Your Humble Host Needs Your Help!

Your Humble Host Needs Your Help!

Times for us to put our resources where our mouths are.

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Author : Christelyn Karazin

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I’ve never asked any of you for anything, but now, I must. No Wedding No Womb is in desperate need of funds to start DOING some hard work to find solutions to the rampant out-of-wedlock problem in the black community. I’ve put in hundreds of hours of my own time, but for this program, I’m WAY out of my depth. This year we’re launching the “Map Your Future” campaign, in which we will select 20 lucky high school seniors and first year college students to participate in a ground-breaking online, remote mentoring program. That means we have to build an entire social network from scratch. Why? Because once we get our mentors and mentees together, we’ll have them connect at one place, through video chat and instant messaging. Now, a person who wants to mentor a child in Fontana, CA but lives in New York can do good while in the comfort of their own homes in their fuzzy bunny slippers.

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Our immediate need is to higher a brainiac to write the code for this platform, which will cost thousands. Then we have to raise the money for the scholarships. 20=$20,000.

So now I’m asking, no; begging for your help. I’ve never, ever, ever asked, but this is so much bigger than me. We discuss how black women need support and resources, well here’s the time to put your money where you mouth is.

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I know this is extremely late, but I'm FINALLY able to donate....only I have no idea where to do so.

:(

HELP!

Just wanted to give back for to an awesome woman and a great cause!!
Thanks Christelyn for all that you do. Continue to motivate!!

BIG thank you to Brenda55, who just gave $250.00, and promised to give more next week! I LOVE YOU ALL SO GEE DEE MUCH!!!

I will be donating. This is a great cause. Black women using the power of the dollar.

Happy to help any small way I can.

I'm still a lowly student Christelyn with a crappy job. I'll do what I can when I can though. :(

Thank you, Jahla!! Every little bit helps.

Hi Christelyn,

I just sent $35.00. I'll send another payment later in the month.

You are such a wonderful person to do this!
I wish i had all this information when i was in my 20's.

Cheers-
Karen

Thank you so much, Karen!!

Hi,

I'm a long time lurker, first time commenter.

I've made a donation and will again once my banking transfer to my PayPal account goes through. Because you have such a large amount to raise, I plan to donate monthly. As the mother of an 11 yr old girl (I've been married to my hubby for 21 yrs)who has already expanded her interest in boys to include rainbeau boys and who aspires to be a physician or orthodontist, supporting a cause like this is right up my alley:-).

Please keep up the good work and know that you have a lot of supporters out there.

Thank you so much.

Tonya

Thank you SO much LaTonya. We do have a long way to go, but we've managed to raise $600 in 24 hours, so...onward!

Have you thought of working with iMentor?

Christylen,

I'm a big fan of helping girls in the BC to make something of themselves. So I just made a small contribution.

WOWZERS, Thank you, "A Friend" How generous to give $100! We're now up to $450! But we've got a long way to go. But I'm so hopeful.

This month is crazy with extra expenses for the kids, but I promise to put some in the till at the top of next month for the scholarships.

How long is this fundraiser going?

We need to raise a minimum of $20,000, so that we can start fielding the students. This push will go on throughout the month of September. Thanks to all who have already given. Every little bit helps.

Awesome! This means I'll definitely have a chance to help. :) Will comment back when I've donated! o/

I just started my job/career and I'm glad to say I can donate! Don't think the youth don't get involved or care because I'm 21 and care deeply about this issue! lol

Thanks so much, Tina!

Put some money in the pot to help. Will go through my contacts to see if I can find any bigger fish to help.

Thanks, Jess!

My lovely 8 year old niece was plotting her life recently and said, "I'm going to college and when I have kids...but I have to be married to have kids..." All I could think was "Fragile!" She knows the order of things and it's just so fragile at this point! And Biology be damned. I"ll let her think she HAS TO be married to have kids! :-) Anyway, applauding your efforts and will donate.

Woo hoo! Keep that niece on track.

Just gave you a donation. I was a little thrown by PayPal saying it was going to Michael but when I saw his last name, I knew it was connected to you. I hope I can donate more in the future and will do so as long as this goes on. Blessings to you and your monumental task!

Yes, sorry that was how the initial account was set up. But I assure you every cent going to NWNW goes into the NWNW account.

Hmm, I can't seem to get the donate button to work! Is anyone else having that problem?

You can go directly to Paypal and just click the "Send Money" button and then enter donations@noweddingnowomb.com

I just made my donation.

I hope others will donate what they can.

For how long will you be accepting donations?

Thanks, Kitty! I spoke with my IT/graphics guy today and he told me the platform will cost thousands of dollars. Add that to the $20,000 we need for the scholarships, and we'll be taking donations ongoing. We want the program to be fresh every year, with an additional 20 kids, so we're going to have to work on hooking up with some big fish. Any advice you all could give on leads to such large aquatic creatures, do tell.

Great.

I'm am willing to financially support something that targets girls and teenagers.

I am tired of adult women and their foolishness and I am not wasting my money buying books for them anymore.

LOL Kitty. Ditto here!. After 18yrs, and they're still
spouting irresponsibility and blaming everyone but themselves,
then I believe there's no hope.....

Good idea. Will donate monthly too until.....am going
to incorporate this into my budget now....

So happy you've made it easy to donate, ie, by using paypal.

This cause definitely gets my mental, physical and financial support.

Thanks so much for starting it!

BIG TIME thank you!!

Chris,

No criticism meant, but it seems like you'd be re-inventing the wheel. Why not use tools that are already out there, and integrate them with a really nice set of instructions on how to get set up and use them all in an integrated fashion?

There are already sites like linkedin.com, facebook, there's video skype, adobeconnect, netmeeting, gotomeeting, WebEx, tons of them.

Larry

I appreciate what you're saying Larry, but it's not that simple. This platform has to be closed, because we're dealing with minors connecting with adults. We also will be running background checks on all the mentors within the program. Certain safeguards must be in place. Our web guys will of course be using Skype technology, but the live chats and other information must be protected.

Wow you guys are awesome! Another $25.00 donation! That makes $50 since I started this post. Love you guys.

Dangit, I missed it by just a year. Going into my second year of college.

I'll chip in, Chris :)

Thanks, Mia! MUAH!!

Ok I have the honeymoon then you're next.

How do you leave a donation? Where's the link? Thanks!

go to www.paypal.com

click the "Send Money" icon

key in our account: donations@noweddingnowomb.com

Key in the amount you'd like to put in, and that's it!

Thanks in advance for your help!

Will donate. Great cause and wishing you all the best with this new endeavor!

P.S. I assume that our donations are tax deductible? Will donate regardless, but just want to know.

By the time you file your taxes in January 2012, it will be and I'll post the ID number. We've raised enough money to file $850, but the lawyers fees are around $400. If I have to use my own credit card to pay them, I will. We WILL have our status by the end of the year, even if my husband kills me.

Donated.

Looking forward to hearing more about this.

Thanks SO much, Patricia!

I smell a kickstarter campaign!!!

We can only pray.

Okay Christelyn, DONE!!

YAY! Just got our first $25! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!