I bumped into the Ride for Kids (they raise $ for kids with brain tumors) booth at the Seattle IMS earlier in the month. I was thinking about it and jumped in the net to check into it some more last night. That's when I found this guy who is trying to raise $318 a day for $318 for Ride for Kids.
Don't think he has a clue as to how challenging it's going to be but I applaud his efforts.
Go check out his website: http://web.me.com/orducrider/Site/318/318.html (http://web.me.com/orducrider/Site/318/318.html)
Oh, and he rides a Monster [thumbsup] and has a blog about his travels and rides as well.
nice first post.
is it an amazing coincidence that the guy with the webpage you linked and you have the same email? orducrider?
but anyway, welcome to the forum. what do you ride? There's an 'introduce yourself' thread around here somewhere. we like pics of new folks' bikes too. [beer]
(it's also realy nice to get to know us and let us get to know you before hitting us up for money for anything)
Kind Sirr:
I am a Christian missionary recently of Lagos, and assigned with the Red Cross of America in Alabama. God Bless. I have the fortunate of my employment having placed me in the possession of accounts deliverable in the amounts of $3.5 million for the benefit of sufferings children in New Orleans. For their benfit, the monies will be dispersed through food aid and clothings. Additional monies are necessary for the disperment of the aid from Gad. As God's child, please deliver help to these needy. Donations through this website with bank account number or electronic check and address will be followed with a notice of charity donation for your tax records. For the children, please help.
Merry Christmas,
Umphoophoo Legrashee
Minister, Church of Saints of God and Heaven On Earth
Admins: Why do you even let a post like that stay up? I say delete the verbiage and tell him to start over without all the lies.
I applaud the cause but the whole...."I'm only posting here because I want your money" aspect rubs me the wrong way.
That and I don't know who the f*ck this guy is, so I'm just going to assume scam. If Statler said he was raising money? Sure. Someone I don't know? Nope, sorry.
[popcorn]
While I disagree with how this was posted, I thought I would provide more info.
This guy used to be a member here and on the old board under a different name (no, its not Mother). He's put forth efforts to raise money for the Elsie May Ride as well, which raises money for a local hospital's brain institute. Everything is legit and the money is going to the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation.
+1
This guy is legit. [thumbsup]
Quote from: JBubble on December 31, 2009, 10:42:47 AM
While I disagree with how this was posted, I thought I would provide more info.
This guy used to be a member here and on the old board under a different name (no, its not Mother). He's put forth efforts to raise money for the Elsie May Ride as well, which raises money for a local hospital's brain institute. Everything is legit and the money is going to the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation.
That's cool and all if he is legit but why is he posting up like it's not him he is talking about? That's not legit.
Quote from: hbliam on December 31, 2009, 11:02:20 AM
That's cool and all if he is legit but why is he posting up like it's not him he is talking about? That's not legit.
make the beast with two backs if I know.
Like I said, I don't agree with how he posted.
Quote from: Spidey on December 31, 2009, 09:04:50 AM
Kind Sirr:
I am a Christian missionary recently of Lagos, and assigned with the Red Cross of America in Alabama. God Bless. I have the fortunate of my employment having placed me in the possession of accounts deliverable in the amounts of $3.5 million for the benefit of sufferings children in New Orleans. For their benfit, the monies will be dispersed through food aid and clothings. Additional monies are necessary for the disperment of the aid from Gad. As God's child, please deliver help to these needy. Donations through this website with bank account number or electronic check and address will be followed with a notice of charity donation for your tax records. For the children, please help.
Merry Christmas,
Umphoophoo Legrashee
Minister, Church of Saints of God and Heaven On Earth
legit or not that spidey my friend is fricken hilarious
He posted in 3rd person. If he is legit, I hope he finds what he's looking for. If he's not, then on judgement day he will answer for the sin.
I know...
He has MPD
Sorry, I've been writing lots of press releases lately and the instruction is to write them in 3rd person.
It is legit. You can contact the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation and ask. I had to get approved 1st.
No intentional deceit intended.
[moto]
Quote from: causeofkaos on December 31, 2009, 01:02:41 PM
legit or not that spidey my friend is fricken hilarious
Good to see Spidey still has his sense of humor ;D
So, let's try and start over.
Hi all it's Neikos - I'm back after months off the board. I submitted my Introduction per the suggestion below even though I'm not really a new member but a returning member.
So . . . had I not been stuck in my third person press release mentality what I would have posted would have been along the lines of:
Hello I've been away for 6 or 9 months doing other things. This summer I was a member of the committee that founded the Elsie Mae Memorial Ride http://pdxriders.com/index.php?title=Elsie_mae_memorial_ride (http://pdxriders.com/index.php?title=Elsie_mae_memorial_ride)in Portland, OR. We raised $1951 dollars for the Providence Brain Institute. After our event I still wanted to do something to make the world a better place.
I'd supported the Ride for Kids program over the years and found that you can raise funds all year long not just on the day of the event and have decided to try to raise a LARGE amount of money for them over several months.
Please check out my link and pass on the inf. if you are so inclined.
Thank you in advance.