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Starting today, March 1st through Sat. March 5th, I will be running a non-sale sale. Why? Because 150% of the proceeds will be going to the Ukrainian Relief fund (https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/ukraine-crisis-relief-fund/). Whatever dollar amount I receive in sales through the 5th will be donated and matched 50% on top of that by madbeanpedals. I picked this fund out of several options, but if anyone has a suggestion otherwise please feel free to enlighten.

Please consider participating. There are members of the DIY community in Ukraine. They need our assistance. The final proceeds will be donated anonymously but I will provide proof that the donation was made to anyone who wants it.

(ps I'll put one caveat - I'll have to limit my matching funds to $1k b/c anything more than that would probably wreck me right now. But, up to that!)

Thank you Brian, this is awesome!

I'm from the states but I lived in Kyiv for a couple years and it's a great place full of great people. It's very difficult to see a war happening on the streets you walked every day. Innocent people live on those streets, millions of them. They don't deserve this war but they are being forced into it. Their ability to rise to the occasion as been stunning to say the least and has galvanized the world around them. I want to hope so hard that this ends well, but for so many of them I know it will not.

Thank you Brian.

Wow. Brian, you're a wonderful person.

Quote from: zombie_rock123 on March 02, 2022, 08:59:04 AM
Wow. Brian, you're a wonderful person.

That's very kind of you sir.


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Thanks, but no praise please. Just $$ if you can (I will include anything that goes through the Donation button in this fund as well if you don't want any boards now). And if you can't just, keeping yourself aware and informed about what's happening is a lot.

Also, we have many Russian members in the DIY community so I hope it's clear this is only about the humanitarian crisis, not politics. IMO, many innocent Russian people are being victimized through this ordeal, as well.

There's nothing we can do about that, but we can provide some small relief and assistance. This is just the best way I can think of doing it.

This is so great Brian. Will the new projects be available for purchase by the 5th? I would love to contribute and I have multiple boards I want to get.
I wish more people were doing something like this!

Quote from: Thewintersoldier on March 02, 2022, 04:28:00 PM
This is so great Brian. Will the new projects be available for purchase by the 5th? I would love to contribute and I have multiple boards I want to get.
I wish more people were doing something like this!

Unfortunately, I will not be able to include the new projects as part of the fundraiser so they will come a bit after. I'll need those sales for operational costs/bills, etc. It seemed best to do this sale now since it'll be a few more days for the new projects and I can contribute my available funds now.

Quote from: madbean on March 02, 2022, 04:41:15 PM

Quote from: Thewintersoldier on March 02, 2022, 04:28:00 PM
This is so great Brian. Will the new projects be available for purchase by the 5th? I would love to contribute and I have multiple boards I want to get.
I wish more people were doing something like this!

Unfortunately, I will not be able to include the new projects as part of the fundraiser so they will come a bit after. I'll need those sales for operational costs/bills, etc. It seemed best to do this sale now since it'll be a few more days for the new projects and I can contribute my available funds now.

Understandable, gonna place an order anyway for what I want that is available now. Thanks again!

Quote from: madbean on March 02, 2022, 05:37:08 AM
I picked this fund out of several options, but if anyone has a suggestion otherwise please feel free to enlighten.

I've been posting these links to charities around, just thought I'd post them here:

Animal shelters in Ukraine: https://www.ifaw.org/news/emergency-aid-ukraine

List of charities: https://www.npr.org/2022/02/25/1082992947/ukraine-support-help?fbclid=IwAR1zlM8TKOa6t7Ql9OcT6Qjv-VNU2JgkibIF6Qhizd5POUF_Yz8Ud8nPN2k

This is amazing and I'm in.  I grew up in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.  Don't make me spell it.  In Canada, Saskatchewan has an enormous Ukrainian population and I put myself thru school and university playing in a Ukrainian wedding band.  Great people, insanely beautiful women, and killer food.

Quote from: madbean on March 02, 2022, 01:01:08 PM
Thanks, but no praise please. Just $$ if you can (I will include anything that goes through the Donation button in this fund as well if you don't want any boards now). And if you can't just, keeping yourself aware and informed about what's happening is a lot.

Also, we have many Russian members in the DIY community so I hope it's clear this is only about the humanitarian crisis, not politics. IMO, many innocent Russian people are being victimized through this ordeal, as well.

There's nothing we can do about that, but we can provide some small relief and assistance. This is just the best way I can think of doing it.

Yeah, a lot of the reports of what is happening to protesters and others speaking out in Russia are truly chilling.

I'm in for 150, 50 in boards and 100 individual donation.

Quote from: G.Bisson on March 03, 2022, 01:44:33 PM
I'm in for 150, 50 in boards and 100 individual donation.

That's incredibly generous. Thank you!

Thanks Brian. 

Ordered. I hardly build anymore, but I may as well have something else to add to my ever growing pile of "Projects I hope to get to one day!"

Good on you Brian. I've already donated to the same foundation, and it seems like most of the funds will go to where they will help.

Jacob

I already have a ton of boards waiting for me to build, but my wife happily gave me her blessing to buy more for a good cause.

Quote from: EBK on March 03, 2022, 06:57:14 PM
I already have a ton of boards waiting for me to build, but my wife happily gave me her blessing to buy more for a good cause.

Please tell me you're just kidding and you bought them becuse you can.


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"I'm doing my part!".gif
(I didn't know how gauche it would be to embed that actual GIF in this thread, given world events, so hopefully y'all get the reference without it…)


*…realizes he just bought nearly all Genius level boards after years of soldering skill atrophy*
(https://i.imgur.com/Czp9Rlss.jpg)

You talked me into it, Brian.

(... not that he had to try very hard.)

Quote from: jimilee on March 03, 2022, 09:51:01 PM
you bought them a use you can.

I'm having trouble parsing this.  ???

Quote from: EBK on March 04, 2022, 12:02:56 PM

Quote from: jimilee on March 03, 2022, 09:51:01 PM
you bought them a use you can.

I'm having trouble parsing this.  ???

I'm guessing spellcheck is to blame.

Maybe 'a use' was supposed to be because?

Quote from: matmosphere on March 04, 2022, 12:41:21 PM

Quote from: EBK on March 04, 2022, 12:02:56 PM

Quote from: jimilee on March 03, 2022, 09:51:01 PM
you bought them a use you can.

I'm having trouble parsing this.  ???

I'm guessing spellcheck is to blame.

Maybe 'a use' was supposed to be because?

Bingo!


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I bought for multiple reasons.  My wife always supports my hobby, but she doesn't understand it ("What are planning to do with all of those pedals?"  ::)).  She and I both understand helping human beings who are needlessly suffering.  Brian made helping easier.  So, although I could have bought these boards before, my wife was enthusiastic about it this time. We'll be doing more to support the humanitarian efforts in Ukraine and elsewhere (probably doing a lot through our church, which does a ton of this work and effectively coordinates with lots of other organizations), but participating here was an easy first step.

Quote from: EBK on March 04, 2022, 02:00:28 PM
I bought for multiple reasons.  My wife always supports my hobby, but she doesn't understand it ("What are planning to do with all of those pedals?"  ::)).  She and I both understand helping human beings who are needlessly suffering.  Brian made helping easier.  So, although I could have bought these boards before, my wife was enthusiastic about it this time. We'll be doing more to support the humanitarian efforts in Ukraine and elsewhere (probably doing a lot through our church, which does a ton of this work and effectively coordinates with lots of other organizations), but participating here was an easy first step.

I was just giving you a hard time about obtaining permission. sorry for the confusion.


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Quote from: EBK on March 04, 2022, 02:00:28 PM
I bought for multiple reasons.  My wife always supports my hobby, but she doesn't understand it ("What are planning to do with all of those pedals?"  ::)).  She and I both understand helping human beings who are needlessly suffering.  Brian made helping easier.  So, although I could have bought these boards before, my wife was enthusiastic about it this time. We'll be doing more to support the humanitarian efforts in Ukraine and elsewhere (probably doing a lot through our church, which does a ton of this work and effectively coordinates with lots of other organizations), but participating here was an easy first step.

Yeah, it has been on my mind a lot. I guess I realized that if I can spend a few hundred dollars on the Danelectro I bought a couple weeks ago then I can do this too. I don't do much giving other than the few fundraisers we've done in the past here. The older I get the more I realize there's not really much of anything I want or lack in terms of comfort. So I think this is a beginning for me to start doing better. Honestly I havent even told my wife we're doing this, haha. She'll be cool with it.

I can't believe this is going on. A developed country is invading another developed country. That just blows my mind. They're not even in the desert. It seems so archaic, like the return of the Cold War.


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I'm going to end the sale tonight at 11:59 CST. It's been a great turn-out so far and since we seem to be getting close to my "matching limit" I think it's fair to call this a big success. You guys have absolutely rocked this.

I'll have a final update on the total raised and info on the donation by the end of the weekend. You guys have made a difference here. A very real one. Be proud.