To Help the Victims and Family

[Wiggity]

I do not have the time to head this up right now because of work but I do have an idea that sparked in the main thread.





It is along the lines of meals. Not having to deal with cooking/buying food could really help these families. Not having to worry about little things like that could take a lot of stress off of these people.

I am not sure which hospital these people are being treated at, and they could even remain anonymous. We could do something like put together a meal schedule and have certain members drop off meals or restaraunt gift cards with the hospital staff. The hospital staff could then give this stuff to the families. Of course we would need to contact the hospital first and see if this would be okay.

[josh7328]

I do not have the time to head this up right now because of work but I do have an idea that sparked in the main thread.





It is along the lines of meals. Not having to deal with cooking/buying food could really help these families. Not having to worry about little things like that could take a lot of stress off of these people.

I am not sure which hospital these people are being treated at, and they could even remain anonymous. We could do something like put together a meal schedule and have certain members drop off meals or restaraunt gift cards with the hospital staff. The hospital staff could then give this stuff to the families. Of course we would need to contact the hospital first and see if this would be okay.

gift cards might be a good idea, because I bet the hospitals would have food safety concerns with outside food. Can one buy gift certificates online?

[Wiggity]

gift cards might be a good idea, because I bet the hospitals would have food safety concerns with outside food. Can one buy gift certificates online?

Good point. You can probably get them online, I know you can at walmart/king soopers

[00tec]

Go donate blood. Today.

Bonfils is apparently booked up. Not accepting walk-ins and appointments are having to be set next week.

I was about to go up there today and see if they would let me donate (wasn't sure because of my ATV deal), then they announced on the news that walk-ins weren't going to fit.

Denver, Colo (July 20, 2012) – Due to an overwhelming response to this morning's shooting tragedy, Bonfils Blood Center is currently not accepting any walk-in donors as all appointments at our donor centers and blood drives for today through Monday, July 23 are booked. Bonfils strongly encourages those community members wanting to donate blood to call 303.363.2300 or visit www.bonfils.org to schedule your appointment and find a donor center/mobile drive nearest you. We are particularly in need of O-, A- and platelet donations and ask that donors with those blood types please consider donating. Bonfils is also experiencing a high volume of calls and website traffic at this time and we ask for your cooperation and patience as you try to schedule an appointment .

As of this time, Bonfils has met the needs of the local hospitals involved in this tragedy by sending more than 300 units of blood and is asking that donors make appointments in the coming weeks to help replenish our blood supply.

For those wanting to give back but are unable to donate blood you can also help by making a financial contribution to support our everyday operations including mobile blood drive programs, patient safety efforts, etc. Make a gift of any size here: www.bonfils.org/giving

For nearly 70 years, Bonfils Blood Center has successfully managed the community blood supply and played an integral role in Colorado’s healthcare system. Bonfils Blood Center supplies blood to nearly 200 healthcare facilities and needs to collect more than 3,000 blood donations weekly to meet the needs of the community and to be prepared for any unexpected events. For information about Bonfils Blood Center please call 303.363.2300 or visit www.bonfils.org or look for us on Facebook and Twitter.

[josh7328]

Good point. You can probably get them online, I know you can at walmart/king soopers

I was thinking I could buy a couple and have somebody from the forum pick them up at a store locally and take them to the hospitals on their trip there.

[jhood001]

Bonfils is apparently booked up. Not accepting walk-ins and appointments are having to be set next week.

Thanks for the info.

[josh7328]

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Sorry, I accidentally edited your post instead of hitting reply.

My bad. We can fix it in admin log later. Too busy!

Thanks for your offer of assistance though, it may come of use.

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[josh7328]

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It's cool. Don't worry about it. Just sayin' that I can give about 11 hours of help tomorow. I only have Internet and outgoing phone calls, But if I can help, I'd be honored to.

[KevDen2005]

I would like to see us do something to support victim families as well as have an event for firearms safety training. Let me know. I am down to help.

[argonstrom]

That's an excellent idea Ken, could combo that.


We have any east slope instructors willing to do a couple free CCW classes? Can add your logo/info to a PR flyer. I'm willing to do a few on this side of the state myself. (I run them out of this shop as I have time)

Could do a centralized donation for whatever purpose/purposes (I'll setup a separated savings to maintain it in case we want to pay actual costs of say, medical expenses or funeral costs, the engine maintains an automatic audit log as you donate so not worries. If donations get crazy, I might need help paying the interchange fees next month, but no matter what 100% goes to its purpose)

Then we can run free firearm safety/CCW classes for all instructors willing to participate. Not necessarily centralized, although it could be, may be easier if the classes are not... but continue to throw ideas out there. Perhaps place a restriction on "For persons new to firearms only".

Thanks for adding the poll, foxtrot.

I would certainly be down for offering free firearm safety/CCW classes.