! You have a gold star. Try your search again and if it doesn't work, PM Skinner and elad can fix it. You also can post polls now, too.

[slinkerwink]

12. oooh!

that's awesome...I didn't see the gold star...

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

6. Start a fund for us poor college students .

:) I don't want to be sponsored , okay yeah I do - I have not been here long enough to get the trust from others to be sponsored .I am just putting out the awareness for my fellow poor college students .

[YellowRubberDuckie]

20. Ditto!

We Rock, don't we, Carlina? LOL
Duckie

[bicentennial_baby]

9. You got a star!

Congrats on your anonymous benefactor!

[slinkerwink]

13. thanks!

:-)

[SiobhanClancy]

7. Poor college students are one group...

then there are all the ones who are trying to get by on unemployment in the Bush economy:)

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

10. Smirk was in Winston Salem NC the other day

trying to raise money for his campaign in a place where hundreds of people are now un-employed . I am surprised he made it out of there uninjured.

[supernova]

11. Truely, textile workers

are getting very restless.

[HFishbine]

29. Peridot

Did you go to the counter demonstration: Free Soup and Free Speech? It was a rally for food collection for the hungry and protests against Bush's policies.

I didn't make it, but local papers reported from 300 to 700 protesters. I aslo heard that a couple of fundraiser-attending repukes complained to the group that was to recieve the food aid and the group declined the donation because the didn't know in advance that it was being collected at a "political" event.

Can you imagine that? Some whiney rich fucks, step out of their $2,000 lunch and pick up the phone to encourage a non-profit not to accept donations for the hungry. More than ever, I am determined to defeat the reight wing here in NC.

[areschild]

8. I think

it would be especially nice to sponsor someone who has lost their job. (Not me, I'm retired, but I could still use it if xtra funds should ever become available after the jobless are taken care of)

That was a very nice thing to suggest.

[prolesunited]

14. OK, we have a number of people

who have stated their need. Anyone stepping forward to donate in their names? You don't have to state who you will help if you wish to remain anonymous, but it would be nice to know that there are some benefactors out there.

I already have sponsored one person and I'll probably do a couple more — small donations that will add up. Anyone else in on this?

[newyawker99]

17. This is a great idea proles!!

:kick:

[ScreamingMeemie]

22. I thought it would be nice to sponsor someone.

Going to be annonymous though. ;)

[prolesunited]

57. You certainly don't seem

like MrsGrumpy to me. What a sweetheart! :hi:

[ScreamingMeemie]

65. Well you are pretty special yourself.

This was a great idea!
:grouphug:

[REP]

16. Well...

My Worker's Comp payments have been cut because I am permanently injured and unable to return to the kind of work I have done (great logic - they hurt me so badly I can no longer work, and now they get to starve me!).

I can probably make another very small donation, but I am rapidly losing any pride so if anyone is dying to sponsor someone, here I am!

[prolesunited]

18. I see you have a star now

Do you know when it expires?

Wouldn't it be nice if some stars popped up next to the names of the posters in this thread? If you're a monthly donor already, why not use the fund drive as an excuse to help someone out with a monthly gift. It doesn't have to be large. I'm sure every little bit helps.

I gotta go to the hospital now, so I hope someone can help keep this kicked.

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

23. kick

:kick:

Hope things are going better with your Dad and Sister.

[GOPisEvil]

26. I believe the stars last 1 year.

:-)

[REP]

71. My Memory is Getting Bad

I can't remember when I donated!

[lpbk2713]

21. I would truly like to be a member

Only thing that prevents me is I have always avoided any on-line use of my credit card, probably never will. I just don't trust it. It's not just the one-time transaction to DU that I would be apprehensive about. I would fear that my credit card info would then be on my puter forever where the right "devious" individual would know where to retrieve it. Thanks for the offer.

[newyawker99]

30. There are other ways to donate, lpbk2713.

Please go to the donate page. There are other options. You don't have to pay by credit card.

[bratcatinok]

35. I believe you can use snail mail

to make a donation.

I'm a little confused about your post. Were you wanting someone else to donate online for you even though you won't because you don't trust the online method?

I notice you're retired. If the problem is a lack of funds there's nothing wrong with mentioning that. I'm medically retired and at times funds have been short. Thankfully now isn't one of them.

[GOPisEvil]

24. Somebody should have themselves a star before long.

I ain't sayin' who, but I just made a small donation in someone's name. :-)

[bratcatinok]

39. Kick

Me too. Feels good doesn't it? :)

[prolesunited]

56. That was very nice of you, GOPisevil!

You're a good person. I don't care what the others say about you. ;-)

[grannylib]

25. Unemployed but gonna donate anyhow if I can...

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

27. Someone sponsored me !

I am really going to cry . I have wanted to use the search function for use on my independent class work for months now ... Sniff .

[hussar]

28. Out of work college wallah here

Been looking for work since God was a kid but up to now to no avail hence the college....thanks for the thought

[YellowRubberDuckie]

31. A note to whoever donated for me:

you are so kind. Now i can do annoying polls all the time too!! LOL Thanks a lot...I'd send you a hallmark card if I could. :hug:
Duckie

[pearl]

32. I may have already been sponsored

since my search function just worked, if so thank you.
If not, I am a disabled, broke artist and poet.


"Pray for the dead, And fight like hell for the living"
Mother Jones

[7th_Sephiroth]

33. i got sponsored

yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay

[newyawker99]

34. kick

[pmbryant]

36. What a cool idea for a thread

Excellent!

:thumbsup:

--Peter

[pmbryant]

37. kick

:kick:

[LincolnMcGrath]

38. Please don`t sponser me n/t

[LincolnMcGrath]

40. Kick n/t

[Paragon]

41. The Paragon Veterans Day Telethon

Been taking my mother to her weekday appointments for the last six weeks while she's in town getting post-op radiation & physical therapy for breast cancer.

I'd ask for a DU star for her, but she's a fundamentalist Christian who loves Bush - which, frankly, should elicit more sympathy for me. ;-) Besides, checking her e-mail on Web TV is the limit of her tech savvy.

[pmbryant]

42. Another kick

:kick:

[brainshrub]

43. Someone PLEASE sponsor this person:

Name: "everythingsxen"

This person needs it & has had a rough year...I would donate in his name, but I'm broke right now.

[everythingsxen]

44. No

Thanks and all, buut if I am going to get a star, I will do it on my own. Not by begging. Thanks for the thought though.

[newyawker99]

45. kick

[Kamika]

47. lol

grats :p

[everythingsxen]

49. Ack..

DAMMIT!

Who did that? Thanks to whoever did, but someone better could have gotten their star.

*sigh* Now I can't be all pissed off at not having a star! Cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrsssssssssssssssssssssssssssssseeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!! (bonus points if you can say where that came from :P)

Thanks again whomever....

[Gato Moteado]

46. well, i just made my donation to DU.....

....i had been putting it off for too long. it was a combination of my financial situation and my propensity for procrastination.

i can't wait to start taking advantage of all the membership benefits. do we get a company car?

[Gato Moteado]

48. WOW....that was fast!

i just made my contribution a couple minutes ago and by the time i posted this, i had received my gold star. i wasn't expecting it to appear within two minutes, especially after reading the disclaimer that the process was not automated and could take a couple of days.

man, skinner must be working overtime. DU rocks!

[prolesunited]

50. What an amazing thing

to come back here and find so many people hooked up with people who just happen to be a little more fortunate right now.

It looks like most of the matches have been made. However, supernova, areschild, Paragon need benefactors yet. Wasn't sure about Kamika or LincolnMcGrath? Can we help you two out?

Anybody else out there who wants to toss their name in? I see some people are a little shy. Anyone care to throw in another person's name you think could use a little help?

Let's make this thread twinkle tonight!!!

Thanks again for the response so far. This is why I love DUers.

:grouphug: :loveya:

[supernova]

51. Aww, does somebody

want to sponsor little ole me?

I've been unemployed for a year. x( I promise I'll sponsor someone else when I am able.

[Mysterio]

52. i want to donate....

but I have no money because I wasted it on college and booze. :(

[mdmc]

53. I'm paying off some 2003 campaign debts

then I'll go to credit card debts, college loan debts, then finally pay off my super cool Housemate (who has never voted until I moved in... Now he votes in the primary, general, and school board elections!).
I really appreciate DU and would fondly remember anyone that helps support this great community.
And just the offer alone has really touched me. Thank you.
Peace and low stress,
Mike :dem:
ps: we won our 2003 city council race, so the first debt was worth it!

[grasswire]

54. somebody sponsored me last year...

....and as the sole support of a handicapped daughter, I really was touched. Thanks again, whoever you were!

[Kamika]

55. chagi

:kick:

[peacefreak]

58. Someone gave me my star

and I'm still amazed & grateful for the kindness shown. There are some extraordinarily nice people here & I feel honored to share space with them. (thanks again & always!)

[ParanoidPat]

60. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to kill this thread.....

......by posting to it! :evilfrown:

:kick:

[JohnKleeb]

61. If anyone wants to help me I would be fine with it

[Kamika]

62. with

what?

[JohnKleeb]

63. I thought this was about donating for people

:shrug: I meant if anyone wants to help me by donating out its all good.

[prolesunited]

64. Hey, John

You already have a star. Let's say we spread the wealth to those who don't have one yet. OK? :-)

[JohnKleeb]

66. sure

[Skittles]

67. I am sponsoring sweet Pearl

:)

[prolesunited]

69. That is VERY nice of you!

Any other generous souls want to step forward?

[foo_bar]

68. I got this email last week

Hello,

We are the cosmetics/bath & beauty start up company you sent your resume to.

At this time we have filled our database intern project.

However, we have another need that you may wish to consider.

The company needs a complete B2B e-commerce system attached to the Web site. We do not have the capital to purchase an e-commerce system or even to purchase online ecommerce scripts. If you feel you could create this ecommerce system despite lack of funds and that the project would look good on your resume, or the project would interest you intellectually or that you would find value in having a glowing reference from a start-up who will be referenced in magazines reaching 3,000,000 readers by February, then join us! The best we can compensate you with is experience, a written reference and $500 retail value of our product.
...
We are extremely busy and do not have time to "manage" this project. The product items, their SKU number, their minimum order quantity, case size and all other pertinent details are in the attached worksheet. If you chose to do it we would want you to work alone and just deliver a functioning solution. We would like to have this project done and a functioning solution running for testing on a server in a month or two. (If you can borrow some existing e-commerce system legally that is ok).

If interested, please write back and tell us on a scale of 1-10 (10 absolutely confident) that you can build such a system within the given perod. Remember, it is for experience, reference and free prodct only!

Thanks.

After I cried I sent it to Harper's magazine.

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

70. kick

:kick:

[Lost4words]

72. I would welcome a new star

was able to contribute last year, but still without work, have been selling my prized life time posessions just to pay bills. I would welcome a benifactor to cover small contribution to DU.

[newyawker99]

73. kick

:kick:

[Lost4words]

88. My wish came true! Thank you Thank you Thank you!

To my benifactor, thank you so much, You are the cats spats,.. kiss right cheek, kiss left cheek,.......kiss right cheek, kiss left cheek

merci :hi: :thumbsup: :yourock:

[Bruce McAuley]

74. I'll trade a pound of our chocolate(shipping included) for a star!

It's a hard time of the year living on a disability income and trying to get food put away for the winter, and extra cash is hard to come by.
BUT
Since we make the World's Best Chocolate here at The Secret Chocolate Factory(the secret is that it's NOT a factory) here in beautiful Republic, Washington and we have at least a couple of DUers on our satisfied customer list, I'll make the offer of a barter for my star: One pound of your choice of whatever truffles or molded bars with nuts we have on hand, varying every week. Donor PM me with taste preference. We're literally a Mom-N-Pop operation but Mom has better taste than Mary See, PLUS she's still alive and hand dipping her chocolates!LOL
:hi:

Bruce and Wendy

[bratcatinok]

75. Kick!

[prolesunited]

81. So...

Do you know who you're sending the chocolate to?

[bratcatinok]

82. Merry Christmas

to Bruce McAuley and to GrannyLib!


From:
Secret Santa

:)

[prolesunited]

83. Not so secret anymore LOL!

That was awfully nice of you bratcatinok! :hi:

[bratcatinok]

85. Oh well!

I wasn't going to say anything to anyone but I saw others mentioning who they had sponsored so I thought I should also.

It's been a good month and a good year for me so I thought I'd share my good fortune a little.

On edit: Bruce can give the chocolate to a person that he might find and he can do it in my name. :)

[Bruce McAuley]

87. Thank you, bratcatinok!

If you're not up for chocolate for you or yours, I'll donate a pound to the next raffle the local Dems have here in Ferry County. Give us a PM if you come up against the need for chocolates to fix what ails you, choco-therapy our specialty.
:hi:

Bruce and Wendy

[RebelOne]

76. Well, I could use a sponsor.

I am totally cash strapped at this time. Just a few months ago, I had to dig up $7500 to bail my son out of jail. Don't ask why, but it wasn't so bad as to require a $75,000 bond.
Anyway, I have been dodging bill collectors until I can see my way clear to catch up.

[newyawker99]

77. kick

[rasputin1952]

78. One of the reasons DU is so fantastic...

is because of those that look out for other people. prolesunited, you are to be commended for a fine idea.

I just wonder if over on FR, they are beating people with bush pictures to get their last dime. Or insisting they donate $1500 so they can get a hotdog?

:kick:

[jus_the_facts]

79. I'm so broke I can hardly afford to pay attention.....

....can't even afford to go see my Dad who's in the hospital either...much less donate again...lost my *star* a month ago after my last years donation expired...I love this place so much...eventhough I've at times cursed it's name on occasion whilst in an uber-emotional state o'mind....I'd be so very appreciative to be sponsored and when I'm able would return the favor as well....dunno how I'd have made it through the last year without DU...it's a lifeline for me in so many ways. :loveya: :* :yourock: :loveya: :* :pals: :grouphug:

[Dogmudgeon]

80. Yo

Unemployed two years here.

Well, not totally, but I've only made $3500 so far this year.

But you can put me at the bottom of the list. I don't really need the extra goodies, and there are people who use DU a whole lot more.

--bkl

Great Ideas in Modern Warfare, #31:
George Bush outsources the Occupation of Iraq to a call center in Uttar Pradesh, India.

[Kolesar]

84. I bestoweth this star upon ... an unnamed acolyte

Go forth and use the power that it has within it.

[prolesunited]

86. Check your inbox

:hi:

[prolesunited]

89. I have a couple more sponsors lined up

Without anyone to sponsor. Help is there. Don't be shy. PM me if you want.

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

90. I want to know who sponsored me !