Posted on Mar 9, 2020
How many people participate on RallyPoint on a regular basis? Daily? Weekly? Monthly? Even Annually?
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My ranking leads me to believe that I am one of more than 750,000 veterans registered on RP. How many active duty members are there? How many have died? How many registered, looked around and moved on? How many hung around a while until they got bored or were lured away by some other shiny new website? How many went away offended?
Why do I ask?
It seems that I see the same few faces responding to the same posts by other frequent visitors, daily visitors. Yes, I'm one of those and I too wonder if I shouldn't be doing something more useful with my time. I keep threatening to get back to writing stories but keep stopping by here to share my thoughts with any who might care to read them, or to share a few jokes with any whom might need a chuckle.
But recently I share something important, a tragedy that has visited one of our own. I thought it a worthy cause to donate my money and alert others to here on RallyPoint. Thus far, the response has been tepid. No, it didn't even rise to the level of "tepid".
I know that we didn't serve expecting to become wealthy. Indeed, for many, maybe most, every dollar counts. Still it seemed reasonable that this cause was worthy of even a little help.
A little girl, the daughter of one of our own is struggling with cancer. Her father reached out for help by establishing a GoFundMe account. His request was modest. Just $15,000. Imagine if just 2% of the registered RP veterans donated $1, he would have succeeded. Sadly, it hasn't happened.
That's why I ask: How many are participating on RP regularly? I can't imagine that many would walk away from this tragedy.
Why do I ask?
It seems that I see the same few faces responding to the same posts by other frequent visitors, daily visitors. Yes, I'm one of those and I too wonder if I shouldn't be doing something more useful with my time. I keep threatening to get back to writing stories but keep stopping by here to share my thoughts with any who might care to read them, or to share a few jokes with any whom might need a chuckle.
But recently I share something important, a tragedy that has visited one of our own. I thought it a worthy cause to donate my money and alert others to here on RallyPoint. Thus far, the response has been tepid. No, it didn't even rise to the level of "tepid".
I know that we didn't serve expecting to become wealthy. Indeed, for many, maybe most, every dollar counts. Still it seemed reasonable that this cause was worthy of even a little help.
A little girl, the daughter of one of our own is struggling with cancer. Her father reached out for help by establishing a GoFundMe account. His request was modest. Just $15,000. Imagine if just 2% of the registered RP veterans donated $1, he would have succeeded. Sadly, it hasn't happened.
That's why I ask: How many are participating on RP regularly? I can't imagine that many would walk away from this tragedy.
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Working on a Vet-Owned business to bring our Homeless Veteran's with families back into transition with jobs and transportation provided, everything posted here comes to my email. Can't do daily anymore since we're working in six states, but I keep up-to-date as much as I can.
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There is a way to continue to help children with Cancer beside go fund me and saint Lukes and it don’t cost money simply grow your hair and after it gets 12 “ harvest it and mail off to I was using locks of love but I heard they started charging for the wigs I have curly hair and the children ask more for curly hair wigs but they will take any style. It’s easy to make child smile but it takes something more for a child with cancer to smile. You can do it they take my brown and grey hair. Sorry I hope did take away from the original post.
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Usually I'm there daily along with a few other sites I'm also part of.
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CPT Jack Durish - I left you a long response, never heard back from you... Just wanted you to know that I was finally able to reach the GoFundMe page & I made a good contribution... I also posted the link & picture to my DAV FB page & to an ELKs FB page.. BTW, I received a nice note from the little girl's father...
Amen brother...
Amen brother...
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