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inkwater t1_j32stdj wrote
inkwater t1_irc7boe wrote
Reply to comment by aioncan in Man who went viral saving cat from hurricane floodwaters now raising funds for displaced pets by Sariel007
The way the migrants have been treated is abominable.
inkwater t1_irbcm0z wrote
Reply to comment by sally_says in Man who went viral saving cat from hurricane floodwaters now raising funds for displaced pets by Sariel007
Right!
As to your point about direct donation to the charity, I agree with that method. We've done that before, donating to a food bank in Texas after they dealt with a natural disyaster.
No doubt Mike and Megan will see a veritable windfall of donations, which is exactly what they intended and wanted. I'll put my donation elsewhere.
inkwater t1_irb9r46 wrote
Reply to comment by jawshuwah in Man who went viral saving cat from hurricane floodwaters now raising funds for displaced pets by Sariel007
What rubs me the wrong way is them admitting they chose to capitalize on the guy's initial good deed of rescuing the cat and get something for themselves. I can't remember if it was stated in this article or another one, but it's definitely out there in the press.
Sure, they need help, as do the thousands of others whose homes and businesses were damaged and destroyed by the hurricane. They've put themselves in a negative light by coming out with their hands and bank account open for more when they could've let someone else set up a fundraiser on their behalf, or even opted not to do or say anything beyond rescuing the cat.
I think too they likely added that bit about sharing the take so as not to appear completely opportunistic and greedy.
inkwater t1_ira6y8t wrote
Reply to comment by Sariel007 in Man who went viral saving cat from hurricane floodwaters now raising funds for displaced pets by Sariel007
The text of the GoFundMe itself says they're donating half of the proposed 50K to the Naples Humane Society.
inkwater t1_ira4min wrote
Reply to Man who went viral saving cat from hurricane floodwaters now raising funds for displaced pets by Sariel007
Half the 50k to the Humane Society, and the rest to restore their own home? How much of that 25k will be given to the other families for home repairs?
inkwater OP t1_j5sowf8 wrote
Reply to comment by sandee_eggo in This SoCal business developed a system to reuse water as a way to fight the drought by inkwater
It's probably cleaner in various open places, and certainly cleaner than the public water supply when it's falling directly from the sky into a cistern. However, I wouldn't trust any rainwater for my own drinking water in a metropolitan area because there's so much garbage in the air now. The toxins from vaping and cigarettes, for example. I want that filtered out.