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DONATION ADDRESS:
Bitcoin: bc1qfeedch80zxged6apxyknugt67e47nsw00tpguu


Historical Addresses: (Can still use if your wallet is not segwit compatible)

Bitcoin: 1food14NCLas1FssyKnf2MgGZcwUFRKXE
CLAM: xGyiXkSUzGLmaCYr9FtnEALGzx1RdvKTXc

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How it works:
1. You send at least 0.01 BTC to the donation address.
2. I wait until it reaches 1640 PHP or about 40 USD (fiat equivalent.) *edit* I will probably wait until there is at least a whole bitcoin, regardless of exchange rate.
3. I change the BTC to PHP through local traders here.
4. I buy and donate 1 bag of VitaMeal.
5. I take a picture of the bag (if there is one available on the spot), and the receipt, post here.
6. Go back to step 1.
https://i.imgur.com/cNgINHj.jpg
The "goal" is for me to get enough donations on average at least 30 bags a month, or enough to feed 30 children a month every day.

There is no upper limit.

If I don't reach my goal after two months, this isn't really going to work.

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https://i.imgur.com/zbifPZk.jpg
We are deeply troubled that every day more than 15,000 children around the world are dying from malnutrition. NSE, through Nourish the Children, wants to be a powerful force in saving children’s lives. Scientists worked hand-in-hand with Dr. Ken Brown of the University of California, Davis, an expert in child malnutrition, to formulate VitaMeal. An ideal solution for malnourished children, each VitaMeal contains a balance of carbohydrates, protein, fat, and fiber. VitaMeal also provides essential fatty acids required for normal brain development, skin health, and immune defense. Including 25 essential vitamins and minerals essential for normal sight, immune functions, growth, and skeletal development, each donation of this nutrient-dense VitaMeal mix provides a child with 30 meals of nutritious, delicious food.

Five million children die each year from malnutrition and starvation. Our goal is to nourish millions of children every day. Our alliance with Feed The Children and other qualified agencies plays an important role in making this possible.

The Nourish the Children® initiative has helped to fight world hunger by supporting projects in countries all over the world, including Malawi, Indonesia, China, Philippines, Haiti, Iraq, Guatemala, and Romania. Just days after the tsunami disaster in Southeast Asia, a 747 aircraft carried packages of VitaMeal to the victims. Over 1.5 million meals were routed to the area within a month. VitaMeal is now being produced at 2 new plants in China & Malawi, providing not only jobs and economic development to the people, but also nourishing food.

Customers and distributors are invited to voluntarily donate a portion of their purchases through Nourish the Children to Feed The Children, an independent charitable organization that delivers the food donations to malnourished children around the world without charging a single penny. With the continued help of individuals from around the world, we will help save the starving children around the world. Be a part of the relief effort.

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About the Force for Good Foundation

Our mission is to improve the lives of children by offering hope for a life free from disease, illiteracy, and poverty.

About Nourish the Children

With Nourish the Children, you know what your money will buy—nutritious VitaMeal. You know how your donated VitaMeal will be used—to nourish children in need. You know that your donations will be leveraged with matching donations and through education and disease prevention programs. And you know that you are making a difference, with nearly 100,000 children being nourished every day in countries around the world.

It is easy to Nourish One More Child.

Purchase and donate one more bag of VitaMeal each month and encourage a friend to do so.


Number of meals donated as of Q2 of 2013:
316,265,340

We appreciate the generosity of our distributors and customers whose donations make these programs possible. From April-June 2013, we delivered VitaMeal donations to authorized charity partners for distribution to those who needed it most. Although the above were the intended destinations for these donations, please note that the charities may change destinations due to logistical issues or the needs of recipients. These numbers also include donations from the corporate match program.

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About Feed The Children

Feed The Children is an international, nonprofit relief organization with headquarters in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, that delivers food, medicine, clothing and other necessities to individuals, children and families who lack these essentials due to famine, war, poverty or natural disasters. During its 29-year history, Feed The Children has created and developed one of the world's largest private organizations dedicated to feeding hungry people. Feed The Children is consistently ranked as one of the 10 largest international charities in the U.S., based on private, non-government support.

http://www.feedthechildren.org/

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About VitaMeal
https://i.imgur.com/9c5nvIs.jpg
Scientists collaborated with a leading expert in child malnutrition to develop VitaMeal. One bag of VitaMeal holds 30 child-sized meals—enough to provide one nourishing meal a day to a child for a month.

Malnourished children are missing KEY NUTRIENTS in their diets, which can hinder brain, bone, and immune system development. Most humanitarian food consists mainly of grain, such as corn, but may lack other essential nutrients necessary for HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT.

VitaMeal is SPECIALLY FORMULATED FOR MALNOURISHED CHILDREN or family use and produced by a company with extensive experience in nutrition. Working with an expert in child malnutrition in third-world countries, they developed VitaMeal to provide:

• A balance of carbohydrates, protein, fat, and fiber
• Essential fatty acids required for normal brain development, skin health, and immune defense
• Electrolytes necessary for maintaining normal fluid balance and muscle function
• 25 essential vitamins and minerals, including vitamin A for normal sight and immune functions, as well as nutrients for normal growth and skeletal development

VitaMeal is vegetarian and non-dairy, and allows for the easy addition of ingredients to fit every taste and culture. Each VitaMeal package contains 30 child-sized meals, or enough food to provide a child with one nutritious meal each day for a month.

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About Dabs

Dabs has been a distributor of VitaMeal and an Ambassador of the Force For Good Foundation / Nourish The Children Initiative for the past 9 years, and has been accepting donations and contributions from locals for the purpose of distributing food through charity partners to feed malnourished children in the country and around the world.

Dabs has realized that he can accept donations for the same purpose from the rest of the world through bitcoins.

Dabs will use all 100% bitcoin contributions to purchase VitaMeal which in turn will be used to feed starving and malnourished children.

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Some Questions:

Q: How severe is the malnutrition problem in the world?
A: According to UNICEF, ”Every day, on average more than 26,000 children under the age of five die around the world, mostly from preventable causes... In up to half of under-five deaths an underlying cause is under-nutrition, which deprives a young child’s body and mind of the nutrients needed for growth and development.” (State of the World’s Children 2008) If only a small percentage of the population was willing to contribute two meals per day, millions of lives could be saved.

Q: Can donors designate where their donations will be distributed?
A: Charity partners own and control the VitaMeal donated to them and ensure that the proper personnel and infrastructure exist for distribution. It would not be feasible or responsible for them to send small quantities of food to every destination indicated by donors.

Q: What's in it for you Dabs? You don't get any money?
A: That is correct, 100% of funds (Bitcoins converted or exchanged to Philippine Peso) goes to purchasing and donating. I'm in it for the 15 seconds of fame since your donations will course through me. Every year, there is a recognition seminar from the foundation and organization, and I hope to go up the stage and say I was responsible for feeding hundreds or thousands of starving children. I'm supposed to get a pin which I can stick on my shirt.

Q: All you want is a stupid pin?
A: Yes, I don't need your money. The pin is bragging rights. That, and kids will love you all (and me.)

Q: What else does Dabs do?
A: As a member and Officer of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, I also regularly participate in disaster relief efforts, search and rescue missions, medical, dental and engineering civil-military operations, free haircuts, free circumcision, feeding programs and other outreach type activities. We interact with local government units to host and sponsor these events.

I also get to drive a tank, fire a cannon, jump from the top of a building, dive to the bottom of the sea, shoot a coin from half a mile away, do martial arts, and run almost naked in pitch black darkness dodging bullets.

Dabs is a graduate of the Special Forces School, The Armor School, Naval Special Operations School, and Field Artillery Gunnery. He is the Psy Ops Team Leader for the Las Pinas Unit, 1st Civil Military Affairs Group, Civil Military Affairs Brigade, AFP Reserve Command.

He is an alumnus of the University of the Philippines - Institute for Small Scale Industries.

He is married, with 2 children, and will keep your bitcoins safe or use it for a good cause.

Q: You are in the Reserve Force?
A: Yes. I do not take a salary from my military service. I do it part-time or when there is some natural calamity happening such as typhoons, floods, storms, earthquakes or other acts of God.

Q: Where do you make your money Dabs?
A: I am employed by a company that makes clothes. I am in the accounting department and am in charge of the payroll of more than 180 people. They get their salary from me. I push buttons. I am not rich, but I am comfortable.

Q: So, this is not a scam or ponzi? You won't disappear to some tropical country?
A: Yes, this is legit. I already live in a tropical country.

Q: Are there videos about this feeding thing?
A: Here,
https://www.youtube.com/embed/62zBBCH8UtQ?rel=0
https://www.youtube.com/embed/WCClkWgpt8g?rel=0


DONATION ADDRESS:
bc1qfeedch80zxged6apxyknugt67e47nsw00tpguu

Cheers,
Dabs

P.S. Here is a picture of me, from another thread. This is in 2009 when I got married.
https://i.imgur.com/kZ2Vu3V.jpg
On the right pocket (left looking at me) is a rifle sharpshooter badge under my name plate.
On the left pocket (right looking at me) are the light armor badge and the field artillery badge.
The yellow egg looking badge is Special Forces.

Feed Some Children Confirmed Donations:

Amounts shown above rounded to 2 decimal places. Some donations were forwarded from other projects that got merged to this one.

Total Received:   14.01487824 BTC
(This number includes change sent back to itself. This happens when someone buys only some of the bitcoins.)

Meals:   120 meals.
Meals:   300 meals.
Meals: 2,070 meals.
Meals: 840 meals.
Meals: 330 meals
Meals: 660 meals
Meals: 360 meals
Meals: 240 meals
(converted at time of donation/exchange rate to fiat)

Total Meals: 4,920 meals.

Final Balance: 0.00000000 BTC


Source:
https://blockchain.info/address/1food14NCLas1FssyKnf2MgGZcwUFRKXE

I am certainly in favor of your cause.  However it is sadly an oversold and often scammed sector, so I think you need to work on your presentation. 

To the untrained eye, this might look like a trained killer named after hash oil, who performs ritual genital mutilation but won't show you his face or real name, who wants to use your donation to first support a massive for profit company called Nu Skin enterprises. 




 

I've been google'd before. The domains I own are listed under my real name and real address. The illusion of being hidden, isn't strong with some investigation. I just pretend to be anonymous but can't really be anymore. The name Dabs is taken from my real name, and not related to any plant or oil.

Nu Skin Enterprises has been around for almost 30 years, is traded on the New York Stock Exchange and did this project or initiative as part of it's corporate social responsibility.

In 2010, Nu Skin was listed among Forbes "100 Most Trustworthy Companies". Nu Skin maintains an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau (BBB).

Overhead and administrative costs for the Force for Good Foundation are paid for by Nu Skin, ensuring that all donations made to the Force for Good Foundation go directly to those receiving aid. The Nu Skin Force for Good Foundation is based in Provo, Utah and is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in the United States.

Everything else in the first post is true.

If you think I need to explain some more things, let me know. Some times, it's not just the company, or the group, but the individual. In this case, it's me. While the industry may have a lot of rotten eggs, that is not representative of everyone else.

I come from, and live in a country full of corrupt government officials, as one reading or watching the news can clearly see. However, I hope that that association does not reflect negatively on what I am trying to do.

https://blockchain.info/tx/94fe104ae386443ddedfdb835dfa37b96ae32411270a6f0bbcc120452d2cd859

I got the first donation from a participant of my lotto, instructed me to redirect his winnings to this cause. Will be able to feed 22 children.

https://blockchain.info/tx/ff8a429154a4124b863a90ca5ea94ff821fb8872ea70e11047a215ed0f6d3d5f

An anonymous donation. Thank you kind sir / maam / whoever you are. No amount is too small. No single drop of rain thinks it is responsible for the flood.

a 35$ bag of rice, really?

    Contains 290 calories per child meal and 590 calories in a youth or adult meal
    Contains a balance of carbohydrates, protein, fat, and fiber
    Provides essential fatty acids required for normal brain development, skin health, and immune defense
    Provides electrolytes which are needed to maintain normal fluid balance and muscle function
    Includes 25 essential vitamins and minerals
    Provides vitamin A, which is essential for normal sight and immune functions
    Provides bone nutrients for normal growth and skeletal development
    Nutrients are microencapsulated to optimize potency
    Kosher and Halal certified
    Ingredients can easily be added for every taste and culture (vegetarian, non-dairy, etc.)
    Superior packaging contributes to longer shelf life
    Excellent for family and home storage use
    Each bag (5lbs. 3 oz. ) contains 30 child meals of nutritious, delicious food

Ingredients
Rice (45.3%), Lentils (35%), Rice Flour, Canola Oil (with Antioxidant - BHA), Seasoning Blend (Maltodextrin, Salt, Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Dehydrated Vegetables [Onions, Celery, Parsley, Spinach, Garlic, and Carrot], Potato Flour, Thickener ((Xanthan Gum), Emulsifier [soy lecithin]), Anticaking agent (Silicon Dioxide), Flavour enhancers [Disodium Guanlyate, Disodium Inosinate]), Vitamins (Vitamin A, Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12, Biotin, Pantothenic acid, Vitamin C, Vitamin D), Minerals (Calcium, Iodine, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Zinc).

https://i.imgur.com/yORkcvL.gif

Plain rice = no real nutrients, yes, they will not go hungry, but they will end up severely malnourished. You could feed starving sailors on a lost ship leather. They'll get more from the rats running around.

Instant noodles = the type of feeding program a typical politician does to get the votes he needs for the election coming up next month.

ok so its a really good bag of rice.

what about the old saying.
"give a man a fish feed him for a day, teach a man to fish, feed him for a lifetime."
why can't these people be organized to provide from themselves?


I never donated to any of these things, because I tought it was scammy thing, where only 50-10% of the money actuly got to the needy people. It would seem you are legit, and i feel comfortable most of my donation will actually reach these people, i'm considering donating a bags worth.

If i do, can you write a small message on a white piece of paper and take a picture of the kid holding the bag and message?

Its getting late, i'll do this tomorrow.

If you can offer the same for me I'll pay for 1 bag. :)

If a man can fish, he should. If they can't, because they have problems trying to fish, ... I dunno. Many of these children are born into poverty, grow up with no formal education, and can't fish unless their parents were fishermen.

As for the message, I don't have direct contact with the children that end up receiving the bags. I will see what I can do at the time I purchase a bag. I have been in some of the actual feeding activities in my country.

As for whatever you send in bitcoins, 100% (not most, but ALL) of it will go to purchasing the bag, then having it go through the proper channels. I will try to take a picture of the bag, but unfortunately I'm not sure I can take a picture of the kid holding the bag yet, until I actually go to where those bags go.

I'll see what I can do about that, maybe I can find out their next schedule and attend one of them. Most of what's happening right now involve rains and floods (and the corrupt politicians stealing billions, literally).

so forget fishing, have them farming. the idea is to teach them how to organize themselves so they are self sufficient. not hand them a bag a food and pretend you made a difference. all it takes is good organization.


how can you be sure any of the money actually gets to the children?
I cannot send a donation, until i'm sure the kids are actually benefiting and not some fat grown man.
do you really have to respect a schedule? these kids are hungry all the time, just buy the bags and bring it to them yourself.
as far as i can tell this is another scam, you just don't know it.
if you can, you should collect the bitcoins, and promise to deliver the food yourself and take many pictures of the kids cooking and eating it.
if you can do that, everyone would see the direct see the impact their small donation had, and they would probably donate more.
no one is sending donations because this just looks like a typical scam.

a third of a bitcoin ($40) gets you one bag of rice and lentals/maize and soya bean?

dang.... i can go onto the nuskin website and it quotes me (converting from local fiat) 5 bags for 2 thirds of a bitcoin.... plus with thier matching promotion they add on an additional bag.. giving a total of 6 bags for 0.66 BTC.

so now im going to dig deeper to see if nuskin actually do deliver 6 bags as promised to those in need. if so, then Dabs needs to rethink his 'good cause' as somewhere along the line his money he requests does not result in the same amount of packs outcome.

edit:
nuskin do have actual factories and do make the food, giving people employment in what they call the worlds poorest area's. still digging into the finances and costs to see how much of the donated funds ends up in peoples mouths

Quick reply. I'm out in the mountains during weekends so patchy internet here. I will quickly address these concerns.

@adam, fishing applies to farming, meaning the same idea. They can't. Not because they don't want to, but because circusmstances prevent them from even trying. They have no choice. Really.

@franky1, I'm in the Philippines. The price I get the bags are Php 1640. There is a corporate matching program, but need minimums to activate them, like 5 bags, 8 bags, etc.

I will try to explain in more detail later when I get back.

Here is an old article (dated 2008) about a religious ministry that uses this same Vitameal for it's own feeding programs: http://opinion.inquirer.net/inquireropinion/letterstotheeditor/view/20080920-161780/Vitameal-has-no-dehydrated-veggie-mix

And a matching video on youtube of their program in action, dated 2011:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YW2oupDhlU4

The last time I was physically present in one such activity with the actual bags and with lots of children was way back in 2004 or 2005, but I have no photos or videos of anything then.

What I can try to do is go back on at least one actual mission with the bags.

To put this in perspective, here are pics of an activity of my unit done last year (2012) in a local school. It is called Brigada Eskwela (School Brigade) and here we repaired some busted tables and chairs, cleaned the the place, cut some overgrown shrubs and trees, and other stuff.

Working on tables and chairs:
https://i.imgur.com/8swYLt7.jpg

With me in the picture:
Notice the scuba on top of my branch of service (Air Force) and the tank patch on my pocket flap.
https://i.imgur.com/Gwvs9I2.jpg

With me in the picture and some kids (these are NOT the starving ones, these are students):
https://i.imgur.com/2ioyrxM.jpg

After the event with school officials and administrators:
https://i.imgur.com/jK5iptz.jpg

And my as of then, unsigned certificate of participation:
https://i.imgur.com/65nik2K.jpg

So you can see where I get the nickname Dabs from.

I will delete all these pictures and this post next month (or when I remember to do so.)

The unit does all sorts of humanitarian missions, we are all essentially volunteers, most are actually helpful and hard working. Some are in it for the firearms (they're always around), since all members get exemptions from gun bans while on duty; and we are effectively on duty the entire year.

In the picture above is a chaplain (with rank of Captain), he is a pastor in his church.

So what I'm trying to say is that I'm legit. The charities I mentioned are legit but I do not have photo evidence other than what I posted. Nu Skin is a legit for-profit company with it's own corporate social responsibility, yes they make money but the food itself goes to whereever it should go. Feed The Children is legit. The nuns are legit.

The children who are the beneficiaries are legit.

I do not know when I can actually go out again on a mission since the last time I did was several months ago, since I'm now occupied by work and family stuff, so I thought I'd collect the coins, buy the bags, then donate it to these orgs that have people that do this all day.

Here is where I will order and pay for the bag.
https://www.nuskin.com/content/nuskin/en_PH/products/pharmanex/vitameal/24113523.html

But I will do it in person at a walk-in-center near my area.

What I can promise to do for this first donation of 1 bag is to take a picture of me and the bag and the receipt. I'll try to coordinate and actual feeding activity one of these days, but I would need a minimum of enough bags to feed maybe 300 children in one day, or else it's much better to donate the bag to Feed The Children Philippines and let them do their job.

Again, I wanted to be a conduit for this since I can accept bitcoins and none of these charities do. I do not want to be in the actual activity since that is not my full time job; I will join one or some of them, but not all of them.

On a related note, I can probably start another bitcoin donation program specifically for my unit (all our medicines are donated, the doctors perform their "pro-bono" work.) particularly for the medical and dental missions, tree planting missions, house building missions, disaster missions. Those, I will personally attend because that's what I've been doing more often for the past so many years.

That and I get to carry (for you US 2nd amendment lovers out there.)

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.

http://i43.tinypic.com/2cep5eg.jpg*

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.

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.

。。。。。。

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

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

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

hey, who did that? Was that you?

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.

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.

Somebody sure does.  ;)

Sent a little something for the kids!

Please distribute with much love

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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!

Beautiful effort, sending donation.

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.

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://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=295211.msg3305474#msg3305474

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

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

I feel that time is of the essence, so I will go ahead and do the original plan, rather than wait for November. Get the receipt, scan or take a picture of that. Wait for the love letter and also scan and post it here.

@grabhive. That would be nice. The exact rate (if you like to compute for it) is 1640 PHP (Philippine Peso) to 30 child meals. So it depends on both USD to PHP, and BTC to USD rates. I just estimated it at 0.01 BTC per meal. (I went to bitcoinaverage.com and preev.com)

Vitameal bought Oct 12 2013
https://i.imgur.com/uGkmsvA.jpg

That is for 4 bags or 120 meals. Donation means they will take care of sending the bags to the charities that will do the actual feeding programs.

Keep it up, Dabs.

On a not-so-related topic, I'm going to buy me some hair clippers for personal use. Then I thought, hey, we used to have give free hair cuts on those same humanitarian missions I used to attend more often. So, maybe I'll do that too, even though I'm not a professional barber. Free hair cuts... cuz if I charge them, I won't have repeat customers.

Anyway, donate donate! I hope I can keep it at least at this pace continuously. One child at a time.

Thanks mod! (your bitcoin address is tagged, so you're not anonymous.)

Due to recent catastrophic events (if you watch or read the news, you'll know about the earthquake and storms), your generosity is more appreciated now than ever. Almost 100% of your donations goes to buying bags of food. (0.00001% or something small / whatever was leftover goes to some kid selling sampaguita flowers on the street.)

Very cool Dabs. I like what you're doing. Keep up the good work.

Only because I like and trust you: https://blockchain.info/tx/e51a4303288c1d2d2b705ecfaa5b493e626c6f051f08efba8818242ecc2780d5

Thank you! Amounts in second post updated.

That's a noble work!

Efforts appreciated.

Congratulations Dabs!

This is a good idea if legit.  I like it.

Thanks.


Of course it's legit. :) Everyone can see in the blockchain where the coins are going; to someone who buys the bitcoins for a good charitable rate, which I then use to buy the bags.


Thank you for the anonymous donation of 0.10 BTC.

Thank you, thank you! Thank You! to whoever gave the anonymous donation of an entire bitcoin!

I just got this email:


Message has been edited by Dabs to insert the bitcoin donation address. (You could of course, send your fiat donations to the head office.)

I have a suspicion who donated the latest 0.10037 BTC, but of course, I can't confirm it. Thanks!

I looked at the tx to see why you have such a suspicion and saw why. If you suspect me, sorry it wasn't it. Now, I too have to thank them for Bitcoin 100's donation, as well as for the one to Sean's Outpost on their behalf.

 ;D

great charitable work, cant wait for the pics guys

Wow. THIS is what Bitcoin needs. Bitcoin needs this and anything that pops up around it.
I will definitely be sharing this thread regularly, and donating when I can.

Wendell from our team will be traveling to the Philippines next week, and will try to meet Dabs and check out what he's doing. If it happens, we'll report back about it here.

drewph is buying the coins. The result will be good for 10 bags or 300 meals! I'm also meeting Wendell and Mark Vernon later, so I should have pics.

I pictured you older, Dabs, albeit not as old that bald headed guy on your right.  ;D

~TMIBTCITW

I shaved before going to his place. I used my new Edwin Jagger Double Edge Razor that I recently bought from Amazon. I like old-fashioned mechanical devices / gadgets.

That "TAG" RFID white bracelet/baller id has 1 TAG in it, coming from the man himself. It will probably be worth something a few years from now. (and I'll be sure to add some more TAGs in it.)

The black bag behind me, uh ... guess what's in it? (Hint: it's an old fashioned mechanical device designed in 1911, actually earlier, but it's known for that particular year.)

Oh man.. This project really get my heart pumping harder. I adore people like Dabs that steps in and help people that having a hard time.
I live in Sweden and my kids is having the best of everything all the time. I almost get sick when thinking about parents that cant even feed their kids everyday. This is a screwed up world.

This is a really big market for scammers but i am convinced that Dabs is the real thing.
1btc is coming to your adress later today !

I dare everyone to do the same ! 1btc is probably nothing for many people in other parts of the world.

Keep this project running ! I would love to see some pics later on.

Best regards
Ronnie

Edit the original one.
1640 PHP = Approx 37.5 $
375$ = Approx 0.125 BTC.

( I do not have much to donate now , but will donate when I can )

I did a minor edit to the first post. Any amount is welcome.

As you may be aware, my country is all over CNN and other news, because we are having the biggest and baddest storm the world has seen in the past 30 years. Category 5. 300 kph gust winds. Roofs flying.

So whatever you mine with your block erupter or blue fury (or red fury) is still going to help.

Honestly, I may not see the actual kids themselves for awhile, but I do know that the company and organization and foundation are legit.

And it's going to get easier once the tagcash exchange launches. (I'll post a TAG address later, it's an alt-coin if you're not aware of it.)

And I bought the 10 bags for donation. Will post receipt on Monday.

Dabs, we just sent 1 BTC over. Hope it helps!

I'm very happy to see this thread.  I just sent through a BTC to support the cause.  I'm enthralled with the idea of being able to send money instantly to another country while having confidence that it will be well used.

Thanks for doing the legwork Dabs

EDIT: Thought I'd add: Could someone sticky this thread and maybe temporarily re-title for post-hurricane relief?

A LITTLE DONATION FROM CHINA .. GOD BLESS YOU ALL :)

Sent some. Can you put a QR code for the donation bitcoin address? Easier to scan from phone than typing :)

Instantly generate a QR code by replacing the address after qr+code+:
http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=qr+code+1food14NCLas1FssyKnf2MgGZcwUFRKXE

I got this email today.


50 bags at the current bitstamp / preev rate is about 5.71 BTC.

My heartfelt thanks to the recent donators even without knowing who you are. Updated 2nd post.

Good Job Dabs! 

Wish they can Sticky this Thread on the top!!! 

Moderator any Thoughts???

You seem credible. And that you could win over Phinnaeus Gage seems a feat in itself.  However, I still have a question or two. But do want to help the poor/needy affected by the hurricane/typhoon.

When are you going to post photos of the goods you received? Would you post a photo of you picking up the goods for distribution? All the photos you've posted so far are professional news or of pre-hurricane conditions. Taking photos at your eye level (vantage point) will significantly reduce questions, and get more people to helping.

From the OP:
How it works:
1. You send at least 0.01 BTC to the donation address.
2. I wait until it reaches 1640 PHP (fiat equivalent.) *edit* I will probably wait until there is at least a whole bitcoin, regardless of exchange rate.
3. I change the BTC to PHP through local traders here.
4. I buy and donate 1 bag of VitaMeal.
5. I take a picture of the bag, and the receipt, post here.
6. Go back to step 1.

A photo of you WITH the bag would be even better. Preferably at the pick-up center. Don't delay. I'm probably not the only one that wants to give, especially now.

Also, is the address you gave for donations ONLY used for this project of yours? Is it located in a separate wallet than a personal wallet? Can you prove each contribution was used for meals?

How much does it cost for one 50 meals (or is that bags) measured in US dollars or Philippine pesos? It would be best to donate in increments of 50 meals to maximize Nu Skin's matching program.

You mentioned using local traders. How quickly can you exchange and how close can you trade to market prices?

Last question. How targeted are you giving these meals or is a relief organization doing this for you? I've so far read the people of Tacloban were hit severely. I know the storm was wide, but I'm not sure how much of the Phillipines received such a degree of devastation. Those hit hardest by the storm are most in need. [Just read in your post above: "Most of the fatalities were from Eastern Visayas, from the central part of the Philippines."]. Please, don't take offense, I'm sure you're competent. But I'd like a bit more reason to know any donation is helping where most needed.

"Survivors at city airport said they have not eaten in more than a day"
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2501471/Philippines-Typhoon-Haiyan-Soldiers-hold-desperate-Filipinos-trying-escape-typhoon-ravaged-region.html

I'm sure Dabs will do everything possible to address all your concerns in a professional manner. If not, I'll kick his ass.  ;D

But, that's not what I came here for.

Hey Dabs, I need any Bitcoin business you may be related to so that I can post it here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=329396.msg3533934#msg3533934 It's a gift from GrabHive.

~TMIBTCITW

Hi. Allow me to try to address each concern:

1. Bag = So far I've only gone to the pick-up center twice. Both times were immediately after some calamity. The first one was after the earthquake. This last one was after the super typhoon. In both cases, there was NO STOCK at the pick-up center of the bags.

The only reason for the bag to be there is if someone wants to take it home, for personal consumption, or for your own personal feeding project. Therefore, I could not even take a picture of even a sample bag. All the bags are at the main warehouse or something, going off to where they are needed.

Nu Skin as a business, operates on a very high level with un-salaried (unpaid) distributors, who make their income 100% from commissions. The employees of the corporate office do all the grunt work. The distributors, like me, are just sales people. (A good example analogy is that we're like real-estate agents; we don't own the house or land, we just sell it.)

2. The address I gave for donations, the 1food address, is ONLY used for this project. It is separate from all other addresses, and I prefer that when I do trade or sell it, I do it all at once every time.

It is not in a separate wallet per se, but the bitcoin client I use has Coin Control, so I can pick just that address to use if I want to. Also notice that all outgoing transactions do not have change.

The proof so far has been the receipts I have posted. They show how many bags worth.

On my next trip, maybe you want me to take a picture of me at the counter doing the transaction? I'm not likely to get an actual bag (and probably not until after December too), but the person at the counter will process everything.

3. 50 bags (30 meals per bag) = PHP 82,000.00 so that is about USD 1900.00 and currently approximately 5.3 BTC. I use up almost everything up to the last bag. The change is eventually given away to some kid on the street in the form of either actual money or some bread / bisquit / candy / unfinished burger / whatever that I have handy on me as I go drive home. Or to pay for the parking where I gave the donation.

I do not give to kids that are sniffing rubber cement (locally known as rugby, it's a brand name). Sniffing rubber cement makes you high, like you are on illegal drugs.

4. Local traders take a little bit of time, but its basically if someone wants to buy the balance in the 1food address, then I have them give me the fiat first. Can't take chances of sending it to the wrong person. As with all other trades, I agree with a price on the trader, and since he knows where it is coming from, he gets it close to the current market price. (preev/bitstamp/bitcoinaverage, BTC converted to USD converted to PHP +/- a few percent).

There is a new crypto-currency exchange that just opened in Makati with support for Bitcoins and Tagcoins, and 9 fiat currencies. But, trading activity has been low since it just opened.

5. A relief organization is doing this all. My intention in the original post was just to collect, give to the org, and they do the rest.

6. If you guys want me to do something else more involved, someone suggested that I get donations for my military unit. There was another thread and video about that, let me look it up quick.


If, for whatever reason, I get 3K coins, my boss is going to allow me to go back and be active in my unit (weekend warrior), and I use those donations to support in whatever way I deem fit, with proper accounting of where everything is going to. And this should keep me busy for an entire year.

Possible uses for donated funds would be logistics, transport (the bus is free, gas is not), food (the labor is free, but you need to feed the volunteers), medicines (the doctor is doing pro-bono work, but the drugs are paid for), toys (given away to kids), bulk relief goods (repacked and given individually), medical equipment (the old ones have to be discarded or replaced), maybe an ambulance (if you want, I can plaster a bitcoin logo on the ambulance!).

The unit, while a part of the AFP (Armed Force of the Philippines) DOES NOT GET FUNDING. All the people you see in that video above? They ARE NOT PAID, including me.

Why do I do it then? Aside from the altruistic and ideals, and actually helping out the people, there are fringe benefits to wearing a military uniform. I don't get speeding or parking minor traffic violation tickets anymore, for one. :) And I have a discount on firearms and the legal paperwork needed to carry one. The Philippines does not have the equivalent of the US 2nd Amendment, so there's all sorts of hoops you have to jump through to buy and carry a legally recognized firearm.

I sometimes get a free pass when riding the bus or train (when I don't drive my car.)

Oh, and the security guard in our village salutes me. (okay, fine, they salute the rank, not the person, blah blah insert "Band of Brothers" blah blah)

That would be another project and another thread, but so far no one has seemed to want me to do that just yet.

This thread, is, "high level", meaning, you donate and trust that I send it where I said I would. I do that, and ... my responsibility at that point is done. We just realize later through the organization and reports and other news about what happened.

It's like donating to the Red Cross or some other Foundation.


I hope that addresses most of your concerns.


*edit* Sorry, I do pay for parking. Mistyped it when I posted.

The only one I'm connected with right now is TagBond. Everything else I do is offline or some manual gambling thing (which won't fit in that situation.) If you're curious, sign up, it's free, use my referral ID so I get points.

http://tagbond.com/12971

Thanks for some of the feedback. If you don't pick up the bags to donate. Why did you say #5 then?

How it works:
1. You send at least 0.01 BTC to the donation address.
2. I wait until it reaches 1640 PHP (fiat equivalent.) *edit* I will probably wait until there is at least a whole bitcoin, regardless of exchange rate.
3. I change the BTC to PHP through local traders here.
4. I buy and donate 1 bag of VitaMeal.
5. I take a picture of the bag, and the receipt, post here.
6. Go back to step 1.

I was trying to get some funds from MtGox to donate, but MtGox won't allow me to withdraw my bitcoins. Sad news! I have a little in another wallet I'll send.

Get some new convincing photos of you doing stuff! Not just standing at a counter or riding a bus.
If I wanted that kind of verification, I'd send charity to the "Nigeria prince". Joking.

Keep doing the good work.

That was the original plan. Fortunately, there are NO BAGS available every time I go there to pay for them, even for display purposes. It's fortunate because that means it's actually going out there to where its needed.

So, what happens is, I take a picture of the receipt, post here. The bag is already out there on its way to some hungry malnourished kid, who is probably homeless too.

I'll edit the first post to include "if there is a bag available."

Perhaps my original goal of 3k is out of reach.  If the Winklevoss twins really want to promote Bitcoin, they should stop doing press interviews and throw down some coins here.

Maybe they google their own names a lot and will find this thread...

If you want to get spotted, you need to include their full names too:
Cameron Howard Winklevoss
Tyler Howard Winklevoss

and you might as well include their "friends":
Mark Elliot Zuckerberg
Divya Narendra

Sold all the coins to Newar again, before the weekend. That's good for 46 bags. I need 4 more to make it 50. Who else wants to donate for the 4 bags? :)

How much?
Edit: Fuck it, 1 BTC donated.

Hell yeah, that's the way.

Wow. Okay. Great. Will find a buyer for that soon. Have not had the chance to update the other details.

Dabs, try coinpal.nl they have good rates and there are paying paypal.

PayPal and Bitcoins don't really mix that well, you know. The money might possibly get "stuck" somewhere. And it's easy enough for me to find local buyers and even within the region; Newar got the 1 again for a good rate (considering the volatility.)

He has what we call "Charity Rate" which uses Mt. Gox and rounds up the small numbers, at the time of sending the fiat. (Only applicable to donated funds.)

So I'm getting the 50+ bags (for donations) this week.

Again, I am not likely to see any actual bags since they are probably sitting in their warehouse ready to go out as soon as someone has paid for them. But this time, I'll take a couple of pics of me inside the walk-in-center as I do the transaction.

I'll go look at coinpal.nl though, thanks!

Small Correction:

1st coins sold, good for 44 bags.
2nd coin sold, good for 15 bags.
Total recent batch of coins, total good for 59 bags. When I buy it this week, the company will add +10 as matching bonus.

Keep em comin!

Due to the craziness of the bitcoin roller coaster ride the past couple of days, my transaction has not yet confirmed. Although I have assured the buyer, it will eventually confirm, as I use the bitcoin-qt client which reminds you if you really need to include a transaction fee.

In any case, I will include a little bit fees in the future, deducted from the total.

I finally was able to go to the NuSkin Center and put in the order for 59 bags. +10 corporate matching bonus = 69 bags * 30 meals = 2,070 meals.

As promised, here are some pictures with a one liner or two explanation.

I'll start with some pics of me and my kids. doing some other transaction in a local bank.

Dabs and his son
https://i.imgur.com/szInuWl.jpg

Dabs Daughter
https://i.imgur.com/oxNx1kL.jpg

Then some unrelated business inside a bank, I notice they were all gearing up to donate relief goods to the victims of the super typhoon.

Inside Bank
https://i.imgur.com/j9zgm75.jpg

Inside Bank, packing stuff
https://i.imgur.com/QmRpUFp.jpg

Inside Bank, more stuff
https://i.imgur.com/Bjnrsmr.jpg

Inside Bank, Dabs posing
https://i.imgur.com/dnYcKq8.jpg

I just posed. I have no connection to the goods there other than I'm a client of the bank.

Now, to the actual transaction itself.

Inside NuSkin Center, Dabs selfie
https://i.imgur.com/McCfqOP.jpg

Inside NuSkin Center, counting payment
https://i.imgur.com/bGSOHDp.jpg

Inside NuSkin Center, preparing order
https://i.imgur.com/0LzM26N.jpg

And finally, the result.

Vitameal bought Nov 22 2013
https://i.imgur.com/3f2E6MJ.jpg?1

Includes a little thank you post card signed by the President of Indonesia / Philippines. The signature looks mass produced or printed, but he can't personally sign everything.

I decided to add a few more pictures of something I did way back in July.

Dabs with 290,000 PHP (valued at 67 BTC when it was $100 USD per BTC)
Dated 2013-07-31
https://i.imgur.com/EXtbz4d.jpg
290,000 Philippine Pesos in cold hard cash

https://i.imgur.com/FLzr2lm.jpg
a check totalling 3.3 million Philippine Pesos (could have bought 800 BTC then.)

Almost a million Philippine Pesos
https://i.imgur.com/KFSk0uu.jpg
Was worth 232 BTC then.

Now, they are worth less. I mean, they are worth 6 or 7 times less since the value of BTC has gone up the roof.

Explanation:

I hold large amounts of cash, that is NOT MY MONEY.
I sign checks that is NOT MY MONEY. I can sign, I am a signatory.
I have the passwords to the corporate bank account of the company I work for.
I am responsible for the payroll of over 180 employees. I have access to their money before it gets sent to them.

This implies, at any point in time, I can run away and disappear with 1000 (one thousand) bitcoins worth but this is in cold hard cash, or checks that I can turn into cash.

Now, some of you may be thinking, "oh no, someone is going to follow Dabs around and mug him when he has cash." now that these pictures are on the internet.

And oh, those pictures of the cash, have been around since July, so ... ... (okay, it's part of my bid for the fund raising being done by Phin, and I'm trying to be a forum treasurer too, hehehe.)

The same could be said about Roger Ver and Mark Vernon (who is now staying in the Philippines). They both have a lot more coins than I do, fiat and bits.

Well, no one knows when that will be. And when I get an assignment, I will of course be prepared for such and have a contingency plan.

Usually, it's shoot now, ask questions later. If I'm holding 4 million in cash, and someone attempts to grab it from me, I don't need to think much about it and just go into instinct mode.

(Did I mention I carry a government model 1911 in .45 ACP everywhere?)

Okay, but how do we really know you didn't photoshop a daughter?  ;D ;D ;D Delivery rooms pics, or it didn't happen.  ::)

Looks like more than enough to put any naysayers to rest, Dabs.

Later, bud.

I have those, somewhere, offline. But they are NSFW, too bloody. Both my kids were caesarean section. I'll look for a tame looking pic.

A big thank you to Mr. emanymton for donating a whole bitcoin.

**Feels all warm fuzzy inside**  :D

I was just thinking of an awesome idea by which anyone could contribute

1. Find an altcoin pool with good mining profit.
2. Make some simple .zip files that can be opened and mined from.
3. Let people contribute by spending their memory on it.
4. Convert the money to bitcoin and then to Pesos.


Optional :
Make a worker with each person who signs up to see contributor amounts.

So , how does that sound ?

Dabs I'd say you've earned yourself a Hive app (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=313352).

What do you want in yours? Sean's Outpost looks like this:

https://i.imgur.com/iAI8trml.png

Well, I can't answer that one. They are all over the world. But it's not the fault of the child, at least in this world, I think. Only in fantasy do you find dragons that take revenge on your grandchildren because they can still smell your blood.

Well it's not that easy...what about if they had jobs/money when they were planning children, then later they lost it - this could happen to a lot of reasons...and so now they don't have means to feed children. Just think if you were in that position. Children don't deserve that, it's not their fault. Anyway Dabs, what you do is a very good and noble thing. Continue to do so...

I will right away after I receive BTC :) Glad that there is nooble people in this world. Faith in humanity restored.

How much would one bag of vita meal cost you in USD?

PHP 1640 / 42 = USD 39.04   or almost 40.

Alright thanks for the reply :)

Dabs I am making an app for Hive for you. This is what it looks like so far. Do you want me to change anything?
https://i.imgur.com/J6sCkof.png

Hey thanks for doing that! Maybe add some more context for people who don't already know the charity. Where is it based, who is involved, this kind of stuff...

Wow.

I will update when I can, I am normally offline on weekends and just check with a tablet or my phone, not on a decent laptop right now.

Thank you to everyone. To those who sent coins, to those who are making apps, and to those who buy the coins. Thank you. I'm going to walk up a stage next year, but I'm sure I won't be alone.

I'm sincerely not trying to troll anyone here, but 50$ = 30 days of food for a kid?

I can live off a less amount/month, and my bodymass is much higher. And I'm not even resorting to cheapest options here.
 I'd bet food is even cheaper in other countries, than it's at mine, what's the deal?

EDIT: If you say that these kids deserve more expensive food, look at this another way - you can feed a lot more kids for the same price.

EDIT2: It would be even cheaper to feed people in large groups, by food produced nearby, and at the same time feeding local manufacturer.

Why do I get the urge to tell you to go feed the kids in a fully optimized way yourself then huh

There's always heroes around. Doers, not so much.

Hi,

I lost my original reply due to some forum problems, anyway I'll say it again:

I think the key here is malnutrition. You can indeed feed anyone instant noodles every day for months, for about the same amount of money. That's not healthy. Someone made a movie about eating McDonald's every day for a month (Super Size Me?). That's not healthy.

These kids are usually orphans, or effectively have no real parents or anyone else who can take care of them. This cause can also be considered hopeless as no one will ever solve the world hunger / malnutrition problem, but if you can save the life of just 1 kid, or make their future just a little bit brighter, I think the effort would have been worth it.

There are, of course, other organizations and charities that do something similar. If you feel your voluntary donations are better used elsewhere, please send it to them instead.

I only do this, this way, this particular set up, because it is something I can do, and use the "power" of decentralized currencies to accept donations, with as little overhead as possible. I can also accept fiat wired directly to my bank account. I don't think anyone is going to do that though.

Again, thank you to everyone.

https://i.imgur.com/GLBfUmX.jpg

The Force for Good spirit remains strong here at Nu Skin, as we continue to give aid to all those affected by super typhoon Yolanda (International name: Haiyan) which swept over the eastern and central Visayas regions of the Philippines. Yolanda, one of the world’s strongest storms on record, tore across the country last November 8 claiming thousands of lives, affecting millions of people, and damaging billions worth of properties, livelihood and infrastructure.

In the past week, our Nu Skin family from around the globe continued to demonstrate astounding support for the super typhoon survivors as they try to recover from this tragic blow:

• Distributor leaders present in the Southeast Asia Regional Opportunity Summit pledged monetary donations and together pooled a total of USD $87,000. In addition, other distributor leaders from around the region donated a total of $36,962.
• Nu Skin Philippines and Indonesia Stars at the 2013 Star Academy in Bali pooled additional USD $12,000 worth of donations.
• Nu Skin Southeast Asia corporate employee donations totalled USD $48,968.
• In the previous week, over $200k were donated by the FFG Foundation, Nu Skin Japan and Nu Skin Greater China.
• Nu Skin Philippines distributors and their customers have donated 2,285 bags of VitaMeal, equivalent to over USD$61,000, since implementation of the 50 + 10 Matching Program.
• Php 200,000 has been donated to the American Chamber Foundation’s typhoon relief efforts.
• Convoy of Hope (a US corporate charity partner) is shipping a container of 6,000 VitaMeal bags from the U.S. to the Philippines.
• Feed the Children (FTC) has sent over 36,000 VitaMeal bags from China to Feed the Children Philippines.
• Globally, for every five bags of VitaMeal purchased, Nu Skin donates one bag. For this limited period, several markets are directing their 1 for 5 or 10 for 50 matches directly to the Philippines. In Southeast Asia alone, 33,000 bags equivalent to nearly USD$883,000 have been donated for the month of November.
• In-kind donations received at our Ortigas Walk-in Center will be forwarded to Caritas Manila for their typhoon relief efforts

https://i.imgur.com/PSln9iw.jpg

Through your generous VitaMeal donations, our local partner Feed the Children Philippines (FTCP) was able to distribute 17,000 nourishing meals containing VitaMeal for the first leg of our typhoon relief efforts. Among areas fed were Hernani, McArthur and Basey in Samar, Ormoc, and Tacloban. Aside from distributing the hot meals, which were prepared on-site via mobile kitchens, the FTCP teams also assessed the status of the areas, and touched base with local partners to be able to conduct continuous VitaMeal feedings in the future.. Local partners consisted of local government units, parish churches, and colleges, among them Divine Word College and Tacloban Redemptorist Church, which were taught how to prepare VitaMeal and were left with VitaMeal bags and ingredients to sustain their community after FTCP’s meal distribution.

The second leg of VitaMeal feeding and relief started last November 28, with 24 new areas determined for feeding sites spread across the provinces of Leyte, Eastern Samar, North Cebu, Capiz, and Iloilo. The target for this leg is to distribute 720,000 meals over the course of a month until December 31, and set up feeding stations in those areas.

It is not over yet. The NTC Vitameal 50+10 matching program will continue until December.  But already I would like to thank you all for your kindness and generosity.  May you be blessed a thousand fold!

Sincerely,


Melisa Tantoco Quijano
President
Southeast Asia Region and Pacific Region

Liquids sent

Stopping and counting my blessings, a bit surprised by the comparatively fantastic result.

Re-read the full topic, want to make somemore comments, and a free bump, you're welcome...

Exactly my point. It's like "kitten infestation". Some granny keeps non-sterile cat. Cat gives birth to 6 kittens. Granny is too soft, and decides to keep those 6 kittens instead of drowning them. 2 die to natural causes, 4 live on. In 2 years she will have 10+ kitten bonus every 3-4 months.

Free circumcisions? Maybe it would be better to avoid those, saving time, money and some foreskin? About free haircuits - every neighborhood should have those. Hair clippers are so cheap and easy to operate, they can teach kids to to that in schools.

24.75$ at the official site. While on other sites price differs. Maybe it is possible to cut out the middle man, cause I doubt that shipping could cost that much, especially in bulk. Also went through nutrition info, and it's not perfect. It's very good for 25$but not for 40$.For 40$ one could increase amount of proteins in that thing. Some nuts, even peanuts, and maybe soy. Philippines are #40 in soy production in the world, if google does not lie.

By any means, Dabs is a good guy, but if you're going to donate something, you should try to tweak this thing to maximize output.

Also you can advertise this charity in user signature space. If someone cannot or will not donate money, maybe he will donate his sig space.

Going to donate another .5btc... as soon as armoury opens up.

Dayum, boy! Feed them children!

Medically, those who get cut are considered hygienic. There are also cultural reasons. And the females (the ones I am aware of anyway) prefer their males to be cut too.

Some of these people want to get cut, but could not afford the proper medical treatment. They also want to avoid doing it the old-fashioned way with a giant axe or whatever it is.


It is what it is, that's what we get here. Everything here is slightly more expensive than if I can get it from the US or Amazon or direct from the manufacturer. You have to understand that the ones doing the marketing and sales are using the network marketing or multi-level marketing model, and this is a 20 year old company. They cut out the "standard" middle man, but they put in place independent distributors who get a percentage as the middle man.

I can't change who sponsored me all those years ago (although people drop out of the organization and I "roll up" to whoever is still doing this.) I can't change the system. Someone above me gets 5% of whatever I do. If I change who that is, it simply becomes someone else.

What is clear, is that the foundation or charity gets to do everything they are supposed to do. The VitaMeal product is fully paid for and donated (and everyone who got involved in that gets compensated, from manufacturer, to distribution, to the employees who processed my transaction, etc.)


Hehe, thanks. I have an idea, you could sign up as my "recruit" or be in my "downline", then you can do the same thing where ever you are, for the price that the company offers you the same product, be that $40 or $30 or $25. I'm going to get 5% of whatever it is that you do, because that's the way this company works.

I'd like to emphasize though, that this is as tweaked as you can get for a product of this quality, that ends up being completely donated and used to feed children, that is backed by a billion dollar enterprise, that has lasted as long as it has.


Good idea. Although, you might want to advertise another bitcoin site that pays you, then you can donate some or all of those sig earnings here. Some pay anywhere from 0.03 BTC to 0.60 BTC per month, depending on post count and other requirements.

No thank you sir

Since my dad died I've been living in debt, so I'm keeping every penny I squeeze, no charities there to feed me, gotta do it myself. I do not believe in charities, I think there's too many people on this globe, and those who cannot make it, "should" die off, that's"natural order of life". You cannot save everyone. You shouldn't. My two coldhearted bastard cents. I write in this thread only because I am a pragmatic and like to (which is my flaw) preach pragmatism. There's too many resources wasted on logistics and other stuff. Every penny should be counted and accounted for.

I'll give you an idea. If you take your biggest local supermarket chain and count how many products are wasted/spoiled there daily, I believe you could feed 5000+ kids.

I also believe in survival of the fittest. If you, yourself, are in debt, it is in your best interest to fix that first. Take care of yourself and yours. When you are in a much better position, you can do more.

On the other hand, it is in our nature to help others who are in need.

Reminds me of the story about a rich person donating millions to his church, and a poor woman who donated pennies to the same church. The rich person only gave a fraction of what he owned. The poor woman gave more than half of her entire life savings.

Just because you can't save everyone does not mean you shouldn't try. Unless you are putting your own life in danger, it's not a bad idea to save someone else who is a complete stranger to you.

I think there is a saying that goes: give until it hurts.

Obviously, giving until it hurts must be easy for some folks to do, because they display such a painful expression when asked to give even the minimum, whether of finances or service. Don't worry, you’re not going to go broke by being generous.

And it really doesn’t hurt. In fact, here’s an encouraging promise: Give, and it will be given to you.

That profoundity simply means that a generous person who gives freely in order to benefit others is going to prosper. If you help others with the right motivation, you're going to be helped. When you refresh others, you will be refreshed. You reap what you sow.

Don't give simply for some tax advantage. Don't give expecting the recipients to be grateful. Most will be extremely thankful, but some may not only be ungrateful, they might even resent those who give.

So, don't give until it hurts. And, don't give in order to be admired for your generosity. Donate because donating reflects on us so that we would have the opportunity to be blessed and to bless others by giving.

Remember, donations reminds us who we are and what our relationship should be to others.

While there may be those who encourage us to give until it hurts, it seems that there is a much better plan. You give because it's the right thing to do. I think that it looks as though we should feel good, even joyful, about donating.

Please, please, don’t give until it hurts. Instead, give until you feel so good about giving that you might fall down laughing (all right, maybe not that happy). But, you get the idea.


I have always had faith in humanity. The good guys are out there, quietly working. It's only the bad guys get all the news and headlines.

Bitcoins sold for about 28 bags worth. Will do the transaction later this week.

for you asking that questions makes perfect sense why humans are trash, donate!

Vitameal bought Dec 11 2013

https://i.imgur.com/3IbJdn0.jpg

28 bags * 30 meals = 840. Total as of this post 3,330 meals!

Okay. I put a QR code at the first post. Looks like this:

https://i.imgur.com/0kY17xe.png

Bitcoin going up. Bitcoin going down. I exchange them at the best rates at the time. Donate donate! We have until the end of this month to do another 50+10 deal.

Hey, Dabs. My THRF endeavor turned into a bust, so I'll be donating my entire initial donation to that cause toward this one within the next couple days, having to wait on Rassah to get back home to preform the transfer.

https://blockchain.info/tx/15ebcb7b3b43cc98e00d7ae50867c1493cbcf10c58d208ff865b79c247d7c1aa

It's only 0.23866918 BTC, but I feel you're in best position to make sure the funds go to good use. The only two other donations are in the process of being returned.

Hope you're doing well, and enjoying the holidays there in beautiful Philippines.

~Bruno Kucinskas

Hey Phin!

No amount is too small. (well, okay, maybe single satoshis are too small.)

I'll wait a bit, since they extended the matching program, and I forgot what their schedule is till the end of this year, seems lots of businesses are on holidays.

Cryptsy Trade Key

f9c21e6c68fd6af1c8ed2ccdfeb7ca4019b9cebf

Just in case you want to send donations in LTC or DOGE or TAG or any of the other alt-coins being traded on Cryptsy.

If you don't have an account there, you can create using my ref link:

https://www.cryptsy.com/users/register?refid=23114

Just got this today:

Dabs, what is going on with this project lately?

Oh, will update soon. Didn't quite reach the number I wanted for 50 bags this time, so I will just buy whatever can be bought with the current balance. It's Feb already, so it's back to regular donations.

Thanks for asking. I will keep this thread open even if I only get to do this once a month or so.

Sold all coins to a buyer. This should be good for about 9 or 10 bags. I'm just waiting for the fiat, but buyer is good for it, so I already sent the coins. I will update once I get it in my bank account, then buy the bags.

Vitameal bought Mar 07 2014
https://i.imgur.com/ij9ggeW.jpg

Hi Dabs,

We've recent built Spinjar (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=560259), which is designed to test whether or not we can incentivize donations by entering part of each one into a lottery pot. The theory is that it may encourage higher or more frequent donations overall.

If you're interested in using it somewhere, we have already created a Spinjar address for Feed the Children:

1jarXLGpwsbZodTrhSNHzNn5NcguYefSL

@wendell, sure thing. Anything to increase the donations.


Unfortunately, I can't make that event (it's tomorrow) since I have to drive my two kids to their pedia. I'll ask them if I can just pick up the certificate.

I think the idea is awesome and I have hopes that this is very succesful.  Only thing is I worry the food may not make it to the people that it need to get to.  I hope that isn't the case but I respect you doing what you can to make sure it makes it to it's rightful destination.

74b30416e482d422f44eb8f3a23109e58b4ef43cb22bdda7fbc43238adb22974

:)

Woot! Thanks for the donations. To everyone else, you can always see it on the blockchain. I won't be updating the transaction list as much anymore, just the totals.

I now have a local exchange I can constantly rely on, unless someone wants to buy the coins directly from me at the same or better rate. (See my sig for my exchange, then click on "About".)

How much money actually the BTC community donated here? Is there an early adopter who donated big cash for such cause?
BR,
Gondel

Some people donated a lot in October and November last year, and then the value shot up.

Total Received    10.09933934 BTC

Some bitcoins donated. All sold. Bought a bunch of meals. I have been extremely busy with other stuff, but I don't forget this. Thanks to all that donated.

1.4+ bitcoins. 22 bags. 30 meals each. 660 meals.

https://i.imgur.com/SIBcm7f.jpg

I got this email, but I'm not going to post the pics that go with it anymore, just the message.

Dabs, after reading through the whole thread when I first saw it over a year ago... I was very intrigued. Shortly after this became an over whelming feeling. An over whelming feeling of good and triumph. The dedication you put into this project is astounding. I have the utmost respect for you and the cause. I'm happy to see that this is still a continued effort from the community. Keep up the fantastic job and hopefully we can get a picture update for Christmas :).

I have given to Dabs before and he is one of the FEW Bitcoin charities I can give to with confidence he will get it where he says it will go. 

No funny bull shit aside. Dabs does what he says and proves it.

Shame this one doesn't get 10th of the publicity SeansOutpost gets...

Will you accept CLAMS?

LOL @ the CLAMs. Why not? Only problem is what the value will be at the time of exchange, or if the exchange works (poloniex seems to be overwhelmed now or something.)

@peonminer, Thank you. It's a low maintenance project. I basically let the funds sleep until they get big enough to be worth exchanging. There are 3 or 4 exchanges local to me, and they all work well.

In the near future, it may be possible that I will replace this project with a different one, one where I am a more active participant. The one where I get to wear my uniform and go knee deep in flood waters or something. (Since I got married, my wife won't allow me to jump out of airplanes anymore, so this ...)

But if not, I can still do this one.

Don't usually do things like this, but dabs is a respectful/trustworthy person who actively contributes to the community, so why not.

It looks like the minimum to donate is .01 so TXID  fc992439fae49241e52eed51327e798c045243f468c4cf69f37fb91b7183f063 (http://blockchain.info/tx/fc992439fae49241e52eed51327e798c045243f468c4cf69f37fb91b7183f063)

Plus it seems that funds will be used for a good cause.

Awesome thread. Donated $20.00. Good luck on your mission.

We are working on this project --> https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=837383.0 and I was looking for worthy causes to donate to, once it's setup and ready to go.

I will add your cause to the list, because we will be rotating the legitimate charities we support. {It looks genuine so far}

I also want to make a difference, in the life of people in need.

So watch this space.

Ps... We used BitBiz.io as the brainstorming site for all involved in this project, but it got hacked. {Things still going, but communication slower now, with the site being down}

Please add a clam address in the OP bud.

Here: xGyiXkSUzGLmaCYr9FtnEALGzx1RdvKTXc

Added to OP.

Just send a few buck

https://blockchain.info/tx/f3b952b698015b1a13183feddeecb2b12085b65c06b1edfa6d92635dd9f0481e

Hope it helps  ;D

Small donation sent. Keep up the good work.

https://blockchain.info/tx/eac3567e7ab4f627df985f87e2312b473f8c19664db8d41b24a037ec663633cc

Here's 1.0 BTC from crazy 'ol BiPolarBob  :)

https://blockchain.info/tx-index/d18eec9c77e5b2e293eeb1a6863be264fdc1e6273490f8a66059f1fd521f8df2

The very generous Bipolarbob as always 8)

Sent a few CLAMS I dug up.

http://khashier.com/tx/c2356a3315cd14b88c30e6855df6954d68de09051aec257d4142a5cb54c24785

Wow a 1BTC  :o :o :o

Very very Generous  :D
But what is the proof that the donation goes really for Feeding up Children's, Just Curious only  ::)

dabs does a good job of posting pictures and other things.

He is good at proveable fair :D

This is fantastic work by dabs, im gonna send some over. I would love to be able to do something like this too but afraid that people would want to brand me a scammer especially since i am only a full member and my post count is on the lower side.

With christmas around the corner the help requests that come to me are over-whelming and i can only do so much on my own. :(

This year i managed to collect enough money to sponsor a 100 blankets for street children and homeless folk here in India. India is a hotbed of scams and hence people don't trust us so easily even though the fact remains that poverty is a part of our daily lives and we see such stuff on a daily basis. I do believe even a little help are like drops that form an ocean. I wonder if i start a thread like this, will people come forward to help? I can even post images and receipts for purchases on the thread to prove i am genuine. :)

Edit: Sent 0.02 to the cause. Would have loved to donate more, but cant really contribute more because of the afore mentioned reason.

https://blockchain.info/tx/c741be19c60669e1a7df384980328a3644085ae980ac94810821a9326b1ff19c

Yeah! We do our small part.

CONGRATS FOR WINNING THE 1ST PRIZE : 0.5BTC


THREAD : https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=860487.0

Over 0.15BTC Donated by forum members.

Rest sponsored by me.
(Don't get the conclusion that I am rich. I have just around total 3BTC as of now. I can only afford to give that much.)




Prizes are distributed a little early. Well it is the same. The thread became ancient. ;)

Transaction sent. : https://blockchain.info/tx/8f0a54cf0da2f01c5dead5743186f1bda5e6282f67e04f99f2dc1057bdab6a89

Donations sent : https://blockchain.info/tx/3ec18e151855b6da93e11b5bbb9fcea7cd4f18abe560fa14673269afa99d4a0d
wasn't happy with my donation so I sent another.
https://blockchain.info/tx/f0add2cf02123f479c3dbe07cff83052de1990cf7cef66a06b2eabc7de4c4c81

Hi, due to the holidays, I'll only be able to do the next food donation by early January 2015. But don't worry, just keep sending your coins, they are always appreciated.

Vitameal bought Jan 05 2015
https://i.imgur.com/5mKuRhy.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/c5Uvnw9.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/lIixt3P.jpg

Some pics of the bags in boxes. I don't get all of them, I only got 12 bags as that's all 1.6 BTC can buy now. But all of those will go to children. The pic are stocks inside their small warehouse in the walk-in-center that I go to, but I'm not allowed to open them, so I had the cashier just stick a label and took these pictures.

Is this still open to donate? This thread has been quiet. I would like to donate something.

Always open. :) Fear not. I check here every now and then. This thread has it's quiet moments, like a few weeks or months at a time, but I'm always around. I've been busy doing a new website, but I can't comment on it until it's ready.

The new website is operational. But I'll let you figure out what it is.

By donating here also help Nepal's children ?

Hope that helps answer your question.

Hi Dabs.

Are you still doing this?

Is xGyiXkSUzGLmaCYr9FtnEALGzx1RdvKTXc still the right CLAM address?

Hi. No, that is my clamcoin-qt address.

xGyiXkSUzGLmaCYr9FtnEALGzx1RdvKTXc

Still accepting. For all alt-coins, I simply run them through an exchange and convert them to bitcoins, then convert them to Philippine Pesos. Sometimes I just skip a step and use the alt-coins, and take out the equivalent bitcoins or fiat and add them to the donated pile.

OK, cool.

I just sent 75 CLAMs (http://clamsight.com/tx/a53e4777318c65acbc1dc286a04504879c90cf4f250a839a6ca31a3a3491db29), 50 donated by a guy I caught scamming on Just-Dice (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1119956.0), and 25 from Just-Dice.

176fda1cb50ba23da85fa6d0bd0a09c4be611844d500dd31cfbc645e43374e8a

.02 sent in the name of BiPolarBob!

Thanks

.01 sent in the name of BiPolarBob!

donated $4 thanks to BiPolarBob's steam sale or rather giveaway :)

great cause by the way!

https://blockchain.info/tx/b96779e604b05b50d923ad46b3075005a2f3fcb18321fba0fa55eec4df1e5872

$5 sent in the name of bipolarbob!

Donated a couple of dollars!

https://blockchain.info/tx/3afa01c77f0ed415c9fff7885f38f02b7977e6e4aac9c0080e60ad2d65524a62

Left a donation as well. You're doing a wonderful thing Dabs! I'll send you a donation every now and then ;)

Hey Dabs you still doing this donation? i just send a small amount of btc to your address
It may be small but every bits counts right  ;)

Received all. Clams were exchanged into BTC and sent to donation address. Will probably do the donation this week.

Vitameal bought July 29 2015

https://i.imgur.com/2a9mJXg.jpg

8 bags = 240 meals, 4,920 meals so far!

Is this still going?

I'm currently not able to do this at the moment. But feel free to send, I'll see what I can do, and if not, it just stays at the address until I can do at least 1 bag.

...Let this thread be alive again....

Are you willing to do this again? Its already been a long time. I hope you can start all over again, many are still willing to help. Unlike waiting for the government and NGOs to do this, they're only fond of doing such things when election is near.

Really hate those bastards...

As I've checked, VITAMEAL is still available.


Simply refer to this: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5122205.0
Donations are coming and getting a hold of it as for the meantime. (Can't find any trusted escrows yet that is willing to offer a service for free)

That'd be fun.

Been around in 2013 when Dabs started this and if he finds the time to do it again, i'm in.
Just let me know how much you got and i at least double the amount (because...one bag just isn't enough).

hello Mr dabs is this really your unit , you are Airforce and they are army how come they became your unit , and why are they wearing the reservist uniforms. Are you really an Airforce member or also a reservist

My unit is a composite unit comprised of all branches of the military, including the "professional" corps such as medical staff (Medical Administrative Corps), attorneys (Judge Advocate General Service), and even Catholic priests and Muslim imams (Chaplain Service). Most are in the reserve force.

We conduct trainings in all branches of service as well. Special Forces come from the Army, the Scuba diving from the Navy, the plane jumps from the Air Force, and some scout sniper marksmanship from the Marines.

Reserve and Active Duty uniforms are the same, only some patches differ. I'm not currently on active duty at the moment, but my commander keeps my name on the roster as he consults with me from time to time.

Thank you for your service, Dabs. I have this thread on watch mode that's why I saw you replied here.

Sorry for the off-topic post but I'm just curious about how you encountered and discovered Bitcoin? Or in general, bitcointalk?

I discovered it some time ago, not sure where, probably saw it on some website. Then I began reading blogs, websites, and this forum. Shortly after I registered this account, my one and only account. The rest is all here I guess.

On another note, I myself may need help. To put it mildly in words, I may need to feed myself (and my family.) If you or anyone you know could help please contact me for an address, or you could send to the one in my profile.

I've gotten myself into some problems, but I still keep everything else separate from my personal life.

Hey Dabs,

We don't know each other but I have noticed you in WO sometimes.. and came to know about your situation ( used Google translator in your local thread) I am sorry to hear that you are going through some tough time, life can be rough sometimes bro. Stay strong and keep fighting, Everything will be fine.

To sum up, sending a small amount to the quoted address and don't take this as loan or donation just one brother helping out another, that's it.

TX : https://www.blockchain.com/btc/tx/8752b31841b284567612f6927085df8c4908c274d1aa30a286238299c9713148

Regards
JSRAW

https://blockchain.info/tx/c21790fde5bf4cbb425f6b45da5338fc5a3857b911a5c7d1b73aec77426c6f05

Not a loan.

BAC, appreciated as always.

In conscience, I must finally let donors and prospective donors know about this, such that they may ask the appropriate questions:


Beware of those who are trying to shoot the messenger, with malicious smear-attacks against me.  I now expect that anywhere that I bring this up.  Do not mistake lack of reply for acquiescence, much less admission:  Such things are properly beneath reply.

Dabs is in a bad spot, so what?

He's honest and saying so... he's not faking it and looking for donations for other fake shit.

He said he needs help.  I'm confident in the past that dabs did what he said he would do.

This charity post is very old and he no longer maintains it because of his own issues... as I understand.

Hi nullius.

Being his kababayan(we from the same country from which he served as a man in uniform iirc), and someone whom he helped in the past(not financially) but when I get stuck with some things I don't understand here in the forum specifically in our local board, he is my number 1 go-to guy.
I imagine myself in his shoes, and it pains me to see him do this. With pride swallowed having to share his misfortunes and ask for help. That is not easy, but it is better than steal.
I understand you see him begging, but what I see is a man asking for help. If you could at least spare him the insult, it would be a big help for him. And I will thank you for that. If you can't then, I guess Dabs just have to live with it.

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I have never asked anyone to beg for me. I'd do it myself. Privately or personally. I would also not do it publicly, except maybe this thread since I started it. If they did so, that was on them, I did not ask them to do it. Maybe they did because they thought they would be helping me or something? Why would someone else have to do it for me if I never asked them to? Was it to shame me or was it a sincere effort to spread the word?

@nullius, Just like you, I keep contracts and business separate from personal. If we have a transaction, that is always in a separate wallet or separate address. Or maybe it was not you, it was maybe someone else? I'm not sure. I only use this one account for bitcointalk.

I understand that Personal is not Private, but I would have preferred that amongst gentlemen this be honored and your discretion is appreciated. However, this has been out there already since a few years ago. 2019 and 2020 I think are close enough in time to consider that it may be the same situation. If it were any other person, could be like a "tax year" or something like that. Much like a school year is usually spanned across a couple of real years.

The donation addresses are kept separate and any sent will remain there untouched until I find the time to do this again; or refunded. The respective organizations are still operating as far as I am aware. I do think that this thread will just be here, for history.

Thank you all. Thank you to those who have helped feed 4,920 meals over the years. Thank you to those who have helped me personally. And thank you nullius, I hope you do well in your future endeavors.

A funny thing:  I was just musing on how dealing with this matter has been a thankless task...


...and then, the first one to thank me was Dabs.

Dabs, as you understand, I was extremely reluctant to come forward with this.  I sat on it for two and a half years.  When other things came to my attention, indicating to me that it was not a one-off indiscretion, I procrastinated for weeks before forcing myself to make a thread about it.  Till now, the only thanks I got was some vicious insults and libel from others.

So—you’re welcome, and thanks for the well-wishes.


That is an important clarification from you.  I will update the other thread accordingly, when I make some necessary replies there later—q.v.  (Prioritizing, setting this first.)

Some of your other statements may be relevant there, insofar as they may necessitate changes or questions.


A question:  Is this still active?  You are currently linking to it in your signature.  I would not have bumped this thread, if you were not actively promoting it in your signature.  Also, goldkingcoiner also said in WO that you are running charity for children—speaking in present tense, not past; he even essentially accused D.W. of misrepresenting your charitable work as “begging” on your own behalf.  At this point, I wouldn’t rely on what he said, but rather, see what you have to say about it.


Dabs, as you are aware, we had no prior contact before the PM exchange fully disclosed in the other thread.  There is no reasonable expectation of privacy for essentially hitting up a total stranger for money.  That is against forum rules; why would you expect my discretion?

I did immediately forward it to another high-trust user, someone who is still active, just to get a gut-check opinion; the response was very negative towards your PM.  The sender of that response has a reasonable expectation of privacy.

I am quite strict about a gentleman’s code for good-faith correspondents.  When someone has a reasonable expectation of privacy with me, I tend to meet and exceed that expectation to an unreasonable degree.

On the flipside, I have a long-running thread to publish hate mail; (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3031129.0) and I advise the publication of attempts to draw innocent people into illegal activity. (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5230268.0)  Oh, and I will publish begs.  Usually, I should be more prompt about it than I was when the sender’s name is “Dabs”.

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I am sympathetic to what you say.  As I said above, I was very reluctant to come forward with this.

In other threads, you noticed my attachment to Lauda.  From what you say here, I think you will understand this:  When I first came into contact with Lauda, I was down all the way in life.  Through misfortunes that were not my fault, I had become impoverished, homeless...  I never wanted to disclose that publicly; but I mentioned my bout of homelessness in PM to Dabs in 2020, now published in the other thread.  I also know hunger and hardship.

At a time when my life was broken, Lauda helped me put it back together.  I needed that.  She was like a guardian angel to me.  But I am pretty sure that if I had ever asked her to give me money, she would have probably issued me negative trust feedback, and cut all contact.  It was not that kind of help!  She knew that I am life-and-death strict about money.  I observe that she had me green-trusted and trust-included at a time when she knew that I was poor.

Thus, I definitely appreciate the value of it when people help others.  In fairness, I am glad you spoke up about your experience with Dabs; I don’t know him personally, either way.  As you understand also, I did not ask to be solicited for money; and I cannot in conscience simply ignore what seems to have been a repeated event, just because the user’s name is “Dabs” and he is highly trusted.  To the contrary, his high-trust position places on him a greater responsibility.

I guess I am just sorry about everything. What's done is done. This is all historical for now. I only keep it in my sig as a reminder. I'll probably take it out. Where I post most of the time it isn't seen anyways. I will lock this thread after a few days.

Reopen the thread and redo your signature when you are feeding hungry kids again.