Fire Relief Fund

[DustyR]

I would personally suggest sending donations to Kevin Mann rather than Rocky, as he's the only one we have absolute confirmation of accepting donations for the Chandlers.

I would not trust him to take it. He could easily keep them for himself.
Rocky is a woman of God. She will give any items to the Chandlers that are in good taste and of use (money orders, gift cards, etc.). She can be trusted to do the right thing.

 

[Himawari]

Wh-

Yes, Kevin Mann can easily go and cash checks made out to one Barbara Chandler and keep it all for himself. :?

Are you even thinking about the things you say? People can't just claim checks that aren't made out to them. To say nothing of what it would do to his professional reputation when he gets caught doing such a thing.



For all we know, the Chandlers have been working exclusively with State Farm and have had minimal contact with the church. Rocky may not be prepared to handle donations for the Chandlers, but we know for sure that Mann is.

 

[Surtur]

I donated 10.

 

[Hollywood Hulk Hogan]

Brother, if the check is made out to Barb or Chris and they cashed it for themselves, that would be highly illegal.

Now if you sent goods, that would be a lot harder to catch them doing. However, Chris said to send it to the insurance agent, so you should do that.

 

[CatParty]

Best part about this is that it is not money we are sending. But rather necessities.

 

[Mayor McCheese]

Would sticking a Sonichu T-shirt in the box be a good idea to keep his spirit up and remind him he has Sonichu fans or would it be a bad idea because it would remind him of all he has lost and he would think it was work of ''DA TWOLLS''?

 

[DustyR]

Wh-

Yes, Kevin Mann can easily go and cash checks made out to one Barbara Chandler and keep it all for himself. :?

Are you even thinking about the things you say? People can't just claim checks that aren't made out to them. To say nothing of what it would do to his professional reputation when he gets caught doing such a thing.



For all we know, the Chandlers have been working exclusively with State Farm and have had minimal contact with the church. Rocky may not be prepared to handle donations for the Chandlers, but we know for sure that Mann is.

Let me tell you something, big daddy. Yes, of course, the American Dream Dusty Rhodes is thinking of what he is saying when he isn't in the squared circle shaking his moneymaker with Sweet Sapphire. Let me put it to you this way, big daddy: how easy would it be to go spend an anonymous Walmart giftcard? There is no accountability. I am obviously not referring to money orders. Not everyone here is going to be comfortable sending through paypal, or even money orders. Some might prefer to send a gift card for their own reasons, and for that reason I say it should be sent to the Rev. Shoemaker. The Dream has sent his donation to Barb in care of Rocky. How hard do you really think it is to hand a person some money orders and gift cards? This is Rocky's profession. I'm sure the old baby doll is up to the challenge and will do fine to carry out work for the lord in helping the Chandlers.

 

[DustyR]

Would sticking a Sonichu T-shirt in the box be a good idea to keep his spirit up and remind him he has Sonichu fans or would it be a bad idea because it would remind him of all he has lost and he would think it was work of ''DA TWOLLS''?

It sounds like a great idea. Make sure it is the correct size shirt, probably xl, I am assuming. Large might work as he has slimmed somewhat, but with his manboobs, it is probably better to go XL.

 

[DustyR]

Not to derail the thread, but being a woman of God is no more guarantee that Rocky will give any donation to the Chandlers than being an insurance agent guarantees Kevin Mann won't.

As people have mentioned before, The Church could quite as easily keep anything given to them and use it for their own purposes. People are people, let's be realistic.

That is why I suggested a money order made out to Barb Chandler, which is what I have mailed to Rocky. Rocky cannot cash it, nor could Chris. I left a note saying that I have encouraged others to send as well.

I don't in a million years think that baby girl would use gift cards on herself, but if there was a lot, she might decide that the Chandlers have gotten enough and that other poor people in the church deserve some of them.

 

[JeffGoldblumIRL]

Would sticking a Sonichu T-shirt in the box be a good idea to keep his spirit up and remind him he has Sonichu fans or would it be a bad idea because it would remind him of all he has lost and he would think it was work of ''DA TWOLLS''?

As a creative individual myself, if I suddenly lost my entire personal records/anthology of my work I would be incredibly upset and distraught. If someone offered to give me a compendium of my work to replace my lost copies, or a trinket celebrating the work I had put into my character(s) I would certainly appreciate it. I know Chris does not operate on the same level as many of us, but I think in some form he would appreciate the gesture. Sonichu was interminably important to him and I think handing him a simple collection of his work or something to remind him of his character -- since he's probably lost ALL of it -- would be a gift he would appreciate, from trolls or not.

 

[CatParty]

Would sticking a Sonichu T-shirt in the box be a good idea to keep his spirit up and remind him he has Sonichu fans or would it be a bad idea because it would remind him of all he has lost and he would think it was work of ''DA TWOLLS''?

As a creative individual myself, if I suddenly lost my entire personal records/anthology of my work I would be incredibly upset and distraught. If someone offered to give me a compendium of my work to replace my lost copies, or a trinket celebrating the work I had put into my character(s) I would certainly appreciate it. I know Chris does not operate on the same level as many of us, but I think in some form he would appreciate the gesture. Sonichu was interminably important to him and I think handing him a simple collection of his work or something to remind him of his character -- since he's probably lost ALL of it -- would be a gift he would appreciate, from trolls or not.

Lol. Silly goldblum, Chris is not creative.

 

[Surtur]

I suddenly crave pork and beans.

 

[Zim]

I can't donate for strictly person reasons but you guys are pretty amazing and that's why I stick around.

Again, his "fans", who he hates, are the only ones who give a crap about him.

 

[Glaive]

Would sticking a Sonichu T-shirt in the box be a good idea to keep his spirit up and remind him he has Sonichu fans or would it be a bad idea because it would remind him of all he has lost and he would think it was work of ''DA TWOLLS''?

As a creative individual myself, if I suddenly lost my entire personal records/anthology of my work I would be incredibly upset and distraught. If someone offered to give me a compendium of my work to replace my lost copies, or a trinket celebrating the work I had put into my character(s) I would certainly appreciate it. I know Chris does not operate on the same level as many of us, but I think in some form he would appreciate the gesture. Sonichu was interminably important to him and I think handing him a simple collection of his work or something to remind him of his character -- since he's probably lost ALL of it -- would be a gift he would appreciate, from trolls or not.

I second this. There are more than enough funds now to make some of the items a little more personal. Besides, Chris actually needs clothes now that his polos are all gone....and the rest of his wardrobe. So other than all of the new general clothes he will be needing, there shouldn't be anything wrong with including something with Sonichu on it. There are plenty of custom print sites that would could make a Sonichu shirt. Just grab one of the nicer fan-images, vector it maybe if it needs an enlargement quality boost, and that's it.

Yes he will probably get a little ticked it isn't "official merchandise", but he'd appreciate it more than a plain shirt and regardless of authenticity still think that he'd wear the shit out of it. Great idea.

 

[Fuzzy Wuzzy]

Would sticking a Sonichu T-shirt in the box be a good idea to keep his spirit up and remind him he has Sonichu fans or would it be a bad idea because it would remind him of all he has lost and he would think it was work of ''DA TWOLLS''?

As a creative individual myself, if I suddenly lost my entire personal records/anthology of my work I would be incredibly upset and distraught. If someone offered to give me a compendium of my work to replace my lost copies, or a trinket celebrating the work I had put into my character(s) I would certainly appreciate it. I know Chris does not operate on the same level as many of us, but I think in some form he would appreciate the gesture. Sonichu was interminably important to him and I think handing him a simple collection of his work or something to remind him of his character -- since he's probably lost ALL of it -- would be a gift he would appreciate, from trolls or not.

I second this. There are more than enough funds now to make some of the items a little more personal. Besides, Chris actually needs clothes now that his polos are all gone....and the rest of his wardrobe. So other than all of the new general clothes he will be needing, there shouldn't be anything wrong with including something with Sonichu on it. There are plenty of custom print sites that would could make a Sonichu shirt. Just grab one of the nicer fan-images, vector it maybe if it needs an enlargement quality boost, and that's it.

Yes he will probably get a little ticked it isn't "official merchandise", but he'd appreciate it more than a plain shirt and regardless of authenticity still think that he'd wear the shit out of it. Great idea.

But that's like a double-edged sword. Yes he is weird but do we need to make such a shirt for him even though that would make others wonder why a 32 year old man is wearing a shirt with Sonichu on it? Sure its nice that it would make him happy but still, why can't we just give him plain clothes? Just a regular plain shirt or something. Just saying here.

 

[Anonymous]

I donated $5 because after watching him for years for my own amusement it just feels creepy to watch him go through this without doing anything.

I also agree about not sending a Sonichu shirt. No need for us to dress him like a clown, at least he's able to take care of that by himself.

 

[JeffGoldblumIRL]

As a creative individual myself, if I suddenly lost my entire personal records/anthology of my work I would be incredibly upset and distraught. If someone offered to give me a compendium of my work to replace my lost copies, or a trinket celebrating the work I had put into my character(s) I would certainly appreciate it. I know Chris does not operate on the same level as many of us, but I think in some form he would appreciate the gesture. Sonichu was interminably important to him and I think handing him a simple collection of his work or something to remind him of his character -- since he's probably lost ALL of it -- would be a gift he would appreciate, from trolls or not.

I second this. There are more than enough funds now to make some of the items a little more personal. Besides, Chris actually needs clothes now that his polos are all gone....and the rest of his wardrobe. So other than all of the new general clothes he will be needing, there shouldn't be anything wrong with including something with Sonichu on it. There are plenty of custom print sites that would could make a Sonichu shirt. Just grab one of the nicer fan-images, vector it maybe if it needs an enlargement quality boost, and that's it.

Yes he will probably get a little ticked it isn't "official merchandise", but he'd appreciate it more than a plain shirt and regardless of authenticity still think that he'd wear the shit out of it. Great idea.

But that's like a double-edged sword. Yes he is weird but do we need to make such a shirt for him even though that would make others wonder why a 32 year old man is wearing a shirt with Sonichu on it? Sure its nice that it would make him happy but still, why can't we just give him plain clothes? Just a regular plain shirt or something. Just saying here.

He's hardly ever worn "plain clothes" in his entire life. A graphic tee with a quality picture of his own creation would be thoughtful. It's usage may be a bit tongue-in-cheek, but I feel like it's a nice gesture nonetheless. Even if he doesn't wear the shirt it's the thought that counts. If we're talking about getting clothing, perhaps a Goodwill gift card/certificate would be in order? I know Barb gets her hoard from there, but they also do sell lots of affordable clothing.

Anyways, I've spoken with Null about potentially organizing a side effort to replace his creative things like his comics and whatnot. He's not fully "supportive" of the idea and doesn't want to include it with this drive, but he says if someone wants to send him replacement things then they can go ahead and do that. He mentioned it would "remind him of the drama". I more or less want to replace it just out of courtesy and because of the personal significance, even if the comic fell under the trolling umbrella.

So, with that I will cease derailing this thread with the discussion. If anyone with trusted status here wants to potentially organize a separate effort to simply catalog who is volunteering to replace what, I'm still in support of the idea and I'm still going to send him replacement comics (to the church).

 

[ShazbotChan]

I was thinking of send Chris a spare Sonic and Shadow figure I have (Shadows nose is missing but I dont think Chris would mind) as a gift, but 1. I dont know how to contct him now that his house is (supposedly) gone. 2. Would he even accept it, and lastly I dont like the idea of my name and address being sent to him. Any way around this stuff? If he did lose all his stuff I think a Sonic might cheer him up a little. I may or may not be able to do it though, funds are tight and I still got some bills to pay.

 

[Null]

Just woke up and processed the backlog. There were so many I couldn't match all donations to PMs, so unless you left a note with attribution details I've left you as anonymous (except for Chandler Cats who I was able to match a receipt to a pM easily for).

This brings us up, after PayPal fees, to $668.48 USD. I don't even know what the original amount is, has to be over $700. I don't even know what to say, just holy shit.

This is more money than I need to fill a carebox with useful stuff so I'm trying to figure out what else to get. It may be worthwhile just to write a money order after I fill the box with whatever I can. I know Goodwill has giftcards, but I'm in urban Portland and the nearest Walmart is like an hour away via transit, so it'd be difficult to get there without a cab.

I'm all ears to suggestions. This is way more than I expected. I'll probably stop the fund tomorrow when I wake up and spend that morning getting all the stuff together.

 

[Burning Love]

Just woke up and processed the backlog. There were so many I couldn't match all donations to PMs, so unless you left a note with attribution details I've left you as anonymous (except for Chandler Cats who I was able to match a receipt to a pM easily for).

This brings us up, after PayPal fees, to $668.48 USD. I don't even know what the original amount is, has to be over $700. I don't even know what to say, just holy shit.

This is more money than I need to fill a carebox with useful stuff so I'm trying to figure out what else to get. It may be worthwhile just to write a money order after I fill the box with whatever I can. I know Goodwill has giftcards, but I'm in urban Portland and the nearest Walmart is like an hour away via transit, so it'd be difficult to get there without a cab.

I'm all ears to suggestions. This is way more than I expected. I'll probably stop the fund tomorrow when I wake up and spend that morning getting all the stuff together.

Today and yesterday, everybody loves Chris.

This response makes me very happy.