When I saw the thread title, I thought it was about a 16 yr old from a poor country whose Olympic Committee did not have the money to send her to the Olympics.
It is a very weird thread title…
in a related story, a nearby neighor who I have nothing to do with once sent us a gofundme request so their dog could get an $8000k surgery
$30,000 is FAR more than will be necessary, unless they are planning on having the entire extended family attend and take in all the sights of Paris while they are there. I've been to Paris and know it is expensive, especially during the Olympics, but $30K is too much to ask for.
It's also not much notice. Flights and hotels are going to be super expensive if you wait till after Olympic trials to book. Booking early seems like bad luck though. I know Clayton Young's mom talked about having to suck up the expenses for booking a trip to Tokyo.
The key word is family. It doesn’t state anything about the athlete no being able to go, as your thread title suggests.
That said, I hope that her family can attend. I just am not a fan of everyone using crowdfunding these days
I like the GOFUNDME, If I had my way, I would get rid of Taxes which gives Politicians the Power to use The Taxpayer's Money to use on things you may or may NOT want and just have GOFUNDME so people can use the Money as They Want.
Taxes = Forced
GOFUNDME = Using Money where You want.
People generally do not like being forced.
People do like doing things out of the goodness of their heart. And People will do/spend more when they have more that taxes takes away.
Wouldn't it be great if The USA ditched Taxes and Everything relied on people doing things out of the goodness of their Hearts.
Politicians would hate it as people will spend more on things that matter and not much for Wars in places people can't find on a map or pronounce or Trans rights in Afghanistan, meaning things no one cares about, and if they do care about it, they can set up a GOFUNDME for that cause, whatever it makes, let THE PEOPLE DECIDE, not be forced.
The key word is family. It doesn’t state anything about the athlete no being able to go, as your thread title suggests.
That said, I hope that her family can attend. I just am not a fan of everyone using crowdfunding these days
I like the GOFUNDME, If I had my way, I would get rid of Taxes which gives Politicians the Power to use The Taxpayer's Money to use on things you may or may NOT want and just have GOFUNDME so people can use the Money as They Want.
Taxes = Forced
GOFUNDME = Using Money where You want.
People generally do not like being forced.
People do like doing things out of the goodness of their heart. And People will do/spend more when they have more that taxes takes away.
Wouldn't it be great if The USA ditched Taxes and Everything relied on people doing things out of the goodness of their Hearts.
Politicians would hate it as people will spend more on things that matter and not much for Wars in places people can't find on a map or pronounce or Trans rights in Afghanistan, meaning things no one cares about, and if they do care about it, they can set up a GOFUNDME for that cause, whatever it makes, let THE PEOPLE DECIDE, not be forced.
Not sure about Taxes but ditching Texas would be a good idea.
Aaliyah Butler the actress should fund Aaliyah Butler the athlete, and then play her in the made for TV movie. They even look similar. But alas she is child actress and all her earnings are probably under the control of her parents.
You don't have to donate. I imagine it's possible parents, grandparents, maybe siblings or extended family would like to attend to watch her compete, which would be very expensive for multiple family members. Her family may not have a lot of money to afford the trip and are looking for help. I would guess if you made the Olympics you would want your family there, or if your kid made the Olympics you and your family would want to be there to support them. I personally wouldn't do a GoFundMe, but if you don't agree with just don't donate.
Agreed. There is nothing to see here.
Grandma's Marathon held a fundraiser to raise money so Dakotah's family could watch her in Paris.
The key word is family. It doesn’t state anything about the athlete no being able to go, as your thread title suggests.
That said, I hope that her family can attend. I just am not a fan of everyone using crowdfunding these days
I like the GOFUNDME, If I had my way, I would get rid of Taxes which gives Politicians the Power to use The Taxpayer's Money to use on things you may or may NOT want and just have GOFUNDME so people can use the Money as They Want.
Taxes = Forced
GOFUNDME = Using Money where You want.
People generally do not like being forced.
People do like doing things out of the goodness of their heart. And People will do/spend more when they have more that taxes takes away.
Wouldn't it be great if The USA ditched Taxes and Everything relied on people doing things out of the goodness of their Hearts.
Politicians would hate it as people will spend more on things that matter and not much for Wars in places people can't find on a map or pronounce or Trans rights in Afghanistan, meaning things no one cares about, and if they do care about it, they can set up a GOFUNDME for that cause, whatever it makes, let THE PEOPLE DECIDE, not be forced.
"Wouldn't it be great if the USA ditched Texas." There, fixed it for you.
I like the GOFUNDME, If I had my way, I would get rid of Taxes which gives Politicians the Power to use The Taxpayer's Money to use on things you may or may NOT want and just have GOFUNDME so people can use the Money as They Want.
Taxes = Forced
GOFUNDME = Using Money where You want.
People generally do not like being forced.
People do like doing things out of the goodness of their heart. And People will do/spend more when they have more that taxes takes away.
Wouldn't it be great if The USA ditched Taxes and Everything relied on people doing things out of the goodness of their Hearts.
Politicians would hate it as people will spend more on things that matter and not much for Wars in places people can't find on a map or pronounce or Trans rights in Afghanistan, meaning things no one cares about, and if they do care about it, they can set up a GOFUNDME for that cause, whatever it makes, let THE PEOPLE DECIDE, not be forced.
"Wouldn't it be great if the USA ditched Texas." There, fixed it for you.
Ah, I see Ronald Dump already came to the same conclusion. Let's start a movement.
$30,000 is FAR more than will be necessary, unless they are planning on having the entire extended family attend and take in all the sights of Paris while they are there. I've been to Paris and know it is expensive, especially during the Olympics, but $30K is too much to ask for.
Flights from Miami are right around $1000 each (economy). Airbnb is showing a place for 6 that is "lavish" for $822 per night. Figure 6 nights that is $5000 (fees etc). So you are at $11,000. Yes there are cheaper places.
Grandma's Marathon held a fundraiser to raise money so Dakotah's family could watch her in Paris.
I think we all know why many letsrunners have no issue with Dakotah Lindwurm's family doing a gofundme for Olympic travel but do with Aaliyah Butler's...
$30,000 is FAR more than will be necessary, unless they are planning on having the entire extended family attend and take in all the sights of Paris while they are there. I've been to Paris and know it is expensive, especially during the Olympics, but $30K is too much to ask for.
Flights from Miami are right around $1000 each (economy). Airbnb is showing a place for 6 that is "lavish" for $822 per night. Figure 6 nights that is $5000 (fees etc). So you are at $11,000. Yes there are cheaper places.
Heck, I used to sleep under a bridge in old Paree in between drawing portraits of one-legged hookers. Now, I am on the grandest ship in the world having champagne before I go back to my quarters with hardly any rats.
Grandma's Marathon held a fundraiser to raise money so Dakotah's family could watch her in Paris.
I think we all know why many letsrunners have no issue with Dakotah Lindwurm's family doing a gofundme for Olympic travel but do with Aaliyah Butler's...
I didn’t know about Lindwurm’s GoFundMe. She’s also a little girl, Mr. Burke!
I’ve seen some ridiculous GFMs in my lifetime by people who I know have the money but just want to rip others off, hence my reticence.
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