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A Holiday Plea

Hey Y'all,

So there's this meme going around, where people post their wishlists for the December Holidays. You know the one? Where people say that they want fic, or a pony, or whatever.

I'm too poor to give anyone anything this year, so I'm not really gonna play that game. Instead, here's my twist:

One of my housemates works with/at a local homeless shelter for teens. From what she's said, they run around 15-20 kids at any time, and several of them live there on a fairly permanent basis.

Here's the thing. These kids pretty much don't have anything new, and the vast majority of their clothing and belongings are donated. Sounds pretty ok, right? Yeah, if you're interested in wearing clothing that's several years out of date, or about three decades too old for you - nobody really wants to dress like they're sixty when they're sixteen. Not to mention, can you imagine wearing second hand bras and panties?

You might be aware that I've got a seasonal job at Lane Bryant. This is awesome, for a number of reasons, but the key one here is that I've asked for and been given permission to use my 40% employee discount for the plus-sized girls who live at this shelter. I'm planning on hitting up Victoria's Secret or even Macy's in our mall this week and seeing if they'll match this discount as I'd really really like to get all the girls who live at the shelter some underwear that's never been used, is in their size, and is pretty.

Instead of giving me anything this holiday, I'd love it if you could donate some money towards this cause. I'm hoping to raise enough money to be able to get each girl two pairs of panties and a bra. Five pairs of panties run $25 at LB, and each bra works out to around $20. I figure if I can get around $200, I can swing this.

Of course, if I can get more than $200, I could do something for the guys. Spokane is freezing y'all, and they're always in need of things like socks and hoodies. I'm betting that I could talk a couple of stores into letting me buy things at their employee discount rate, and it would be awfully cool if the guys weren't left out of this.

So yeah, that's my Christmas wish this year. Help me help out a bunch of kids who don't have anything, and could really use something to make their lives a little bit better.

My paypal is jessamayone@hotmail.com (or click the shiny link!), and if you have any questions, I can be reached at bunnymcfoo at gmail dot com, or through a comment on this entry.

PLEASE, feel free to link this high and low, (especially if you've got a big friendslist :D) I'm really really crossing my fingers that this works out well. If anyone wants more information about the shelter, or wants a receipt for their donation, I can provide those - just ask!

ETA: I'm heading back down to the family's for Christmas on the 23rd, and I'd love to have something to actually get to the kids FOR Christmas, so I'm thinking that the 20th or the 21st is the deadline for this. ♥

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I linked to this on my lj. I have to look at finances this weekend, but I'll try to send you something!

thank you so much! ♥

Mrph, peanut, I do not know if I can help out this month given all the other things going on. *sigh*

hush you, you are made of win and solid awesome. if you want to link, that would be amazing, but NO GUILT, you hear me?

♥

I just sent you a little something towards the cause....

wolfshark linked me. :-)

thank you so much! ♥

You're awesome, hon! Do you have any kind of deadline? I'm strapped until next Wednesday, but after that, I'll be happy to donate.

I'd really like to be able to do this in the next two weeks or so - say by the 20th?

you're kind of awesome, for real.

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telesilla.livejournal.com - 2008-12-05 01:43 (UTC) - Expand

Coming from

trollprincess,send you something, good luck with your project...

thank you so much! ♥

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slippery-fish.livejournal.com - 2008-12-05 01:49 (UTC) - Expand

I just sent a donation, and didn't get a chance to leave a note, but I think this is great you 're doing this, more power to you.

thank you so much! ♥

Echoing Ruth's question... is there a deadline on this? I'm tapped out until the 15th, but I'd really like to contribute.

I clearly should edit the post. :D

I think the 20th would be maybe the deadline? I'm heading home for Christmas on the 23rd, and I'd like to have something to show the kids before then.

Thank you so so so much. <3

Sending you a small donation, check your email!

thank you so very much. ♥

Linking to this, what a great idea!

thank you so much! ♥

Got here through

jennem. Will send money. Will link at my journal.

Thank you for doing this. Beautiful.

thank you so much! ♥

That's a fabulous idea. And I'm so glad the opportunity is there to get really nice stuff for larger gals, who have particularly hard time with second-hand stuff (which I know from volunteering with Career Closet runs strongly to small sizes.) Thank you for organizing this!

thank you so much! ♥

and oh man, tell me about it. there's almost nothing for them, and as a plus sized girl that makes me SAD.

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thank you so much! ♥

Linked from

shoiryu. I don't know you, but I think this is a wonderful idea, and I sent a little something over. Best of luck ♥

thank you so much! ♥

Linked via half my friends list- as a not small girl, I think this is a super awesome idea. Sent a little $ under my real name (et).

thank you so much! ♥

I saw this linked over at

trollprincess's, and I think it's a great idea. I've sent something, and I'm going to pimp it too. I wish you all kinds of luck with this, and good for you for thinking of it.

thank you so much! ♥

don't know what my finances are going to look like. ugh. it's a bad christmas for me this year.

but i will see what i can do. and i will link this in my lj!

ilu bb. ♥

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clumsygyrl.livejournal.com - 2008-12-05 02:26 (UTC) - Expand

Linked & sent a payment.

This is a really wonderful idea.

thank you so much! ♥

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jennem.livejournal.com - 2008-12-05 02:33 (UTC) - Expand

This is a brilliant idea and I have donated. If people are thinking about doing something easy on an ongoing basis, whenever I buy underwear for myself, I buy some (also in plus sizes) to donate to my local women's shelter. After Christmas is an especially a good time to get things on sale or with buy one, half price on the second vouchers and special, for me!

The last thing I'd need in crisis is to be told that I was too big to have underwear and a bra. Good on you for helping these young women.

thank you so very very much! ♥

(i do this too, when things are cheap. i might have been picking jeans for the shelter up at LB when they hit clearance and i can use my discount on them. *grin*)

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myownwench.livejournal.com - 2008-12-05 04:49 (UTC) - Expand

I will probably see this a dozen times on my friendslist, but now I can smugly skip past the posts knowing I've already sent you some $

I hope you're able to pull off a good Christmas for those kids.

thank you so much! ♥

will send you a few. I'm unemployed right now, so it can't be much, but I can certainly spare $20.

thank you so very very much! ♥

I threw in the cash I had on my Paypal, about $75. I'll link it on my journal, as well.

you are a wonder, thank you so much. ♥

Here from

telesilla, I am about to give something, but you should put up a Paypal button, people really react to those buttons!

thank you so much, for the donation AND the reminder about the button! ♥

Here via

beadattitude. I think this is a great idea and sent some money! Merry Christmas.

thank you so much! ♥

You are an awesome person, as always. I'm sending some money.

ilu so much bb. ♥

i have to see what happens after payday+bills tomorrow, but i linked, bb. <3

i saw, and ilu. ♥

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