Doing the right thing for a little girl hurt by a kiter

[dda]

Here is another way to donate to the cause. I have set up a package of 1) 8 X 10 print & 1) Coffee mug (with your beautiful mug on the mug) for the price of only $30.00. All the proceeds from this package (about half) I will donate to Luz fund. All the water sport's racing ,Kite boarding ,Windsurfing gallery's are open for the package through the end of the month. So all you Sherman people if you want to donate & get a little something back here is a way.

Gallery Linkhttp://serriaphoto.smugmug.com/Sports

[feixaq]

I donated via PayPal; thanks for setting up the fund and I hope Luz has a full recovery with little-to-no facial scarring.

[davidllyon]

I went to Yvonne's kickboxing class Wednesday night to say hello to Miguel, and met Luz and her father and brother were there also. Luz is a sweet little girl, a little shy about attention from strangers, and very nice. Her injury looks like it is healing well, and thank goodness they were able to get good help with the stitching. I think she was going to get her stitches out yesterday, I don't have an update on that.

Luz's father Jose had the emergency room bill with him, that's $1700, before the bill for the plastic surgeon doing the stitching. They were very relieved to hear there is real commitment to help them with this bill, they do not have insurance or money saved for this, and are at least a bit shocked that it is so much money.

Currently we have raised $712, so far 20 people have donated, the last person on Wednesday (a big one, thanks!!).

We've got work to do to cover this, I will keep the topic updated as we know more about the surgeon's bill and tally the donations. We need to make sure this family is taken care of. They aren't asking for it, we want them not to need to.

[CdoG]

I like the idea of a BBq , buy a plate or two with the proceeds going to luz....
and maybe a raffle too

[windhorny]

ok, maybe the BBQ/ raffle is a good idea. Lets do it very soon though.

[robert22]

Another idea floated is a swap meet where either all or some percentage of the price of the items sold go to Luz's fund (i.e., you sell a used kite for $500 and $50 or $100 goes to Luz's fund). I'm sure everybody has some usable gear that they just want to get rid of and they can donate some or all the proceeds. Possibly all three can be combined for an end-of-season fundraising event (BBQ/Raffle/Swap Meet)? Just to get a better sense of interest, would anybody be interested in a swap meet fundraiser either as a buyer or a seller? Anyone have used kite gear they would be willing to sell as part of this fundraiser?

Also, does anybody regularly post on ikitesurf/iwindsurf? The incident with Luz seems to have made it's way over to their forums and has gotten pretty heated. Can anyone who posts there regularly (i.e., is known on their boards) start a thread encouraging them to contribute to the Fund that David has set up? Thanks.

[stone]

Please leave ikitesurf and iwindsurf alone on this topic. It never should have been mentioned there--just let it age off and do not feed the fires. Both the ikite/iwindsurf forums are classic cases of how not to run an online community and have been taken over by, shall we say, dysfunctional personality types.

Greg already responded on ikitesurf--props to him. Now let it die. Nothing good comes from posting on ikitesurf, and the windsurfers are predictably having a hate-fest.

[robert22]

Stone,

Never really been on either of those forums before, but if you say it's a dead-end, I won't post anything there.

[stone]

Luz's father Jose had the emergency room bill with him, that's $1700, before the bill for the plastic surgeon doing the stitching. They were very relieved to hear there is real commitment to help them with this bill, they do not have insurance or money saved for this, and are at least a bit shocked that it is so much money.

Does anyone know a patient advocate that would be willing to take this on pro bono, in exchange for introducing themself to a bunch of kiters that have a habit of needing ER services? The medical industry has a reputation for really sticking it to the uninsured who don't have a negotiating agency working on their behalf, so it wouldn't surprise me if a knowledgable person could knock this bill down a bit. (I have memories of a hospital trying to charge my girlfriend $100 for the box of kleenex in her room)

[Boardsports]

FUNDRAISING BBQ THIS SAT 9/18 at "the shack" 12noon:

In the spirit of bringing the community together to:
- help Luz's family with medical bills at Oakland's Children's Hospital
- raise awareness of kiting safety guidelines to help to protect public beach users

We (and community volunteers David, Yvonne, Robert, and Greg) are hosting a BBQ at "the shack" this weekend:
where: "the shack" Crown Beach Alameda
directions here>
http://boardsportsschool.com/weather/lo ... o/alameda/
when: Saturday 9/18
what time: 12noon
minimum donation: $25 (if you already donated online through the paypal account set up by David Lyon at smallworldalameda@gmail.com, please join us without additional donation if you wish)

100% of all PROCEEDS from this BBQ will go to the Oakland Children's Hospital to help Luz's family with the outstanding medical bills. Any additional funds raised (beyond Luz's bills that some community members will help to negotiate down when total hospital bill is tallied) will be donated to the Oakland Children's Hospital Foundation.
http://www.childrenshospitaloakland.org ... erview.asp

We will provide all the food and host the following additional events to help raise funds:
-self rescue clinic
-beach safety guidelines clinic
-stand up paddle boards and kayaks for use during bbq
-raffle of any contributed items (bring any odd items you wish to raffle off to help raise funds)

Please join us in Alameda this Saturday in the spirit of promoting responsible kiting around the bay and beyond.
Jane

--
Boardsports School & Shop
Alameda - San Mateo - San Francisco
Voted "Best of the Bay"
http://www.BoardsportsSchool.com
415.385.1224
BoardsportsSchool
Valued Contributor


Posts: 84
Joined: Tue Mar 27, 2007 7:09 pm
Location: Crown Beach Alameda & San Francisco