Get Closer

Pap · June 2014

Pro Infirmis conducts an experiment: There are only a few people who don't have empathy with disabled people. Nevertheless, the passenger seat in the public bus next to Fabian often stays empty. Handicapped people are a regular part of our society. So, get closer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFWr-CKMWGY

mikalina · June 2014

Thanks for sharing.... Band of Horses ( The Funeral )

SD48277 · June 2014

What a great video! Thank you for sharing that, Pap.
(It sort-of reminds me of the Free Hugs video with Sick Puppies.)

Annafalk · June 2014

Pap, you seem to be a person with a big heart and that's great

Pap · June 2014

$:\$ "> Thank you all kindly!

evsgjamm · June 2014

http://www.indiegogo.com/project/preview/b9e766b9

I am heading a campaign for a friend with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (Type 2) - It has been her life's dream to go on a meteorite hunt (and with any luck, find her very first meteorite) and with the help of good people LIKE YOU, we can achieve this for her! Please see the preview to our campaign for her. We plan on launching August 1st - Get Closer

Excellent thread.

23scidoo · June 2014

i need that after last night..

Pap · June 2014

evsgjamm said:
http://www.indiegogo.com/project/preview/b9e766b9

I am heading a campaign for a friend with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (Type 2) - It has been her life's dream to go on a meteorite hunt (and with any luck, find her very first meteorite) and with the help of good people LIKE YOU, we can achieve this for her! Please see the preview to our campaign for her. We plan on launching August 1st - Get Closer

Excellent thread.

I really hope Marissa's dream come true! [-O<

>-

Pap · June 2014

23scidoo said:
i need that after last night..

Here's a hug for you man. Next time will be better...

badbrains · June 2014

Wow, that was awesome. And yes, we should all get closer......

JonnyPistachio · June 2014

that was awesome. Maybe i'll trade in my Bee suit for a bear suit.

Pap · July 2014

JonnyPistachio said:
that was awesome. Maybe i'll trade in my Bee suit for a bear suit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmVn6b7DdpA

evsgjamm · July 2014

Pap said:

evsgjamm said:
http://www.indiegogo.com/project/preview/b9e766b9

I am heading a campaign for a friend with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (Type 2) - It has been her life's dream to go on a meteorite hunt (and with any luck, find her very first meteorite) and with the help of good people LIKE YOU, we can achieve this for her! Please see the preview to our campaign for her. We plan on launching August 1st - Get Closer

Excellent thread.
I really hope Marissa's dream come true! [-O< >-

Thanks Pap. I've never met her, except for online. She's been honest with us (the meteorite forum we're a part of - the one created by Geoff Notkin, of Meteorite Men) and she's been a member on that site for quite a while. Only recently did she say it's been her life's dream to go on a meteorite hunt, but she can't do it alone because she's in a wheel chair due to her Spinal Muscular Atrophy. As soon as I found someone that was unable to pursue a passion because of a disability, I jumped on that train faster than I've jumped on any train before. I made it my personal objective to get her on that meteorite hunt she's always dreamed of. We have some decent support so far, and we are definitely launching a real campaign (http://www.indiegogo.com/project/preview/b9e766b9) to raise money to fly her and two travel nurses from Ohio to Nevada where they will meet up with a meteorite hunter. We're going to get her and her chair out in the field and help her find her very first meteorite. @mfanady to anyone who wants to send her a goodluck note.
Rogan
(sorry for hijacking the thread - I was going to post a separate thread about "Marissa's Meteorite" the other night and then I saw this thread - total serendipity.)

evsgjamm · July 2014

Come and "get closer" to a campaign I'll be launching on August 1st that will run for 30 days. Our goal: to raise $5,000 to help Marissa, a young college student with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (Type 2), achieve her life long dream of going on a meteorite hunt. Here's a preview of the campaign I'll be launching in a couple more days!! SO excited!
http://www.indiegogo.com/project/preview/b9e766b9

evsgjamm · August 2014

I wanted to stop by and mention that finally, after a long time of building up the campaign for Marissa's meteorite hunt, I launched it lastnight at midnight. Feel free to read her story, check out our campaign and share amongst your circles. Much love & plenty of thanks.

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/marissa-s-meteorite/x/8036659

brianlux · August 2014

So glad I saw this thread and that great video, Pap. Made my day, big time! :-)

evsgjamm · August 2014

Pap said:

evsgjamm said:
http://www.indiegogo.com/project/preview/b9e766b9

I am heading a campaign for a friend with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (Type 2) - It has been her life's dream to go on a meteorite hunt (and with any luck, find her very first meteorite) and with the help of good people LIKE YOU, we can achieve this for her! Please see the preview to our campaign for her. We plan on launching August 1st - Get Closer

Excellent thread.
I really hope Marissa's dream come true! [-O< >-

We are beginning to build her dream day by day, bit-by-bit, Pap. We're 20% funded on our 3rd day so far and we are ecstatic by these results. I watched your video at the top again, shed my morning tears of joy, and am now about to throw on the coffee, turn on the jams, and get to work. PMA... positive mental attitude. That's as far as it goes for me. Feelin the PMA in here!

Pap · August 2014

evsgjamm said:
We're 20% (currently 23%) funded on our 3rd (4th) day so far and we are ecstatic by these results.

Great news! Please keep us informed.

evsgjamm · August 2014

We're now 57% funded =D>

Anyone want a meteorite? Come and help out Marissa and I'll be happy to ship you one!

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/marissa-s-meteorite

Any and all support is very much appreciated. Even if you just share the link on your Facebooks or Twitters

Pap · August 2014

^ Yay! Great news! ~O)

evsgjamm · August 2014

Here is our friend, Marissa, whom we've never met in person, but whom after sharing her story with us, we took action to get closer and do something fun!

A generous member from our meteorite forum sent her this meteorite that he found in the area she will be hunting next Spring 2015. She's so excited and we're now 65% funded

There are many people with hopes and dreams, but a limiting disability and perhaps a limiting mindset makes them believe they can't follow their dreams. This was the case with Marissa and now that there is a team of supporters behind her dream, she now believes she can do this!! And so do we! WE ARE GOING TO DO THIS

Please feel free to join us in supporting her.

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/marissa-s-meteorite/x/8036659#home

Pap · November 2014

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fC6RP6tZ1Q

Please give me some skin... :-S :(

badbrains · November 2014

Pap said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fC6RP6tZ1Q

Please give me some skin... :-S :(

Dude, POWERFUL stuff Pap.

whispering hands · November 2014

That was awesome!! Thank you for sharing!

23scidoo · November 2014

great pap..

PJ_Soul · November 2014

Pap said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fC6RP6tZ1Q

Please give me some skin... :-S :(

I can't really believe anyone sitting right in front of a slice place wouldn't give a guy a slice. They're like $1.50. Just go buy another one. I mean, I know we can't afford to do that all day, but how often does someone ask? Not that often.