#Text to give fundraising

[bisexualbaker]

Crochet Pattern for Palestine and Israel Relief

At long last, it's done!

This crochet pattern is for small cats, of a good size to make into keychains, magnets, or even hair clips! There are six PDF versions available:

- US stitch names in 12 point Atkinson Hyperlegible - US stitch names in 22 point Atkinson Hyperlegible - US stitch names in 22 point Comic Sans

- UK stitch names in 12 point Atkinson Hyperlegible - UK stitch names in 22 point Atkinson Hyperlegible - UK stitch names in 22 point Comic Sans

Between those six options, that should cover most pattern accessibility needs. If you need something else, though, let me know! I'm prepared to offer a .doc or similar file on an individual basis if you need a screenreader to access crochet patterns, and have a sheet I can use to translate things to German stitch terms (though more in-depth instructions would still be in English). The pattern is worked primarily in (US) single crochet/(UK) double crochet, with the ears in (US) double crochet/(UK) treble crochet popcorn stitches, and is bundled with similar file options of a popcorn stitch tutorial PDF (no stitch names used).

"Socchan," you say, "These cats are super cute! And you said that this pattern is for charity? How does that work exactly?"

I'm glad you asked! Simply donate a minimum of $3 or close-enough local equivalent to a related charity, then take a screencap of your receipt/proof of donation. Block out any information that could doxx you; it's nice if you trust me, but it's not impossible that my email could get hacked, and I want you to be safe! Finally, email the altered screencap to socchan (at) protonmail (dot) com.

Once I get and check the screencap, I will email you back with a link to a MediaFire folder and the password you'll need to open the PDFs. Yes, it is a bit of a pain to need a password to open these files, but this was the simplest way I could figure out how to do things without needing to upload and send a minimum of six files to every person. Download as many of the variations as you want, keep a copy of the password somewhere safe (and don't delete the email with it), and go to town!

As a bonus, if you take your donation up to at least $5 (or close-enough local equivalent), I'll throw in an additional link and password for a very cute little flower pattern!

"That sounds pretty easy," you go on to say, "but where should I donate? There are so many options to choose from!"

No problem! Here's a couple of short lists of options that can help you narrow things down:

Palestine: Palestine Children's Relief Fund - Focuses on medical aid to children in Palestine Medical Aid for Palestine - "[H]elp MAP respond to the ongoing emergency in Gaza, as well as provide medical supplies, support healthcare services and deliver long term development to healthcare in the occupied Palestinian territory and Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon." MAP reportedly has a team on the ground in Gaza, providing critical medical aid. Anera - Providing food, hygiene kits, and medical care in Gaza, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem. Palestine Red Crescent - More medical support in Palestine; the rest of the webpage is in Arabic, so be prepared if you want to click around at all. Basically the Palestinian Red Cross. Gaza Cemetery Project - "Al-Hamdulillah, a ​​5,500 square meters’ piece of land has been secured to create a public cemetery for the city and neighbouring areas." This area still needs a fence to protect the burial plots before it can be used.

Israel: Zaka - A group of first responders and people who identify bodies and prepare them for burial (sadly, sorely needed right now); they are in need of safety equipment, medical supplies, first aid kits, and more. Red Magen David - The Israeli/Jewish equivalent of the Red Cross; first responder medical support and similar. (This one has some pretty immediate upsetting text, so take care!) Hatzalah - Similar to Red Magen David, another first responder and emergency medical group. The Koby Mandell Foundation - Focuses on bereavement aid in Israel for people who have lost loved ones in traumatic circumstances; they've got support hotlines and can arrange for support visits, among other things. The Refuser Solidarity Network - Providing support for Israeli citizens who refuse government mandatory military service.

I think that's everything, aside from: Please Signal Boost! If I end up having to send out two hundred emails in the next couple of days, that still won't be too many.

[scarletanpan]

It's not my place to be saying this which is why I'm hiding it on tumblr.com but it's been kind of bothering me how multiple big commentary ytbers I used to follow haven't said anything abt Gaza in the past months. Like from what I've seen not even a community post of support or anything(except Chad Chad). Like I know I'm just a viewer and I shouldn't expect things but all I can think about is how they get millions of views every video, just a couple of hours worth of streaming or adding a fundraiser to a video could probably generate thousands to donate, and they definitely have fanbases who would willingly participate. Idk if they talk abt it on twitter but I wouldn't go all the way there to see a ytbers opinion I just wished it felt like more people cared. Especially because these are the same people who tend to have strong moral opinions abt situations like this

[reserwrekt]

Yeah, "we try not to eat very much." This is my CareCredit account, what most vets take around here. My two cats have chronic health issues and today- my 12 year old, Zoe, failed jumped, and landed on her tail. It's either broken or sprained. I need to pick up more fluids and needles for her CKD. I don't get disability payment until the end or start of the month. V: @ kittyzibby (icon the same) next priority over the fluids and needles is food. I'm not kidding. Food prices are starving us.

[justsomeweirdbandkid]

Ok I'm going to like. Infodump abt my crush in the tags bc like. Yeah <:)

[cjoat-boost]

I made this community post awhile back. Right now I’m trying to rest while seeing doctors.

Right now, I am too exhausted to write out draw. A curse my abuser has placed on me has prevented such rest from rejuvenating me. It has turned to affect my life with an iron but fearful grip since this past Sunday.

I’ve caught onto it. My abuser has too noticed I’ve caught onto it. But that is not for this post. I request you visit my YouTube channel and either interact with the post or share the links in said post. Which I will link here. Thank you.

[something-about-sunflowers]

Your blog is 15 hours old.

You have ONE post about this 'issue' of yours.

This is a scam.

Fuck off.

[shadowfoxsilver]

Some quick tips to spotting accounts that are pretending to be a Palestinian needing mutual aid. Please keep in mind that not all of them are scam accounts, and that some may legitimate blogs who just aren’t too knowledgeable on how tumblr works. This guide is based around what I go by when checking certain blogs and usually it’s a quick giveaway the blog is a scam.

1. You was sent the ask as someone who regularly shares Palestine related content such as regular news updates of posts by other Palestinians who are regularly giving updates. You may also get these asks from sharing a popular post that is from the Palestine tag. If you post often about Palestine, you will always start getting these asks. These askers don’t care if you state don’t send the asks. They will anyway. Unfortunately minors also get sent asks.

2. The ask has odd formatting such as having odd quotation marks in it or unusual formatting that may indicate it’s been edited and copied from somewhere else. Often the ask is the same thing as the post itself minus a link to a donation site. These asks rarely change so searching it should pull up if it’s been sent to other bloggers and sometimes the asks are edited only to add new phrases to them in time.

3. The account is almost always a few days old or a week old or long depending on how often they have sent asks. Usually some may even be an hour old and reusing a familiar pfp/ask.

4. The blog has a few Palestine related posts or posts from random tags reblogged to pad out length and then no more. They will have no original posts besides the pinned post while occasionally answering asks that they may have received but otherwise nothing else and no further updates given either.

5. They may have a Linktree link that is called “GoFundMe” as if indicating they have a GoFundMe there. However, they don’t. When clicked on, the Linktree actually goes to a PayPal account whose name may not even match the one their supposed name is. They’ll say it’s a friend, but it’s just the same person not someone else. You’ll see this same name across multiple accounts after a while usually giving away it’s not legitimate even under a different theme.

6. The text used by the blogs are often real stories stolen from legitimate fundraisers and searching parts of it in your preferred search engine should pull up the sources. These sources make no mention of a tumblr account either or don’t have the PayPal account associated with them in the info. Scammers often impersonate a real person in need and will ignore you if you show them the source they copied from.

7. Legitimate Palestinians often link to their own GoFundMe posts that their friends have set up or post links to other social platforms they are found on. They will regularly post updates when possible, post sources to support them when necessary, and also generally have some method of verifying their legitimacy. They may often share links to support others as well or give links to charities that have been shown as reliable. They will have more original posts than just a single pinned one and regularly speak to other tumblr accounts beyond just an ask. Please don’t bother them with asks about possible scam accounts. There are many guides out there that can do that for you if you search. You may find verified fundraisers too.

8. Scammers don’t know anything about Palestine and will often have trouble once you ask them anything beyond the mutual aid post. They don’t know the languages decently and you can tell it pretty easily if you’re one who uses it regularly. Whatever the scammers use is often just copied off the site they got the post from. Sometimes the text is just reused from past scams such as asking for insulin that doesn’t last long.

9. These scammers can and will use names stolen off real Palestinians to look more legitimate and trustworthy. They change names constantly once one of their PayPal accounts is shut down.

10. If you do see a GoFundMe link on a blog, don’t immediately assume it’s a scam just because it’s a relatively new account. Check the post notes to see if anyone’s verified the account yet or wait a bit as it takes time. You likely can search around to see if anyone’s posted anything where the blog has been vetted by others. You may also see if the GoFundMe is referred to on other socials or on lists that compile verified and vetted fundraisers.

Please don’t let these scams deter you from sending support where it needs to go. Even if you can’t donate personally, there are other ways to help. If you are sending money, please make sure that it’s going to where it’s needed and the place it’s sent has been verified accordingly. If you find a blog is a scammer, and have been able to prove it, please make sure to alert anyone sharing the post and report the account.

[rebirthgarments]

Disabled 17 year old Mohammed Hammad needs medical Evacuation immediately!! $10K needed ASAP Mohammed has a fixator on one leg which has sepsis; he will need it amputated (life threatening in current conditions) if he isn't evacuated to Cairo immediately. He takes care of 6 younger siblings essentially by himself. a @FedUp4Palestine verified fuhnd-raizer! givebutter.com/mogaza

[Image description: a graphic with black text on a white and seafoam background that says the text above. There is a QR code above the link that goes to the Give Butter site. To the left of the text is a photo of Mohammed Hammad laying down with his right leg propped up. His leg has a Ilizarov apparatus, a metal fixator that holds pins in his leg (so they are both external and internal, and are easily infected). He is wearing a brown shirt and is smiling. There are two QueerCrip symbols on the graphic that are filled in with pal-eh-steinian flags.]

This is the most urgent fundraiser that I, (Sky from Rebirth Garments), am currently working on!

please please give as much as you can and share!

Stay Connected: Mohammed's Instagram

[lunaxstrange]

Jason is required to attend the Wayne Foundation fundraiser

It's a fundraiser so obviously Jason will attend it, even if begrudgingly.

Alfred gives specific instructions that he has to look presentable. But he's outnumbered and unfortunately gets hit in the face.

Red Hood: Ugh, that hurt.

Spoiler: Um...Jay...

Red Hood: *has a big bruise across his cheekbone* What?

They try their best to reduce the swelling but can't get rid of the bruise itself. So, they seek help from someone who won't make a fuss about it.

Babs: That's gonna take at least a day or two.

Jason: But the fundraiser is in three hours!

Babs: Hm, you're gonna have to cover that.

Steph: Our talent lies in giving people bruises, not hiding them.

Babs: *texting* Good thing I called a professional.

A couple minutes later, someone bursts through the door with a full-fledged professional makeup kit.

It's Dick.

[the-fandom-connection]

I glow yellow in the day in my roooooooom I’ve been paralyzed by the fear and the dooooooooom and I might have COVID again I might have COVID again it’s like a fucking landslide with every goddamn thing saying ‘hey fuck u hey fuck u hey fuck u hey fuck u hey fuck u hey fuck u hey fuck u hey fuuuuuuck uuuuuuuuu’

[iconnectxsolutions]

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[donatemoovvi]

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[blackpearlblast]

[ID: A flyer titled "Toy Raffle!" featuring five handmade, red and green bipedal toys with no arms and heart-shaped faces. Two of them are full sized and three of them are miniature. Flyer text: "Would you like to have one of these things in your home?" (arrow pointing to the toys) "Donate €5 or more to Ezzideen's GoFundMe to enter the raffle for a chance to win! Ezzideen and his family are fundraising to be able to evacuate north Gaza. I made these toys to raffle off to raise money and awareness for their situation. Please read the description below for details!" There is a QR code leading to Ezzideen's fundraiser with the text "Scan or go to gofund.me/2b7f982c to donate!" end ID]

A little overview of how this is gonna work! These are small handmade toys (measuring 2 and 1/8th inches/5.5cm tall for full size and 1 inch/2.5cm tall for the minis) made with polymer clay, acrylic paint, and polyurethane varnish. The raffle will last from today, May 1st, starting from the time this post goes up until 9 P.M. Pacific (12 A.M. Eastern) on May 15th.

To enter, you must donate a minimum of 5 euros to Ezzideen Shehab's evacuation fundraiser. Donations made before this post goes up do not count. Then fill out this form to claim your ticket. If you do not fill out the form your entry will not be counted! You can also get an extra ticket after donating by resharing this post.

Each entrant can only win one toy so I will draw for the full size toys first to make sure nobody misses out. I will cover all shipping costs and ship to wherever accepts shipped mail from the U.S. You must be comfortable giving me your shipping address so that I can send them to you. Thank you and good luck!

[sneez]

Help save Mahmoud's family

Mahmoud (@mahmoud-sharif), Soha, and their three children (Retal, Joud, and Nageh) are trapped in the Gaza Strip in the midst of the ongoing Israeli genocide. Soha is in the late stages of pregnancy and has no access to the care she needs, and Mahmoud needs treatment for injuries to his eyes and hands he has sustained in this and previous conflicts. Their home has been destroyed and they have been displaced numerous times, enduring unimaginable hardship. They are now trying to raise $60,000 to evacuate to Egypt, access the medical care they desperately need, and rebuild their lives. As of today (9 August 2024), they have only received $4,294.

This is a legitimate fundraiser which has been verified by @90-ghost. The situation is urgent for Mahmoud and his family, and anything you can give could make a big difference to them. Please donate if you are able, and share if you are not.

[ID in alt text.]

[edenfenixblogs]

I was having a rough night so I went to my favorite funny website IsMercuryInRetrograde.com

I’m not a huge believer in astrology, but the website only has two pages:

If it’s in retrograde it says yes, which feels weirdly validating.

If it’s not in retrograde it just says “No, something else must be bumming you out,” which always gives me a little chuckle.

Fun silly website. Yay.

Except this time

YES. SOMETHING ELSE IS BUMMING ME OUT.

The fact that unless I lock myself in a room with only pre-written or pre-recorded material that I’ve already read or watched and know is safe I CANNOT GO TWELVE FUCKING HOURS WITHOUT HEARING ABOUT THIS FUCKING WAR.

It’s killing me. There are no breaks. I open any website or social media app and it’s an immediate bombardment of info about the war. I go watch a YouTube video and then there’s a fundraiser at the end.

I flip through channels and see news about an antisemitic attack or a bombing in Gaza or Rafah.

I leave notifications on and get a text from a friend who sees a “rape is resistance” sticker on her walk home from school.

I go to look for pride merch and see watermelon merch mixed in as if war is some kind of gay accessory. I look through a fandom tag and see cartoon characters in a kids cartoon drawn with Palestinian flags.

It’s fucking endless. It’s insane. I just wanted a few days without having to think about all of it so I could recharge and I haven’t even been able to go a continuous 12 hour stretch without something or someone shoving the whole thing in my face.

It’s not healthy to live like this. I already have PTSD. And I’m trying with all my might not to retreat fully within myself but this is fucking killing me.

And I am someone who is pro peace and pro ceasefire and pro Palestinian welfare and anti-Likud but also anti-antisemitism. I do nothing but promote interfaith and intercultural organizations devoted to fostering peace. I want this war over.

And yet I’m fucking stuck in this perpetual hellhole of awful news and constant imagery about war and death and antisemitism and Palestinian suffering. And it’s too much. Why can’t I even go 12 hours. It’s killing me.

The fucking mercury in retrograde website‽ YES. SOMETHING ELSE IS BUMMING ME OUT AND ITS YOU.

[sinnabum45]

Signal Samurai trio 🥺

[Image description: Fanart for Ace Attorney characters: Phoenix Wright, Larry Butz, and Miles Edgeworth. First image: Larry, Phoenix, and Miles are sitting with their school desks pushed together. Larry and Miles are watching Phoenix play with his game console. Larry and Phoenix are smiling while Miles is watching in silence. Miles’ desk has his books, pencil, and eraser. Later, Phoenix and Larry are hugging. They both stare at Miles and Miles is surprised. Miles gives Phoenix a handshake instead of a hug while embarrassed and looking away from him. Phoenix is happy, exclaiming, “ GASP! Handshake!” Larry is laughing with his hands behind his head and says “You’re funny, Edgey!”

Second image: sketches of Miles on Christmas in his pajamas sitting on a couch. Text: “December 25, 2001” He is opening a present that his father gifted him. Miles: “Thank you for the present, father.” Gregory, chuckling: “ You’re welcome, Miles.” Miles opens the box and is shocked. He starts bouncing and holds up a game console. He exclaims, “ Wow! A GBA?!” Gregory: “ You mentioned that your friends have one, so now you can also play with them.” Text pointing at Gregory’s speech bubble: “Happy that Miles made friends” Miles: “Thank you, father!”

Third image: Miles is holding his console, smiling warmly. Gregory is patting his head. Text: “I can’t wait until break is over.” Bottom of page, Miles is imagining Larry, Phoenix, and him playing their games together. Text: “Then we can all play together!” End of description.]

Happy Pride month! Please consider doing what you can to help Palestine, Sudan, etc.! I linked some fundraisers you can donate to below:

Links to help Palestine and other resources! 🇵🇸

[Plain text: Links to help Palestine and other resources! (palestine flag). End plain text.]

They're all so BABY!! Maybe one day they can all play games together again 😭 I imagine that they'll just fight in Smash or something tho LOL