If it’s fake, somebody is really a low-life. K5HEC
> On Mar 9, 2019, at 9:08 AM, Allen Brier N5XZ via BVARC <[email protected]> > wrote: > > This looks fishy to me. Legit? > > Allen N5XZ > > -----Forwarded Message----- > From: BVARC > Sent: Mar 9, 2019 6:47 AM > To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Subject: Support Ray > > > > Dear Member, > One of our member is in dire need of the entire Brazos Valley Amateur Radio > Club help and it will really be appreciated if we all can join hands together > and save her son. A fundraising campaign has been created and we are counting > on everyone to support her. Below is the campaign, thank you for your support > in advance. > > > > > > > John would like you to support > > Ray Recovery Journey > by making a donation and helping > spread the word. > > I'm trying to raise $17,000 > $9,250 RAISED / 53 SUPPORTERS / 18 DAYS LEFT > > > > > > My name is Ray. I was born with a congenital heart defect and had open heart > surgery at just 8 weeks old. I was later diagnosed with a global > developmental delay and an ultra rare gene mutation ADCY5. > > This causes me to have a range of unpredictable movements that are painful, > forceful and make my body contort in unnatural positions. They affect my > entire body, even my larynx and my tongue! > > It affects me 24 hours a day; during the daytime it restricts my mobility and > the ability to perform simple tasks like other children. My night times are > the worst as this is when I have my most painful movements and I am yet to > experience a full nights sleep. > > Doctors in the United State have tried lots of different drugs and tests to > help me but so far nothing has worked. My mum and dad have found a specialist > doctor in UK who has developed a non invasive technique in Neuroplasticity > and he thinks he has a strong chance of reducing the frequency and intensity > of my movements, ultimately with the outcome of giving me more independence > and a better quality of life. > > My bedroom at home is fully padded to protect me from injury but when I go > away to UK I can not take my bedroom with me. I therefore need a specialist > travel bed to keep me safe at night. > As always, any specialist equipment is very expensive to buy. My family have > already come together to fund the trip but we still can't afford the travel > bed. > > Your gift, no matter how small, will help enable me to stay safe at night > whilst I'm in UK. Moving forward it will also mean I can stay over in > hospital when I need treatments and go away on family holidays like my > friends do. > > My mummy, daddy and i can't thank you enough for taking the time to read my > story and any donations given will be gratefully received. > > > > Make A Donation > > <https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=4EF9XYZD4RUPC&source=url> > > > > > What is GoFundMe? > > GoFundMe is a personal fundraising website that has helped thousands of > people raise millions of dollars for the things that matter to them most. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > <http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org> > Message delivered to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
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