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Null said:
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.
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Some of the coinstars accept dollar bills and can spit out a giftcard for a certain amount. Some of the options are gap, and jcpenney as well. Here's the website null. https://www.coinstar.com/kioskfinder I think the maximum is 500 but that shouldn't be a concern.
 
introman said:
Some of the coinstars accept dollar bills and can spit out a giftcard for a certain amount. Some of the options are gap, and jcpenney as well. Here's the website null. https://www.coinstar.com/kioskfinder I think the maximum is 500 but that shouldn't be a concern.
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Oh dude, this is a beautiful idea. I had to use one of those when I lost my wallet so my paypal account already works with coinstar. This would save me tons of time traveling to different places for cards. Nice one!
 
Both Petco and PetSmart are near his house, around ten milesish per Google Maps. You can get a $25 Petco gift card on Amazon.

Places like grocery stores, Walgreens, etc. typically carry gift cards near the greeting cards or registers, too, but usually they're for restaurants or 'higher-end' clothing stores.
 
So wait, is the coinstar giftcard thing for a certain brand or for any of the listed brands? Because if it's the latter, I say definitely not.... GameStop is on the list...
 
Null said:
introman said:
Some of the coinstars accept dollar bills and can spit out a giftcard for a certain amount. Some of the options are gap, and jcpenney as well. Here's the website null. https://www.coinstar.com/kioskfinder I think the maximum is 500 but that shouldn't be a concern.
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Oh dude, this is a beautiful idea. I had to use one of those when I lost my wallet so my paypal account already works with coinstar. This would save me tons of time traveling to different places for cards. Nice one!
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Careful with CoinStar. I don't know how they work now, but when I last used one (14 or so years ago) they took an exorbitant fee per dollar (something like 10%).

You can get many gift cards on Amazon if there is not a store where you live.
 
Zim said:
Again, his "fans", who he hates, are the only ones who give a crap about him.
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This is my sentiment as well. Some of the posts here were kind of touching, fretting about things like how to dress him. If only he had enough sense to care.

I won't be donating because I've never been part of the CWC community and don't know the individuals involved. I just wanted to say you guys rock.
 
I only very briefly looked into it, but I think you may be able to order a gift card for Food Lion (a local grocery store for the Chandlers) on their website? Maybe look into that and see if you can get one to put in the care package?

And yeah, look into gift cards for JC Penney, Kohl's, etc.
 
Bragorboats said:
Just a thought, would buying dog/cat food be a waste or not?
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That would depend on the status of the cats and dogs
 
I donated $25. I don't know, all I can think of is the silly things Chris has done and how he never takes responsibility... but then, this is a horrible thing to happen.
 
Dr. Cuddlebug said:
Bragorboats said:
Just a thought, would buying dog/cat food be a waste or not?
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That would depend on the status of the cats and dogs
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Kibble is expensive to ship. Petco/PetSmart gift cards can't be spent on any dumb shit for Barb or Chris. If they're even allowed to keep their animals (and I hope for the animals' sake they're rehomed ASAP), a gift card to one of those almost guarantees they'll pick up some dog/cat food.

As Himawari mentioned, Food Lion definitely sells gift cards and you can order them online. They're a big chain in the southeast.
 
Dr. Cuddlebug said:
Bragorboats said:
Just a thought, would buying dog/cat food be a waste or not?
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That would depend on the status of the cats and dogs
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I'd bet good money that they are at a shelter and not with the Chandlers. Houses burn down all the time so there is a system in place to take in animals temporarily until stable housing can be found.
 
cahoots said:
I'd bet good money that they are at a shelter and not with the Chandlers. Houses burn down all the time so there is a system in place to take in animals temporarily until stable housing can be found.
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To be perfectly honest the pets being at a shelter is better for them than staying with Chris.
 
Chris said:
My mother and I are still working, readusting, recovering, etc. If Anyone who wishes to help us in this dire moment, they may send all collected and acceptable item(s) to Kevin Mann's office in Charlottesville, VA; he will relay them to my mother and I. I do not have the address at the moment. His office phone number is 1 (434) 978-1197. Your prayers and Most Anything would be appreciated. Thank you.

Gift cards for grocery stores like Food Lion, restaurants like Wood Grill Buffet in C-Ville, iHop, McDonalds or Burger King (both of them last choices; we like good food), or stores like Wal-Mart or Target would be best recommended. I have asked my church's congregation for clothing; I will add an update on what amount we get if any in the later weeks. For the moment, shirts, pants and socks would be good. Go Large (L) or Extra Large (XL) on the shirts, short or long sleeved; we are both a size 16 (or 32) for pants; no ride-highs, must be long. As long as the socks fit most adult size feet, that is good.
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Mann's mailing address, an easy google away:

1760 Timberwood Blvd
Charlottesvle, VA 22911-7593
 
Y'all are incredible people. Shame no one will record Chris' reaction at the amount of support, I think learning of his reaction would be a gift all of the Christorians-supporters would appreciate and deserve, hopefully Chris will consider this. I don't mean like making a video, but I'm really really hoping he at least acknowledges and thanks you guys for it. You guys deserve a lot of mm, yeahs.
 
Null, if there is a Safeway or Vons or Carrs grocery store (all same company) near you, they sell a ton of different gift cards for numerous different outlets. I guess I did not understand the talk about using Coinstar to get gift cards. I have only known them to give out free gift cards for amazon.com, so I would not understand why the bother. I still strongly support the idea of getting a money order for Barb for any funds left over after getting the desired items. Another possibility would be for Null to get a certified cashier's cheque or even a personal cheque in his own name to give to the Chandlers, in case there is worry that it wouldn't be accepted. (Would he be able to reclaim a certified cashier's cheque if it was uncashed or find out the status of such? That would be a good question to ask his bank.)

An impressive achievement raising this much. In my opinion it would be best to send out the first batch of whatever you send him in a day or two, but keep collecting funds to be disbursed at a later date when their needs can be reevaluated then. We have no idea how long the insurance will take to act, or if they will be denied their claims, etc. Some extra money might be needed towards a security deposit for a rental if they need to do that if the claims are denied, new furniture, clothes, a new laptop or game system for Christian, etc. The insurance may not come through, and they may have greater needs.
 
Himawari said:
Chris said:
My mother and I are still working, readusting, recovering, etc. If Anyone who wishes to help us in this dire moment, they may send all collected and acceptable item(s) to Kevin Mann's office in Charlottesville, VA; he will relay them to my mother and I. I do not have the address at the moment. His office phone number is 1 (434) 978-1197. Your prayers and Most Anything would be appreciated. Thank you.

Gift cards for grocery stores like Food Lion, restaurants like Wood Grill Buffet in C-Ville, iHop, McDonalds or Burger King (both of them last choices; we like good food), or stores like Wal-Mart or Target would be best recommended. I have asked my church's congregation for clothing; I will add an update on what amount we get if any in the later weeks. For the moment, shirts, pants and socks would be good. Go Large (L) or Extra Large (XL) on the shirts, short or long sleeved; we are both a size 16 (or 32) for pants; no ride-highs, must be long. As long as the socks fit most adult size feet, that is good.
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Mann's mailing address, an easy google away:

1760 Timberwood Blvd
Charlottesvle, VA 22911-7593
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Hope he hasn't moved.
 
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