Feed Some Children by Dabs (Donate Bitcoins) 4,920 meals so far! - page 9.

Phinnaeus Gage

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Quote from: Dabs on October 10, 2013, 01:51:08 AM

Update: I just tried to purchase 4 bags of VitaMeal today. The branch where I went to is out of stock due to all the recent natural calamities, and people buying lots of bags to use for their own feeding projects.

I am left with two options:
1. Wait until there is stock of the bags this November.
2. Buy and mark for donation the bags which will go from the factory straight to the charity, and I get a nice thank you letter mailed to my house from the org.

I am asking my two largest donators (Phinnaeus Gage and lassdas) what you think I should do. I have already converted the bitcoins to fiat at a good rate (which can buy 4 bags) and I'm just holding them. The bonus with option #2 is the corporate matching program, they might give an extra bag for doing it through them.

The original plan as stated in the OP is to do #2.

You have my blessing to do what you feel is best. Simply keep us abreast with whatever decision you make.

hivewallet

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Sent 0.25 BTC from 1MVfjw5kqsk3QgA8cYxtyBEjsJNBpGdMwh

Dabs, do you want an app in our wallet like Sean's Outpost has?

See this for details:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.3305474

If you build this up a little more we'd be happy to do it.

Dabs

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Update: I just tried to purchase 4 bags of VitaMeal today. The branch where I went to is out of stock due to all the recent natural calamities, and people buying lots of bags to use for their own feeding projects.

I am left with two options:
1. Wait until there is stock of the bags this November.
2. Buy and mark for donation the bags which will go from the factory straight to the charity, and I get a nice thank you letter mailed to my house from the org.

I am asking my two largest donators (Phinnaeus Gage and lassdas) what you think I should do. I have already converted the bitcoins to fiat at a good rate (which can buy 4 bags) and I'm just holding them. The bonus with option #2 is the corporate matching program, they might give an extra bag for doing it through them.

The original plan as stated in the OP is to do #2.

hivewallet

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Beautiful effort, sending donation.

Jenger

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Good to see people still willing to help out humans in need! I wish I had some funds to donate right now..

Its refreshing to see people doing good on these forums, keep at it Dabs! Its people like you who really make a difference in this world!

Dabs

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Newar has bought the bitcoins in the 1food1 address for a very good rate, so now I can buy 4 bags of VitaMeal which is good for at least 120 children on my next mission.

Thank you very much.

Dabs

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And we're back. So, keep em coming. I've been sick the past few days, so it was all weird, this forum being offline, "forced" to read reddit, and the "road" also being taken down.

Dabs

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Quote from: Phinnaeus Gage on October 01, 2013, 12:32:49 AM

I, too, want to thank those that followed my lead and donated as shown above. I truly believe that Dabs is a straight up guy.

Honestly imo Dabs is right up there with some of the best on this site.

I'd like to thank you both. After the tears, that made me smile.

I just communicated with my group commander and operations officer about a possible feeding program that we, ourselves will actually perform, instead of leaving the bags to some org (which I still trust.) So you guys might see some pictures after all.

The next problem to solve is getting a good rate with local bitcoin traders without going through an exchange or wire transfers, or paying too much in fees. That's the nice thing about a public donation address, I can point them to this thread and tell them "You're getting bitcoins but you are also helping feed starving children, so give me a good exchange rate." heheheh.

jantenner81

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Hey Dabs,

i love your effort for doing this. Hope i could help a little bit. I don't have so much ... but i wanna help you to help children.

https://blockchain.info/tx/56b65f283c771d7fefaa210192aa17b47b3a900c6e8848da53b40a03b0abe46a

BTW iam a young graphic & UI designer, if you need any design help on this project, pls don't hesitate to contact me anytime. I wanna do this
free of charge for the kids ...

Cheers
Jan

P.S.: please go on with your mission ::: I LIKE

Phinnaeus Gage

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I, too, want to thank those that followed my lead and donated as shown above. I truly believe that Dabs is a straight up guy.

Dabs

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Okay, my turn to cry. I am beyond words. We have enough for 104 kid meals or 3 bags and change.

Patel

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Sent a little something for the kids!

Please distribute with much love

https://blockchain.info/tx/7e5244dbbf24f31dfeaaf457d31f89c0fba0ba14d018d4171dd0afe2a274c952

lassdas

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Quote from: Phinnaeus Gage on September 29, 2013, 11:33:31 PM

Surely, nobody has the balls to double it again, or do they?

Somebody sure does. Wink

Phinnaeus Gage

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Quote from: bitcoin44me on September 30, 2013, 05:14:05 AM

I support your cause, but why don't you just raise money for a well known NGO?
I do believe you, but sending btc is kinda irreversible, and it is a sensible matter of trust

I think Dabs has demonstrated his credibility and I personally don't have a single doubt in my mind that he won't do exactly what he stated he's going to do, hence donating to his cause.

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Quote from: Phinnaeus Gage on September 29, 2013, 11:33:31 PM

I'm not sure, but I think somebody just doubled your bitcoins on account. Grin

Surely, nobody has the balls to double it again, or do they?

hey, who did that? Was that you?

Quote from: bitcoin44me on September 30, 2013, 05:14:05 AM

I support your cause, but why don't you just raise money for a well known NGO?
I do believe you, but sending btc is kinda irreversible, and it is a sensible matter of trust

if you believe me, just send any coins, I will do what I promised to do. For the first bag or two, I can only show that I indeed got them, and donated them, and the org does the rest.

I specifically chose this route because I have seen them do their work before, many years ago. If they were a scam, they'd have been discovered. But with a big billion dollar corporation behind them, they will not risk ruining their reputation.

Now if only this doubled every day for several days, I'd have enough to feed thousands.

I do realize that you can't feed the entire world, that's just impossible (less impossible than finding a sha256 collision, but I digress) but we can work towards the goal, one child at a time.

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MARKETPLACE FOR PAID ADVICE LIVE BROADCASTS

I support your cause, but why don't you just raise money for a well known NGO?
I do believe you, but sending btc is kinda irreversible, and it is a sensible matter of trust

Phinnaeus Gage

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I'm not sure, but I think somebody just doubled your bitcoins on account. Grin

Surely, nobody has the balls to double it again, or do they?

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Sports Tournaments on the Blockchain

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Dabs

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uh... that's my car. I used to take the bus to these missions, but I have a car where the company I work for pays my gas. So I used it. It's a Hyundai Accent, so it doesn't consume much, very good mileage.

And before someone says I'm using other people's gas money ... the boss knows I do this. They pay my gas and toll for all my trips.

Even told me to go get promoted to Captain already (I'm *only* a Second Lieutenant, for the past 10 years, Technical / Master Sergeant before that.) But I told him, you won't let me go, I have to attend these things more often before I get promoted.

Unlike, Manny Pacquiao, the boxer, got commissioned as Lieutenant Colonel (from Master Sergeant) just because he is now an elected congressman. He is one of those few politicians who gives away his own money instead of getting from government coffers to stuff his own.

franky1

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well done dabs, i do like these causes where we can see the men-on-foot, doing the charitable work. and showing how the funds are used.

what i dont like is such schools proclaiming they need financial support, but find out later the school master has a new car.

*

so i would truly prefer schools receive labour, supplies as oppoose to finances. so this is why im starting to like your idea of food provisions or labour for such projects instead of financial aid which other charities try begging for.

the idea of taking one trip every 6 months to hand out 300+ meals is a good plan, as it cuts down on logistical costs like travel, room and board if you were to make regular trips. its just a shame you do not live near a 'needy' area to have kept logistical costs down to be their to hand out the food as soon as donations arrived. much like seans outpost does. they are there right on the frontline everyday.

* the car may not belong to the school master, it's just an example of a possible result of just handing 'the needy' finances and hoping they would use the money wisely.

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